The Pac-12 Conference named the recipients of the 2015 Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Awards today, as announced by commissioner Larry Scott. CALIFORNIA\u2019s Missy Franklin was named the Women\u2019s Swimmer of the Year, while STANFORD\u2019s Simone Manuel was voted Women\u2019s Swimming Freshman\/Newcomer of the Year and Cal\u2019s Teri McKeever was voted Women\u2019s Swimming Coach of the Year. ARIZONA\u2019s Samantha Pickens was named Women\u2019s Diver of the Year, and UCLA\u2019s Maria Polyakova was voted Women\u2019s Diving Freshman\/Newcomer of the Year while UA\u2019s Omar Ojeda was voted Women\u2019s Diving Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n
WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMER OF THE YEAR<\/strong> \u2013 Missy Franklin, California \u2013 Franklin picks up Swimmer of the Year accolades after helping the Golden Bears to their fourth NCAA Championship in the past seven years. The NCAA Swimmer of the Year set an American record at the national meet in the 200 free, also earning individual titles in the 200 IM and 200 back. She was also a part of the NCAA-champion 200 free and 800 free relay teams. At the Pac-12 Championships, Franklin won the 200 IM, 200 free and 200 back crowns and anchored the 800 free relay to an American record time as Cal won its second-consecutive and fourth-overall Pac-12 crown. She is a 14-time All-American and a CSCAA Scholar All-American.<\/p>\n WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMING FRESHMAN\/NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR<\/strong> \u2013 Simone Manuel, Stanford \u2013 Manuel earns Swimming Freshman\/Newcomer of the Year after winning national titles in the 50 and 100 free, becoming the first Cardinal swimmer to win both events in the same year since 1993. A member of two NCAA winning relay teams, she anchored the 400 free relay which set an American record. A seven-time All-American, she helped Stanford to third place overall at the NCAA Championships and also added two individual titles at the Pac-12 Championships.<\/p>\n WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR<\/strong> \u2013 Teri McKeever, California \u2013 McKeever\u2019s Golden Bears won their fourth NCAA Championship, setting a school record with 513 points en route to the national title. All of Cal\u2019s four titles have come within the past seven years. Nine different Golden Bear swimmers captured at least one race at the meet, either individually or on a relay. McKeever was also named the National Coach of the Year. At the Pac-12 Championships, the Bears picked up 1,629.50 points as Cal swimmers won 12 swimming events, breaking the previous school record of nine set in 2012.<\/p>\n