NOVA Hall of Fame

We take great pride in our swimmers who have gone on to National and Olympic careers in the sport of competitive swimming.
 

Aaron Peirsol - USA

• 2000 Olympics
  • Silver Medal - 200m Backstroke
• 2004 Olympics
  • Gold Medal - 200m Backstroke
  • Gold Medal - 100m Backstroke
  • Gold Medal - 4x100m Medley Relay
• 2008 Olympics
  • Gold Medal - 4x100m Medley Relay
  • Gold Medal - 100m Backstroke
  • Silver Medal - 200m Backstroke
• World Record Holder 200m and 100m Backstroke races

Amanda Beard - USA

• 1996 Olympics
  • Silver Medalist - 200m Breaststroke
  • Silver Medalist - 100m Breaststroke
  • Gold Medalist - 4x100 Medley Relay
• 2000 Olympics
  • Bronze Medalist - 200m Breastroke

Jason Lezak - USA

• 2000 Olympics
  • Gold Medal - 4x100 Medley Relay
  • Silver Medal - 4x100 Freestyle Relay
• 2004 Olympics
  • Gold Medal - 4x100m Medley Relay
  • Bronze Medal - 4x100 Freestyle Relay
• 2008 Olympics
  • Gold Medal - 400m Medley Relay
  • Gold Medal - 400m Freestyle Relay
  • Bronze Medal - 50m Freestyle
• 2012 Olympics
  • Silver Medal - 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• World Record Holder

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 400m Free Relay

Colleen Lanne - USA

• 2004 Olympic Games
  • Silver Medal - 400m Freestyle Relay

Derya Buyukuncu - Turkey

• 1996 Olympic Games
• 2000 Olympic Games
• 2004 Olympic Games
• 2008 Olympic Games

Stacianna Stitts (Winfield)

• 2000 Olympic Games
  • Gold Medal 400m Medley Relay

Mike (Milorad) Cavic - Serbia

• 2004 Olympic Games
• 2008 Olympic Games
  • Silver Medalist - 100m Butterfly - placed second to Michael Phelps by 0.01 seconds

Jessica Hardy - USA

• 2005 World LC Championships
  • Silver Medalist - 100m Breaststroke - World & American Record
• 2007 World SC Championships
  • Gold Medal 50m Breaststroke

Flip Darr - USA

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

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
• Courtney Mykkanen National Junior Team 2013
• Andrew Koustik National Junior Team 2017