Aug. 21, 2002

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Women's Swimming & Diving Team was announced today by Commissioner John Swofford. The 52-member team was voted on by the eight league institutions that sponsor the sport as decided by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.

North Carolina led all league schools with 22 members on the Golden Anniversary team while Virginia was second with 11 honorees. Clemson had eight individuals selected, followed by NC State with seven, Florida State with two and Duke and Maryland with one apiece.

The ACC's 50th Anniversary Women's Swimming and Diving team, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Erika Acuff, North Carolina (1997-2001)
First-team All-American in the 400 IM in 1996-97 and 1998-99 and the 200 IM in 1997-98 and honorable-mention in the 400-free relay and 800-free relay in 1996-97,the 400 IM, 200-medley relay, 400-medley relay, 400-free relay and 800-free relay in 1997-98; and the 800-free relay in 1998-99 ... ACC Rookie of the Year in 1997.

Jill Bakehorn, Clemson (1987-1990)
Fifteen-time All American ... holds the Clemson pool record in the 100 back ... four-time All-ACC selection ... ACC Champion in the 400-medley relay in 1988, the 100 and 200 back and the 200 IM in 1989, and the 100 and 200 back in 1990 ... 1988 Olympic Trial Qualifier.

Cami Berrizzi, North Carolina (1981-1984)
Member of the AIAW national championship 200-medley relay team in 1981 ... first-team All-American in the 50, 100 and 200 back in 1980-81 and 1981-82; the 50 and 100 fly, 200-medley relay in 1980-81 and 400-medley relay in 1980-81; and the 400-medley relay, 400-free relay and 800-free relay in 1981-82.

Mirjana Bosevska, Virginia (2000-2002)
Two-time Olympian for Macedonia (1996 & 2000) ... Eight-time All-American (Four-time first-team) ... Two-time first-team All-American in the 400 IM (2000 & 2001) ... First-team All-American in the 1500-M free and 800-M free relay in 2000 ... Two-time ACC Champion in the 400 IM (2000 & 2001), and 200 IM ACC Champion in 2000 ... 2000 ACC Rookie of the Year ... ACC Meet record holder in the 400 IM ... Current UVa record holder in 200 IM, 400 IM & 800 free relay ... second all-time at UVa in 500, 1000 & 1650 free & 200 butterfly.

Bonny Brown, North Carolina (1977-1980)
Won the AIAW national title in the 100 IM in 1977 ... was a 25-time first-team All-American in such events as the 50, 100 and 200 free, 100 and 200 IM, 200-medley relay, 200-free relay, 400-free relay, 400-medley relay and 800-free relay from 1977-80.

Melanie Buddemeyer, North Carolina (1985-1989)
Six-time first-team All-American in the 100 and 200 fly, 200-medley relay and 400-medley relay in between 1984-87 ... was a 10-time honorable-mention All-American in the 100 and 200 fly, 200-medley relay, 400-medley relay, 400-free relay and 800-free relay between 1984-89.

Karen Burgress, Virginia (1990-1993)
Ten-time All-American (3-time first-team - 100 free (1993) and 200 and 800 free relay (1990)) ... Two-time honorable-mention All-American in the 200 IM ... Four-time All-ACC ... ACC Swimmer of the Year and ACC Meet MVP in 1991 and 1993 ... Three-time ACC champion in the 200 IM (1990, 91 and 93) and two-time champion in the 200 free (1991 and 92) ... ACC champion in the 100 and 200 back (1993) and 800 free relay (1990) ... Stands second on UVa's top times list in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM, third in the 50 and 100 free and fourth in the 200 free ... UVa's 1992-93 Female Athlete of the Year.

Courtenay Carr, Maryland (1985-1988)
Won three individual ACC Championships in diving ... Winner on the one-meter board (423.60) in 1986 and in 1987 (399.70) ... Took top honors on the 3-meter board (483.70) in 1988 ... Three-time All-ACC selection ... ACC's Most Valuable Diver in 1986 and 1988.

Christy Cech, Florida State (2000-2001)
2001 All-American in the 50 free ... 2000 ACC champion in the 100 free ... owns school records in the 50 free (22.54), 100 free (49.36) and was a member of the school record holding 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams.

