Lindsay Payne '06 feaured in USA Today

Lindsay Payne, arguably one of the greatest female swimmers in Eph history, has rapidly climbed the charts of late in the 100-meter breaststroke and is now ranked 5th in the USA.

Payne, the 2006 Honda Inspiration Award Winner, for overcoming cancer and contributing to the success of her team was a two-time Swimmer of the Meet at the NCAA Championships and multiple-event All-American and record holder is working diligently on trying to qualify for the U.S. Olympic for the Beijing Olympics.

The U.S. Olympic swimming Trials will be held in June.

Payne's efforts as a cancer survivor in the pool and outside of the pool that give young cancer patients someone to believe in and use as a role model are noted in an article in USA Today (5/29) and is posted online here under the date of May 29, 2008.