May 8, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Team was announced Thursday by Commissioner John D. Swofford. Sophomores Aleksandar Damjanic (Letters & Sciences) and Christopher Rouchard (Business Management) joined the team from the men's side while sophomores Patty DeScenza (Education) and Nina Rossi (Education) made it from the women's.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.

North Carolina led all ACC schools with a league-best eight selections. Virginia collected seven nods, while Clemson received five and Boston College and Georgia Tech each placed four. Duke, Florida State and NC State had three representatives apiece on the squad. Maryland notched a pair of picks and Virginia Tech landed one to complete the 40-member unit.