Looking Back...Sue Walsh Found Swimming Success at North Carolina

Posted Feb 16, 2007

This week's ACC swimming and diving championships will probably produce a star or two but it's highly unlikely that anyone will shine as brightly as Sue Walsh did a quarter of a century ago at UNC. She ended her collegiate career with five NCAA titles and 27 All-America designations. Walsh was named one of the ACC's top fifty female athletes and is a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. (The ACC)

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