Club: Ann Arbor Swim Club

College: University of Michigan (BA)

High School: Blair Academy New Jersey

Participation:

• AAU Women's Swimming Chairman, Michigan Association (8 yrs)
• AAU Manager of the Women's National Championship Team indoor 1961, 62, 63
• AAU National Olympic Swimming Committee (12 yrs)
• AAU National Hall of Fame Committee 1962
• International Swimming Hall of Fame
  • Founded the ISHOF in 1964 and was the Executive Director until retirement in 1986
  • Broke ground for the first building 1967
  • Started the Swim-a-Thon Program in the US
  • Formed the Hall of Fame Dames (Volunteer Group at ISHOF)
  • Ft. Lauderdale bid for the Hall of Fame at the 1963 AAU Convention
• Author of 11 Books - latest - Weissmuller to Spitz, covering all Hall of Famers during that period
• Coached Women's Aquatic at the University of Michigan
• Promoted Women's Water Polo at the college and club levels

Honors:

• Inducted in the ISHOF 1986
• Donated the Old (Pewter) Peahen Trophy to honor AAU Sr. National Championship Women's Water Polo Club Team 1961 (last awarded 1926)
• Named ISHOF Executive Director Emeritus 1986

Personal:

• Married spouse Rose Mary Mann Dawson. Two (2) Daughters
• Children's Summer Camp Director - Camp AK-O-Mak, Ahmic Harbour, Ontario CAN
• US Army Infantry 82 Air Bourne WWII