Natalie Coughlin

American swimmer (born 1982)

Natalie Coughlin Hall

Coughlin in 2018

Personal information
Birth name| Natalie Anne Coughlin
Full name| Natalie Anne Coughlin Hall
Nickname| Nat
National team|  United States
Born|  (1982-08-23) August 23, 1982 (age 41)[1]
Vallejo, California, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight| 139 lb (63 kg)
Spouse| Ethan Hall (2009-present)
Website| NatalieCoughlin.com
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
Club| California Aquatics
College team| University of California, Berkeley

Medal record

Women's swimming
Representing  United States
International aquatics competitions
| Event  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd

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Summer Olympics | 3  | 4  | 5
World Championships (LC) | 8  | 7  | 5
World Championships (SC) | 2  | 5  | 1
Pan Pacific Championships | 11  | 4  | 1
Pan American Games | 1  | 2  | 1
Total | 25 | 22 | 13
Summer Olympics
|  2004 Athens | 100 m backstroke
|  2004 Athens  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  2008 Beijing | 100 m backstroke
|  2004 Athens  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2004 Athens  | 4×100 m medley
|  2008 Beijing  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2008 Beijing  | 4×100 m medley
|  2004 Athens  | 100 m freestyle
|  2008 Beijing  | 100 m freestyle
|  2008 Beijing  | 200 m medley
|  2008 Beijing  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  2012 London | 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
|  2001 Fukuoka | 100 m backstroke
|  2001 Fukuoka  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  2003 Barcelona | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2005 Montreal | 4×200 m freestyle
|  2007 Melbourne | 100 m backstroke
|  2007 Melbourne  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  2011 Shanghai | 4×100 m medley
|  2013 Barcelona | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2001 Fukuoka  | 4×100 m medley
|  2003 Barcelona  | 4×100 m medley
|  2005 Montreal  | 4×100 m medley
|  2005 Montreal  | 100 m freestyle
|  2007 Melbourne  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2007 Melbourne  | 4×100 m medley
|  2011 Shanghai  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2001 Fukuoka  | 50 m backstroke
|  2005 Montreal  | 100 m backstroke
|  2005 Montreal  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2007 Melbourne  | 100 m butterfly
|  2011 Shanghai  | 100 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
|  2010 Dubai | 100 m backstroke
|  2014 Doha | 4×50 m mixed free
|  2010 Dubai  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2010 Dubai  | 4×100 m medley
|  2014 Doha  | 4×50 m freestyle
|  2014 Doha  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2014 Doha  | 4×50 m medley
|  2010 Dubai  | 100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
|  2002 Yokohama | 100 m freestyle
|  2002 Yokohama  | 100 m backstroke
|  2002 Yokohama  | 100 m butterfly
|  2002 Yokohama  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  2006 Victoria | 100 m freestyle
|  2006 Victoria  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2006 Victoria  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  2006 Victoria  | 4×100 m medley
|  2010 Irvine | 100 m freestyle
|  2010 Irvine  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2010 Irvine  | 4×100 m medley
|  2002 Yokohama  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2002 Yokohama  | 4×100 m medley
|  2006 Victoria  | 50 m freestyle
|  2006 Victoria  | 100 m backstroke
|  2010 Irvine  | 100 m backstroke
Pan American Games
|  2015 Toronto | 4×100 m medley
|  2015 Toronto  | 100 m freestyle
|  2015 Toronto  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  2015 Toronto  | 50 m freestyle

Natalie Anne Coughlin Hall (born August 23, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer and twelve-time Olympic medalist. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, she became the first woman ever to swim the 100-meter backstroke (long course) in less than one minute—ten days before her 20th birthday in 2002. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she became the first U.S. female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympiad, and the first woman ever to win a 100-meter backstroke gold in two consecutive Olympics.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

Coughlin's success has earned her the World Swimmer of the Year Award once and American Swimmer of the Year Award three times. She has won a total of sixty medals in major international competition, twenty-five gold, twenty-two silver, and thirteen bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games.

## Early years[edit]

Coughlin was born in Vallejo, California, the daughter of Jim and Zennie Coughlin.[3] She is of Irish and one quarter Filipino ancestry.[4] Coughlin first began swimming at Vallejo Aquatics Club when she was 8 years old, where she was coached by Tuffy Williams.[5] She attended St. Catherine of Siena School in Vallejo, for kindergarten through eighth grade, and then Carondelet High School in Concord, California. While in high school in 1998, she became the first swimmer to qualify for the Summer National in all fourteen events.[6] Coughlin broke two individual national high school records in the 200-yard individual medley (1:58.45) and the 100-yard backstroke (52.86). She graduated from Carondelet High School in 2000.

## College career[edit]

Coughlin attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she swam for coach Teri McKeever's California Golden Bears swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2001 to 2003.[7] During her three years as a Cal Bears swimmer, she won eleven individual NCAA national championships, and a twelfth NCAA relay title. She was recognized as the NCAA Swimmer of the Year for three consecutive years, and she was a two-time recipient of the Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer in 2001–02 and 2002–03.[8][9] Sports Illustrated magazine named her its college Female Athlete of the Year. Coughlin was inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.[10] Coughlin graduated from Berkeley with a degree in psychology in the spring of 2005.[11][12]

## International career[edit]

### 2001–2003[edit]

At the ninth World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Coughlin won three medals—one gold, one silver, and one bronze. She won her gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke with Diana Mocanu (Romania) taking the silver and Antje Buschschulte (Germany) taking the bronze. Coughlin won her silver medal in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, teaming up with Megan Quann, Mary Descenza, and Erin Phenix; the Australians won the gold (Calub, Jones, Thomas, Ryan). Coughlin won her bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke; fellow American Haley Cope won gold and Antje Buschschulte won the silver.

At the ninth Pan Pacific Championships in Yokohama, Japan, Coughlin won six medals—four golds and two silvers. Coughlin won one of her gold medals in the women's 100-meter backstroke with a time of 59.72, and another in the women's 100-meter butterfly with a time of 57.88. Coughlin won her third gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle with a time of 53.99. She won her fourth gold medal in the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Elizabeth Hill, Diana Munz, and Lindsay Benko. She won her silver medals as a member of the second-place U.S. relay teams in the 4×100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter medley events.

At the tenth World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Coughlin won two medals, including a gold and a silver. Coughlin won her gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay and a silver medal in the 4×100-medley relay.

### 2004 Athens Summer Olympics[edit]

See also: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Olympics

|  2004 Athens | 100 m backstroke
|  2004 Athens  | 4x200 m freestyle relay
|  2004 Athens  | 4x100 m freestyle relay
|  2004 Athens  | 4x100 m medley relay
|  2004 Athens  | 100 m freestyle

Coughlin won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in the women's 100-meter backstroke event and won a silver medal as a member of the U.S. women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay team with Kara Lynn Joyce, Amanda Weir and Jenny Thompson. She also broke a world record and won gold as a member of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, a silver in the 4×100-meter medley relay, and a bronze in the 100-meter freestyle.[13][14]

### 2005–2006[edit]

At the eleventh World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Coughlin won five medals, including a gold and 2 silvers and 2 bronzes. Coughlin won a gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle relay and silver medals in the 100 meter medley relay and the 100 m freestyle. She also won bronze medals in the 100 m backstroke and the 100m freestyle relay.

