USMS Award Recipient

U.S. Masters Swimming Dorothy Donnelly Service Award



Recipient: Bill Black
Year: 1999
LMSC: Georgia

Bill and Diane supported USMS in the water and out. For the Florida Gold Coast LMSC, they maintained the Top Ten and Records and provided the data base for the national championships held at Mission Bay in Boca Raton. They founded the Dunwoody Aquatic Masters’ program, which provided lake swims and fun meets. They held multiple positions in their LMSC's.  In Georgia, they developed and ran the Georgia Open Water Series.  They continued with a "volunteer" mindset even while serving as National Registrar since 1990.