The South Carolina men's swimming team rounded out its 2018 season Saturday, picking up three more All-American honors at the NCAA Championships.
Seniors Akram Mahmoud and Nils Wich-Glasen went out on top, earning All-American honors in their final meets as Gamecocks.
Mahmoud swam a 14:41.58 in the final heat of the 1650-meter freestyle on the final day of competition. His time earned him a ninth-place finish, making it the tenth time he's finished in the top 16 at the NCAA Championships over his four years.
He also earned fifth place in the 500-meter freestyle with a time of 4:12.12. He made South Carolina history with his finishes, becoming just the third Gamecock swimmer to earn four straight All-American honors in a single event for the 1650.
Wich-Glassen was also able to have a strong sendoff from the program, earning a third-straight top-16 finish in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:54.26. His time earned his third straight All-American honors in the event.
Following the meet, head coach McGee Moody credited the seniors for the impact they've made on this program.
"They helped put our program on the map and bring it back to the top 25. I can't thank those guys enough," Moody said. "We still have a lot to accomplish with this senior class that is graduating, but we're going to miss them from a leadership standpoint."
South Carolina opened the Championships with a strong start, finishing 6:17.27 in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay, which was just 1.03 seconds away from its season best that the Gamecocks set during the SEC Championships.
As the weekend continued, more Gamecocks began to shine as junior Fynn Minuth placed 11th in the 500-meter freestyle and 13th in the 200-meter butterfly. Minuth's finish in the latter was just 0.1 second off from his own school record, but still picked up his second-straight All-American honors in the event.
Sophomore Itay Goldfaden also had a strong weekend, setting a personal record in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 52.36. The Gamecocks finished the meet 17th overall with 60 points.
With the skills and leadership of Mahmoud and Wich-Glasen leaving, Moody said it's good to see some other swimmers step up. Still, Moody said he's already looking forward to next season.
"We have a great group of men. I'm proud of them as athletes, but I'm even more proud of them as men," Moody said. "For the guys that are coming back, we've got big things ahead of us and for the guys that are graduating, I can't say thank you enough."