Coughlin worked as an in-studio host for MSNBC during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.[citation needed]

### 2007 World Aquatics Championships[edit]

See also: Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, Coughlin won five medals: two gold, two silver, and one bronze. In her first event, the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, Coughlin won a silver medal along with Lacey Nymeyer, Amanda Weir, and Kara Lynn Joyce.[15] The following day, in the 100-meter butterfly, she placed third in the final with a time of 57.34, an American record.[16] In the 100-meter backstroke final, held the following day, she broke her own world record set in 2002 with a time of 59.44.[17][18] After a day of rest, Coughlin was back in the pool to swim the lead-off leg in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Swimming in lane eight, Coughlin set the American record with a time of 1:56.43, to break Katie Hoff's one-day-old record of 1:57.09.[19] Dana Vollmer, Lacey Nymeyer, and Katie Hoff each extended the lead and the final time of 7:50.09 was a world record.[20] The following day, Coughlin finished in 4th place in the 100-meter freestyle despite setting the championship record in the semi-finals.[21] In her last event, the 4×100-meter medley relay, Coughlin won a silver medal along with Tara Kirk, Rachel Komisarz, and Lacey Nymeyer.[22]

### 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics[edit]

See also: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Olympics

|  2008 Beijing | 100 m backstroke
|  2008 Beijing  | 4x100 m freestyle relay
|  2008 Beijing  | 4x100 m medley relay
|  2008 Beijing  | 100 m freestyle
|  2008 Beijing  | 200 m IM
|  2008 Beijing  | 4x200 m freestyle relay

In Coughlin's second Olympics appearance, at Beijing in 2008, she became the first American female athlete to win six medals in one Olympics.[23] She was elected joint captain of the US women's swimming team together with five-time Olympian Dara Torres and four-time Olympian Amanda Beard.[24] Coughlin won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke at those Olympiads, the inaugural woman to successfully defend a gold medal standing in that event. her world records was surpassed in the semi-final by Kirsty Coventry, would take the silver. Standing on the medal platform, her lip was still bleeding having bitten it during the race to distract her from the pain in her legs.[25] She won a silver medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, swimming with Lacey Nymeyer, Kara Lynn Joyce and Dara Torres, and also won bronze medals in the 200-meter individual medley, 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and the 100-meter freestyle. She won a silver medal in her final race in the 4×100-meter medley relay swimming with Rebecca Soni, Christine Magnuson, and Dara Torres.

### 2010 US Summer Nationals and Pan Pacific Championships[edit]

After taking an 18-month hiatus from swimming, Coughlin returned to competition at the 2010 Conoco Phillips Summer Nationals. Coughlin qualified for Pan Pacific in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:00.14.[26]

Before racing at the Pan Pacs, Coughlin, along with Amanda Beard, was elected co-captain of Team USA once again. In the finals of the 100-meter freestyle, Natalie Coughlin won the gold, making a new Pan Pacific record (53.67). In the finals of the 100-meter backstroke, Coughlin finished third (59.70) behind Australia's Emily Seebohm and Japan's Aya Terakawa. Coughlin won two more golds when starting off both the 4×100-meter freestyle relay and the 4×100-meter medley relay.[27]

### 2011 World Aquatics Championships[edit]

At the 14th World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China, Coughlin won three medals–one gold, one silver, and one bronze. She won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay with fellow Americans Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, and Missy Franklin with a time of 3:52.36. She won a silver medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay with fellow Americans Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, and Dana Vollmer with a time of 3:34.47 with the Netherlands touching first with a time of 3:33.96. She won a bronze medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke, her only individual medal at these championships, with a 59.15. Coughlin led for the entire race, when in the last couple meters, Zhao Jing and Anastasia Zueva edged her out.

### 2012 London Summer Olympics[edit]

See also: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the U.S. qualifying event for the Olympics, the 29-year-old veteran Coughlin found herself in competition with a younger generation of American swimmers. In order to qualify for the U.S. team in a given individual event, swimmers are required to finish among the top two. In the finals of the 100-meter backstroke, she finished third behind teenagers Missy Franklin and Rachel Bootsma, and finished seventh in the 100-meter butterfly. Coughlin also competed in the 100-meter freestyle, and finished sixth, qualifying to compete as a member of the U.S. women's team in the preliminaries of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she swam in the qualifying round of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and did not swim in the 4×100-meter final, but earned a bronze medal when the U.S. team placed third in the final. It was her twelfth Olympic medal, tying the record previously set by American swimmers Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres for the most career Olympic medals won by a female U.S. athlete.[28]

### 2013 World Aquatics Championships[edit]

At the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships, which also served as the selection meet for the World Championships, Coughlin decided to only take up the sprint freestyles and swam the 50 and 100-meter freestyle events. Coughlin qualified for the 50-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Coughlin finished first in the 50-meter freestyle with a 24.97, just ahead of 16-year-old Simone Manuel, who swam a 25.01.[29] With the first-place finish in the 50-meter freestyle, Coughlin ensured herself a relay spot since she had finished 5th in the 100-meter freestyle, with a time of 54.04.[30]

She won a gold medal at the event on the first night of swimming competition in the 4×100 freestyle relay. She went second for team USA and swam her leg in 52.98 seconds; she was one of only 6 women in the field of 32 to break the 53-second barrier.

In her final triumph, two months before her 33rd birthday in 2015, she set an American women's record of 27.51 seconds in the 50-meter backstroke.

## Post-swimming career and media appearances[edit]

Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame plaque

Coughlin was the spokeswoman for C20 Coconut Water.[31]

One of Coughlin's favorite hobbies is cooking. During the 2008 Summer Olympics, she was invited to prepare a Chinese-themed dish on Today. She has appeared as a judge on Iron Chef America.[32] She appeared on Food Network's Chopped Sport Stars episode that first aired on September 3, 2013.

Coughlin competed in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars with season 1 professional champion, Alec Mazo.[33][34] She was eliminated on the fifth episode.

Coughlin appeared in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[35] She has also written a book called Golden Girl.

In 2013, Coughlin appeared in Chopped where she lost in the final round to Danica Patrick.[36] While on the show she mentioned she grows a vegetable and herb garden in her backyard, as well as raising backyard chickens.

Coughlin appeared on one of the covers for the 2015 ESPN The Magazine The Body Issue[37] and in July/August 2016, the cover of Self (magazine)'s Olympics themed issue.

Also in 2015, Coughlin became a brand ambassador and investor in a frozen food company, Luvo Inc.[38]

In 2017, she became a partner in Gaderian Wines, a winemaking operation in Napa Valley.[39]

In 2021, Coughlin was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.[40]

## Personal life[edit]

Coughlin in 2008

In April 2009, Coughlin married Ethan Hall, the Crow Canyon Sharks swim coach.[41] The couple welcomed a daughter on October 17, 2018.[42]

## Personal bests[edit]

### Long course (50 m pool)[edit]

Event  | Time  | Venue  | Date  | Notes

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50 m backstroke  | 27.51 | Santa Clara | June 19, 2015  | Former NR
100 m backstroke  | 58.94 (r)  | Beijing  | August 17, 2008  |
200 m backstroke  | 2:08.53 | Fort Lauderdale | August 16, 2002  |
50 m butterfly  | 26.50 | Montreal | July 29, 2005  |
100 m butterfly  | 57.34 | Melbourne | March 26, 2007  |
50 m freestyle  | 24.66 | Toronto | July 17, 2015  |
100 m freestyle  | 53.39 | Beijing  | August 15, 2008  |
200 m freestyle  | 1:56.43 (r)  | Melbourne | March 29, 2007  |
200 m individual medley  | 2:09.77 | Los Angeles  | June 6, 2008  |

