NOVAQUATICS

HALL OF FAME

Olympic & World Championships 

Aaron Peirsol- USA

2000 Olympic Games

   *Silver Medal 200 mtr backstroke

2004 Olympic Games 

   *Gold Medal 100 mtr Backstroke; Gold Medal 200 mtr Backstroke,

     Gold Medal 400 mtr Med Relay

2008 Olympic Games 

   *Gold Medal 100 mtr Backstroke; Silver Medal 200 mtr Backstroke,

     Gold Medal 400 mtr Med Relay

 Current World Record Holder in the 100 mtr Backstroke

Amanda Beard - USA

1996 Olympics Games

   *Silver Medal 100 mtr Breastroke, Silver Medal 200 mtr Breaststroke,

      Gold Medal 400 Med Relay

2000 Olympics Games

   *Bronze Medal 200 mtr Breaststroke

2004 Olympic Games

                                *Gold Medal 200 mtr Breaststroke; Silver medalist 200 mtr IM

2008 Olympic Games

   *Member 2008 USA Olympic Team

Jason Lezak - USA

 2004 Olympic Games 

    *Gold Medal 400 Med mtr Medley Relay; Bronze Medal 400 mtr

      Free Relay

2000 Olympic Games

    *Gold Medal 400 mtr Med Relay, Bronze Medal 400 mtr Free Relay

 2008 Olympic Games 

    *Gold Medal 400 mtr Free Relay; Bronze Medal 100 mtr Freestyle

     *One of Jason’s most memerable swims came as a member of the 2008 USA Olympic

       team when he anchored the 4x100 freestyle relay in Bejing, with the fastest relay split in

       history to chase down the French team and bring home a Gold medal for the U.S. by .07

       of a second.

Gabrielle Rose - USA 

2000 Olympics

Finalist 200 IM

1996 Olympics (Brazil)

Lenny Krayzelburg - USA 

2000 Olympic Games

     *Gold Medal 100 mtr Backstroke,  Gold Medal 200 mtr Backstroke,  

       Gold Medal 400 mtr Medley Relay

2004 Olympic Games

         Gold Medal 400 mtr Medley Relay

John Mykkanen - USA 

1984 Olympics

First NOVA Olympian

Silver Medalist - 400 meter Free

American Record - 800 meter Free

Gabe Woodward - USA 

2004 Olympics

     *Bronze medal 400 mtr Free Relay

Colleen Lanne - USA 

2004 Olympic Games

     *Silver Medal 400 mtr Free Relay

Derya Buyukuncu - Turkey

1996 Olympic Games

2000 Olympic Games

2004 Olympic Games

2008 Olympic Games

Stacianna Stitts (Winfield)

2000 Olympic Games

     *Gold Medal 400 mtr Med Relay

Mike (Milorad) Cavic - Serbia

2004 Olympic Games

2008 Olympic Games

     Silver Medalist - 100 mtr Butterfly - lost to Michael Phelps by 0.01 seconds

Jessica Hardy - USA

2005 World LC Championships

Silver Medalist - 100 mtr Breaststroke - World & American Record

2007 World SC Championships

Gold Medal 50 mtr Breaststroke

  Flip Darr - USA

     Founding Head Coach Irvine NOVA. Placed swimmers on the ’68, ’72, ’76 and ’84 USA Olympic Team including John Mykkanen

http://www.ishof.org/honorees/2006/Flip_Darr.htm

USA National Team Members 

Diana MacManus      2002 World Championship Team; 2003 Pan Am Games

Sean Moore              1996 National Junior Team

Tom Shields             2008 National Junior Team

Courtney Cashion      2000 National Junior Team

Hayley Peirsol           2002 World Championship Team; 2006 Pan Pac team

Dave Denniston         2002 World Championship Team

Kicker Vencill           2001 World University Games Team

Steve West               1999 Pan American Games Team

Keri Hehn                 2007 Pan American Games Team

Tara Thomas            2005 National Junior Team

Bethany Goodwin     2003 Pan American Games Team