SPMS Awards
Coach of the Year Award
a. The coach and club have been members of SPMS during the year under consideration.
b. A Coach of the Year award recipient may only win this award two times in a five year period.
c. The criteria for the award will be considered first, since November 1st of the preceding year to November 1st of the current award year (i.e., 11-01-2017 to 11-01-2018), and second, over the coach's career with his or her club. Outstanding contributions to his or her club and its individuals are measured by the following competitive and non-competitive factors:
i. Accomplishments over the past year (club and individual). Club size and growth. Club results at Nationals, regionals meet, open water, postal events, etc. Records set. All Americans and top ten ranked swimmers, etc.
ii. Publications, articles, clinics, lectures, etc. that are for SPMS and/or USMS. Submit copies of articles, publication names, clinic dates with their location and number of participants in attendance. Include dates and topics of lectures.
iii. Contributions to SPMS. Meets hosted, clinics run, SPMS positions, presentations, speaking engagements, etc.
iv. Long-term contributions to Masters Swimming. Number of years as a Masters coach, special accomplishments, etc.
a. There shall generally be one award given.
b. A nomination announcement shall be published in the September/October SPMS Newsletter. SPMS & the SPMS Coaches Chair are to make an official call for nominations the first week of October. Announcements are to be made at any SPMS swim meet available to do so.
c. Nominations may be made by any registered SPMS member using the SPMS Nomination Form and listing the criteria above and the instructional and inspirational qualities of the coach.
c. The nominating form and a maximum of four supporting letters from registered SPMS swimmers shall be submitted to the Chair of the Coaches Committee by November 15th.
d. The Chair shall appoint a Selection Committee of three members. Each committee member will separately evaluate submitted information according to the criteria listed above, so that each nominee receives one point for each criteria met, listed above. The nominee with the highest aggregate score from among the committee members shall be the winner. In the event of a tie score, the Selection Committee shall meet as a whole to determine a winner from among the tied nominees based on the submitted information for the nominee's overall career with his or her club.
e. The award shall be presented on a Saturday at the SPMS Short Course Meters Championships.
Past Recipients
2021 Charles McPeak - SilverPeak Performance (SPP)
2020 Michael Collins - Novaquatics Masters (NOVA)
2019 Christine D Maki - Competitive Tri-Swim Masters LLC (CTSM)