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Coach of the Year | Contributor of the Year | Distinguished Service | Appreciation Award | Frank Wuest Open Water Swimming Award | Tom Lyndon Outstanding Volunteer Service Award

Any current New England LMSC member or club may nominate someone for a local service award by submitting a completed nomination form by the June 1, 2025 deadline. NELMSC board will review nominations and will bestow this year’s awards at the 2025 Celebration to be held on Sunday, September 28th, 2025 at J. Anthony’s Italian Grill in Auburn MA. Buffet begins at 2pm. For more information, visit NELMSC Awards & Hall of Fame Induction Reception.

Award announcements shall be published in the NELMSC e-newsletter, on this website, and on our Facebook page.

Please direct questions to NELMSC Awards & Recognition Coordinator Tara Mack.

The Coach of the Year Award recognizes the NELMSC swimming coach who has demonstrated outstanding coaching qualities, club development, and overall NELMSC participation during the preceding year and over the coach's career with their club. This award may be given annually to one individual based on competitive and non-competitive factors such as club size and growth, club participation and results in various events, personal involvement in publications, clinics, and lectures, and contributions to USMS and NELMSC. The NELMSC Coach of the Year recipient will be nominated for the USMS Coach of the Year Award.

Recipients

2024 Bill Meier

2023 Chris Payson

2020 Bill Paine

2019 Fred Bartlett

2018 Dan Rogacki

2016 Alford Green

2015 David Graham

2014 Crystie McGrail

2014 Frank McQuiggan

The Contributor of the Year Award recognizes outstanding contributions to Masters Swimming during the preceding year. This award may be given annually to one individual based on support and leadership, membership recruitment, program development, and promotion of Masters Swimming at the club, NELMSC, and national levels during the year under consideration.

Recipients

2023 Sue Jensen

2022 Alford Green & WPI Meet Management Team

2019 Crystie McGrail

2016 Douglas Sayles

2015 Bill Ewan

2014 Sue Jensen

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstanding long-term service to NELMSC. This award may be given annually to one individual based on leadership, membership recruitment, program development, and promotion of Masters Swimming at the club, NELMSC, and national levels. Nominees must have maintained current NELMSC registration for the last ten years.

Recipients

2024 Guy Davis

2023 Douglas Sayles

2022 Al Prescott

2020 Ed Gendreau

2018 Rick Osterberg

Lifetime Distinguished Service Award, in honor of Tom Lyndon

The Lifetime Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstanding long-term volunteer service to NELMSC. This award remembers Tom Lyndon, who served as NEM president from 1977 to 1990, was the editor of the NEM newsletter from 1996 until 2002, served as the NEM-LMSC Chairman from 1998 to 2003 and on a number of USMS National Committees from 1989-2006. Tom Lyndon was considered to be a “Super Volunteer”. This award is to be presented to individuals who have given outstanding volunteer service to NELMSC over many years, and through this level of volunteerism, have promoted Masters Swimming at the club, NELMSC, and national levels.

The Appreciation Award is designed to express special thanks to individuals who have made significant contributions to NELMSC. This award may be presented to multiple individuals who have made significant contributions toward the conduct, leadership, and support of NELMSC or its registered clubs. Nominees must have maintained current NELMSC registration for the last five years.

Recipients

2024 Susan Cooney 2024 Ryan Pope 2024 Jason Weis

2023 Chris Landry

2022 Laura Dennison

2022 Tracy Grilli & NELMSC Hall of Fame Committee

2020 Kysa Crusco

2020 Lifetime Appreciation Award: Bob Fredette

2019 Jennifer Downing

2018 Lifetime Appreciation Award: Priscilla Davis

Steve Davidson

Bob Fredette

Ed Gardner

Jack Kurkul

Steve McAlarney

Betsy Russell

Cam Townsend

The Frank Wuest Open Water Swimming Award was established in honor of Frank Wuest to recognize outstanding contributions to open water and Masters Swimming in New England. Frank demonstrated an extraordinary passion for the sport of swimming and a deep commitment to its community. This award may be presented annually based on sportsmanship, mentorship, camaraderie, love of sport, hard work, event participation, promotion of swimming, and more. Nominees must be currently registered members of the NELMSC.

Recipients

2023 Jen Downing

2022 Alana Aubin

2019 Charlotte Brynn

2019 Elaine K Howley

2018 Maura Twomey