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John K. Williams, Jr. International Adapted Aquatics Award
Honoring An Individual Serving Persons With Disabilities
Established in 1994 by the Adaptive Aquatics Committee of the International
Swimming Hall of Fame
this award honors an individual who has made significant and substantial
contributions to the field of
adaptive aquatics (aquatics for persons with disabilities) as a participant,
athlete, teacher, instructor,
coach, organizer, administrator or media representative.
Previous Award Recipients...
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Phillip
Conatser
2004
Dori Maxon
2003
Elizabeth "Libby" Andersen
2002
Anne Green
2001
Dr. Monica Lepore
2000
Uri Bergman
1999
Dr. Julian Stein
1998
Mary Essert (El Cerrito, CA)
Mary Essert is the founder of Mary
Essert and Associates, maker of many videos and tapes on
water fitness, founder of "Move It or Lose It" and
active with Grace Reynolds at the YMCA.
1997
Ruth Sova (Port Washington, WI)
Ruth Sova is founder of the
Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) and the Aquatic
Therapy and Rehab. Institution. She is a well-known
entrepreneur and speaker around the world.
1996
Louise Priest (Indianapolis, IN)
Louise Priest is the mother of
adaptive aquatics. She wrote the Red Cross aquatic
materials and is now Director of Communications with the
Jeff Ellis Organization.
1995
Grace Reynolds (Longview, WA)
Grace Reynolds was head of
"Swimming for Special Populations" for the national YMCA
for years and head of "Project Aquatics" and "Project
Aquatics Mainstreaming". She is founder/president of
Disability International Foundation (DIF).
1994
John K. Williams, Jr. (San Diego, CA)
John K. Williams, Jr. graduated
from San Diego State University with a B.A. degree in
Therapeutic Recreation and is now an aquatic
consultant. Speaker at numerous workshops on Adaptive
Aquatics, he spends his summers working at Camp Able. |
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Nominations can now be submitted for the 2004 John K. Williams Jr. International
Adapted Aquatics
Award to honor an individual who has made significant and substantial
contributions to the field of
adapted aquatics/aquatics for individuals with disabilities as participant,
athlete, teacher/instructor,
coach, organizer, administrator, or media representative. This award is
established by the International
Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) will be presented when
announced for
sometime during mid-to-late 2007.
Male and female nominees from throughout the world must be at least 18 years of
age by January 1,
2007, be outstanding and excel in meeting criteria for this international award,
shall have made
significant contributions in adapted aquatics, be of good moral character and
high integrity, and must
exemplify the ideals of highest quality adapted aquatic activities and programs.
Submit (a) a letter of nomination of no more than two pages, (b) a second letter
of support of no more
than two pages from another individual, and (c) a statement of nomination of no
more than three
double-spaced pages that does not duplicate content of the two letters.
Include a good quality color
head-and-shoulders photograph (5"x7" preferred) as part of the
nomination packet. Nominees should
personally sign the nomination packet attesting all facts contained in the
nomination packet are true and
giving permission for publication of these facts.
Send nomination packets via regular mail or airmail, not by Fax or e-mail.
Additional information can be obtained from: Dr. Peter Aufsesser,
Department of Exercise &
Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-7251;
Phone: 619-594-1917;
Fax: 619-594-6553; or email: paufsesser@mail.sdsu.edu.
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