Kara Lynn Joyce

American swimmer

Kara Lynn Joyce (born October 25, 1985), is an American former compe*ion swimmer and four-time Olympic silver medalist. She competed as a member of the United States Olympic Team at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

1 Early years
2 College career
3 International career
- 3.1 2004 Athens Summer Olympics
- 3.2 2005 World Aquatics Championships
- 3.3 2007 World Aquatics Championships
- 3.4 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
- 3.5 2012 Summer Olympics
4 LEAD Sports Summit
5 LEAD Sports Academy
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Early years

Joyce was born in Brooklyn, New York. She split her high school years between Irondequoit, New York at Eastridge High School, Webster, New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the family relocated to in 2001. It was in Ann Arbor that Joyce began training with Club Wolverine under Jon Urbanchek. Joyce also chose to compete for her high school team, the Ann Arbor Pioneers. In her senior year of high school, she set five Michigan high school state records, four of which were national high school records at the time. (Her state records are in the 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle as well as the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays. While only able to swim a total of four events, Joyce set the 50-yard freestyle record by leading-off the 200-yard freestyle relay.)

In total, Joyce broke five national high school records.

College career

Joyce attended the University of Georgia (UGA), where she swam for coach Jack Bauerle's Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic *ociation (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) compe*ion from 2004 to 2007. During her first year, Joyce won two individual NCAA championships (50-meter and 100-meter freestyle, short course), and helped Georgia to its third consecutive national runner-up finish. As a sop*re, she along with junior Mary DeScenza led Georgia to its first NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship in four years and defended her individual *les in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, as well as adding a fourth place in the 200-yard freestyle. Joyce was also a key swimmer on four of Georgia's five NCAA Championship relays. En route to their victory, the Bulldogs became the first team in NCAA swimming history to win all five relays.

During the 2006 NCAA Championships, contested at UGA's Gabrielsen Natatorium, Joyce led the Bulldogs to a second-place finish with five NCAA *les and Swimmer of the Year honors. On the first day of the meet, she broke the American record in the 50-yard freestyle, previously held by former Bulldog Maritza Correia. Joyce defended her 100-yard freestyle *le and added to that with a win in the 200-yard freestyle. By winning all three, she became the first swimmer in the 25-year history of the Women's NCAA Championships to win the 50-yard, 100-yard, and 200-yard freestyle events.

Joyce earned All-American honors three consecutive years. She was the recipient of the 2006–07 Honda Sports Award for Swimming and Diving, recognizing her as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year.

International career

2004 Athens Summer Olympics

See also: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Joyce earned a pair of silver medals as a member of the 4×100-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter medley relays. In her individual events, Joyce finished fifth in both the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle races.

2005 World Aquatics Championships

At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, Joyce received a bronze medal competing in 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

2007 World Aquatics Championships

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Joyce once again earned a pair of silver medals as a member of the 4×100-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter medley relays. In her individual event, Joyce finished sixth in the 50-meter freestyle.

2012 Summer Olympics

See also: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the qualifying meet for the U.S. Olympic team, Joyce qualified for her third Olympics by finishing second in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 24.73 seconds. Additionally, she placed 18th in the heats of the 100-meter freestyle.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Joyce posted a time 25.28 seconds in Heat 8 of the 50-meter freestyle, forcing her into a swim-off with two other compe*ors for the sixteenth and final spot in the 50-meter semi-finals. Spurred on by the home crowd, British compe*or Amy Smith won the swimoff with a time of 24.82, ending Joyce's participation in the event.

LEAD Sports Summit

Founded in 2016, The LEAD Sports Summit is a yearly summit that connects young female athletes with Olympic champions and experts through an all-inclusive, 4-day event. Girls learn from speakers and experts through both large keynotes and smaller breakout sessions. Throughout the weekend, girls also engage in hands-on leadership activities, group discussions, and reflection exercises. Each participant is part of a Team Leader group - Team Leaders are the women who serve as the “point person” for the girls during the Summit.

Past speakers include: Elizabeth Beisel, Missy Franklin, McKenzie Coan, Maya Dirado, Dr. Megan Cannon, Christen Shefchunas, Toni Armstrong, Jen Brunelli, Madisyn Cox, Eva Fabian, Natalie Hinds, Alicia Kendig Gl*, Katie Meili, Lia Neal, and Hali Flickinger.

