Robin Neumann named Pac-12 Women’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Senior Robin Neumann has been named the 2022 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced today.

The award, which is presented in each of the 24 sports the Pac-12 sponsors, was established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.

Neumann, a freestyle swimmer from Amsterdam and a team co-captain for the Golden Bears since 2019, is majoring in Global Studies and holds a cumulative 3.95 grade-point average. The senior ranks among Cal’s all-time top 10 in both the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle. She captured the 2021 Pac-12 title in the 200-yard freestyle in addition to being the runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle, as well as a finalist in the 500-yard freestyle last year.