STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford produced a third-place NCAA finish in 2023 for the second straight season, representing its 10th top-three finish at the NCAA Championships since 2008, a stretch that includes three consecutive national championships from 2017-19. The Cardinal totaled 333 overall points at NCAA Championships, with individual national champions Claire Curzan (200 backstroke) and Taylor Ruck (200 freestyle) among 14 All-Americans. Stanford also repeated as Pac-12 champions, claiming the hardware for the sixth time in seven seasons.
NCAA ConsistencyStanford extended its streak as the only program in the nation to have finished in the top-10 at NCAA Championships every season. The Cardinal has won 11 NCAA titles and 12 national championships overall.
Claire Curzan won the 200-yard backstroke, setting a pool record with a time of 1:47.64. Taylor Ruck claimed the 200-yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:42.36. Curzan was a seven-time All-American in her debut season while Ruck finished as a five-time All-American, bringing her career total to 19 All-America honors.
The Cardinal boasted 14 All-American swimmers in 2023, an increase from 12 in 2022. Torri Huske matched Curzan as a seven-time All-American.
Pac-12 Dominance
Putting the finishing touches on a dominant conference meet, Stanford repeated as Pac-12 champions in 2023 and claimed the hardware for the sixth time in seven seasons.
The Cardinal totaled 1725.5 points, its most since scoring 1,775 in 2019 while producing the second-largest margin of victory at the conference championships in the last 27 years. Stanford, which captured its 25th conference title in program history, handily distanced itself from runner-up USC (1267.5) and third-place California (1260.5).
Named Pac-12 Swimmer of the Meet for the second consecutive season, Torri Huske came away with seven individual titles, winning the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly in addition to participating on four winning relay teams.
Claire Curzan closed out an impressive week in her conference meet debut, producing a meet record of 1:47.43 in the 200-yard backstroke on the way to winning five titles overall.
Aurora Roghair captured her first career Pac-12 title with a 16:02.28 in the 1,650-yard freestyle.
One month later, Stanford also swept the conference awards, with Huske as Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year, Curzan as Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Paul A. Violich Director of Women's Swimming Greg Meehan as the Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
Academic All-Americans
Among Stanford's 36 CSC Academic All-Americans in the 2022-23 campaign were first-time honorees Allie Raab, Taylor Ruck and Morgan Tankersley.
It's the first time women's swimming and diving has featured its own category, having previously been part of the At-Large program. Raab and Tankersley were named to the first team while Ruck was tabbed a second-team pick.
To be eligible, student-athletes must carry a 3.50 cumulative GPA or higher and be at least a sophomore academically a significant contributor.
All three were also named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans.
Ruck's NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Taylor Ruck was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for her academic and athletic achievements.
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners receive a one-time grant of $10,000. In addition to maintaining at least a 3.2 grade-point average, they must perform with distinction in their sport and be nominated by their institution's faculty athletics representative.
A member of Stanford's 2019 NCAA title squad and four-time Olympic medalist, Ruck is also a four-time NCAA individual champion, 19-time All-American and eight-time Pac-12 champion.
Ruck completed her collegiate career while majoring in human biology and co-terming in Earth systems. Ruck's coursework toward a master's of science could open potential careers in areas such as marine ecology, sustainability and biogeochemistry, with close attention to examining threats to the longevity and adaptability of life on Earth. Ruck also remains focused on making the Canadian Olympic team for Paris 2024.
Honor RollLucy Bell
- Two-time All-American: 200 IM (2023), 400 IM (2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Kira Crage
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Alex Crisera
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Claire Curzan
- NCAA champion: 200 back (1:47.64)
- Seven-time All-American: 100 back (2023), 100 fly (2023), 200 back (2023), 200 free relay (2023), 200 medley relay (2023), 400 free relay (2023), 400 medley relay (2023)
- Five-time Pac-12 Champion: 100 back (2023), 200 back (2023), 200 free relay (2023), 400 medley relay (2023), 400 free relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Women's Freshman of the Year
- All-American: 200 fly (2023)
- Seven-time All-American: 100 free (2023), 100 fly (2023), 200 free relay (2023), 200 IM (2023), 400 free relay (2023), 400 medley relay (2023), 800 free relay (2023)
- Seven-time Pac-12 Champion: 50 free (2023), 100 fly (2023), 100 free), 200 free relay (2023), 400 free relay (2023), 400 medley relay (2023), 800 free relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Women's Swimmer of the Year
- Pac-12 Women's Swimmer of the Meet
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- All-American: 500 free (2023)
- Two-time All-American: 200 fly (2023), 800 free relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Champion: 800 free relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Lucie Nordmann
- Two-time All-American: 100 back (2023), 200 back (2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Samantha Pearson
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Allie Raab
- Two-time All-American: 200 medley relay (2023), 400 medley relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Champion: 400 medley relay (2023)
- CSC Academic All-America first team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Pac-12 Champion: 1,650 free (2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Taylor Ruck
- NCAA champion: 200 free (1:42.36)
- Five-time All-American: 200 free (2023), 200 free relay (2023), 400 free relay (2023), 400 medley relay (2023), 800 free relay (2023)
- Four-time Pac-12 Champion: 200 free (2023), 200 free relay (2023), 400 free relay (2023), 400 medley relay (2023)
- CSC Academic All-America second team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Janelle Rudolph
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- All-American: 400 IM (2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Three-time All-American: 200 free relay (2023), 200 medley relay (2023), 400 free relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Champion: 200 free relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Morgan Tankersley
- All-American: 200 free (2023)
- Pac-12 Champion: 800 free relay (2023)
- CSC Academic All-America first team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Emma Wheal
- All-American: 200 medley relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Two-time All-American: 200 free (2023), 800 free relay (2023)
- Pac-12 Champion: 800 free relay (2023)
Julia Wortman
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll