April 23, 2013
STANFORD, Calif. - Former Stanford men's swimming head coach Skip Kenney has been named the 2013 recipient of the Speedo Lifetime Achievement Award, as announced Tuesday by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America Executive Board of Directors.
The honor is given annually to the individual whose efforts best exemplify the integrity and ideals of collegiate swimming and who has achieved significant success in the sport while still imparting the educational and character building qualities of the collegiate swimming experience.
The award will be presented at the CSCAA Annual Banquet on May 16 in Orlando, Fla.
Kenney developed some of the top swimmers in the world during his time on The Farm. Through his three decades at Stanford he proved to be one of the most successful coaches in the history of collegiate athletics. In 2004, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and a year later, he was elected into the American Swim Coaches Hall of Fame.
Before retiring in 2012, Kenney served three times as the United States Olympic Team head coach, was recognized as the NCAA Division I Coach of the Year six times and was honored as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year 20 times.
In 33 years at Stanford, Kenney led the Cardinal to seven NCAA Men's Championships and 31 straight conference titles.
Kenney coached 134 All-Americans to 1,086 such citations and developed 72 NCAA champions.
Out of the pool, 100 percent of Kenney's student-athletes earned their degrees. Ten student-athletes since 1983 were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans under his watch, a list that includes three-time recipient and Olympian Pablo Morales, and fellow Olympians Ray Carey, Kurt Grote and Ben Wildman-Tobriner.
The 1972 graduate of Long Beach State has two children, Kristine and Richard.
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