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Twenty From the NEWMAC Achieve CSC Men's Swimming & Diving Academic All-District

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men’s Swimming & Diving teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom.

20 NEWMAC student-athletes achieved the honor.

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced April 29, 2026.

NEWMAC honorees are listed below.

Nathan Huynh, Babson College
David Krol, Babson College
Zackary Cheung, Babson College
Anthony Taslakov, Babson College
Jason Wang, MIT
Aitor Arrese-Igor*, MIT
Thomas Wu*, MIT
Grant Hu*, MIT
Matt Quinney, Springfield College
Christian Butler, Springfield College
Viet-Anh Nguyen, Springfield College
John Szucs, Springfield College
Gavin Cullinan*, Wheaton College (Mass.)
Andrew Tran, Wheaton College (Mass.)
Kevin Rice, Wheaton College (Mass.)
Will Larson, Wheaton College (Mass.)
Nolan Schlessman, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dean Doubek, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Sean Tesoro, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
 Christopher Smith, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with eight Associate Members: Brandeis University (Women's Lacrosse, 2026-2027), New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 20 sports.