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USC's John Naber (blue) seen speaking with the USC men's and women's swimming program during his return to campus for the alumni relays event on October 30, 2021.
USC Swimming Legend John Naber Named Pac-12 Hall of Honor Inductee
March 07, 2022 | Men's Swimming & Diving
The Pac-12 Conference announced today (March 7) the 2022 class to be inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, the Conference's most prestigious recognition of the greatest on and off-field contributors to Pac-12 Athletics, with USC swimming legend John Naber being honored as an inductee.
Formal induction will take place on Friday, March 11 during a private ceremony prior to the semifinals of the 2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament, presented by New York Life. Following induction, the class will be honored during a special halftime ceremony of the day's first semifinal matchup at T-Mobile Arena.
Tickets for the 2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament are available at Pac-12.com/tickets.
The 2022 Hall of Honor class will be the 20th since its creation in 2002, and the fourth to feature legendary figures from an array of sports after the Pac-12 expanded the field to be inclusive of the broad-based athletics success across the Conference of Champions® history. Following a hiatus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 class returns the annual recognition as a new inductee from each Pac-12 university is welcome into the Hall of Honor.
Joining Naber on the prestigious 2022 list will be Tanya Hughes (Arizona), Curley Culp (Arizona State), Layshia Clarendon (California), Jenny Simpson (Colorado), English Gardner (Oregon), Steven Jackson (Oregon State), Tony Azevedo (Stanford), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA), Tom Chambers (Utah), Tina Frimpong Ellertson (Washington) and Drew Bledsoe (Washington State).
"The Pac-12 is honored to recognize the accomplishments of 12 incredible women and men who represent the very best of the Conference of Champions, on and off the fields of play," said Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff. "From Olympic gold medalists to Super Bowl champions to NBA All-Stars to WNBA veterans to, of course, collegiate champions, our honorees continue a showcase of our league's rich tradition of champions."
ABOUT NABER:
The most decorated swimmer in USC history, John Naber captured 10 individual NCAA titles during his collegiate career, the second-most in collegiate history, while also leading the Trojans to four-straight NCAA team titles. Equally strong in the classroom as the pool, Naber was a NCAA Today's Top Five recipient in 1978 and a NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recipient in 2002. On the international stage, Naber was the most decorated athlete for Team USA at the 1976 Olympics with four gold medals and one silver, setting four world records in the process. The following year, he won the Sullivan Award as America's Top Amateur Athlete and later served as a flag bearer during the 1984 Olympic games.
Formal induction will take place on Friday, March 11 during a private ceremony prior to the semifinals of the 2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament, presented by New York Life. Following induction, the class will be honored during a special halftime ceremony of the day's first semifinal matchup at T-Mobile Arena.
Tickets for the 2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament are available at Pac-12.com/tickets.
The 2022 Hall of Honor class will be the 20th since its creation in 2002, and the fourth to feature legendary figures from an array of sports after the Pac-12 expanded the field to be inclusive of the broad-based athletics success across the Conference of Champions® history. Following a hiatus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 class returns the annual recognition as a new inductee from each Pac-12 university is welcome into the Hall of Honor.
Joining Naber on the prestigious 2022 list will be Tanya Hughes (Arizona), Curley Culp (Arizona State), Layshia Clarendon (California), Jenny Simpson (Colorado), English Gardner (Oregon), Steven Jackson (Oregon State), Tony Azevedo (Stanford), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA), Tom Chambers (Utah), Tina Frimpong Ellertson (Washington) and Drew Bledsoe (Washington State).
"The Pac-12 is honored to recognize the accomplishments of 12 incredible women and men who represent the very best of the Conference of Champions, on and off the fields of play," said Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff. "From Olympic gold medalists to Super Bowl champions to NBA All-Stars to WNBA veterans to, of course, collegiate champions, our honorees continue a showcase of our league's rich tradition of champions."
ABOUT NABER:
The most decorated swimmer in USC history, John Naber captured 10 individual NCAA titles during his collegiate career, the second-most in collegiate history, while also leading the Trojans to four-straight NCAA team titles. Equally strong in the classroom as the pool, Naber was a NCAA Today's Top Five recipient in 1978 and a NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recipient in 2002. On the international stage, Naber was the most decorated athlete for Team USA at the 1976 Olympics with four gold medals and one silver, setting four world records in the process. The following year, he won the Sullivan Award as America's Top Amateur Athlete and later served as a flag bearer during the 1984 Olympic games.
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