Honors
- declared "Honor Citizen" by the Costa Rican Congress in 1996;
- first Latin American woman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal;
- Costa Rican Sportswoman of the Year in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000;
- named Best Latin American Athlete in 1995, 1996, and 1997 by the Agencia Prensa Latina
- named 1997 World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine; and
- was declared Costa Rica's Best Athlete of the Century in 1999.
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