Locations:

2017 - Texas
2018 - Atlanta, Georgia
2019 - Atlanta, Georgia
2020 - Denver, Colorado
2021 - Denver, Colorado

LEAD Sports Academy

Created in the fall of 2018 and launched in 2020 during the pandemic, The Lead Sports Academy offers in-depth courses taught by experts in Confidence, Leadership, Sport Psychology, and more. In addition to the courses, the Academy will also offer a membership, where course experts will lead interactive, 8-week sessions through individual courses. At the conclusion of each 8 week course, experts will continue to provide exclusive course materials, discussion boards, monthly Q&As, and special guest speaker workshops for members.

The Confidence Course - the flagship course with Coach Christen Shefchunas, launched on May 25, 2020.
The Leadership Course - with Toni Armstrong, launched on August 23, 2020.
The Sport Psychology Course - with Dr. Megan Cannon, will launch in November 2020.

References

External links

Kara Lynn Joyce at USA Swimming
Kara Lynn Joyce at FINA
Kara Lynn Joyce at TeamUSA.org
Kara Lynn Joyce at Olympics.com
Kara Lynn Joyce at Olympedia
Kara Lynn Joyce – University of Georgia athlete profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-11-19)
Kara Lynn Joyce – Video interview and profile at USASwimming.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-07-11)

Honda Cup

1976: Harris
1978: Meyers
1979: Lieberman
1980: Shea
1981: Sterkel
1982: Caulkins
1983: De. Collins
1984: Caulkins & C. Miller
1985: Joyner
1986: Ethridge
1987: Meagher
1988: Weatherspoon
1989: Huber
1990: Favor
1991: Staley
1992: Marlowe
1993: L. Fernandez
1994: Hamm
1995: Lobo
1996: Rizzotti
1997: Daws
1998: Holdsclaw
1999: May
2000: Teuscher
2001: Stiles
2002: A. Williams
2003: Watley
2004: Kirk
2005: Nnamani
2006: Sinclair
2007: Pavan
2008: Parker
2009: Kupets
2010: Hodge & Moore
2011: Moore
2012: Griner
2013: Ricketts
2014: Jacob
2015: Franklin
2016: B. Stewart
2017: Ledecky
2018: Manuel
2019: Garcia
2020: No award
2021: Garcia

Inspiration

1988: Roethlisberger
1989: Jacobs
1990: Robertson
1991: T. Nichols
1992: Stepp
1993: Mead
1994: H. Scott
1995: A. Johnson
1996: Carson
1998: H. Anderson
1999: J. Jones
2000: Olson
2001: Berner
2002: Koetsier
2003: McPherson
2004: Gunn
2005: Kroon
2006: Payne
2007: Kohut
2008: Knight
2009: Hester
2010: Cobb
2011: Breland
2012: Delle Donne
2013: Mingo
2014: Gilliland
2015: McGee-Stafford
2016: Fogle
2017: N. Stafford
2018: Cunningham
2019: Fessler
2020: No award
2021: O'Neal

Div II

1988: Brinton
1989: Cobbs
1990: Hardy
1991: Saunders
1992: Hand
1993: C. Allen
1994: Metro
1995: Coetzee
1996: Clarkson
1997: Morlock
1998: Penner
1999: Almazan
2000: Even
2001: Martin
2002: N. Duncan
2003: Gregg
2004: Gomez
2005: Lewallen
2006: Erb
2007: Hanavan
2008: Braegelmann
2009: Erb
2010: McNamara
2011: Macy
2012: Daugherty
2013: Daugherty
2014: Battista
2015: Dickinson
2016: Oren
2017: Muscaro
2018: Kurgat
2019: Reiss
2020: No award

Div III

1988: Beachy
1989: Prineas
1990: Grierson
1991: Gilbert
1992: K. Oden
1993: Carter
1994: Ainsworth
1995: Albers
1996: Swan
1997: Ta. Johnson
1998: Speckman
1999: Schade
2000: Fischer
2001: Rogers
2002: Bergofsky
2003: Hysell
2004: M. Gordon
2005: Buttry
2006: Silva
2007: Bondi
2008: Zerzan
2009: Huston
2010: Borner
2011: Stern
2012: Hagensen
2013: Fournier
2014: Cazzolla
2015: Fournier
2016: Moss
2017: Crist
2018: Chong
2019: Temple
2020: No award

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