ACA women’s swimming student-athlete Shienna Lin signed her full scholarship + living stipend athletic recruitment agreement with the University of Utah on November 26, accompanied by her mother at the ACA office.

Shienna is currently a student at Taipei Digital Experimental High School, specializing in mid-distance freestyle and butterfly. She has earned numerous awards since childhood and is ranked among the Top 100 Asian swimmers in the 2024 Taiwan World Aquatics event rankings. She is 70th in Asia in the 400m IM and 95th in the 1500m freestyle. These outstanding results make her one of the strongest athletes in her age group.
(Generally, athletes approaching Asia Top 50 have potential to challenge the World Top 200.)

Inspired by her strong performance, Shienna decided to pursue NCAA swimming opportunities in the United States. Through a friend’s introduction, she connected with ACA for college athletic recruitment guidance. Under the competitive NCAA Division I environment—where roster spots are limited—top D1 programs usually finalize recruitment agreements with international athletes around November of the year before they enroll. Even before signing, there is extensive communication and paperwork required from the athlete and the team. For Shienna, securing a D1 swimming offer from a prestigious university was not easy.