IRVING, Texas – Defending AAC Champion FIU and Rice have been named the favorites for the 2025 American Athletic Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship, as selected by the league’s head coaches.
FIU and Rice both earned a total of 23 points, including three first-place votes each. East Carolina was picked third with 15 points, followed by Florida Atlantic (12), Tulane (12) and North Texas (5).
FIU captured the 2024 American Championship, while Rice placed third and East Carolina was fourth.
East Carolina’s Frida Zuniga Guzman, the 2024 Most Outstanding Diver and winner of the 3-meter diving event, leads a multitude of returning individual champions, including FIU’s Nicole Frank, who captured the 400-yard IM.