Maryland Swimming

 

Our Vision:  To make swimming the sport of choice for Maryland.

Our Mission:  Maryland Swimming provides opportunities for athletes to participate in competitive swimming, reach their full potential, and develop skills for life-long success.

Our Core Values:  Proactive Achievement, Respect, and Ownership.

MARYLAND SWIMMING ATHLETE AWARDS

 

AAAA Bag Tags

This is a program which awards recognition swim bag tags to a swimmer when they achieve a AAAA time for the first time in an event, in an age group. Names should be submitted by a coach, to the MD Swimming office.

State Records

Maryland Swimming recognizes MDSI swimmers who achieve Area and Resident records. They are awarded a Certificate of Recognition and a Maryland Swimming Record Holder’s tag. Records are TIMES based and are recorded by the Maryland Swimming TIMES chair. No application is needed

Swimmers of the Year (Age Group and Senior)

This is a performance-based award that is presented to the TOP Point scoring swimmer, by gender, age group and Short Course and Long Course seasons. Awards are based on State Records achieved, NAG Records achieved, Sectionals, Juniors, Nationals, Olympic Trials participation and placement; TOP 10 USA and MDSI TOP 5 achievements and placement in State Championship Meets. Duplicate Awards will be given if swimmers score the same number of points in their category. Points are maintained by the Age Group Chairman and approved by the Coaches Committee. Awards are presented at the State Championship Meet each spring, for the previous year...

In order to be eligible for a Maryland LSC Swimmer of the Year Award, a swimmer must have been a Maryland Swimming Registered Swimmer no later than the previous October 1, of the year(s) being awarded. 

The following criteria is used in determining the swimmers of the year:

1.    USA Swimming SCY Top 10 List.

2.    USA Swimming LCM Top 10 List.

3.    Maryland Swimming SCY Top 10 List.

4.   Maryland Swimming LCM Top 10 List

5.   Maryland Swimming - ALL Maryland Team List

6.   Maryland Swimming Senior Championship Results

7.   Maryland Swimming 14 & Under Championship Results

8.   Maryland Swimming LC Championships Results

9.   Any other data related to swimmer performance if needed to declare a recipient cannot be made with the above data.

10. Consideration is given to those swimmers that age up prior to the championship meet for a particular season.  Swimmers who do age up but have significant performance data are considered which is usually resulting in multiple awards for an age group.

MARYLAND TOP 10

This is a TIMES based program that automatically generates the TOP 10 Maryland swims per event; by Age group and Gender – per season. The MDSI Times chair will post the results on the www.mdswim.org website each time they are updated.

Comeback Athlete of the Year

This award may be presented to a deserving athlete who has shown exceptional determination to continue swimming after a major setback in their lives or their swimming careers. The recipient serves as an inspiring role model. The recipient is selected by the Awards Committee from nominating letters e-mailed to the MD Swimming office. The award would be presented at the Spring State Championship Meet.

Breakout Swimmer of the Year

This award may be presented to an 18 & Under female/male athlete who has not previously competed at the National level and made the biggest performance jump to the National level during the past year. This award is determined using FINA power points for all eligible athletes. Must have been an MDSI registered athlete for 12 consecutive months.

Open Water Swimmer of the Year

This award may be presented to a swimmer who has helped advance the sport of Open Water Swimming through their accomplishments as an Open Water Swimmer.

Scholastic All-American

This is an honorary qualifying achievement that is overseen by USA Swimming. Applications are posted annually on the www.mdswim.org website. They are submitted to USA Swimming for consideration, by the athlete. The All Americans are chosen by USA Swimming. Qualifications are from in the classroom and from in the pool.

MD Swimming Scholarships

Up to ten (10) MD Swimming scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, may be awarded each year to outstanding Student Athletes. Applications are electronically submitted by the athletes and selection is by committee. The payment is made directly to the athlete’s account at their college of admission. Scholarship winners are announced at the MD Swimming House of Delegates Meeting in the spring. Applications are posted on the MD Swimming www.mdswim.org website in early February.