### Short course (25 m pool)[edit]

Event  | Time  | Venue  | Date  | Notes

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50 m backstroke  | 27.08 | East Meadow | November 22, 2002  | NR
100 m backstroke  | 55.97 (r)  | Atlanta | December 16, 2011  | AM, NR
200 m backstroke  | 2:03.62 | East Meadow | November 27, 2001  |
50 m butterfly  | 25.83 | East Meadow | n/a  |
100 m butterfly [a] | 56.23 | Atlanta | December 16, 2011  |
50 m freestyle  | 24.31 | Atlanta | December 17, 2011  |
100 m freestyle  | 51.88 (r)  | Dubai | December 18, 2010  | AM, NR
100 m individual medley  | 58.55 | Viareggio | November 15, 2014  | AM, NR

a b United States open record

## See also[edit]

* Biography portal
* Olympics portal

* List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
* List of multiple Olympic medalists
* List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
* List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
* List of United States records in swimming
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
* List of world records in swimming
* World record progression 100 metres backstroke
* World record progression 100 metres butterfly
* World record progression 100 metres individual medley
* World record progression 200 metres backstroke
* World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
* World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

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## External links[edit]

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* Natalie Coughlin at USA Swimming (archived December 5, 2021)
* Natalie Coughlin at Team USA (archive October 25, 2022)

Records

Preceded by

He Cihong
Hayley McGregory

|  Women's 100-meter backstroke
world record-holder (long course)
August 13, 2002 – June 30, 2008
June 30, 2008 – August 11, 2008  | Succeeded by

Hayley McGregory
Kirsty Coventry

Preceded by

Reiko Nakamura

|  Women's 100-meter backstroke
world record-holder (short course)
November 29, 2001 – February 22, 2009  | Succeeded by

Shiho Sakai

Preceded by

Sara Price

|  Women's 200-meter backstroke
world record-holder (short course)
November 27, 2001 – February 23, 2008  | Succeeded by

Reiko Nakamura

Preceded by

Martina Moravcová

|  Women's 100-meter butterfly
world record-holder (short course)
November 22, 2002 – August 28, 2006  | Succeeded by

Libby Trickett

Preceded by

Jenny Thompson

|  Women's 100-meter individual medley
world record-holder (short course)
November 23, 2002 – August 10, 2009  | Succeeded by

Emily Seebohm

Awards
Preceded by

Inge de Bruijn

|  Swimming World
World Swimmer of the Year
2002  | Succeeded by

Hannah Stockbauer

Preceded by

Brooke Bennett
Katie Hoff

|  Swimming World
American Swimmer of the Year
2001 & 2002
2008  | Succeeded by

Amanda Beard
Ariana Kukors & Rebecca Soni

Natalie Coughlin navigation templates

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Olympic champions in women's 100 m backstroke

* 1924:  Sybil Bauer (USA)
* 1928:  Marie Braun (NED)
* 1932:  Eleanor Holm (USA)
* 1936:  Nida Senff (NED)
* 1948:  Karen Harup (DEN)
* 1952:  Joan Harrison (RSA)
* 1956:  Judy Grinham (GBR)
* 1960:  Lynn Burke (USA)
* 1964:  Cathy Ferguson (USA)
* 1968:  Kaye Hall (USA)
* 1972:  Melissa Belote (USA)
* 1976:  Ulrike Richter (GDR)
* 1980:  Rica Reinisch (GDR)
* 1984:  Theresa Andrews (USA)
* 1988:  Kristin Otto (GDR)
* 1992:  Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)
* 1996:  Beth Botsford (USA)
* 2000:  Diana Mocanu (ROM)
* 2004:  Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2008:  Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2012:  Missy Franklin (USA)
* 2016:  Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
* 2020:  Kaylee McKeown (AUS)

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Olympic champions in women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

* 1996:  Trina Jackson, Cristina Teuscher, Sheila Taormina, Jenny Thompson, Lisa Jacob, Annette Salmeen, Ashley Whitney (USA)
* 2000:  Samantha Arsenault, Diana Munz, Lindsay Benko, Jenny Thompson, Julia Stowers, Kim Black (USA)
* 2004:  Natalie Coughlin, Carly Piper, Dana Vollmer, Kaitlin Sandeno, Lindsay Benko, Rhi Jeffrey, Rachel Komisarz (USA)
* 2008:  Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer, Linda Mackenzie, Felicity Galvez, Angie Bainbridge, Melanie Schlanger, Lara Davenport (AUS)
* 2012:  Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland, Allison Schmitt, Lauren Perdue, Alyssa Anderson (USA)
* 2016:  Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, Maya DiRado, Katie Ledecky, Missy Franklin, Melanie Margalis, Cierra Runge (USA)
* 2020:  Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie, Dong Jie, Zhang Yifan (CHN)

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World long-course champions in women's 100 m backstroke

* 1973:  Ulrike Richter (GDR)
* 1975:  Ulrike Richter (GDR)
* 1978:  Linda Jezek (USA)
* 1982:  Kristin Otto (GDR)
* 1986:  Betsy Mitchell (USA)
* 1991:  Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)
* 1994:  He Cihong (CHN)
* 1998:  Lea Maurer (USA)
* 2001:  Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2003:  Antje Buschschulte (GER)
* 2005:  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)
* 2007:  Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2009:  Gemma Spofforth (GBR)
* 2011:  Zhao Jing (CHN)
* 2013:  Missy Franklin (USA)
* 2015:  Emily Seebohm (AUS)
* 2017:  Kylie Masse (CAN)
* 2019:  Kylie Masse (CAN)
* 2022:  Regan Smith (USA)
* 2023:  Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
* 2024:  Claire Curzan (USA)

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World long-course champions in women's 4×100 m freestyle relay

* 1973:  Kornelia Ender, Andrea Eife, Andrea Hübner, Sylvia Eichner (GDR)
* 1975:  Kornelia Ender, Barbara Krause, Claudia Hempel, Ute Brückner (GDR)
* 1978:  Tracy Caulkins, Stephanie Elkins, Jill Sterkel, Cynthia Woodhead (USA)
* 1982:  Birgit Meineke, Susanne Link, Kristin Otto, Caren Metschuck (GDR)
* 1986:  Kristin Otto, Manuela Stellmach, Sabina Schulze, Heike Friedrich (GDR)
* 1991:  Nicole Haislett, Julie Cooper, Whitney Hedgepeth, Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 1994:  Le Jingyi, Shan Ying, Le Ying, Lü Bin (CHN)
* 1998:  Lindsay Farella, Amy Van Dyken, Barbara Bedford, Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 2001:  Petra Dallmann, Antje Buschschulte, Katrin Meissner, Sandra Völker (GER)
* 2003:  Natalie Coughlin, Lindsay Benko, Rhi Jeffrey, Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 2005:  Jodie Henry, Alice Mills, Shayne Reese, Libby Trickett (AUS)
* 2007:  Libby Trickett, Melanie Schlanger, Shayne Reese, Jodie Henry (AUS)
* 2009:  Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis (NED)
* 2011:  Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Marleen Veldhuis, Femke Heemskerk (NED)
* 2013:  Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin, Shannon Vreeland, Megan Romano (USA)
* 2015:  Emily Seebohm, Emma McKeon, Bronte Campbell, Cate Campbell (AUS)
* 2017:  Mallory Comerford, Kelsi Dahlia, Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel (USA)
* 2019:  Bronte Campbell, Brianna Throssell, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell (AUS)
* 2022:  Mollie O'Callaghan, Madison Wilson, Meg Harris, Shayna Jack (AUS)
* 2023:  Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon (AUS)
* 2024:  Kim Busch, Janna van Kooten, Kira Toussaint, Marrit Steenbergen (NED)

