AUSTIN, TX – The Johns Hopkins women's volleyball program placed two student-athletes on the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Team, as announced Tuesday. Seniors Simone Adam and Helena Swaak earned First Team honors, marking the first time in program history that two Blue Jays have been named First Team Academic All-Americans in the same season.
 
With Adam's and Swaak's selections, Hopkins has now produced 12 CSC Academic All-Americans in program history, including the first two under first-year head coach Bayleigh Braswell. Adam becomes the sixth Blue Jay to earn First Team honors and just the second to receive the distinction twice, joining Natalie Aston (2020, 2021). Swaak is now one of five Blue Jays to earn CSC Academic All-America recognition multiple times. All 12 selections in program history have come since 2018, with nine earned since 2021.
 
The duo played a key role in leading Johns Hopkins to a 27-5 record, the program's ninth consecutive Centennial Conference championship, and a sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16.
 
Adam earned her bachelor's degree in computer science and posted a 3.76 cumulative grade point average. She adds her second First Team Academic All-America honor to an impressive 2025 resume that also includes First Team AVCA All-America, AVCA Region V Player of the Year, First Team AVCA All-Region, First Team All-Centennial Conference and Centennial Conference Player of the Year honors.
 
The outside hitter led the Blue Jays with 3.58 kills per set and 380 total kills while hitting .316 on the season. She added 27 service aces, 293 digs (2.76 per set) and 59 blocks, including 11 solo. Adam posted double-digit kills in 23 matches this season and concludes her career ranked second in program history with 1,482 kills and seventh in hitting percentage (.297).
 
Swaak graduated with a degree in public health studies and a 3.99 cumulative grade point average. Her First Team Academic All-America selection complements a 2025 season that also saw her earn Second Team AVCA All-America, First Team AVCA All-Region and First Team All-Centennial Conference honors.
 
The setter finished the season with a conference-leading 653 assists, averaging 5.78 assists per set. She also contributed 214 kills, a team-best 45 service aces, 357 digs (3.16 per set) and 68 blocks across 113 sets. Swaak ranks fourth in program history with 3,356 career assists, ninth in service aces (165) and 12^th in digs (1,026).