Awards & Records

Awards

Doncaster Dolphins have a range of awards that recognise excellence in both pool and open water swimming, achievement, and improvement for our members.

Dolphin of the Month

The Dolphin of the Month (DoM) is an award that recognises an outstanding member of the Doncaster Dolphins Masters Swim Club - either for achievements in the pool and/or open water or for contributions to the club outside of the water. There are 3 main categories members are nominated against:

A. Exemplary Swimmer - for winning events or breaking a record.

B. Boundary Pusher - for outstanding swimming effort and stepping outside their comfort zone.

C. Club Contributor - for lending a hand and going above and beyond for the club.

Any financial member of the club can make a nomination via an online form made available to members.

Below are our three most recent winners. Click here to see a full list of award recipients.

Barb Smith

JULY 2025

Barb broke the 400m freestyle record at the Short Course Long Distance event after a challenging couple of years with injury. This is a top quality record, broken by 10 seconds. It was great to see Barb get this state record, a particularly hard record to break, with an incredible time. Barb is always a hard worker and very humble. She hasn't let injury hold her back from achieving greatness.

Magnus Petersson

JUNE 2025

After a challenging first meet in March, Magnus has shown remarkable determination and growth. He played a key role in helping two men’s relay teams break Victorian state records, and also claimed two individual state records in the 50m fly and a 25m fly on the split at the recent State Short Course meet.

Paula Shaw

mAY 2025

Paula swam well at the GBR games, and pushed her boundaries by competing in the 400 backstroke for the first time and trying the 50 breaststroke (which is a new event for her). She worked hard in training and repeatedly stayed in the water after training to master the backstroke turn.

annual major CLUB awards

Each year major awards are given out at the Dolphins Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the end of March. Below are our recent 2024 recipients.

CLICK HERE FOR ANNUAL MAJOR AWARD CRITERIA

CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF ANNUAL MAJOR AWARD RECIPIENTS 2024 TO 2000

2024 major award recipients

Catherine Wheeler

DOLPHIN OF THE YEAR

Awarded to the “best club person” who made a significant contribution to the club as voted by the members.

Catherine Wheeler

Female Pool Swimmer of the Year

For recognition of participation as well as performance at Pool meets. The female swimmer with the highest point score wins.

Juergen Langfieldt

MALE Pool Swimmer of the Year

For recognition of participation as well as performance at Pool meets. The male swimmer with the highest point score wins.

Troy Winters

COACHES AWARD

Awarded by the Head Coach to the member who has an overall positive attitude to swimming and training.

Christine Dumesny

most improved swimmer award

Awarded to the swimmer who has shown the greatest percentage improvement in their time in any stroke, over any distance, at any MSA sanctioned meet.

Jackie Ellul

Female open water Swimmer of the Year

For recognition of participation as well as performance at Open Water meets. The female swimmer with the highest point score wins.

Rohan Fanning

MALE open water Swimmer of the Year

For recognition of participation as well as performance at Open Water meets. The female swimmer with the highest point score wins.

Richard Burns

mal williams award

In memory of Mal Williams, a much loved friend and past President, this is awarded to a swimmer who has stepped outside of their comfort zone or shown persistence to accomplish something they haven’t done before.

Juergen Langfieldt

Frank Godden Award

Presented each year in memory of Frank Godden, a founding member of Doncaster Dolphins and former Head Coach. Awarded to the swimmer who achieves the highest aggregate number of World Aquatic points across the MSA National Championships, plus both of the MSV State Championships.

Dee Sheffrin

life membership award

Awarded in exceptional circumstances, Life Membership is the highest award available in the Club and recognises the outstanding contribution of individuals to our club.

Life Members

Life Membership is our most prestigious award and recognises the outstanding contribution of individual members to our club. Details of how to nominate someone for this prestigious award can be found here.

Life members are:

2003 Frank Godden

2005 Dorothy Dickey

2007 Mal Williams

2008 Greta Nixon

2016 Sue Harbottle

2019 Caroline Clarkson

2021 Brian Walsh

2024 Dee Sheffrin

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