Four swimmers from the Iowa men’s and women’s squads were recognized this week for success in the world of academia.

Men’s swimmer Ryan Phelan and women’s swimmers Alison Gschwend, Christine Kuczek, and Katarina Tour were all listed as individual honorable mention academic All-Americans. In addition, the women’s swimming squad was named to the Division-I academic All-America team for the spring of 2009 by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.

“It’s great for the swimming and diving program to be recognized for its outstanding academic record,” Iowa head coach Marc Long said in a statement on Wednesday. “Our team and honored individuals strive to be leaders in the classroom and pool. Being named team academic All-American reflects the dedicated and hard working culture at Iowa.”