Villa Going Into ISHOF

STANFORD, Calif. – Four-time Olympic medalist Brenda Villa will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018 in ceremonies in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 19.
 
A member of the Cardinal from 2001-03, Villa scored 173 goals and was three-time first team All-America selection and the 2001 National Player of the Year. An integral part of Stanford's first national championship team in 2002, Villa was named the Peter J. Cutino Award winner as the nation's top collegiate women's water polo player.
 
A four-time Olympian and two-time Olympic captain, Villa earned gold at the 2012 London Olympics, silver at the 2008 Beijing and 2000 Sydney Games and bronze in the 2004 Athens Games. A member of the U.S. Senior National Team from 1996-2012, Villa also boasts three FINA World Championships gold medals, five FINA World League Super Final titles and another three Pan American Championships golds.
 
Villa was voted both the FINA Female Water Polo Player of the Decade (2000-10) and the Pac-12 Player of the Century.
 
In addition to Villa, this year's International Swimming Hall of Fame honorees include swimmers Rebecca Adlington (GBR), Amanda Beard (USA) and Libby Trickett (AUS); contributor Andy Burke (USA); diver Irina Lashko  (USSR, RUS, AUS); coach Bill Sweetenham (AUS); synchronized swimmer Miho Takeda (JPN); open water swimmer Petar Stoychev (BUL); and pioneer synchronized swimming contributor Joy Cushman (USA).