Rebecca Cronk, Virginia (1997-2000)
Virginia record 19-time All-American ... Three-time All-American in the 50 free (first-team in 1999) ... honorable-mention All-American in the 100 free (1999) ... Four-time All-American in the 200 free relay (first- team in 2000) and 400 free relay (first-team in 1999) ... Three-time All-American in the 200 medley relay (first-team in 1999 and 2000) ... Two-time All-American in 800 free relay (first-team in 2000) and 400 medley relay (first-team in 1999) ... 11-time ACC champion ... 1999 ACC champion in the 50 and 100 free ... 1999 ACC Swimmer of the Year ... Holds ACC Meet record in the 50 free (22.52) ... Current UVa record holder in 50 free, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay and second in the 100 free.

Dorothy Dilts, Virginia (1975-1978)
Five-time first-team All-American (100 & 200 backstroke, 400 medley & 800 free (twice) relays ... Virginia's first female NCAA All-American (1976) ... Team's 1978 MVP ... Upon graduation, was the UVa record holder in three individual events and five relays.

Melissa Douse, North Carolina (1989-1992)
Four-time first-team All-American in the 200-free relay and 400-free relay and a five-time honorable mention All-American in the 50 and 100 free, 200-free relay, 400-free relay and 800-free relay from 1988 to 1992 ... 1992 Most Valuable Swimmer at the ACC Championships and the ACC Swimmer of the Year.

Lauren Dupree, North Carolina (1978-1980)
Sixteen-time first-team All-American in the 200, 500 and 1650 free, 100 and 200 fly, 400-free relay and 800-free relay from 1976-80 ... won an ACC championship in the 800-free relay in 1979.

Beth Emery, NC State (1980-1983)
Four-time All-American ... ACC Champion in the 1983 500 freestyle ... ACC Champion in 100 freestyle in 1982 and '83 ... ACC Champion in 1982 and '83 in 200 freestyle.

Richelle Fox, North Carolina (1997-1998)
Six-time first-team All-American in the 50 and 100 free and 100 fly and six-time honorable-mention in the 200-medley relay, 400-medley relay, 400-free relay and 800-free relay from 1996-98 ... was named the ACC Swimmer of the Year in 1997 and 1998.

Agnes Gerlach, NC State (1992-1995)
All-American in 1983 & 84 ... Three-time ACC Champion on three meter board (1991, 93 & 94) ... 1993 ACC Champion on one-meter board.

Ruth Grodsky, Clemson (1986-1989)
Six-time All-American ... named All-ACC in 1986, 1988, and 1989 ... ACC Champion in the 200 IM and 800 free relay in 1986; the 200 breast in 1987; the 400 medley relay in 1988; and the 100 & 200 breast, the 400 IM, and the 400 medley relay in 1989 ... ranked second in Clemson history in the 200 medley relay.

Kari Haag, North Carolina (1993-1996)
Six-time first-team All-American in the 50, 100 and 200 free and 400-free relay and a four-time honorable-mention in the 50 free, 200-free relay and 800-free relay from 1992 to 1996 ... 1995 Most Valuable Swimmer at the ACC Championships and the ACC Swimmer of the Year in 1995 and 1996.

Janis Hape, North Carolina (1978-1980)
Four-time first-team All-American in the 200 breast, 200-medley relay and 400-medley relay from 1976 to 1978.

Beth Harrell Learn, NC State (1978-1981)
Four-time All-American ... 1979 ACC Champion in 100 butterfly ... ACC Champion in the 50 butterfly.

Barb Harris, North Carolina (1979-1982)
Member of the AIAW national championship 200-medley relay team in 1981 and won the NCAA championship in the 50 fly in 1982 ... was a 26-time first-team All-American in the 50 and 100 fly, 100 free, 200-medley relay, 400-medley relay, 200-free relay, 400-free relay and 800-free relay from 1978 to 1982.

Katie Hathaway, North Carolina (1999-2001)
Six-time first-team All-American in the 400 IM and 100 and 200 breast and an 11-time honorable mention in the 200 breast, 200 IM, 200-free relay, 200-medley relay, 400-free relay, 400-medley relay and 800-free relay from 1998 to 2001 ... won 10 ACC championships in those events and the 100 breast.

Pam Hayden, Clemson (1985-1988)
Twenty-one-time All American ... ACC Swimmer of the Year in 1986 ... 10-time ACC Champion ... three-time All-ACC ... holds the Clemson record in the 200 fly ... swam five events at 1988 Olympic Trials ... holds times in the Clemson all-time top-ten list in the 100, 200, and 500 free, the 100 fly, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay.

