• Three-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time medalist
• Winner of the Kiputh Award, given to the nation’s best all-around swimming
• Member of 12 Halls of Fame, including the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame; the International Swimming Hall of Fame; the International Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame; the National Consortium for Academics and Sports Hall of Fame
• Sports Illustrated ranked her as Florida’s 13th greatest athlete overall of the 20th Century
• 12-year Career as a Professor of Law
• Civil Rights Lawyer
