Lissa McGrath Millett ’83 Chosen for CSCAA Division III Hall of Fame

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Bowdoin College alumna Lissa McGrath Millett ’83 has been chosen for induction into the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division III Hall of Fame in 2026.
 
The CSCAA Hall of Fame honors the distinctive achievements and lasting contributions of NCAA Division III swimmers, divers, and coaches. Millett can be inducted on May 4, 2026, at Joe’s Live in Rosemont throughout the CSCAA Annual Awards Celebration, hosted on the Loews Chicago.
 
Millett is essentially the most completed swimmer in Bowdoin historical past. A 19-time All-American throughout 9 occasions and the daughter of Bob McGrath ’52—Bowdoin’s second All-American swimmer—she captured 11 New England titles and three nationwide championships, and held 20 Bowdoin information upon commencement. Several of her marks stood for greater than twenty years, together with the 100 freestyle, 100 IM, 200 IM, and 400 IM. Her senior season (1982–83) was notably extraordinary.
 
In 1982–83, Millett received each race she entered, totaling 29 consecutive victories and 5 New England titles. She dominated the person medley, claiming all three of her nationwide championships in IM occasions. At the 1983 New England Championships, she obtained the Kay Fromer Award for many profession factors. She additionally performed a key position in elevating Bowdoin’s ladies’s program; the staff’s 8–1 report in 1983 was the perfect in its historical past to that time.
 
In recognition of her achievements, Millett was inducted into the Bowdoin Athletic Hall of Honor in 2003.