Four members of the Emory University men's swimming & diving program were selected as winter recipients of the prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarship as announced by the NCAA earlier this week.

Those selected were Adam Braunschweig, Jeff Echols, Nolan Lahmann and Dylan Yin. The award, which is a $10,000 scholarship that can be applied toward their current or future graduate degree programs, is annually bestowed upon student-athletes who excel academically and athletically while also serving as leaders in the community.

The four recipients are the latest Emory Eagles to be chosen for the honor, bringing Emory's total to 132 in its history, with 115 being awarded since 2000 – the second-most among NCAA institutions during that time and second only to Stanford University. The four swimmers also represent the 61^st through 64^th student athletes from the swimming & diving program to be chosen for the scholarship.

For Braunschweig, he set a new standard for Emory swimmers in how to go about transforming into one of the nation's best over the course of a career. After not making a travel roster in either his freshman and sophomore seasons, Adam reevaluated his approach and became a valuable contributor to the Eagles' national championship in 2024 and runner-up finish in 2025. He reached the podium for the first time in his career as he placed eighth in the 100 Backstroke as a junior and was 12^th overall in the 200 Backstroke to help him earn the team's Most Improved Award. As a senior, Braunschweig was fourth in the 100 Backstroke at the UAA Championships and was a national qualifier in the 100 Backstroke (T-18^th), 200 Backstroke (24^th) and 100 Butterfly (36^th).

In the classroom, Adam carried a 3.85 grade point average while majoring in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology. He earned CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition and was named to the Emory 100 Senior Honorary. Away from the pool, Braunschweig was an active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Alumni Board, Frontline Response, Interfaith-Religious Council, founded the Emory Swimming & Diving Bible Study Group, and volunteered countless hours with the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, Atlanta Community Food Bank and Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition. Furthermore, he volunteered time as a learning assistant within the Chemistry department, research intern and assistant with Grady Trauma and Emory School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry. Adam plans to pursue Medical School following his Emory graduation.

Echols turned in an impressive four-year run with the Eagles and was a key contributor to Emory's three straight national championships as well as a national runner-up finish in 2025. Over his career, Echols was a three-time national champion in the 200 Medley Relay, three-time national runner-up with the 400 Medley Relay, held the national record in the 200 Medley Relay and compiled eight All-America First Team honors and six All-America Second Team nods. In addition, Echols was the UAA Rookie of the Year and collected a total of six UAA event titles and was a 12-time All-UAA performer as he led the Eagles to four more UAA team championships. He recently earned his second consecutive designation on the CSC Academic All-America First Team and has been a CSCAA Scholar All-America selection.

Outside of the pool, he earned his degree in Quantitative Statistical Science while posting a grade point average of 3.96. Jeff has been a key member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Emory's Symphony Orchestra and a volunteer with the Crisis Text Line. In addition, he was a research intern with Wake Forest's Medical Center Radiology Informatics and Image Processing Laboratory as well as an intern with Illumii Pathfinding Group PsychoEducation & Neurological Testing Psychology. He is planning to attend graduate school before pursuing a career in Psychology.

After also not making the travel roster for much of his freshman and sophomore seasons, Lahmann blossomed into a national champion by the end of his Eagles career. As a junior he captured the first All-American honor of his career with a 14^th place finish in the 100 Backstroke, contributing to Emory's national championship in 2024. As a senior, Lahmann was part of the Eagles' national championship-winning relay in the 200 Medley Relay, part of the runner-up team in the 400 Medley Relay, and added a podium finish with the 200 Freestyle Relay that finished seventh. Lahmann tallied All-America Second Team honors in the 200 Backstroke (10^th) and 100 Backstroke (12^th) and was a national qualifier in the 100 Butterfly, finishing 22^nd overall. At the UAA Championships, Lahmann secured All-UAA nods in a pair of relays, aiding the efforts of the winning 200 Medley Relay and was conference runners-up in the 200 Freestyle Relay. He was an individual finalist in the 100 Backstroke (7^th), 200 Backstroke (9^th), and 50 Freestyle (14^th) and helped the 400 Medley Relay B team win the consolation final.  This year, he was chosen as CSC Academic All-America First Team recipient and will be tabbed to his third straight CSCAA Scholar All-America Team.

Away from the pool, he compiled a 3.89 GPA while majoring in Chemistry and is planning on attending medical school. Nolan was part of Emory's Student Athlete Advisory Committee as well as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes programs and the Interfaith-Religious Council. He was the Eagles' ambassador for the Swim Across America campaign and volunteered his time with the Silver Cross Hospital Emergency Department. Furthermore, Nolan was a research assistant at Emory's Fu Laboratory as well as a medical scribe for BMI Surgery.

Yin concluded his Emory career this past spring as he helped the Eagles to a national runner-up finish and was part of the national teams in 2022 and 2024 that put gold on the banner with national titles. As a senior, Yin put forth his best campaign yet as he tallied All-America First Team honors in three events, including a national championship as part of the 200 Medley Relay, and won a pair of consolation finals in the 50 Freestyle and as part of the 400 Freestyle Relay. At the UAA Championships, he earned two All-UAA honors and won an event title with the 200 Medley Relay.

Outside of competition, Yin registered a 3.68 grade point average while double majoring in chemistry and business administration and is planning to attend dental school next year. Dylan has spent over 500 hours shadowing local dentists and assisting with research in biology lab. He has also spent time volunteering with Emory's Pre-Dental Club Atlanta Community Food Bank, ChEmory, and coaching club swimming.