By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
The Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards have named four finalists for the 2026 Honda Sport Award for swimming & diving.
Teammates Lucy Bell and Torri Huske from Stanford, Virginia’s Claire Curzan, and South Carolina diver Sophie Verzyl are the four finalists. All four won NCAA titles two weeks ago in Atlanta.
Curzan is the only member of this list who has been nominated before.
The winner of the swimming & diving award will be stacked against the winners in 11 other sports (soccer, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, gymnastics, basketball, lacrosse, softball, golf, tennis, and track & field) to determine the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the winner of the Honda Cup.
Swimmer Gretchen Walsh won the Honda Cup last year. Swimmers have won the award nine times, with a list of names that includes Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Missy Franklin, Tara Kirk, Cristina Teuscher, Mary T. Meagher, Jill Sterkel, and Tracy Caulkins (twice).
Only basketball players have won the award more often (18 times).
Bios Courtesy The Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards
Bell, a senior from Fort Collins, Colorado, is a two-time NCAA Champion in the 200 breast and captured the 200 IM championship at the 2026 NCAA Championships. She is a 12-time All-American who holds the school record in the 200 breast. She also won two ACC titles this season, including a meet-record performance in the 400 IM, while helping Stanford to an NCAA runner-up finish. Huske, a redshirt senior from Arlington, Virginia, was named 2026 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year after winning three individual NCAA titles. A five-time national champion and 28-time All-American, she is also a two-time Olympian and six-time Olympic medalist. Curzan, a junior from Cary, North Carolina, is a 13-time NCAA Champion and 21-time All-American, including six titles at the 2026 NCAA Championships. She led Virginia to its sixth straight national title and is an Olympic silver medalist and multi-time World Championship medalist. Verzyl, a senior from Columbia, South Carolina, is the 2026 CSCAA Diver of the Year and the first in program history. She won the NCAA 3-meter title, finished runner-up in the 1-meter, and swept the springboard events at the SEC Championships.PAST HONDA SPORT AWARD WINNERS FOR SWIMMING & DIVING
2024-25 Gretchen Walsh, University of Virginia 2023-24 Gretchen Walsh, University of Virginia 2022-23 Kate Douglass, University of Virginia 2021-22 Kate Douglass, University of Virginia 2020-21 Sarah Bacon, University of Minnesota 2019-20 Abbey Weitzeil, University of California 2018-19 Lilly King, Indiana University 2017-18 Simone Manuel, Stanford University 2016-17 Katie Ledecky, Stanford University 2015-16 Kelsi Worrell, University of Louisville 2014-15 Missy Franklin, University of California 2013-14 Felicia Lee, Stanford University 2012-13 Allison Schmitt, University of Georgia 2011-12 Caitlin Leverenz, University of California 2010-11 Katinka Hosszu, University of Southern California 2009-10 Julia Smit, Stanford University 2008-09 Dana Vollmer, University of California 2007-08 Caroline Burckle, University of Florida 2006-07 Kara Lynn Joyce, University of Georgia 2005-06 Mary DeScenza, University of Georgia 2004-05 Kirsty Coventry, Auburn University 2003-04 Tara Kirk, Stanford University 2002-03 Natalie Coughlin, University of California 2001-02 Natalie Coughlin, University of California 2000-01 Misty Hyman, Stanford University 1999-00 Cristina Teuscher, Columbia University 1998-99 Martina Moravcova, Southern Methodist University 1997-98 Misty Hyman, Stanford University 1996-97 Kristine Quance, University of Southern California 1995-96 Kristine Quance, University of Southern California 1994-95 Jenny Thompson, Stanford University 1993-94 Nicole Haislett, University of Florida 1992-93 Janel Jorgensen, Stanford University 1991-92 Summer Sanders, Stanford University 1990-91 Leigh Ann Fetter, University of Texas 1989-90 Janet Evans, Stanford University 1988-89 Jenna Johnson, Stanford University 1987-88 Betsy Mitchell, University of Texas 1986-87 Mary T. Meagher, University of California 1985-86 Jenna Johnson, Stanford University 1984-85 Mary T. Meagher, University of California 1983-84 Tracy Caulkins, University of Florida 1982-83 Tracy Caulkins, University of Florida 1981-82 Tracy Caulkins, University of Florida 1980-81 Jill Sterkel, University of Texas 1979-80 Jill Sterkel, University of Texas 1978-79 Joan Pennington, University of Texas 1977-78 Renee Laravie, University of Florida 1976-77 Melissa Belote, Arizona State UniversityBreak
Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Winners (Honda Cup) Roster Name School Sport Class Gretchen Walsh Virginia Swimming & Diving 2025 Caitlin Clark Iowa Basketball 2024 Caitlin Clark Iowa Basketball 2023 Aliyah Boston South Carolina Basketball 2022 Rachel Garcia UCLA Softball 2021 Rachel Garcia UCLA Softball 2019 Simone Manuel Stanford Swimming & Diving 2018 Katie Ledecky Stanford Swimming & Diving 2017 Breanna Stewart Connecticut Basketball 2016 Missy Franklin California Swimming & Diving 2015 Kim Jacob Alabama Gymnastics 2014 Keilani Ricketts Oklahoma Softball 2013 Brittney Griner Baylor Basketball 2012 Maya Moore Connecticut Basketball 2011, 2010 (tie) Megan Hodge Penn State Volleyball 2010 (tie) Courtney Kupets Georgia Gymnastics 2009 Candace Parker Tennessee Basketball 2008 Sarah Pavan Nebraska Volleyball 2007 Christine Sinclair Portland Soccer 2006 Ogonna Nnamani Stanford Volleyball 2005 Tara Kirk Stanford Swimming & Diving 2004 Natasha Watley UCLA Softball 2003 Angela Williams USC Track & Field 2002 Jackie Stiles Southwest Missouri State Basketball 2001 Cristina Teuscher Columbia Swimming & Diving 2000 Misty May Long Beach State Volleyball 1999 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee Basketball 1998 Cindy Daws Notre Dame Soccer 1997 Jennifer Rizzotti Connecticut Basketball 1996 Rebecca Lobo Connecticut Basketball 1995 Mia Hamm North Carolina Soccer 1994 Lisa Fernandez UCLA Softball 1993 Missy Marlowe Utah Gymnastics 1992 Dawn Staley Virginia Basketball 1991 Suzy Favor Wisconsin Track & Field 1990 Vicki Huber Villanova Track & Field 1989 Teresa Weatherspoon Louisiana Tech Basketball 1988 Mary T. Meagher California Swimming & Diving 1987 Kamie Ethridge Texas Basketball 1986 Jackie Joyner UCLA Track & Field 1985 Cheryl Miller USC Basketball 1984 (tie) Deitre Collins Hawaii Volleyball 1983 Tracy Caulkins Florida Swimming & Diving 1982, 1984 (tie) Jill Sterkel Texas Swimming & Diving 1981 Julie Shea N.C. State Track & Field 1980 Nancy Lieberman Old Dominion Basketball 1979 Ann Meyers UCLA Basketball 1978 Lucy Harris Delta State Basketball 1977Read the full story on SwimSwam: Curzan, Bell, Huske, and Verzyl Nominated for Collegiate Women’s Sports Award for Swim & Dive
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