A 21-time All-American and nine-time NCAA champion at Stanford from 1996-2000, Catherine Fox is one of the school’s all-time great sprint freestylists and backstrokers in the rich and storied history of the women’s swimming and diving program. She won two gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the 4x100 medley relay and 4x100m free relay teams. As a freshman in 1996-97, she won the 50 free national title in a school-record time of 22:01, breaking Jenny Thompson’s old mark of 22:14 set in 1992. She was also the NCAA champion in the 100 back, finished third in the 100 free and participated on four All-America relay squads, including the national title-winning 400 free relay team.
As a sophomore, Fox earned seven All-America honors and successfully defended her national titles in the 50 free and 100 back at the NCAA Championships. She earned seven more All-America honors as a junior in 1998-99, setting a new American and NCAA record in the 100 back at in the preliminaries at the NCAA Championships. She also anchored the 800 free and 400 medley relay teams to national titles. |
