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Curzan, Bell, Huske, and Verzyl Nominated for Collegiate Women’s Sports Award for Swim & Dive

Stanford’s Torri Huske was already named the CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year for D1. She has now picked up a nomination for the Collegiate Women’s Sport Award as well.

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Gretchen Walsh Wins 2025 Honda Sports Awards As Collegiate Woman Athlete Of The Year

Virginia senior Gretchen Walsh was named the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and awarded the Honda Cup at a ceremony in New York City tonight.

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Gretchen Walsh Nominated for ESPY Award for Best College Athlete in Women’s Sports

After one of the most accomplished seasons in history by a collegiate swimmer, Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh has added another honor to a growing list.

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G. Walsh, Curzan, Cox, and Pellacani Nominated for 2025 Honda Sport Award For Swim/Dive

Gretchen Walsh is among the nominees for the 2025 Honda Award for Swimming and Diving, marking her fourth-ever nomination.

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For the First Time Since 2004, The US Olympic Swim Team Will Have Two Sets of Siblings

Sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh are on top of the heap right now, but they’re far from the first siblings with swimming success.

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The Meet Of Tears: U.S. Olympic Trials

At every Trials, there’s a small subset of about 25 swimmers who carry a heavy burden: they miss qualifying for the Olympics by a single spot.

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Kate Douglass Named 2023 Honda Sport Award Winner For Swimming And Diving

Douglass, who also won in 2022, becomes the first swimmer since Natalie Coughlin to earn multiple Honda Sport Awards in their collegiate career.

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CSCAA Honors Dr. Tara Kirk Sell with McCaffree Award

During her collegiate career at Stanford, Kirk Sell was as a 16-time CSCAA All-American and an 11-time NCAA Champion.

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Katie Ledecky Passes Legendary Kickboard to Stanford Freshman Lillie Nordmann

The kickboard tradition started in 1992 when the original owner of the board, Janet Evans, passed it on to then-freshman Jenny Thompson.

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Paralympians Evan Austin and Leanne Smith Nominated for ESPY Awards

Paralympic swimmers Evan Austin and Leanne Smith have been nominated for the 2021 ESPY Awards in the “Best Athlete with a Disability” category.

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Epic Swims: Australian Women Win 400 Medley Relay, Sets WR at Melbourne in 2007

The Australian women continued their dominance in the 400 medley relay, winning the world title in front of a home crowd in Melbourne in a new world record.

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Olympic Medalist, Stanford Alum Dr. Tara Kirk Sell Discusses COVID-19 Response

Kirk Sell, who retired from swimming in 2009 after a decorated career, is now a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

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Simone Manuel Wins 2018 Honda Sport Award

Manuel is the 10th Stanford Cardinal to win the award.

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2018 W. NCAAs: Lilly King Lowers Own American Record in 100 Breast

Lilly King defended her 100 breast title, going 56.25 to take .05 off her previous record.

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Ledecky Wins Honda Cup for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year

Katie Ledecky was presented with the Honda Cup tonight at the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Show in Los Angeles.

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