A cornerstone of Stanford’s run of three consecutive NCAA titles from 2017-19 is coming again to The Farm, as Kim Williams ’19 returns as the most recent addition to the Cardinal teaching employees, introduced by head coach Greg Meehan on Thursday.
It’s an thrilling day for our program to announce Kim Williams as our new assistant coach” stated Meehan, Stanford’s Paul A. Violich Director of Girls’s Swimming. “Kim is a rising star within the teaching career, has in depth institutional data of Stanford and is somebody Katie Robinson and I do know and belief. It simply feels proper having Kim again on The Farm.”
Embellished in her profession as a student-athlete for Stanford, Williams led Stanford to 3 consecutive NCAA and Pac-12 Championships from 2017-19, together with being named staff captain of the 2019 title-winning squad. Individually, Williams was a member of two nationwide championship 400 medley relay groups and received one other NCAA title within the 200 medley relay, garnering a complete of six NCAA All-America honors in her profession.
A four-time CSCAA Scholar All-American and three-time Pac-12 All-Tutorial honoree, Williams collected three profession Pac-12 titles and nonetheless holds Stanford Prime-10 instances in three occasions, together with program information in each the 200 and 400 medley relays.
Now, Williams joins the Cardinal employees after one season with California the place she helped lead the Golden Bears to their sixth Pac-12 title in program historical past. Previous to her time in Berkeley, Williams spent a season as a volunteer assistant at Northwestern below the tutelage of present Stanford affiliate head coach Katie Robinson.
“I’m ecstatic to be returning to The Farm, this time as a coach,” Williams stated. I’d prefer to thank Greg Meehan for the immense privilege to hitch the Stanford Swimming & Diving employees. When he supplied me the place, he stated to me “it’s time to return dwelling” and that might not have resonated with me extra. Greg is undoubtedly among the best coaches within the nation and extra importantly among the best individuals I do know. I can’t wait to work alongside him and reunite with Katie Robinson as nicely. The Cardinal girls have a particular place in my coronary heart and I’m past excited to embark on this journey with these girls. Feels so good to say…Go Card!”
A local of Bellevue, Washington, Williams accomplished her bachelor’s diploma in psychology with a minor in political science.
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