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World long-course champions in women's 4×200 m freestyle relay

* 1986:  Manuela Stellmach, Astrid Strauss, Nadja Bergknecht, Heike Friedrich (GDR)
* 1991:  Kerstin Kielgass, Manuela Stellmach, Dagmar Hase, Stephanie Ortwig (GER)
* 1994:  Le Ying, Yang Aihua, Zhou Guanbin, Lü Bin (CHN)
* 1998:  Franziska van Almsick, Dagmar Hase, Silvia Szalai, Kerstin Kielgass (GER)
* 2001:  Nicola Jackson, Janine Belton, Karen Legg, Karen Pickering (GBR)
* 2003:  Lindsay Benko, Rachel Komisarz, Rhi Jeffrey, Diana Munz (USA)
* 2005:  Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff, Whitney Myers, Kaitlin Sandeno (USA)
* 2007:  Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer, Lacey Nymeyer, Katie Hoff (USA)
* 2009:  Yang Yu, Zhu Qianwei, Liu Jing, Pang Jiaying (CHN)
* 2011:  Missy Franklin, Dagny Knutson, Katie Hoff, Allison Schmitt (USA)
* 2013:  Katie Ledecky, Shannon Vreeland, Karlee Bispo, Missy Franklin (USA)
* 2015:  Missy Franklin, Leah Smith, Katie McLaughlin, Katie Ledecky (USA)
* 2017:  Leah Smith, Mallory Comerford, Melanie Margalis, Katie Ledecky (USA)
* 2019:  Ariarne Titmus, Madison Wilson, Brianna Throssell, Emma McKeon (AUS)
* 2022:  Claire Weinstein, Leah Smith, Katie Ledecky, Bella Sims (USA)
* 2023:  Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Brianna Throssell, Ariarne Titmus (AUS)

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World long-course champions in women's 4×100 m medley relay

* 1973:  Ulrike Richter, Renate Vogel, Rosemarie Kother, Kornelia Ender (GDR)
* 1975:  Ulrike Richter, Hannelore Anke, Rosemarie Kother, Kornelia Ender (GDR)
* 1978:  Linda Jasek, Tracy Caulkins, Joan Pennington, Cynthia Woodhead (USA)
* 1982:  Kristin Otto, Ute Geweniger, Ines Geissler, Birgit Meineke (GDR)
* 1986:  Kathrin Zimmermann, Sylvia Gerasch, Kornelia Gressler, Kristin Otto (GDR)
* 1991:  Janie Wagstaff, Tracey McFarlane, Crissy Leighton, Nicole Haislett (USA)
* 1994:  He Cihong, Dai Guohong, Liu Limin, Le Jingyi (CHN)
* 1998:  Lea Maurer, Kristy Kowal, Jenny Thompson, Amy Van Dyken (USA)
* 2001:  Dyana Calub, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Sarah Ryan (AUS)
* 2003:  Zhan Shu, Luo Xuejuan, Zhou Yafei, Yang Yu (CHN)
* 2005:  Sophie Edington, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett (AUS)
* 2007:  Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett (AUS)
* 2009:  Zhao Jing, Chen Huijia, Jiao Liuyang, Li Zhesi (CHN)
* 2011:  Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin (USA)
* 2013:  Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer, Megan Romano (USA)
* 2015:  Fu Yuanhui, Shi Jinglin, Lu Ying, Shen Duo (CHN)
* 2017:  Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Kelsi Worrell, Simone Manuel (USA)
* 2019:  Regan Smith, Lilly King, Kelsi Dahlia, Simone Manuel (USA)
* 2022:  Regan Smith, Lilly King, Torri Huske, Claire Curzan (USA)
* 2023:  Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass (USA)

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World short-course champions in women's 100 m backstroke

* 1993:  Angel Martino (USA)
* 1995:  Misty Hyman (USA)
* 1997:  Lu Donghua (CHN)
* 1999:  Mai Nakamura (JPN)
* 2000:  Sandra Völker (GER)
* 2002:  Haley Cope (USA)
* 2004:  Haley Cope (USA)
* 2006:  Janine Pietsch (GER)
* 2008:  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)
* 2010:  Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2012:  Olivia Smoliga (USA)
* 2014:  Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
* 2016:  Katinka Hosszú (HUN)
* 2018:  Olivia Smoliga (USA)
* 2021:  Louise Hansson (SWE)
* 2022:  Kaylee McKeown (AUS)

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Pan Pacific Champions in Women's 100 m Freestyle

* 1985: Jenna Johnson (USA)
* 1987: Dara Torres (USA)
* 1989: Zhuang Yong (CHN)
* 1991: Angel Martino (USA)
* 1993: Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 1995: Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 1997: Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 1999: Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 2002: Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2006: Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2010: Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2014: Cate Campbell (AUS)
* 2018: Cate Campbell (AUS)

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Pan Pacific champions in women's 100 m backstroke

* 1985: Betsy Mitchell (USA)
* 1987: Nicole Livingstone (AUS)
* 1989: Lea Loveless (USA)
* 1991: Janie Wagstaff (USA)
* 1993: Lea Loveless (USA)
* 1995: Noriko Inada (JPN)
* 1997: Mai Nakamura (JPN)
* 1999: Dyana Calub (AUS) & Mai Nakamura (JPN)
* 2002: Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2006: Hanae Ito (JPN)
* 2010: Emily Seebohm (AUS)
* 2014: Emily Seebohm (AUS)
* 2018: Kylie Masse (CAN)

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Pan Pacific Champions in Women's 100 m Butterfly

* 1985: Mary T. Meagher (USA)
* 1987: Qian Hong (CHN)
* 1989: Qian Hong (CHN)
* 1991: Susie O'Neill (AUS)
* 1993: Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 1995: Susie O'Neill (AUS)
* 1997: Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 1999: Jenny Thompson (USA)
* 2002: Natalie Coughlin (USA)
* 2006: Jessicah Schipper (AUS)
* 2010: Dana Vollmer (USA)
* 2014: Alicia Coutts (AUS)
* 2018: Rikako Ikee (JPN)

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Pan Pacific champions in women's 4×100 m freestyle relay

* 1985: USA (Steinseifer, Johnson, Griglione, Mitchell)
* 1987: USA (Johnson, Cornelius, Walker, Torres)
* 1989: USA (Thompson, Cooper, Steinseifer, Haislett)
* 1991: USA (Martino, Hedgepeth, Thompson, Haislett)
* 1993: USA (Valerio, Haislett, Martino, Thompson)
* 1995: USA (Van Dyken, Martino, Valerio, Thompson)
* 1997: USA (Fox, Valerio, DeMan, Thompson)
* 1999: USA (Kolbisen, Fox, Benko, Thompson)
* 2002: Australia (Henry, Mills, Thomas, Ryan)
* 2006: USA (Weir, Coughlin, Joyce, Nymeyer)
* 2010: USA (Coughlin, Hardy, Weir, Vollmer)
* 2014: Australia (C. Campbell, Elmslie, Schlanger, B. Campbell)
* 2018: Australia (Seebohm, Jack, McKeon, Campbell)

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Pan Pacific champions in women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

