Work Your Tail Off Award
Established by one of TAM's founding swimmers Dore Shwab (inspired by a broken statuette found at random in an antique shop), this award has been presented each year since 1978 to the TAM swimmer Coach Marie chooses as having worked the hardest.
Past Recipients
2022 Mike Joyce
2021 TAM Swimmers & Coach Marie
2020
2019 Andy Mascheroni
2018 Rich Burns, Nancy Ridout, Laura Val
2017 Anne Claman
2016 Chris Foote
2015 Martha Joyce, Gary Parlapiano
2014 Lynn Sondag
2013 Andy Mascheroni, Jeff Cooperman
2012 Adam Engelskirchen
2011 Simon Thomas, Barb Wheeler
2010 Jim Stambolis
2009 Bea Heim, Barb Wheeler, Ben Wright
2008 Rich Burns
2007 Catheryne DiPrete
2006 Nancy Ridout, Laura Val
2005 Dore Schwab
2004 Jim Stambolis
2003 John Cooper
2002 Jon Steiner
2001 Karen Simontacchi
2000 Joanne Kamber - Ridout's Ringers Ed Cozalet, Danielle Ogier, Laura Val, Susan Jones-Roy
1999 Ken Frost
1998 Sergio Silva
1997 Dianne Garcia
1996 Kristine Buckley-Honda
1995 Bea Heim
1994 Phil Benzra
1993 Dave Kenyon
1992 Gary Parlapiano
1991 Bonnie WInn
1990 Glenda Carroll, Rich's Ringers
1989 Nancy Ridout
1988 Hugh Winn
1987 Dave Kenyon
1986 Suzanne Dods
1985 Helen Weiss
1984 Vic Sagues
1093 Nancy Ridout
1982 Rich Burns
1981 Terry Morse
1980 Marie McSweeney
1979 Nancy Ridout
1978 Laurie Hoey
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