CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams
CSCAA Individual Scholar All-Americans

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's and women's swimming and diving programs have been selected as Scholar All-American teams by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the 2025-26 season.

To qualify for recognition, teams had to earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 during the Spring 2025 semester.  The George Mason women's team posted a 3.60 GPA and had 25 student-athletes qualify, while the men's team recorded a 3.29 GPA and had 22 student-athletes above a 3.0 GPA.

Tate Anderson earned individual Scholar Athlete Second Team honors for the second time.

To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.50 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second-Team selections must have also earned a 3.50 GPA or higher and met a "B" time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet.

Anderson, from Fuquay-Varina, N.C., won seven medals at the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championships, with three individual (A-10 title in 200 IM, silver in both 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle) and four relay medals (two gold, silver, bronze).  He won the A-10 Championship in the 200-yard IM (1:44.78) and claimed the silver medal in both the 100-yard freestyle (42.79) and 200-yard freestyle (1:34.12).  Anderson also helped the Patriots win gold and set a new A-10 and program record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:23.83), and also won gold in the 400-yard medley relay (3:08.34), silver in the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:53.98) and bronze in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:18.51).

During the season, Anderson recorded 21 top three performances during the season, with 11 first-place, nine second place and one third place finishes.  At the U.S. Open Championships, he competed in three events and placed 21st in the Finals of the 200 L Freestyle (1:52.81), and also competed in the 50 L Freestyle and 100 L Freestyle.