* 1985: USA (Wayte, Radke, Walker, Steinseifer)
* 1987: USA (Kremer, Radke, Marley, O'Leary)
* 1989: USA (Kremer, Cassiday, Evans, Kole)
* 1991: USA (Haislett, Hedgepeth, Evans, Anderson)
* 1993: USA (Haislett, Evans, Anderson, Thompson)
* 1995: USA (Teuscher, Valerio, Jackson, Thompson)
* 1997: USA (Benko, Whitney, Cail, Thompson)
* 1999: USA (Benko, Stonebraker, Thompson, Teuscher)
* 2002: USA (Coughlin, Hill, Munz, Benko)
* 2006: USA (Coughlin, Nymeyer, Vollmer, Hoff)
* 2010: USA (Vollmer, Scroggy, Hoff, Schmitt)
* 2014: USA (Vreeland, Franklin, Smith, Ledecky)
* 2018: Australia (Titmus, McKeon, Sheridan, Groves)

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Pan Pacific champions in women's 4×100 m medley relay

* 1985: Canada
* 1987: USA (Linehan, Johnson, Myers, Torres)
* 1989: USA (Loveless, McFarlane, Johnson, Fetter)
* 1991: USA (Wagstaff, King, Ahmann-Leighton, Haislett)
* 1993: USA (Loveless, Nall, Thompson, Martino)
* 1995: Australia (Stevenson, Riley, O'Neill, Ryan)
* 1997: USA (Maurer, Kowal, Fox, Thompson)
* 1999: USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson, Kolbisen)
* 2002: Australia (Calub, Jones, Thomas, Henry)
* 2006: USA (Coughlin, Hardy, Komisarz, Weir)
* 2010: USA (Coughlin, Soni, Vollmer, Hardy)
* 2014: Australia (Seebohm, Tonks, Coutts, Campbell)
* 2018: Australia (Seebohm, Hansen, McKeon, Campbell)

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Pan American Champions in Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

* 1951:  S. Geary, P. Pence, M. O'Brien (USA)
* 1955:  C. O'Connor, M. Sears, B. Brey, W. Werner (USA)
* 1959:  C. Cone, A. Brancroft, B. Collins, C. von Saltza (USA)
* 1963:  G. Duenkel, C. Goyette, S. Stouder, D. de Varona (USA)
* 1967:  K. Moore, C. Ball, E. Daniel, W. Fordyce (USA)
* 1971:  D. Gurr, J. Wright, L. Cliff, A. Coughlan (CAN)
* 1975:  R. Bonne, M. Morey, C. Wright, K. Peyton (USA)
* 1979:  L. Jezek, T. Caulkins, J. Sterkel, C. Woodhead (USA)
* 1983:  S. Walsh, K. Rhodenbaugh, L. Lehner, C. Steinseifer (USA)
* 1987:  H. Green, L. Heisick, J. Jorgensen, S. Linke (USA)
* 1991:  J. Wilson, D. Tierney, A. Wester-Krieg, A. Tappin (USA)
* 1995:  B. Bedford, K. King Bednar, A. Van Dyken, A. Martino (USA)
* 1999:  D. Knapp, S. Stitts, K. Campbell, T. Spatz (USA)
* 2003:  D. MacManus, S. Stitts, D. Vollmer, A. Weir (USA)
* 2007:  J. Smit, M. McKeehan, K. Hersey, M. Correia (USA)
* 2011:  R. Bootsma, A. Chandler, C. Donahue, A. Kendall (USA)
* 2015:  N. Coughlin, K. Meili, K. Worrell, A. Schmitt (USA)
* 2019:  P. Bacon, A. Lazor, K. Stewart, M. Geer (USA)
* 2023:  D. Hanus, R. Nicol, M. Mac Neil, M. Harvey (CAN)

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2004 USA Olympic swimming team

Qualification|

* 2004 United States Olympic Trials

Men's team|

* Ian Crocker
* Nate Dusing
* Mark Gangloff
* Scott Goldblatt
* Gary Hall Jr.
* Brendan Hansen
* Bryce Hunt
* Larsen Jensen
* Klete Keller
* Dan Ketchum
* Lenny Krayzelburg (team captain)
* Jason Lezak
* Ryan Lochte
* Tom Malchow (team captain)
* Aaron Peirsol
* Michael Phelps
* Scott Usher
* Peter Vanderkaay
* Erik Vendt
* Neil Walker
* Gabe Woodward

Women's team|

* Amanda Beard
* Lindsay Benko (team captain)
* Caroline Bruce
* Kristen Caverly
* Haley Cope
* Maritza Correia
* Natalie Coughlin
* Margaret Hoelzer
* Katie Hoff
* Rhi Jeffrey
* Kara Lynn Joyce
* Kalyn Keller
* Dana Kirk
* Tara Kirk
* Rachel Komisarz
* Colleen Lanné
* Diana Munz
* Carly Piper
* Kaitlin Sandeno
* Jenny Thompson
* Dana Vollmer
* Amanda Weir

Coaches|

* Bob Bowman
* Frank Busch
* Teri McKeever
* Richard Quick
* Eddie Reese (men's head coach)
* Dave Salo
* Mark Schubert (women's head coach)
* Jon Urbanchek

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2008 USA Olympic swimming team

Qualification|

* 2008 United States Olympic Trials

Men's team|

* Nathan Adrian
* Ricky Berens
* Ian Crocker
* Mark Gangloff
* Matt Grevers
* Brendan Hansen (team captain)
* Larsen Jensen
* Cullen Jones
* Klete Keller
* Jason Lezak (team captain)
* Ryan Lochte
* Aaron Peirsol
* Michael Phelps
* Eric Shanteau
* Scott Spann
* Gil Stovall
* Peter Vanderkaay
* Erik Vendt (team captain)
* David Walters
* Mark Warkentin
* Garrett Weber-Gale
* Ben Wildman-Tobriner

Women's team|

* Amanda Beard (team captain)
* Elizabeth Beisel
* Elaine Breeden
* Caroline Burckle
* Natalie Coughlin (team captain)
* Jessica Hardy
* Kathleen Hersey
* Margaret Hoelzer
* Katie Hoff
* Megan Jendrick
* Kara Lynn Joyce
* Christine Magnuson
* Christine Marshall
* Lacey Nymeyer
* Allison Schmitt
* Emily Silver
* Julia Smit
* Rebecca Soni
* Chloe Sutton
* Dara Torres (team captain)
* Kim Vandenberg
* Kate Ziegler

Coaches|

* Jack Bauerle (women's head coach)
* Ray Benecki
* Bob Bowman
* Frank Busch
* John Dussliere
* Sean Hutchison
* Teri McKeever
* Eddie Reese (men's head coach)
* Bill Rose
* Mark Schubert (national team head coach)
* Gregg Troy
* Jon Urbanchek
* Paul Yetter

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2012 USA Olympic swimming team

Qualification|

* 2012 United States Olympic Trials

Men's team|

* Nathan Adrian
* Ricky Berens
* Clark Burckle
* Tyler Clary
* Conor Dwyer
* Anthony Ervin
* Jimmy Feigen
* Andrew Gemmell
* Matt Grevers
* Brendan Hansen (team captain)
* Charlie Houchin
* Connor Jaeger
* Cullen Jones
* Jason Lezak (team captain)
* Ryan Lochte
* Tyler McGill
* Matt McLean
* Alex Meyer
* Michael Phelps
* Eric Shanteau
* Davis Tarwater
* Nick Thoman
* Peter Vanderkaay (team captain)
* Scott Weltz

