Alabama Lands Eight on CSC Academic All-District Team

Last Updated: April 1, 2025By


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Eight members of the Alabama men’s and women’s swimming and diving team earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors, the organization announced Tuesday.

Diana Petkova earned CSC All-District honors for the third consecutive year as both Tim Korstanje and Kailyn Winter picked up their second all-district nod. Toni Dragoja, Emily Jones, Tommy Hagar, Cadence Vincent and Zarek Wilson all earned Academic All-District recognition for the first time in their career.

All eight competitors were members of the Crimson Tide’s NCAA Championships roster and held a grade point average above 3.50.

The Honorees

  • All eight honorees were members of the Crimson Tide’s NCAA Championship roster with seven of the eight swimmers securing 2025 All-America honors
  • Cadence Vincent highlighted the group with six All-America accolades during the 2025 national championships
  • She secured first-team recognition in the 50 freestyle before earning Second Team All-America honors in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay
  • Vincent was also a two-time Southeastern Conference silver medalist, placing second in both the 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay, along with CSC honoree Kailyn Winter, at the conference championships
  • Emily Jones concluded the NCAA Championships as a four-time All-American (Second Team: 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay) as both Toni Dragoja and Winter earned a trio of All-American honors
  • Dragoja was a member of the Tide’s school-record-setting 800 freestyle relay team, which finished fourth at the national meet, and record-setting 400 freestyle relay, which finished ninth
  • He also picked up second-team recognition in the 200 freestyle, while Winter notched second-team honors in the 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay
  • Tommy Hagar earned two All-America accolades joining Dragoja as a member of the Tide’s record-setting 800 freestyle relay team, before securing second-team honors in the 200 backstroke
  • Diana Petkova’s third CSC Academic All-District nod was highlighted by an All-America performance in the 400 freestyle relay as Tim Korstanje’s second appearance on the academic list featured an 18th-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay and a 19th-place finish in the 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships
  • Zarek Wilson used a career-best 100 freestyle split as the leadoff of the 400 freestyle relay team to propel the quartet to a ninth-place finish and Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships

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