To commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, UVA Today is highlighting stories that show some of the many ways that this momentous event intersects with the UVA community.
Just a few months after leading the UVA women’s swimming team to its first NCAA championship, Paige Madden won an Olympic silver medal as part of the United States’ 4x200 freestyle relay team.
Also in this roundup: WTJU takes three national awards, a heart doc is a great mentor, and a professor’s paper on international law enforcement wins an award before he even joins the faculty.
Competing Sunday, incoming UVA swimmer Emma Weyant won a silver medal in the 400 individual medley, marking the highest individual finish by a Cavalier women's swimmer in Olympic history.
UVA has more former players on NBA rosters than the vast majority of other college basketball programs, and could add as many as three more in Thursday night’s NBA Draft.