Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2006
The epitome of a student-athlete, Salmeen was a four-year All-American swimmer (1993-94-95-96), a four-year Academic All-American and the first UCLA women's swimmer to capture an NCAA individual title when she won the 200 butterfly in 1996 in 1:55:84. The epitome of a student-athlete, Salmeen was a four-year All-American swimmer (1993-94- 95-96),a four-year Academic All-American and the first UCLA women's swimmer to capture an NCAA individual title when she won the 200 butterfly in 1996 in 1:55:84. During that magical senior campaign in 1996, Salmeen won two Pac-10 titles in 100m and 200m butterfly and was named UCLA Female Athlete of the Year and Alumni Association Outstanding Senior. She also received the NCAA Top VIII Award, presented to only eight NCAA student-athletes annually for excellence in academics and athletics. In addition, Salmeen was a NCAA Women of the Year finalist, received a NCAA post-graduate scholarship and named a Rhodes Scholar (UCLA's 8th student ever and first since 1973). During her Bruin career, she was a two-time team MVP, named the team's hardest worker on three occasions, voted most inspirational twice and graduated with UCLA records in 200 butterfly, 200 free and 500 free. Salmeen went on make the 1996 US Olympic team and captured a gold medal as a member of the 800m freestyle relay team. Individually, she finished 12th in the 200m butterfly in the Olympics. Salmeen graduated from UCLA with honors in chemisty (3.94 GPA) in 1997 and completed her Doctorate of Philosophy degree in biochemistry as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in 2001. She is currently conducting post doctoral research in molecular pharmacology at Stanford University Medical School.
* Accomplishments listed above were at the time of induction.
