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.
Read more about this topic: Claudia Poll
Famous quotes containing the word honors:
“There is a moment when god honors falsehood.”
—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)
“The sire then shook the honors of his head,
And from his brows damps of oblivion shed
Full on the filial dullness:”
—John Dryden (1631–1700)
“Justice shines in very smoky homes, and honors the righteous; but the gold-spangled mansions where the hands are unclean she leaves with eyes averted.”
—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)