Hope’s Greta Gidley Chosen to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Groups

— Story offered by Hope College Athletics —

?Hope College nationwide champion Greta Gidley has been voted to the 2025-26 Academic All-America® Women’s Swimming & Diving groups, chosen by College Sports Communicators, for the second time in her profession.

The senior elementary schooling main from Franklin, Michigan / Mercy) is considered one of 24 recipients throughout Division III and 9 second-team choices.

The CSC Academic All-America program individually acknowledges males’s swimming & diving Academic All-District honorees for his or her mixed performances within the pool and within the classroom in 4 divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

To be nominated, student-athletes should be at the very least a sophomore academically and athletically, carry a minimal grade level common of three.50 (on a 4.0 scale), and should compete in 75 p.c of competitions, end top-eight at a convention meet, or take part in a nationwide championship. 

Gidley was considered one of 4 Academic All-District® choices this season from the MIAA champion Flying Dutch, who completed ninth on the NCAA Division III Championships. She beforehand acquired Academic All-America accolades in 2024.

In March, Gidley swam to her first nationwide title within the 200-yard particular person medley on the NCAA Championships and captured 5 All-America accolades. In February, she claimed MIAA Most Valuable Women’s Swimmer honors for the second time in three years after recording six gold-medal performances on the MIAA Championship, together with an MIAA-record swim within the 100 breaststroke.

Gidley helped Hope publish a Top 10 end at nationals for the third time in 4 seasons and prolong their MIAA title reign to 6 seasons.