Smith Athletics Hall of Fame
Barbara King Briggs ‘83 was a five time All-American in the 1-meter and 3-meter dive. As a first year in 1980, Briggs won both 1-meter and 3-meter dives at the New England Championships, which encompassed all three divisions. At the same meet in her sophomore season, she placed sixth in the 1-meter and third in the 3-meter, remaining the highest scorer of all Division III competitors. Briggs recorded 40 first place finishes in her three years at Smith, and won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives at the 1983 NCAA Championships, becoming Smith’s first ever national champion. As the NCAA Division III champion, who had also hit the Division I qualifying scores, Briggs was allowed to compete at the Division I championships at the University of Nebraska.
