{"id":508594,"date":"2022-07-14T23:11:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T06:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=508594"},"modified":"2022-07-15T07:23:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:23:37","slug":"lia-thomas-brooke-forde-among-2022-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lia-thomas-brooke-forde-among-2022-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"Lia Thomas, Brooke Forde Among 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees (See Full List)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lia Thomas, Brooke Forde Among 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees<\/strong><\/p>\n

NCAA champion Lia Thomas<\/strong> and American Olympian Brooke Forde<\/strong> were among the nominees for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year, released Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

The duo is among 577 graduating student-athletes in Division I, II and III nominated for the award. Schools nominate their athletes for the award, and conferences select up to two from each school. The preliminary list will be narrowed down to 10 athletes from each division, 30 in total. The Woman of the Year award was created in 1991, honoring \u201cfemale student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in their community, in athletics and in academics throughout their college careers.\u201d This year\u2019s class of nominees coincides with the 50th anniversary of Title IX.<\/p>\n

The 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year will be named at the NCAA Convention in January 2023 in San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n

Among the nominees are 50 aquatic athletes, with 46 swimmers and five water polo players (one, UC San Diego\u2019s Ciara Franke,<\/strong> does both).<\/p>\n

Some of the most notable nominees are:<\/p>\n