Gayle Hegel, North Carolina (1980-1983)
Twenty-three-time first-team All-American in the 100 and 200 breast; 100, 200 and 400 IM; 400-medley relay; 400-free relay; and 800-free relay from 1980 to 1983 ... won 13 ACC titles in those events and the 50 breast and 200-medley relay and was the Most Valuable Swimmer at the 1980 ACC Championships.

Nancy Hogshead, Duke (1981)
Won the 500 and 1650 freestyle, 200 butterfly and 400 IM at the 1981 ACC Championships ... two-time All-America selection ... owns six Duke records ... captured four medals (three gold and one silver) at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif ... the first female inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

Jane Holliday, NC State (1976-1979)
Four-time All-American.

Jan Kemmerling, Clemson (1984-1987)
Eight-time All-American ... ACC champion in the 800 free relay in 1986, and the 200 IM and 400 free relay in 1987 ... holds times in the Clemson all-time top-ten in the 1000 free, 1650 free, 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 free relay, and the 400 medley relay.

Mitzi Kremer, Clemson (1987-1989)
Sixteen-time All-American ... NCAA Champion in the 200 & 500 free in 1987 & 1989 ... Led Clemson to three straight ACC Championships ... 1987 & 1989 ACC Championships MVP ... holds ACC records in the 100, 200, 400 & 1000 free events ... holds Clemson records in the 50, 100, 200, 500 & 1000 freestyle ... 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalist in the 100 free relay ... first female swimmer inducted in the Clemson Hall of Fame ... Olympic Trial Qualifier in 100, 200 & 400-meter free style events in 1988 ... five-time individual ACC Champion from 1987-89.

Cara Lane, Virginia (2000-2002)
Two-time NCAA champion in the mile (1500-meter free in 2000 and 1650-yard free in 2001) ... Eight-time All-American (first-team six times) ... 2000 first-team All-American in the 1500-M free, 400-M free and honorable-mention All-American in the 200-M butterfly ... 2001 first-team All-American in the 1650 and 500 free and 200 butterfly ... won six ACC titles in six tries (two-time ACC champion in the 500 and 1650 frees and 200 butterfly) ... 2000 and 2001 ACC Swimmer of the Year and ACC Meet MVP ... Conference and ACC Meet record holder in the 1650 free ... Holds ACC Meet record in the 500 free and Conference mark in the 1000 free ... Current UVa record holder in 500, 1000, and 1650 free and 200 fly ... UVa's 2001 Female Athlete of the Year.

Amy Lepping, NC State (1979-1982)
All-American all four seasons ... 1980 ACC Champion in the 200 freestyle ... Winner of the ACC 500 freestyle title in 1979, 80 and 82 ... Winner of the ACC 1650 freestyle title in 1979, 80 and 82 ... ACC Meet MVP in 1982.

Ann Marshall, North Carolina (1976-1979)
Eighteen-time first-team All-American in the 100, 200 and 500 free, 50 and 200 back, 200-medley relay, 200-free relay, 400-medley relay, 400-free relay and 800-free relay from 1975 to 1979 ... won two ACC titles in the 400-free relay and 800-free relay in 1978-79.

Jennifer Mihalik, Clemson (1997-1999)
All-American in 1998 ... All-ACC in 1997-99 ... ACC champion in the 200 back in 1998, and the 100 and 200 back in 1999 ... holds the ACC record in the 200 back ... holds Clemson records in the 100 and 200 back and the 400 free relay ... holds times in the Clemson all-time top-ten in the 50, 100, and 200 free.

Chrissy Miller, North Carolina (1995-1998)
First-team All-American in the 500 free in 1998 and was an eight-time honorabl-mention in the 200 fly, 400 IM, 500 free and 800-free relay from 1994-98 ... 1995 ACC Rookie of the Year and was twice named the Most Valuable Swimmer at the ACC Championships, in 1996 and again in 1998.

Sudi Miller, Virginia (1985-1988)
Fourteen-time All-American ... First-team All-American in 100 fly (1988) and honorable-mention All-American in 50 free (1988) ... Three-time All-American (200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 800 free relay) and two-time All-American in 400 free relay ... Two-time ACC champion (50 free, 200 and 400 free relay) ... ACC champion in 100 free and 100 fly ... Holds school record in 100 fly (53.99) ... Ranked on UVa's top times list in the 50 free (third) and 100 free (ninth) ... Held school records at time of graduation in 50 free, 100 free, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay.

