Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame

Honored in the Heart of a Champion category, Swain was an outstanding athlete before Title IX transformed opportunities for female athletes. Active in intramural sports, swimming and an accomplished marathoner her entire life, Swain focused her competitive spirit on career, becoming an internationally and nationally recognized expert and author in the area of speech, language and hearing issues. She is the creator and owner of the The Swain Center for Listening, Communicating and Learning in Santa Rosa, helping people to overcome speech and hearing challenges to develop their own “Hearts of a Champion.”