Allegheny College Athletics

Carolyn Birdsall Padden was a five-time All-American for the swimming and diving programs at Allegheny. As a sophomore in 1993, Birdsall Padden was a finalist in both the one- and three-meter boards at the NCAA Championships hosted by Emory University, placing eighth in the three-meter board and earning the first All-America honor while placing 23^rd on the one-meter board. A year later, as a junior, she placed fourth on both boards at nationals, held at Wesleyan University, giving her three All-America certificates for her career.

As a senior, Birdsall Padden started her championship run by earning NCAC Diver of the Year,  after winning her second consecutive league title on the three-meter board. She went on to take fourth in the one-meter board at the NCAA Championships, hosted by Williams College. Later in the competition she finished as the NCAA Division III runner-up, placing second in the three-meter board.