Emory University swimmers Anne Culpepper and Paul Weinstein were each named to the Capital One Academic All-District At-Large First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), based on their performances both in the pool and the classroom during the 2010-11 season.

The honor was the first of Culpepper’s career.  Weinstein was named to the Academic all-District Second Team during the 2009-10 season.

Culpepper claimed her second-straight National Title in the 200-yard backstroke, and was part of the Eagles’ winning 400-yard freestyle relay at the 2011 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.  The junior also claimed all-America honors in the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relay, giving her 11 for her career.  She is the current school record holder in the 200-yard backstroke, and the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Academically, Culpepper has a 3.83 grade point average as an English and Economics major.  She is a two-time UAA academic honoree and CSCAA Scholar All-American.

Weinstein earned all-America honors with a fourth-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle, the third all-America honor of his career.  He also claimed an all-America honorable mention with a 15^th-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle.  At the 2011 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, the junior claimed the conference championships in both the 1,650 free and 500 free.  The 2009 UAA Rookie of the Year is the school record holder in both the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:19.78) and the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:27.89).

Weinstein has a 3.86 grade point average as a business major.  He has earned CSCAA Scholar all-America and UAA academic honors during his career.

Swimming and diving in one of 13 sports included in the At-Large category.  The others include the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, tennis and water polo, wrestling.

By virtue of being named to the all-district first team, both Culpepper and Weinstein will be placed on the ballot for the Capital One Academic all-America teams.

Voting for the Academic All-District team is conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Emory nominees represent the "college division" in District 3 which is composed of NCAA Division II and III, and NAIA schools in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.