But she's not very fond of talking that much.". Walsh and Douglass ended up competing against each other in the 200m individual medley, with both teammates placing on the podium. She was a swimming star in high school, setting seven records for the state of Alabama. That season the Cavaliers scored the most points in UVA history to win the NCAA team Championship. And I don't know if I was ever really confident enough in myself to think that I could ever actually make the Olympic team. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Virginia senior Kate Douglass and sophomore Gretchen Walsh were named 2023 Honda Award Finalists for Swimming & Diving as announced by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) today. Madden punctuated her college career with three individual victories and one relay title at the NCAA meet. Brendan Casey tallied 92 points after winning the 1650 freestyle and 400 IM and placing second in the 500 freestyle. Beats blast as swimmers from the men's and women's teams gather around a giant party speaker in the middle of the room. Ive known Courtney and her family since doing a home visit with them while recruiting her in high school. Additionally, DeSorbo coached 13 athletes to the 2017 NCAA Championships where they collected over 30 All-America honors on the way to the teams highest NCAA finishes in program history. He set school records in both the 200 and 400 individualmedley,and made the All-ECAC team in 1999 by winning the 400 individual at the Eastern Championships. At the 2016 NCAA Championship Bilis earned top-three finishes in the 50,100 and 200 freestyle, marking the fourth person in NCAA history to do so. However, Virginias swimmers would not get to compete at the NCAA National Championships, which were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Old-School Coach:' Bernardino Emphasizes Athletics - UVA Today It's legal.". Ono noticed that she was consistently generating twice the acceleration on her right side as her left. Alex sometimes throws up after races. Both NC State programs produced their highest finishes at the NCAA Championships this past season. The University of Virginia has promoted Courtney Caldwell to assistant coach after she spent the last two seasons on staff as a volunteer assistant. John Shifflett. The coaches, who were fully clothed, joined in. "Mathematical optimization," Ono says simply. She sits in a chair contemplating the mark she's leaving on a program and sport she loves, and Douglass is just as surprised as anyone else at the athlete she's become. "I mean they were good when they got here," DeSorbo says.