Women's team|

* Cammile Adams
* Alyssa Anderson
* Haley Anderson
* Elizabeth Beisel
* Rachel Bootsma
* Natalie Coughlin (team captain)
* Claire Donahue
* Missy Franklin
* Jessica Hardy
* Kathleen Hersey
* Kara Lynn Joyce
* Ariana Kukors
* Breeja Larson
* Micah Lawrence
* Katie Ledecky
* Caitlin Leverenz
* Lia Neal
* Lauren Perdue
* Allison Schmitt
* Rebecca Soni (team captain)
* Chloe Sutton
* Dana Vollmer
* Shannon Vreeland
* Amanda Weir
* Kate Ziegler

Coaches|

* Bob Bowman (asst. men's coach)
* Steve Bultman (asst. women's coach)
* David Marsh (asst. men's coach)
* Teri McKeever (women's head coach)
* Tim Murphy (open water head coach)
* Eddie Reese (asst. men's coach)
* Dave Salo (asst. women's coach)
* Todd Schmitz (asst. women's coach)
* Gregg Troy (men's head coach)

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* e

Honda Sports Award

Division I|

| Basketball|

* 1977: Harris
* 1978: Meyers
* 1979: Lieberman
* 1980: Lieberman
* 1981: Woodard
* 1982: Kelly
* 1983: Donovan
* 1984: C. Miller
* 1985: C. Miller
* 1986: Ethridge
* 1987: McClain
* 1988: Weatherspoon
* 1989: B. Gordon
* 1990: Azzi
* 1991: Staley
* 1992: Staley
* 1993: Swoopes
* 1994: Leslie
* 1995: Lobo
* 1996: Rizzotti
* 1997: Holdsclaw
* 1998: Holdsclaw
* 1999: White-McCarty
* 2000: Ralph
* 2001: Stiles
* 2002: Bird
* 2003: Taurasi
* 2004: Taurasi
* 2005: Augustus
* 2006: Augustus
* 2007: Parker
* 2008: Parker
* 2009: Montgomery
* 2010: M. Moore
* 2011: M. Moore
* 2012: Griner
* 2013: Delle Donne
* 2014: B. Stewart
* 2015: B. Stewart
* 2016: B. Stewart
* 2017: Plum
* 2018: Wilson
* 2019: Gustafson
* 2020: Ionescu
* 2021: N. Smith
* 2022: Boston
* 2023: Ca. Clark

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Cross country|

* 1977: J. Brown
* 1978: Mills
* 1979: Mills
* 1980: Benoit
* 1981: Shea
* 1982: Sharples
* 1983: Welch
* 1984: Springs
* 1985: Branta
* 1986: Tuffey
* 1987: Chalmers
* 1988: Betz
* 1989: Dekkers
* 1990: Huber
* 1991: Favor
* 1992: O'Sullivan
* 1993: Zajac
* 1994: Zajac
* 1995: Rhines
* 1996: Butler
* 1997: Skieresz
* 1998: Skieresz
* 1999: McGregor
* 2000: Yoder
* 2001: Grgas-Wheeler
* 2002: Chaplin
* 2003: Flanagan
* 2004: Flanagan
* 2005: Ki. Smith
* 2006: Bierbaum
* 2007: Kipyego
* 2008: Kipyego
* 2009: Kipyego
* 2010: Bizzarri
* 2011: Sh. Reid
* 2012: Sh. Reid
* 2013: Saina
* 2014: D'Agostino
* 2015: Avery
* 2016: Seidel
* 2017: Schweizer
* 2018: E. Kurgat
* 2019: D. Jones
* 2020: Kelati
* 2021: Chelangat
* 2022: W. Morgan
* 2023: Tuohy

Field hockey|

* 1977: Shelton
* 1978: Shelton
* 1979: Shelton
* 1980: B. Becker
* 1981: Fissinger
* 1982: Fin
* 1983: Hightower
* 1984: Decker
* 1985: C. Morgan
* 1986: Donnelly
* 1987: Averill
* 1988: Fuchs
* 1989: Madl
* 1990: Lyness
* 1991: Catanzaro
* 1992: Carey
* 1993: James
* 1994: Gleason
* 1995: Scheuermann
* 1996: Thate
* 1997: Werley
* 1998: Werley
* 1999: M. Smith
* 2000: Northcroft
* 2001: Digiacomo
* 2002: Welsh
* 2003: Snow
* 2004: Doton
* 2005: Dostal
* 2006: Infante
* 2007: Infante
* 2008: Dawson
* 2009: Rowe
* 2010: O'Donnell
* 2011: O'Donnell
* 2012: Frazer
* 2013: Reinprecht
* 2014: Bolles
* 2015: Heuser
* 2016: Manley
* 2017: Nauck
* 2018: Veitner
* 2019: A. Hoffman
* 2020: Matson
* 2021: Matson
* 2022: Bolton
* 2023: Matson

Golf|

* 1977: Daniel
* 1978: Petrizzi
* 1979: O'Brien
* 1980: Sheehan
* 1981: Moody
* 1982: Inkster
* 1983: Hammel
* 1984: Schreyer
* 1985: Richard
* 1986: Dunlap
* 1987: Keggi
* 1988: Barrett
* 1989: Hurst
* 1990: Hattori
* 1991: Hooks
* 1992: Goetze
* 1993: Sörenstam
* 1994: Ward
* 1995: Ward
* 1996: Baena
* 1997: Bowie
* 1998: Booth
* 1999: G. Park
* 2000: Daniels
* 2001: Hannemann
* 2002: Nirapathpongporn
* 2003: Parmlid
* 2004: Huarte
* 2005: Grzebien
* 2006: Cho
* 2007: Blumenherst
* 2008: Blumenherst
* 2009: Hernandez
* 2010: Hedwall
* 2011: Zamora
* 2012: Pancake
* 2013: A. Park
* 2014: Boutier
* 2015: Talley
* 2016: Carta
* 2017: Vaughn
* 2018: Kupcho
* 2019: Fassi
* 2020: No award
* 2021: Heck
* 2022: Zhang
* 2023: Zhang

Gymnastics|

* 1977: Carr & Israel
* 1978: Carr
* 1979: Casey
* 1980: Carr
* 1981: Shapiro
* 1982: Woods
* 1983: Cameron
* 1984: Marsden
* 1985: Hauschild
* 1986: Hauschild
* 1987: Garrison-Steves
* 1988: Garrison-Steves
* 1989: Wener
* 1990: Andrews
* 1991: Spivey
* 1992: Marlowe
* 1993: Foster
* 1994: Hansen
* 1995: Hansen
* 1996: Hansen
* 1997: Arnold
* 1998: Arnold
* 1999: Lichey
* 2000: Brink
* 2001: Bhardwaj
* 2002: Pickens
* 2003: Willis
* 2004: Rice
* 2005: Maloney
* 2006: Miles
* 2007: Kupets
* 2008: Heenan
* 2009: Kupets
* 2010: Jackson
* 2011: K. Hoffman
* 2012: Hunter
* 2013: Sloan
* 2014: Jacob
* 2015: Hunter
* 2016: Sloan
* 2017: McMurtry
* 2018: P. Lee
* 2019: M. Nichols
* 2020: K. Ross
* 2021: A. Webb
* 2022: Thomas
* 2023: Thomas

Lacrosse|

* 2001: Adams
* 2002: Elbe
* 2003: R. Becker
* 2004: Appelt
* 2005: Kjellman
* 2006: Kjellman
* 2007: Kjellman
* 2008: Nielsen
* 2009: Nielsen
* 2010: McFadden
* 2011: S. Smith
* 2012: Thornton
* 2013: Cannizzaro
* 2014: Cummings
* 2015: Cummings
* 2016: Cummings
* 2017: Stukenberg
* 2018: Apuzzo
* 2019: M. Taylor
* 2020: No award
* 2021: North
* 2022: Ortega
* 2023: Scane

