Worrell and Comerford Named to CSCAA's 100 Greatest Swimmers & Divers of the Past 100 Years.
November 09, 2021 | Swimming & Diving
Two Cardinals made this distinguished list
A total of 642 titles. That is the number of individual NCAA and NAIA championships won by members of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association's (CSCAA) 100 Greatest Swimmers & Divers of the past century. The selections were made as a part of the CSCAA's 100th year celebration. The University of Louisville women's swimming program has two Cardinals, Mallory Comerford and Kelsi Worrell Dahlia on this prestigious list.Â
"It is a great honor for our program to have two athletes included on this list," said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. "We take great pride in having provided an environment for Kelsi and Mallory to grow and develop as swimmers and as fantastic young ladies. Both were solid swimmers out of high school but their development curve in our program serves as an inspiration for all our swimmers who come after them."
Worrell won four NCAA titles for the Cardinals. At the 2018 World Championships, Dahlia won nine total medals of which seven were gold medals.[She qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 100-meter butterfly and won a gold medal in the 4 x 100-meter medley relay. A six-time ACC Champion, she was two-time ACC Swimmer of the Year and ACC Championships MVP. In all, she was an 18-time All-American for the Cardinals during her career and won at Golden Goggles Award for Relay Performance of the Year honors after winning gold and setting a world record in the women's 4x100m medley relay at the FINA World Championships in 2017.
Mallory Comerford won four NCAA titles and won five gold medals at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. She won USA Swimming's Golden Goggle Award for Breakout Performer of the Year for 2017. The following year, Comerford won eight medals in individual and relay events at the 2018 World Swimming Championships. In all, she was a 27 time All-American for the Cards.Â
Nearly three thousand athletes were nominated, with blue-ribbon panel of current and former college swimmers, coaches, and members of the media making selections from a list of 973 finalists.Eighty-seven swimmers and thirteen divers were selected. They hail from twenty-eight states and thirteen countries. Highlights of the selections include 12 members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and 59 Olympians.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.
The CSCAA's 100th birthday celebration will continue with upcoming announcements recognizing Centennial MVP's for each team along with a listing of the 100 Greatest Coaches, 100 Alumni of Impact. The anniversary will culminate with the Association's convention and awards banquet, May 2-4, 2022 in Rosemont, Illinois.
The CSCAA100 list of Greatest College Swimmers and Divers is listed below in alphabetical order. For profiles on each selection visit www.cscaa.org/cscaa100
Patricia Abt, Kenyon
Carla Ainsworth, Kenyon
Gail Amundrud, Arizona State
Sarah Bacon, Minnesota
Kathleen Baker, California
Melissa Belote, Arizona State
Lindsay Benko, Southern California
Wendy Boglioli, Monmouth
Rachel Bootsma, California
Maggie Bowen, Auburn
Elaine Breeden, Stanford
Tami Bruce, Florida
Kelci Bryant, Minnesota
Loni Burton, Cal St. Bakersfield
Patricia Castro Ortega, Queens Charlotte
Tracy Caulkins, Florida
Jeanne Childs, Hawaii
Mallory Comerford, Louisville
Maritza Correia, Georgia
Natalie Coughlin, California
Kirsty Coventry, Auburn
Mary DeScenza, Georgia
Ella Eastin, Stanford
Janet Evans, Stanford
Julie Farrell-Ovenhouse, Michigan State
Leigh Ann Fetter, Texas
Catherine Fox, Stanford
Missy Franklin, California
Nicole Haislett, Florida
Lourette Hakansson, Drury
Blythe Hartley, Southern California
Amy Heasley, Kenyon
Katinka Hosszu, Southern California
Misty Hyman, Stanford
Vera Ilyina, Texas
Carrie Irish, Ohio State
Christine Jarvis, Alabama
Elizabeth Jex, Williams
Linda Jezek, Stanford
Diane Johannigan, Houston
Jenna Johnson, Stanford
Janel Jorgensen, Stanford
Kara Lynn Joyce, Georgia
Lilly King, Indiana
Tara Kirk, Stanford
Kristy Kowal, Georgia
Mitzi Kremer, Clemson
Michelle Langsford, Drury / Ozarks
Breeja Larson, Texas A&M
Katie Ledecky, Stanford
Valerie Lee, Stanford
Caitlin Leverenz, California
Kim Linehan, Texas
Marybeth Linzmeier, Stanford
Noemi Lung, Florida Atlantic
Simone Manuel, Stanford
Mary Meagher, California
Suzanne Melody, Simon Fraser
Betsy Mitchell, Texas
Martina Moravcova, Southern Methodist
Beata Nelson, Wisconsin
Megan Neyer, Florida
Bailee Nunn, Drury
Elizabeth Olsen, Colorado College
Yulia Pakhalina, Houston
Lindsay Payne, Williams
Joan Pennington, Texas
Kathryn Petrock, Kenyon
Kristine Quance, Southern California
Eileen Richetelli, Stanford
Flavia Rigamonti, Southern Methodist
Summer Sanders, Stanford
Brittany Sasser, Amherst
Allison Schmitt, Georgia
Courtney Shealy, Georgia
Kirsten Silvester, Northern Michigan
Julia Smit, Stanford
Leah Smith, Virginia
Olivia Smoliga, Georgia
Rebecca Soni, Southern California
Gemma Spofforth, Florida
Jill Sterkel, Texas
Kendra Stern, Amherst
Cristina Teuscher, Columbia
Jenny Thompson, Stanford
Janet Thorburn, Southern Methodist
Christine Tixier, Biola
Logan Todhunter, Williams
Dara Torres, Florida
Kathy Treible, Florida
Diana Ureche, Simon Fraser
Dana Vollmer, California
Sue Walsh, North Carolina
Laura Wilkinson, Texas
Caroline Wilson, Williams
Jamie Wolf, Clarion
Kelsi Worrell, Louisville
Georgia Wright, West Chester
Ann Wycoff, Army
Nida Zuhal, Drury
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