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Maggie Bowen

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Swimming

Maggie Bowen Mississippi Hall of Fame Inductee

Maggie Bowen Stats, Bio

Born: April 9, 1980

Hometown: Jackson, MS

Year Induction: 2022

High School

Jackson Prep, Jackson, MS, 1996 to 1999

  • US Senior Nationals, 1994
    • Swam with sister Mimi for Sunkist Swim team, Jackson, MS

College

Auburn Tigers Swimming Team, Auburn, Alabama, 1999 to 2003

  • Named NCAA All-American 21 times
  • 9-time NCAA champion with 6 individual & 3 relay titles
  • 16-time SEC Champion with 9 individual & 7 relay titles
  • Named SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Year three times in 2003, 2002, 2001
  • Led team in 2001, 2002, & 2003 NCAA Women’s Swimming Championships individual titles with back-to-back team championships in 2002 & 2003, first in program history in 2002
  • Served as team captain of Auburn’s NCAA team champions in 2002 & 2003
  • Received Auburn Swimming & Diving Award in 2001, 2002, & 2003
  • Led team to 2003 SEC Women’s Swimming Championship
  • 1st place in 200 yard individual medley, 2003 NCAA meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard individual medley, 2003 NCAA meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard freestyle relay, 2003 NCAA meet
  • 1st place in 800 yard freestyle relay, 2003 NCAA meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard medley relay, 2003 NCAA meet
  • 1st place in 100 yard breaststroke, 2003 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 200 yard individual medley, 2003 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard individual medley, 2003 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 200 yard freestyle relay, 2003 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard freestyle relay, 2003 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 800 yard freestyle relay, 2003 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard medley relay, 2003 SEC meet
  • Silver medal, 400 meter individual medley, 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Yokohama, Japan
  • Bronze medal, 200 meter individual medley, 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Yokohama, Japan
  • 1st place in 200 yard individual medley, 2002 NCAA meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard individual medley, 2002 NCAA meet
  • Set two American records in NCAA meet events
  • 1st place in 200 yard individual medley, 2002 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard individual medley, 2002 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard medley relay, 2002 SEC meet
  • Named Mississippi Amateur Athlete of the Year by the Jackson Touchdown Club, 2002
  • Named Jackson Clarion Ledger Sports Person of the Year, 2001
  • Gold medal, 200 meter individual medley, Fina World Swimming Championships, Fukoka, Japan, 2001—became Auburn swimming’s first female world champion, became the Sunkist Swim team first ever world champion
  • Silver medal, 400 meter individual medley, Fina World Swimming Championships, Fukoka, Japan, 2001
  • 1st place in 200 yard individual medley, 2001 NCAA meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard individual medley, 2001 NCAA meet
  • 1st place in 200 yard butterfly, 2001 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 200 yard individual medley, 2001 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard individual medley, 2001 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 200 yard medley relay, 2001 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard medley relay, 2001 SEC meet
  • 1st place in 400 yard individual medley, 2000 SEC meet
  • Narrowly missed qualifying for the Olympics by finishing 3rd in 200 meter medley in U.S. Trials
  • Silver medal, 400 meter individual medley, 1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada
  • Silver medal, 200 meter individual medley, 1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada
  • Gold medal, 200 meter individual medley, 1998 Spring United States Swimming Championships
  • As of 2018, remains in top 10 Auburn Women’s All-time performers in 500 yard freestyle (no. 10); 1000 yard freestyle (no. 5); 1650 yard freestyle (no. 4); 200 yard butterfly (no. 5); 200 yard breaststroke (no. 3); 200 yard individual medley (no. 1); & 400 yard individual medley (no. 2)

Accomplishments

  • Inducted into the Auburn Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame, 2013
  • Selected as member of 2018 Class of Women’s Legends, 2018
    • Recognized at Women’s Basketball Tournament, Nashville, TN

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