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Steve Kaplan Memorial Award In memory of Steve Kaplan and his tremendous example of dedication and sportsmanship, the Fort Washington Swim Team annually presents the Steve Kaplan Memorial Award to the Shark who demonstrates the best teamwork and sportsmanship of the year. We are proud of all of our Sharks and hope they will all follow Steve's example. The following Sharks have been honored with the award: 1977 Janine Kaplan, 1978 Sharon Shoch, 1979 Robbie King, 1980 Mark Henderson, 1981 Richard Scivetti, 1982 John Dell'Omo, 1983 Jeanine Francesco, 1984 Meegan Risner, 1985 David Buck, 1986 Karin Brenneman, 1987 Beth Hoisington, 1988 Tom Dell'Omo, 1989 Andy Risner, 1990 Kellee Ritter, 1991 Susannah Tarpley, 1992 Christopher Bley, 1993 Paul Novick, 1994 Sol Royo, 1995 Justin Connolly, 1996 Teresa Tomassoni, 1997 Amanda Seymore, 1998 Lauren Stewart, 1999 Paul Champaloux, 2000 Rachel Laroque, 2001 Preston Schultz, 2002 Nicole Scott, 2003 Bryson Stewart, 2004 Scott Miller, 2005 Nick Ruehe, 2006 Basem Magd, 2007 Michael Szymanski, 2008 Ian Burnette, 2009 Marlena Fernandez Hughes/Henderson Award The Fort Washington Swim Team bestows the Hughes/Henderson Award to the most dedicated and hard-working Shark parent/guardian of the year. We are very grateful for having the best and most supportive parents we could possible have, and we honor them all. We couldn't do it without each and every one of them. To all of them, thank you! Winners of the Hughes/Henderson Award are: 1992 Mary Anne & Marty Henderson and Mr. & Mrs. Hughes, 1996 Alan & Pam Ritter, 2005 Marty Stewart, 2006 Fred & Mary Downs, 2007 Rudy Brevard, 2008 Bonnie Szymanski, 2009 Karin & Brian King (These are only the winners currently known. If you know of any unlisted awardees please forward his or her name and year awarded by clicking the Webmaster link) Team Trophies 2009, PMSL, Saum/Hilton Memorial Award Division D 2007, PMSL, Saum/Hilton Memorial Award Division C 2006, Cheverly Relay Swim Carnival Consolation Winner 2005, PMSL Division D Champion 2003, PMSL, Saum/Hilton Memorial Award 2002, Cheverly Relay Swim Carnival Consolation Winner 2001, PMSL Division C Champion 2001, Cheverly Relay Swim Carnival Division C/D Winner 2000, Cheverly Relay Swim Carnival Consolation Winner 1999, PMSL, Saum/Hilton Memorial Award, Division C 1999, Cheverly Relay Swim Carnival Division C/D Winner 1996, Cheverly Relay Swim Carnival Consolation Winner 1995, PMSL Division D Champion 1995, Cheverly Relay Swim Carnival Division C/D Winner 1994, PMSL Division E Champion 1991, George Saum Memorial Award "Key to Competition" Division E 1990, PMSL Division F Champion 1989, Cheverly Relay Carnival Division Winner 1987, George Saum Memorial Award "Key to Competition" Division E 1984, Cheverly Relays Graduated Relays Champion 1983, Cheverly Relays Graduated Relays Champion 1979, Cheverly Relays Graduated Relays Champion 1978, Cheverly Relay Carnival Champion 1977, Cheverly Relay Carnival Champion 1974, PMSL Divisional Champion 1974, Cheverly Relay Carnival Champion A Shark Named Mark We have had many very talented swimmers on our team over the years, but the most famous Shark who has come from the Piscataway Bay is Mark Henderson, son of Marty and Mary Anne Henderson and older brother of Paul Henderson. Incidentally, Paul is a FW pool record holder and former Shark coach. Not only does Mark still hold many Fort Washington Pool and Prince-Mont Swim League records he went on to compete at every level of swimming during his career, including being a member of the United States National Swim Team from 1989 to 1997 representing the United States over 15 times in international competition, winning gold medals at the 1993 and 1995 Pan American Games, and winning gold at the 1994 World Championships. The culmination of Mark's remarkable swimming career was winning a gold medal and setting a world record (03:34.8) in the 4x100 Men's Medley Relay at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, with his team mates Jeff Rouse, Jeremy Linn, and Gary Hall, Jr It has been said that his butterfly split time, at the 1996 Olympics 400 Medley Relay, is one of the very best in swimming history.  
In 2008, Mark was honored by being selected to carry the Olympic torch as it moved around the world en route to Beijing China for the 2008 Olympic Games. He continues to be active in and out of the pool, chairing the U.S. Olympic Committee's Athletes' Advisory Council, doing as much as he can to support the sport of swimming as well as paricipating in inspiring charity work. He is now very busy raising Shark pups of his own, with the help of an expert Shark wrangler, Tamara. As for the lessons that he learned at home and swimming at our pool, he hasn't forgotten them and continues to be a caring, modest and hard-working person. When asked where he keeps his Olympic gold medal, he replied, "I keep my medal in my sock drawer. I still love doing clinics and keeping the kids excited about swimming, so I like having it handy. It seems to get the kids' imaginations flowing when I pass it around. I just let them know that when they become famous, they are going to owe me an autograph.... Oh, why do I keep my medal in my sock drawer? Who would look there?" Sharks, which of you will owe Mark an autograph?  Fort Wasington Pool Records
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