Susan O'Brien, North Carolina (1985-1988)
Won ACC titles in the 100-yard & 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard and 400-yard medley relay in 1985 ... All-American in the 100-yard & 200-yard backstroke ... won the 400-yard medley relay & 400-yard free relay at the ACC Championships ... named All-ACC & All-American in the 100-yard & 200-yard backstroke ... in 1987 was All-ACC and won ACC titles in the 100-yard & 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard & 400-yard medley relay ... All-American in the 100-yard & 200-yard backstroke for the third consecutive season as well as being an All-American in the 200-yard medley relay & 400-yard medley relay ... All-American in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke in 1988 ... also won ACC titles in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard IM and the 200-yard medley relay.

Beth O'Connor, Virginia (1980-1983)
Seven-time individual first-team All-American - 100 IM (1980) and three-time 100 fly and 200 fly (1980, 1981 & 1982) ... Three-time first-team relay All-American (400 medley - 1980 and 1982, and 200 medley - 1981) ... 1982 ACC champion (200 fly) ... 1983 ACC Champion (200 medley relay) ... Is sixth on UVa's all-time top times list in the 200 fly ... Virginia's 1980-81 Outstanding Female Athlete.

Betsy O'Donnell, Virginia (1986-1989)
Twelve-time All-American - six-time first-team All-American ... 1986 first-team All-American (1650 Free, 400 FR and 800 FR) ... 1988 first-team All-American (500 free, 400 IM and 800 free relay) ... 1987 honorable-mention All-American (400 IM and 800 free relay) ... 1989 honorable-mention All-American (500 free, 400 free relay and 800 free relay) ... ACC champion in the 1650 free (1987 and 1988) and 400 IM (1987) ... Ranked on UVa's top times list in the 500 free (second), 400 IM (third), 1000 free (fifth), 1650 free (sixth), and member of school record holding 800 free relay team.

Sarah Perroni, North Carolina (1990-1993)
Named 1990 All-ACC and won ACC titles in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, 400-yard medley relay and the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays ... received All-America honors in the 100-yard freestyle and in the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays at NCAA Championships ... in 1991 she won titles in the 50-yard freestyle, 400-yard medley relay and the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays ... named All-ACC ... All-American in the 200-yard freestyle relay ... 1993 All-ACC for the third time and captured ACC titles in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard, 400-yard and 800-yard freestyle relays ... All-American in the 50-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Jessi Perruquet, North Carolina (2001)
Won the 200-yard freestyle at the ACC Meet as a freshman in 2001 ... She also earned first-team All-America honors as a freshman in 2001 ... In November of 2001 she broke the long standing UNC record in the 200-yard freestyle.

Amy Pless, North Carolina (1981-1984)
Swam on UNC teams which finished third in the nation in 1981 and 1982, sixth in 1983 and fifth in 1984 ... won ACC championships in the 50 breast and 100 IM in 1981, in the 100 IM in 1982, in the 50 breast in 1983 and in the 200 IM in 1984 ... swam on eight ACC championship relays in her career ... first-team All-American all four years at Carolina and swam on four ACC championship teams.

Leslie Ramsey, North Carolina (1992-1995)
ACC Swimmer of the Year in 1995 ... swam on four ACC championship teams at Carolina and was the captain of the 1995 team ... won ACC titles in the 200-yard butterfly in 1992 and 1994 ... swam on the ACC 800 free relay championship team in 1995 ... first-team All-America honors in 1994 and honorable-mention All-America honors in 1992 and 1995.

Allyson Reid, NC State (1979-1980)
All-American from 1979-81 ... Won three consecutive one and three-meter ACC titles from 1979-81.

Michelle Richardson, Clemson (1989-1992)
Named All-American in 1992 ... named All-ACC in 1989 and 1992 ... ACC Champion in the 1650 free and 800 free relay in 1989 and 1992 ... holds the Clemson record in the 1650 free ... ranks among the top-ten in Clemson history in four events ... 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist in the 800 free.

Paulette Russell, Clemson (1990-1993)
Five-time All-American ... ACC Champion in the 500 free in 1991, the 200 breast and 500 free in 1992, and the 500 free in 1993 ... named All-ACC in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 ... holds times in the Clemson all-time top-ten in the 500 free, 200 breast, and the 400 IM.