Soccer|

* 1990: Higgins
* 1991: Chastain
* 1992: Lilly
* 1993: Hamm
* 1994: Hamm
* 1995: Venturini
* 1996: MacMillan
* 1997: Daws
* 1998: Whalen
* 1999: Fotopoulos
* 2000: Fair
* 2001: Florance
* 2002: Wagner
* 2003: Sinclair
* 2004: Reddick
* 2005: Osborne
* 2006: Sinclair
* 2007: O'Reilly
* 2008: Pistorius
* 2009: Nogueira
* 2010: Engen
* 2011: Me. Henderson
* 2012: Noyola
* 2013: Dunn
* 2014: Dahlkemper
* 2015: Mewis
* 2016: Rodríguez
* 2017: Buchanan
* 2018: Sullivan
* 2019: Kuikka
* 2020: Macario
* 2021: Loera
* 2022: Howell
* 2023: Reale

Softball|

* 1977: Kujala
* 1978: Arendsen
* 1979: Arendsen
* 1980: Arendsen
* 1981: Riley
* 1982: English
* 1983: Stoll
* 1984: Doom
* 1985: Eckert
* 1986: Lefebvre
* 1987: Co. Clark
* 1988: Longaker
* 1989: Parks
* 1990: L. Fernandez
* 1991: L. Fernandez
* 1992: L. Fernandez
* 1993: L. Fernandez
* 1994: Parra
* 1995: Brundage
* 1996: Dalton
* 1997: Tr. Johnson
* 1998: N. Evans
* 1999: D. Henderson
* 2000: Blades
* 2001: Finch
* 2002: Finch
* 2003: Watley
* 2004: van der Linden
* 2005: Osterman
* 2006: Osterman
* 2007: Abbott
* 2008: Tincher
* 2009: Lawrie
* 2010: Lawrie
* 2011: Bruder
* 2012: Ricketts
* 2013: Ricketts
* 2014: Shipman
* 2015: Haeger
* 2016: Romero
* 2017: Barnhill
* 2018: Garcia
* 2019: Garcia
* 2020: No award
* 2021: Garcia
* 2022: Alo
* 2023: Fouts

Swimming & diving|

* 1977: Belote
* 1978: Laravie
* 1979: Pennington
* 1980: Sterkel
* 1981: Sterkel
* 1982: Caulkins
* 1983: Caulkins
* 1984: Caulkins
* 1985: Meagher
* 1986: Je. Johnson
* 1987: Meagher
* 1988: Mitchell
* 1989: Je. Johnson
* 1990: J. Evans
* 1991: Fetter
* 1992: Sanders
* 1993: Jorgensen
* 1994: Haislett
* 1995: J. Thompson
* 1996: Quance
* 1997: Quance
* 1998: M. Hyman
* 1999: Moravcová
* 2000: Teuscher
* 2001: M. Hyman
* 2002: Coughlin
* 2003: Coughlin
* 2004: Kirk
* 2005: Coventry
* 2006: DeScenza
* 2007: Joyce
* 2008: Burckle
* 2009: Vollmer
* 2010: Smit
* 2011: Hosszú
* 2012: Leverenz
* 2013: Schmitt
* 2014: F. Lee
* 2015: Franklin
* 2016: Worrell
* 2017: Ledecky
* 2018: Manuel
* 2019: King
* 2020: Weitzeil
* 2021: Bacon
* 2022: Douglass
* 2023: Douglass

Tennis|

* 1977: Mueller
* 1978: DuVall
* 1979: Jordan
* 1980: W. White
* 1981: A. Fernandez
* 1982: Crowe
* 1983: L. Allen
* 1984: Spain
* 1985: Gates
* 1986: Rush
* 1987: Fendick
* 1988: S. Stafford
* 1989: Birch
* 1990: Graham
* 1991: Birch
* 1992: Raymond
* 1993: Raymond
* 1994: Lettiere
* 1995: Phebus
* 1996: Craybas
* 1997: Osterloh
* 1998: Catlin
* 1999: V. Webb
* 2000: Irvin
* 2001: Granville
* 2002: Bielik
* 2003: Castellvi
* 2004: Liu
* 2005: Zemenová
* 2006: K. Miller
* 2007: Cohen
* 2008: McDowell
* 2009: Cecil
* 2010: Vallverdu
* 2011: Juricová
* 2012: Gibbs
* 2013: Gibbs
* 2014: R. Anderson
* 2015: R. Anderson
* 2016: Da. Collins
* 2017: Woolcock
* 2018: Hartono
* 2019: Perez-Somarriba
* 2020: No award
* 2021: Daavettila
* 2022: Stearns
* 2023: Crawley

Track & field|

* 1977: Ashford
* 1978: Mills
* 1979: J. Anderson
* 1980: Shea
* 1981: Warren
* 1982: Ka. Smith
* 1983: Joyner
* 1984: Givens
* 1985: Joyner
* 1986: Cuthbert
* 1987: Cavanaugh
* 1988: Huber
* 1989: Huber
* 1990: Favor
* 1991: Guidry
* 1992: K. Oden
* 1993: Hyche
* 1994: Hyche
* 1995: Guthrie-Gresham
* 1996: Hill
* 1997: Skieresz
* 1998: Skieresz
* 1999: Su. Reid
* 2000: Spencer
* 2001: B. Taylor
* 2002: A. Williams
* 2003: Goulbourne
* 2004: Ki. Smith
* 2005: Mo. Henderson
* 2006: Powell
* 2007: K. Stewart
* 2008: Ja. Johnson
* 2009: Barringer
* 2010: Koll
* 2011: Sh. Reid
* 2012: K. Duncan
* 2013: K. Duncan
* 2014: Nelvis
* 2015: Prandini
* 2016: Okolo
* 2017: K. Williams
* 2018: Ewen
* 2019: David
* 2020: No award
* 2021: Cockrell
* 2022: Steiner
* 2023: J. Moore

Volleyball|

* 1977: F. Hyman
* 1978: Green
* 1979: Cottle
* 1980: Meyers
* 1981: Berg
* 1982: Schlobohm
* 1983: De. Collins
* 1984: De. Collins
* 1985: Masakayan
* 1986: K. Oden
* 1987: Dahlgren
* 1988: Eagye
* 1989: Eggers
* 1990: Cross
* 1991: B. Oden
* 1992: N. Williams
* 1993: N. Williams
* 1994: D. Scott
* 1995: Davis
* 1996: Weston
* 1997: Ljungqvist
* 1998: Folkl
* 1999: May
* 2000: Cacciamani
* 2001: Cepero
* 2002: Tom
* 2003: Tom
* 2004: A. Ross
* 2005: Nnamani
* 2006: C. Thompson
* 2007: Pavan
* 2008: Akinradewo
* 2009: Fawcett
* 2010: Hodge
* 2011: B. Brown
* 2012: Jupiter
* 2013: Bergsma
* 2014: Vansant
* 2015: Vansant
* 2016: Bricio
* 2017: Ajanaku
* 2018: Alhassan
* 2019: Plummer
* 2020: Gray
* 2021: Lilley
* 2022: Rettke
* 2023: Eggleston

