College Swimming Honors Announced

The 2010-11 College Swimming Honors have been released.  In all, nineteen swimmers, divers or teams are being recognized for their outstanding performances through the 2010-11 collegiate swimming and diving season.  The University of California, Berkeley (PAC-12) leads the way with four honors and another two honorable mentions.  Stanford University (PAC-12) follows with three honors.  Florida (SEC) Texas A&M (Big XII) earned two honors each.  

The open nomination process for the 2010-11 season concluded on April 30th, 2011.  Coaches, athletes and sport administrators submitted their nominees for a sample of categories including Career Improvement, Break-Out Swimmer, Break-Out Diver, Break-Out Team and Most Exciting Dual Meet.  In all, over 100 athletes and/or teams from nearly seventy institutions were nominated for their achievements.

A publication titled Profiles in Excellence: 2010-11 College Swimming & Diving Honors is currently available in virtual and PDF format.  A print version of Profiles in Excellence is available upon request (available late June 2011.) New in 2011 is the opportunity to cast a vote for your selection from within the list of nominees.  Nominations for the 2011-12 College Swimming and Diving Honors will begin in the fall of 2011. 

More information including a profile for each honoree can be found at www.collegeswimmingawards.com.

LIST of 2010-11 Honors

Walk-On Swimmer, Female - Maria Sommer, Texas A&M
Walk-On Swimmer, Male - Nick Slattery, Western Kentucky
Break-Out Swimmer, Female - Breeja Larson, Texas A&M              
Break-Out Swimmer, Male - Dax Hill, University of Texas
Career Improvement Honor, Female - Meredith Budner, Towson
Career Improvement Honor, Male - Conor Dwyer, University of Florida                            
Break-Out Team, Female - University of Southern California                                      
Break-Out Team, Male - Denison University                                                                             
Most Exciting Meet, Female, Stanford vs. California, February 12, 2011                                                   
Most Exciting Meet, Male - Stanford vs. California, February 19, 2011                     
Championship Performance, Female - California at 2011 NCAA                                   
Championship Performance, Male - California at 2011 NCAA                                                  
 Impact Honor - Coach Lauren Beam (NYU), Claire Crippen (Virginia), Teresa Crippen (Florida), Coach Gregg Parini (Denison), Danica Roskos (TCNJ), KJ Shaw (William & Mary), Austin Staab (Stanford)