AUSTIN, Texas – Harvard senior Anthony Rincon has been named to the 2024-25 Academic All-America® Men's Swimming & Diving First Team as selected by College Sports Communicators. Rincon is one of 10 athletes on the first team and is joined on the squad by fellow Ivy League swimmer Jack Kelly of Brown.
 
A native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Rincon is the first Crimson swimmer to earn Academic All-America® First-Team recognition since Bill Jones '09 in 2009, and the 12^th Harvard athlete overall to be recognized as an Academic All-American.
 
With Rincon's Academic All-America appointment, Harvard has now had at least one recipient in three straight seasons. Jared Simpson '23 and Marcus Holmquist '24 landed on the 2023 third team, while Will Grant '24 was a 2024 third-team selection.
 
To be eligible for Academic All-America® accolades, athletes must have been named an Academic All-District honoree back on April 1. Criteria for that distinction required individuals be at least a sophomore, have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better on a 4.00 scale, and compete in at least five competitions or finish in the top-8 at their conference meet.
 
Rincon, who boasts a 3.95 GPA while studying Neuroscience, competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100-meter backstroke, representing Colombia. This past season, the 2024-25 team co-captain was an All-Ivy League performer in the 200 back, giving him eight all-conference honors in his career. The senior finished his time at Harvard ranked No. 3 in school history in the 100 back and No. 4 in the 200 back, while swimming on the second- and fourth-fastest 200 medley relays, the third-, sixth- and ninth-best 400 medley relays and the seventh-fastest 400 free relay. Rincon also guided the Crimson to three Ivy League team championships during his time in Cambridge.