Melanie Valerio, Virginia (1988-1991)
Olympic gold medalist in 400 free relay in 1996 ... 17-time All-American (seven-time first-team All-American) ... first-team All-American in the 200 and 500 free (1990) ... Six-time All-American in 1988 (two individual, four relays) ... Four-time All-American (200 free relay) and three-time All-American (400 free relay and 800 free relay) ... 1990 ACC Swimmer of the Year and ACC Meet MVP ... 1990 ACC champion in 200 and 500 free ... 1988 ACC champion in 400 medley relay, 200 free relay and 800 free relay ... 1990 ACC champion in 200 medley relay and 800 free relay ... UVa record holder in 200 free and 800 free relay ... Fourth on UVa's top times list in the 100 and 500 free.

Laurie Wagner, Virginia (1993-1996)
Three-time ACC champion in one-meter diving (1994, 1995 and 1996) ... ACC three-meter diving champion in 1996 ... ACC Meet Most Valuable Diver in 1996 ...All-ACC in 1994, 1995 and 1996 ... UVa's record holder on the one-meter board and ranks third on three-meter board.

Sue Walsh, North Carolina (1981-1984)
Member of the 1978 World Games team & 1980 U.S. Olympic Team ... won 10 national championships (4 in 100 back, 3 in 200 back, 3 in 50 back) ... won 50-yard, 100-yard & 200-yard backstroke, 50-yard freestyle & the 200-yard & 800-yard freestyle relay at 1981 ACC Championships ... All-American in the 50-yard, 100-yard & 200-yard backstroke, 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay & the 200-yard & 800-yard free relays ... that 200 medley relay won the national title ... captured 5 ACC Championship Titles in 1982 & was an All-American in the 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke, 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard IM, 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard free relay ... in 1983 won six ACC Championship Titles and was named the ACC Meet Most Valuable Swimmer ... All-American in the 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard IM, 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard and 400-yard free relays ... Six ACC Championship Titles in 1984 as well as the ACC Meet Most Valuable Swimmer for the second year in a row ... All-American in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke, 400-yard medley relay, and the 200, 400, and 800-yard freestyle relay events ... 27-time All-American ... captured 23 ACC Titles ...held the all-time record at UNC for the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke ... was American record holder in 50 free & 100 free ... two-time CoSIDA/Verizon first-team Academic All-American ... inducted into CoSIDA/Verizon Academic America Hall of Fame in 2002.

Christy Watkins, North Carolina (2000-2001)
ACC record holder in the 100-yard backstroke ... In 2000, broke Sue Walsh's ACC record in that event which had stood for 17 years ... won ACC titles in both the 100-yard backstroke and 50-yard freestyle in both 2000 and 2001 ... an honorable-mention All-American in both 2000 and 2001.

Lori Werth, Virginia (1990-1993)
1992 first-team All-American in the 400 IM ... 1991 honorable-mention All-American in the 400 IM ... Three-time All-ACC (1991, 1992 and 1993) ... 1991 ACC champion in 400 IM ... Third on UVa's all-time top times list in the 400 IM and sixth in the 200 IM ... 1999 ACC Scholar-Athlete Award.

Samantha White, Florida State (1996-1999)
Two-time All-American (1995 & 1996) in the 100 breast ... 1997 ACC champion in the 100 breast ... school record-holder in the 100 breast (1:02.32) ... second-best time in school history in 200 breast (2:17.17) ... member of the school record-holding 400 medley relay (3:44.92).

Hope Williams, NC State (1982-1985)
All-American from 1982-84 ... Back-to-back ACC Champion in 100 butterfly in 1983 and 84 ... Back-to-back ACC Champion in 200 butterfly in 1983 and 84 ... ACC Champion in the 50 butterfly in 1983.

Polly Winde, North Carolina (1983-1986)
1983 ACC titles in the 200-yard and 400-yard IM, 200-yard breaststroke and 800-yard free relay ... All-America honors in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, 100, 200 and 400 IM, and the 800 free relay ... All-ACC selection and ACC titles in the 200-yard breaststroke, 400-yard IM and the 800-yard free relay in 1984 ... All-America honors in the 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard and 400-yard IM and the 800-yard free relay ... won ACC titles in the 200-yard and 400-yard IM and in the 200-yard and 400-yard medley relays in 1985 ... All-American in the 400-yard IM, 200-yard and 400-yard medley relay and 800-yard free relay ... in 1986 she won the 200-yard and 400-yard IM titles at the ACC Championships ... amateur career included a silver medal in the 400-meter IM at the 1983 Pan American Games.