Swimming Awards

Annual Swimmer and Coach Awards

  • Female Swimmer of the Year
  • Male Swimmer of the Year
  • Age group Coach of the Year
  • Senior Coach of the Year

Outstanding Service Award

The Outstanding Service Award was established in 1981 to recognize the invaluable contribution of the volunteer service to United States Swimming. The award, sponsored by the Conoco/Phillips Petroleum Company, is presented annually to an honoree named by each of the 60 Local Swimming Committees. Selection criteria considers quality, level and years of volunteer service in elected or appointed positions from among the categories of administrator, official or coach.

USA Swimming and Conoco/Phillips Petroleum Company take great pride in honoring the role of the volunteer as an important investment in the future of all swimming athletes and the growth of the programs they represent.

Volunteers have been the heart and strength of American Swimming and their special gifts of time, talent and devotion to local swimming programs make USA Swimming and Alaska Swimming what it is today. Thanks to all of you!

John Abrams Excellence in Officiating Award

 

 

 

Annual Swimmer and Coach Awards

Year Female Swimmer of Year Male Swimmer of the Year Age Group Coach of the Year Senior Coach of the Year
2024        
2023 Carly Nelson - KSC PJ Foy - GSC Anne Williams - CAC Scott Griffith - GSC
2022 Anna Keen - CAC PJ Foy - GSC Scott Griffith - GSC Ben Kitchen - NLSC
2021 Lydia Jacoby- STSC Nicholas Price-NLSC Anne Williams - CAC Ben Kitchen - NLSC
2020 Lydia Jacoby - STSC John Heaphy - CAC Scott Griffith - GSC Bryce Carpenter - CAC
2019       Josh Gregory - SST
2018 Lydia Jacoby - STSC Jake Simmons - NLSC Cliff Murray - NLSC John Lindquist - KKF
2017 Mia Ruffin - GSC Talon Lindquist - KKF Lauren Logan - YMCA John Lindquist - KKF
2016 Emmie Jennings - NLSC Talon Lindquist - KKF Scott O'Brien - AST Cliff Murray - NLSC
2015 Tahna Lindquist - KKF Kenny Fox - GSC Atali Smith - WWSC John Wray - GSC
2014 Ila Hughes - KKF Talon Lindquist - KKF John Lindquist - KKF John Wray - GSC
2013 Ila Hughes - KKF Talon Lindquist - KKF Chuck Lendrum - CWSC John Lindquist - KKF
2012 Sam Wicks - NLSC Talon Lindquist - KKF John Lindquist - KKF Ben Kitchen - NLSC
2011 Sam Wicks - NLSC Ryan O'Leary - STSC Scott Griffith - GSC Dave Maker - KNIK
2010 Sam Wicks - NLSC Jeff Frey - NLSC John Lindquist - KKF Ben Kitchen/Matt Hanley - NLSC
2009 Sam Wicks - NLSC Cody Brunette - SEAK John Lindquist - KKF Scott Griffith - SEAK
2008 Meghan Cavanaugh -NLSC Cody Brunette - SEAK Dave Snyder - APSC Ben Kitchen - NLSC
2007 Meghan Cavanaugh - NLSC Kyle O’Brien -SEAK Colin Williamson - VSC Scott Griffith - SEAK
2006 Laura Miller - KKW Kyle O’Brien - GSC Cindy Pitta - AST Scott Griffith - GSC
2005 Meghan Cavanaugh - NLSC Jared Jamie - NLSC Robby Jarvill - BBSC Cliff Murray - NLSC
2004 Sarah Rockwell - NLSC Kyle O’Brien - GSC Keith Pinto - KKF Cliff Murray - NLSC
2003     Tex Doherty - VSC Cliff Murray - NLSC
2002 Brette Winegarner - NLSC Paul Hughes - GSC   Gary Crowe - GSC
2001 Casey Woster - NPAC     Sohail Marey - SSS
2000 Maria Reeves - MSST/Emily McCoy - AST Joshua Gemmel - SSS   Scott Lemley - APSC
1999 Maria Reeves - MSST     Cliff Murray - MSST

 

 

Outstanding Service Award

1983 John Abrams 1984 Andre Layral 1985 Helen Donahue 1986 Robb Coady
1987 Dennis Trabant 1988 Ron Rasmussen 1989 Scott Lemley 1990 Marjie Illingworth
1991 Val Tangen 1992 Jackie Hogen 1993 Evelyn Trabant 1994 Marilyn Loitz
1995 Mike Miller 1996 Mary Emerson 1997 Liz Johnson 1999 Vern Laird
2000 Amanda Koch 2001 Robert Solow 2002 Tom Rogers 2003 Leo Grasso
2004 Jim Winegarner 2005 Peter Crosby 2006 Robin Coursen 2007 Greg McDuffie
2007 David Uldrich 2008 Dana Hyams 2009 Valerie Manful 2010 Greg McDuffie
2011 Ramona Reeves 2012 Sandy O'Brien 2013 Cliff Murray 2014 Max Mertz
2015 Greg Evershed 2016 Gretchen Jennings 2017 Valerie Mertz 2018 Wendy Kolberg
2019 2020 Angela Heaphy 2021 Jodi McLaughlin 2022 James Keen

 

 

John Abrams Annual Award for excellence in officiating

  • 2009 Kanza Easterly-Keil
  • 2010 Max Mertz
  • 2011 Gretchen Jennings
  • 2012 Jim 'Hazzy' Hasbrouck
  • 2013 Sharon Barton (SE), Roxie Simmons (CAS), Peggy Hamner (SC), David Withoff (NA)
  • 2014/2015 John Clark (SE), Dan Rogers (CAS), Lela Lazaros (SC), Clarence Mercer (NA)
  • 2015/2016
  • 2016/2017
  • 2017/2018
  • 2018/2019
  • 2019/2020 Marc Dash (SE), Susan Oakley (CAS), Scott Johnson (NA)
  • 2020/2021 Sean Mclaughlin (CAS)
  • 2021/2022 Jill Blackstone (CAS)
  • 2022/2023 Cathy Foy (GSC)