Kansas Swim and Dive Secures twenty fifth at NCAA Championships as CSCAA All-American Lai Delivers 25 Factors

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Jayhawks wrapped up their 2025-26 season with a 25-point end from First Team and CSCAA (College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America) All-American junior Shiyun Lai to seize 25^th place for the second consecutive 12 months, tying with the Auburn Tigers. 

Lai accomplished the 2026 NCAA Championships with an eighth-place end on the 1-meter dive (299.05) and fifth on the 3-meter (342.05), marking back-to-back years she has consecutively earned First Team and CSCAA All-American Honors, in addition to posted a 25^th place standing for the Kansas swim and dive program. 

The CSCAA honors have been determined by a vote of Division I head swimming and diving coaches who’re members of the affiliation. All-America picks are primarily based on NCAA Championship finishes and a collegiate program’s present CSCAA membership. Student-athletes who advance to championship finals are solely eligible and Individuals, in addition to relay groups that place within the prime eight earn First Team All-America honors, whereas these ending ninth by sixteenth obtain Second Team recognition.

Last season, Lai turned the primary Kansas diver since Jiayu Chen to earn First Team All-America honors, following Chen’s prime eight finishes on each the one-meter and three-meter boards on the 2020 NCAA Championships in addition to marking the very best efficiency by a Jayhawk since Michelle Rojohn gained the three-meter occasion on the 1996 NCAA Championships.

KU capped off their season with a 6-1 twin meet report, remaining undefeated at Robinson Natatorium and securing a fifth-place end on the 2026 Big 12 Championship—each milestones achieved for the primary time because the 2022–23 season.

Fans can keep updated with Kansas Swim and Dive by the crew’s social media accounts and the Kansas Athletics Website for updates on postseason awards and the upcoming 2026 – 27 season.