Honda Cup|

* 1976: Harris
* 1978: Meyers
* 1979: Lieberman
* 1980: Shea
* 1981: Sterkel
* 1982: Caulkins
* 1983: De. Collins
* 1984: Caulkins & C. Miller
* 1985: Joyner
* 1986: Ethridge
* 1987: Meagher
* 1988: Weatherspoon
* 1989: Huber
* 1990: Favor
* 1991: Staley
* 1992: Marlowe
* 1993: L. Fernandez
* 1994: Hamm
* 1995: Lobo
* 1996: Rizzotti
* 1997: Daws
* 1998: Holdsclaw
* 1999: May
* 2000: Teuscher
* 2001: Stiles
* 2002: A. Williams
* 2003: Watley
* 2004: Kirk
* 2005: Nnamani
* 2006: Sinclair
* 2007: Pavan
* 2008: Parker
* 2009: Kupets
* 2010: Hodge & M. Moore
* 2011: M. Moore
* 2012: Griner
* 2013: Ricketts
* 2014: Jacob
* 2015: Franklin
* 2016: B. Stewart
* 2017: Ledecky
* 2018: Manuel
* 2019: Garcia
* 2020: No award
* 2021: Garcia
* 2022: Boston
* 2023: Ca. Clark

Inspiration|

* 1988: Roethlisberger
* 1989: Jacobs
* 1990: Robertson
* 1991: T. Nichols
* 1992: Stepp
* 1993: Mead
* 1994: H. Scott
* 1995: A. Johnson
* 1996: Carson
* 1998: H. Anderson
* 1999: J. Jones
* 2000: J. Olson
* 2001: Berner
* 2002: Koetsier
* 2003: McPherson
* 2004: Gunn
* 2005: Kroon
* 2006: Payne
* 2007: Kohut
* 2008: Knight
* 2009: Hester
* 2010: Cobb
* 2011: Breland
* 2012: Delle Donne
* 2013: Mingo
* 2014: Gilliland
* 2015: McGee-Stafford
* 2016: Fogle
* 2017: N. Stafford
* 2018: Cunningham
* 2019: Fessler
* 2020: No award
* 2021: O'Neal
* 2022: Thibodeau
* 2023: M. White

Div II|

* 1988: Brinton
* 1989: Cobbs
* 1990: Hardy
* 1991: Saunders
* 1992: Hand
* 1993: C. Allen
* 1994: Metro
* 1995: Coetzee
* 1996: Clarkson
* 1997: Morlock
* 1998: Penner
* 1999: Almazan
* 2000: Even
* 2001: Martin
* 2002: N. Duncan
* 2003: Gregg
* 2004: Gomez
* 2005: Lewallen
* 2006: Erb
* 2007: Hanavan
* 2008: Braegelmann
* 2009: Erb
* 2010: McNamara
* 2011: Macy
* 2012: Daugherty
* 2013: Daugherty
* 2014: Battista
* 2015: Dickinson
* 2016: Oren
* 2017: Muscaro
* 2018: C. Kurgat
* 2019: Reiss
* 2020: No award
* 2021: No award
* 2022: Petrantonio
* 2023: B. Olson

Div III|

* 1988: Beachy
* 1989: Prineas
* 1990: Grierson
* 1991: Gilbert
* 1992: K. Oden
* 1993: Carter
* 1994: Ainsworth
* 1995: Albers
* 1996: Swan
* 1997: Ta. Johnson
* 1998: Speckman
* 1999: Schade
* 2000: Fischer
* 2001: Rogers
* 2002: Bergofsky
* 2003: Hysell
* 2004: M. Gordon
* 2005: Buttry
* 2006: Silva
* 2007: Bondi
* 2008: Zerzan
* 2009: Huston
* 2010: Borner
* 2011: Stern
* 2012: Hagensen
* 2013: Fournier
* 2014: Cazzolla
* 2015: Fournier
* 2016: Moss
* 2017: Crist
* 2018: Chong
* 2019: Temple
* 2020: No award
* 2021: No award
* 2022: Nicholas
* 2023: Earley

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Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year winners

Male|

* 1976: Naber (USC)
* 1977: Naber (USC)
* 1978: Goodell (UCLA)
* 1979: Goodell (UCLA)
* 1980: Barrett (UCLA)
* 1981: Barrett (UCLA)
* 1982: Barrett (UCLA)
* 1983: Bottom (Stanford) & Orn (ASU)
* 1984: DiCarlo (Arizona) & Jager (UCLA)
* 1985: Morales (Stanford)
* 1986: Morales (Stanford)
* 1987: Biondi (Cal)
* 1988: Wharton (USC)
* 1989: Wharton (USC)
* 1990: Wharton (USC)
* 1991: Wharton (USC)
* 1992: Rouse (Stanford)
* 1993: Pepper (Arizona)
* 1994: Carvin (Arizona) & Weatherford (Stanford)
* 1995: Retterer (Stanford)
* 1996: Sánchez & Taner (Cal)
* 1997: Neethling (Arizona)
* 1998: Neethling (Arizona)
* 1999: Neethling (Arizona)
* 2000: Neethling (Arizona)
* 2001: Keller (USC)
* 2002: Ervin (Cal)
* 2003: Vendt (USC)
* 2004: Marshall (Stanford)
* 2005: Draganja (Cal)
* 2006: Burnett (Arizona)
* 2007: Wildman-Tobriner (Stanford)
* 2008: Kornfeld (Stanford)
* 2009: Adrian (Cal)
* 2010: Godsoe (Stanford)
* 2011: Adrian (Cal) & Staab (Stanford)
* 2012: Shields (Cal)
* 2013: Cordes (Arizona)
* 2014: Cordes (Arizona)
* 2015: Murphy (Cal)
* 2016: Murphy (Cal)
* 2017: Murphy (Cal)
* 2018: DeVine (Stanford)
* 2019: Seliskar (Cal)
* 2020: Hoffer (Cal)
* 2021: Hoffer (Cal)
* 2022: Marchand (ASU)
* 2023: Marchand (ASU)

Female|

* 1987: Meagher (Cal)
* 1988: Simmons (Arizona) & Johnson (Stanford)
* 1989: Griglione (Stanford) & Anderson (Cal)
* 1990: Evans (Stanford)
* 1991: Ahmann-Leighton (Arizona) & Sanders (Stanford)
* 1992: Sanders (Stanford)
* 1993: Jorgenson (Stanford)
* 1994: Quance (USC)
* 1995: Kaszuba (ASU) & Thompson (Stanford)
* 1996: Quance (USC)
* 1997: Quance (USC)
* 1998: Hyman (Stanford)
* 1999: Chiang (Cal)
* 2000: Cope (Cal)
* 2001: Coughlin (Cal)
* 2002: Coughlin (Cal)
* 2003: Coughlin (Cal)
* 2004: Kirk (Stanford)
* 2005: Bruce (Stanford)
* 2006: Myers (Arizona)
* 2007: Nymeyer (Arizona)
* 2008: Nymeyer (Arizona)
* 2009: Vollmer (Cal)
* 2010: Smit (Stanford)
* 2011: Hosszú (USC)
* 2012: Leverenz (Cal)
* 2013: Pelton (Cal)
* 2014: DiRado (Stanford)
* 2015: Franklin (Cal)
* 2016: Eastin (Stanford)
* 2017: Manuel (Stanford)
* 2018: Eastin (Stanford)
* 2019: Weitzeil (Cal)
* 2020: Hansson (USC)
* 2021: Ivey (Cal)
* 2022: Smith (Stanford)
* 2023: Huske (Stanford)

Authority control databases

International|

* FAST
* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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*[USA]: United States
*[CHN]: China
*[JPN]: Japan
*[GER]: Germany
*[ZIM]: Zimbabwe
*[HUN]: Hungary
*[SWE]: Sweden
*[AUS]: Australia