Awards
Each year our team presents annual awards at our Summer Barbecue. Below is listed our past recipients for each award.
The Cindy Bertelink Award
Presented annually by the members to swimmer of EOMAC who excel in competitive excellence.
2025 - Colleen Shields / Chris Nagy
2024 - Krisy Maclennan / Grey Brett
2023 - Kristy MacLennan / Aly Abdel Khalik
2022 - Marcia Cossatis / Mark Look Yan
Pluntke-Lutman Award
In memory of Kurt Pluntke and Ted Lutman, presented annually by the EOMAC Board of Directors for “outstanding competitive excellence” during the current year.
2024 - Mark Look Yan
2021 - Quebec City Nationals Champions Team
2019 - Kalis Rasmussen / Tom Naylor, Dave Freeman, Nick Foster, Michael Macpherson
2018 - Keira Rydeard / Charlie Lane
2017 - Emily Wong / Dave Freeman
2016 - Cindy Bertelink / Ron Armstrong
2015 - Brian Sheridan
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2014 - Kalis Rasmussen / Al Statkevicius
2013 - Cindy Bertelink / Al Statkevicius
2012 - Cindy Bertelink / Ron Armstrong
2011 - Cindy Bertelink
2010 - Cindy Bertelink
2009 - Kalis Rasmussen
2008 - Kat Telfer, Mark Forsyth, Al Statkevicius & Cindy Bertelink
2007 - Sue Gustavison
2006 - Ron Armstrong
2005 - Cindy Bertelink / Yvonne Cattrall
2004 - Kathy Renard
2003 - Ron Armstrong
2002 - Claus Koch
2001 - Cliff Barry
2000 - Sylvia Eisele
1999 - Kalis Rasmussen
1998 - Andrea Godfrey, Kelly Allen, Sean Carver & Dawn Orr
1997 - Andrea Godfrey
1996 - Tony Jarvis
1995 - Lori O’Hara
1994 - Charlie Lane
1993 - Sylvia Eisele
The Syd Fagan Award
Presented annually by the members to persons exemplifying the Masters motto of “Fun, Fitness, Friendship” and contributing to the well-being of EOMAC.
Syd Fagan was EOMAC’s original “people person”. Syd especially loved the road trips in the early days of EOMAC’s history to meets in Florida, California and particularly to Buffalo for those hot wings. Syd died at age 57 in 1984, and that year the award named in his honour was first presented.
2025 - Bud Seawright
2024 - Joanne Kent
2023 - Dave Freeman
2022 - Naji Amini
2021 - Thomas Bazydlo
2019 - Marijana Morawski / Dave Landry / Marcia Cossatis / Vanessa Wappel
2018 - Rob Kent
2017 - Sue Boruvka
2016 - Mirko Petrov / Rob Kent
2015 - Nick Foster / Bahman Minoo
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2014 - Chris de Laat
2013 - Michelle Tapson / Mirko Petrov
2012 - Mirko Petrov
2011 - Carole Konstantinou
2010 - Dawn Orr
2009 - Mark Cutajar
2008 - Bud Seawright
2007 - Bahman Minoo
2006 - Ryan VandeVooren
2005 - Ellen Newbold
2004 - Charlie Lane
2003 - Dawn Babin
2002 - Ron Armstrong
2001 - Kim Lumsdon
2000 - Bryan Gaudet
1999 - Barrie Malloch
1998 - Charlie Lane
1997 - John Brett
1996 - Ian Macdonald
1995 - Lori O’Hara
1994 - Frank Miles
1993 - Jackie Mandziak
1992 - Keith Lobban
1991 - Mark Leighton
1990 - Beth Whittall
1989 - Bill Hallett
1988 - Wendy Elliott
1987 - Al Yarnell
1986 - Louise McGonigal
1985 - Charlie Lane
1984 - Ken Senter
The Charlie Lane Award
Presented annually to for loyalty and devotion to the sport, attendance and effort at workouts, participation in competition).
2025 - Carla Oliveira
2024 - Tom Naylor
2023 - Charlie Lane
2022 - Marcela de Laat
2021 - Marcia Cossatis
2019 - Marijana Morawski / Joanne Kent / Elizabeth Kamnik
2018 - Jessica Skead
2017 - Dieter Teschner
2016 - Carla Oliveira
2015 - Bud Seawright
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2014 - Michael Macpherson
2013 - Ana Togias
Wavelengths Award
Initiated by Beth Whittall, ex-publisher of Wave Lengths magazine, presented by the head coach to EOMAC’s “most improved swimmer of the year”.
2025 - Maxim Possek
2024 - Alan Stratton
2023 - Danielle Gronfeldt
2022 - Allison Kilbourn
2021 - Steve Mitchell
2019 - Naji Amini/Dave Freeman/Vivien Xing
2018 - Elizabeth Kamnik
2017 - Sue Boruvka
2016 - Harold Henning
2015 - Adrian Teisanu
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2014 - Chris de Laat
2013 - Maria Cherry
2012 - Michelle Tapson
2011 - Louise Buxton
2010 - Chris Nagy
2009 - Phil Dale
2008 - Simon Chang
2007 - Julie Inglis
2006 - Zig Latosik
2005 - Michael Palmer
2004 - Michael Macpherson
2003 - Steve Goodwin
2002 - Anita Billing
2001 - John Grootveld
2000 - Graciela Conde
1999 - Jackie Balazsovits / Marenca Kherani
1998 - Maggie Dodge
1997 - Michael Macpherson
1996 - Millie Bishop
1995 - Bob Cassidy
1994 - George Shrivell
1993 - John Stibrany
1992 - Susan Robertson
1991 - Jackie Mandziak
1990 - Barry Stemmler
1989 - Joe Regan
1987 - Rudy Huber
1986 - Anne Sepulis
1985 - Michelle Patterson
The Golden Goggles Award
Presented annually by the coaches to the most attended swimmers.
2025 - Marcia Cossatis / Chris Nagy
2024 - Marijana Morawski / Bob Petrov
2023 - Marijana Morawski/Bahman Minoo and Michael Macphereson (tied)
2022 - Marijana Morawski/Bob Petrov
