Hinsdale Central, Santa Margarita Claim NISCA Dual-Meet Titles (Full Results)
Hinsdale Central (Illinois) and Santa Margarita (California) have been revealed by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) as the overall winners of the organization’s annual Dual-Meet Rankings for the 2024-25 high school season. The program, using the power-points table, recognizes the top dual-meet teams in the nation in 12 enrollment-based classifications.
Hinsdale Central was the Class 4 winner for its specific category while Santa Margarita won the Class 12 classification. Other boys champions crowned by NISCA included San Marino (California) in Class 1, Upper Dublin (Pennsylvania) in Class 2, Upper Arlington (Ohio) in Class 3, St. Charles Prep (Ohio) in Class 9 and St. Xavier (Kentucky) in Class 10). The other girls titlists were Weston (Massachusetts) in Class 5, Upper Dublin (Ohio) in Class 6, Mercer Island (Washington) in Class 7, New Trier (Illinois) in Class 8 and Sacred Heart (Kentucky) in Class 11.
Upper Dublin was the only school to win class titles for both genders while Santa Margarita captured its fifth straight championship among independent large schools.
Here is a breakdown of the classifications:
Class 1 (Boys Public): 1-900
Class 2 (Boys Public): 901-1400
Class 3 (Boys Public): 1401-1900
Class 4 (Boys Public): 1901-Plus
Class 5 (Girls Public): 1-900
Class 6 (Girls Public): 901-1400
Class 7 (Girls Public): 1401-1900
Class 8 (Girls Public): 1901-Plus
Class 9 (Boys Independent): 1-900
Class 10 (Boys Independent): 901-Plus
Class 11 (Girls Independent): 1-900
Class 12 (Girls Independent): 901-Plus
NISCA also released the names of the athletes who earned Academic All-American recognition. This honor is given to 12th-grade student-athletes who possess a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher and complete a NISCA application.
NISCA Academic All-American Honorees