Here's our watch list for 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for the 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year!
This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year Award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national awards show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.
The official 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Swimming & Diving Team will be announced later this spring. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Softball Player of the Year. The winner will be revealed during the third annual USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's on-demand event.
The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees for this year’s national show. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if their high school no longer participates in a state-sanctioned championship tournament.
2023 USA TODAY HSSA Girls Swimming & Diving Watch List:
Berit Berglund — SR, Swimmer | Carmel High School | Carmel, Indiana
Laurel Blase — JR, Swimmer | Sequoyah High School | Canton, Georgia
Lynsey Bowen — SO, swimmer | Carmel High School | Carmel, Indiana
Caroline Bricker — SR, Swimmer | Cheyenne Mountain High School | Colorado Springs, Colorado
Emily Brown — JR, Swimmer | Coffman High School | Dublin, Ohio
Campbell Chase — JR, Swimmer | Woodrow Wilson High School | Dallas, Texas
Katie Christopherson — JR, Swimmer | The Westminster Schools | Atlanta, Georgia
Elise Clift — JR, Swimmer | Mansfield High School | Mansfield, Texas
Ali Colburn — SR, Diver | Conard High School | West Hartford, Connecticut
Charlotte Crush — FR, Swimmer | Sacred Heart Academy | Louisville, Kentucky
Piper Enge — JR, Swimmer | Mercer Island High School | Mercer Island, Washington
Lawson Ficken — SR, Swimmer | Cherry Creek High School | Greenwood Village, Colorado
Alexa Fulton — SR, Swimmer | Downingtown East High School | Chester County, Pennsylvania
Erin Gemmell — SR, Swimmer | Stone Ridge School | Bethesda, Maryland
Avery Giese — JR, Diver | San Juan Hills High School | San Juan Capistrano, California
Cavan Gormsen — SR, Swimmer | Sacred Heart Academy | Hempstead, New York
Bailey Hartman — JR, Swimmer | Carondelet High School | Concord, California
Tess Howley — SR, Swimmer | Sacred Heart Academy | Hempstead, New York
Elle Jacobsen — SR, Diver | Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | Melbourne, Florida
Annie Jia — SO, Swimmer | Hatboro-Horsham High School | Horsham, Pennsylvania
Lainy Kruger — SR, Swimmer | Notre Dame Academy | Park Hills, Kentucky
Anna Lewis — SR, Diver | Lakeside High School | Hot Springs, Arkansas
Clare Logan — JR, Swimmer | Westfield High School | Westfield, New Jersey
Madison Mintenko — SO, Swimmer | Pine Creek High School | Colorado Springs, Colorado
Lainey Mullins — SR, Swimmer | Tower Hill School | Wilmington, Delaware
Camille Murray — JR, Swimmer | McKinney North High School | McKinney, Texas
Annam Olasewere — SO, Swimmer | Staples High School | Westport, Connecticut
Annika Parkhe — JR, Swimmer | Deerfield High School | Deerfield, Illinois
Reagan Patterson — JR, Diver | Madison Southern High School | Berea, Kentucky
Erika Pelaez — JR, Swimmer | South Florida HEAT | Hialeah, Florida
Julia Podkoscielny — SR, Swimmer | Pine Crest School | Boca Raton, Florida
Mia Prusiecki — JR, Diver | Center Grove High School | Greenwood, Indiana
Grace Rainey — SR, Swimmer | Hough High School | Cornelius, North Carolina
Jada Scott — SR, Swimmer | Johnson High School | San Antonio, Texas
Alex Shackell — SO, Swimmer | Carmel High School | Carmel, Indiana
Leah Shackley — JR, Swimmer | Beaver Falls High School | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Chloe Sharpe — SR, Diver | College Park High School | The Woodlands, Texas
Camille Spink — SR, Swimmer | Battlefield High School | Haymarket, Virginia
Amanda Stalfort — SR, Diver | Westfield High School | Chantilly, Virginia
Campbell Stoll — SR, Swimmer | Arrowhead High School | Hartland, Wisconsin
Hailey Takai — JR, Diver | Kalani High School | Honolulu, Hawaii
Lucy Thomas — SR, Swimmer | Brookfield East High School | Brookfield, Wisconsin
Emily Thompson — JR, Swimmer | Ridge High School | Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Elizabeth Tilt — SR, Swimmer | Lassiter High School | Marietta, Georgia
Julieta Tracy — SR, Swimmer | St. Ignatius College Prep | Chicago, Illinois
Maddie Waggoner — SR, Swimmer | Moorestown High School | Moorestown, New Jersey
Maggie Wanezek — JR, Swimmer | Brookfield East High School | Brookfield, Wisconsin
Gracie Weyant — JR, Swimmer | Riverview High School | Sarasota, Florida
Kiley Wilhelm — SR, Swimmer | Myers Park High School | Charlotte, North Carolina
Lienfang Yu — SR, Swimmer | Bentonville High School | Bentonville, Arkansas
Who else should we be tracking for national Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year?
Suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.
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