Mallory Comerford Wins Athlete of the Year at Louisville WISH Awards

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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

After an incredible year of success including five gold medals at the 2017 World Championships and an individual NCAA title in the 200 freestyle, Louisville’s Mallory Comerford picked up another accolade on Sept. 25 at the City of Louisville’s Women In Sports Honors.

Produced by the Louisville Women’s Sports Network, the event is held to honor female athletes and contributors to women’s sports.

The organization’s main initiative with the Awards, as featured on their website, is:

“Forty percent of all athletic participants are female, yet only 4% of sports media coverage is dedicated to women’s athletics. So we’re changing the game! Join us at WISH as we continue to promote our #40and4 awareness campaign in an effort to cover and celebrate our city’s most talented and deserving female athletes.”

And the guest of honor Monday night was none other than Comerford. She was awarded WISH’s Athlete of the Year as a result of her outstanding performances in the pool.

Louisville Head Coach Arthur Albiero, had a different form of praise for the Cardinal: “You have to understand that Mallory is a student of the sport and has done a great job utilizing her resources from detailed race analysis to nutrition, massage therapy and recovery protocols,” Albiero told the Detriot Free Press.

“We strive to empower each of our swimmers to have a growth mind-set where they are always learning and growing. We create the environment, but Mallory’s competitiveness is really her driving force.”

This devotion to success and competitive spirit made Comerford a national headline when she tied Katie Ledecky for the 200 freestyle title at NCAAs.

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“I respect her so much,” Comerford said. “She has changed the sport of women’s swimming.”

And speaking of NCAA Champions, teammate Kelsi Worrell won the same award at both the first and second annual WISH Honors. She expressed her pride in Comerford via her social media handles:

The two share a special connection as Louisville National Champions. This relationship was only strengthened this summer when they made up half of the USA’s World Champion 400 freestyle relay.

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Photo Courtesy: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

This marks three-straight WISH Athlete of the Year Awards for Louisville Swimming & Diving, proving the impact their team has made on the city of Louisville, the women of Louisville and women everywhere.

Wave3 News and the Detroit Free Press contributed to this report.

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Thomas A. Small
6 years ago

Congratulations

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