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Tiffany Cohen

Induction:
2009
Class:
1988

A two-time NCAA individual champion and nine-time All-American, Cohen was one of the top distance freestyle swimmers in UT history. As a freshman in 1984-85, she won the NCAA individual title in both the 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle events while leading the Longhorns to the NCAA team championship. Cohen earned seven additional All-America honors during her sophomore and junior seasons, and Texas claimed NCAA team titles in each of those seasons. A shoulder injury forced Cohen to retire from swimming just prior to her senior year at Texas. Prior to enrolling at Texas, she proved to be a dominant swimmer on the national and international arena. Cohen captured U.S. national championships in the 500-meter, 1,000-meter and 1,650-meter freestyle events in 1982 and won the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1982 FINA World Championships. She won gold in the 400-meter freestyle and 800m freestyle events at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela and was selected that year as Swimming World Magazine’s American Swimmer of the Year. Her international career was highlighted by winning gold medals in the 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle events in Olympic-record times at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Cohen earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1992 from San Diego State University and currently resides in Davie, Fla.

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