SAVANNAH, Ga. – Former SCAD men's swimmer Joel Ax has been named one of the CSCAA 100 Greatest Men's Swimmers and Divers.

A total of 627 titles. That is the number of individual NCAA and NAIA championships of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association's (CSCAA) 100 Greatest Men's Swimmers & Divers of the past century. The selections were made as a part of the CSCAA's 100th year.

Nearly three thousand athletes were nominated, with a blue-ribbon panel of current and former college swimmers, coaches, and members of the media making selections from a list of 973 finalists. Eighty-six swimmers and fourteen divers were selected. They hail from twenty-eight states and thirteen countries. Highlights of the selections include 12 members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and 59 Olympians.

The most-dominant freestyler in NAIA history, Ax swept the 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle in each of his first three years. As a junior, he posted the NAIA's fastest time in the 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1650 freestyles, before capturing the 100 and 200 freestyles as a senior. In total, the two-time NAIA Swimmer-of-the-Year captured nineteen national titles and 29 All-American awards.

National Titles: 2014: 200 Free 1:36.71, 500 Free 4:25.67, 1650 Free 15:30.09 / 2015: 200 Free 1:36.82, 500 Free 4:21.93, 1650 Free 15:32.20 / 2016: 200 Free 1:36.85, 500 Free 4:26.33, 1650 Free 15:19.50 / 2017: 100 Free 43.56, 200 Free 1:34.89

Other: 2016 NAIA Swimmer of the Year / 3x Champion 1650 Free, 4x Champion 200 Free

Ax currently holds nine school records and two NAIA Championship records.

Among the top 100, in which Ax is listed alongside, are legends such as Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian, Cesar Cielo, Caleb Dressel and Mark Spitz, to name a few.



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