2023 Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine Courage Award winner Olivia "Liv" Slivinski is a competitive swimmer on her Avon Lake High School and club teams, and a lacrosse athlete, Liv tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee during a March 2021 lacrosse game when she was a freshman. Following surgery, two follow-up procedures and extensive rehabilitation, she was finally cleared to resume competitive swim training a year later.
Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine Courage Award is an honor given annually by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards banquet each January.
It is awarded to a student athlete who has faced a medical challenge in his or her life and approached the situation with courage and determination to get back into the game.
2024 Courage Award
If you know a student athlete who has overcome a medical challenge in his or her life and would like to submit them for the 2024 Courage Award nominate them today.
