U.S. Masters Swimming Dorothy Donnelly Service Award
Recipient: | Guy Davis |
Year: | 2024 |
LMSC: | New England |
Guy volunteered as the Great Bay Masters Swimming club’s president, and occasionally coached members. He joined the New England LMSC’s board in 2014 as the GBM club representative and eventually served as the LMSC Vice Chair for eight years. Guy was a member of several task forces and while a member of the LMSC’s Elections Nominating subcommittee, he helped recruit well-qualified board officers and members. He reviewed the LMSC’s bank and Treasurer’s records and served on the COVID-19 relief grant program task force. At the national level, Guy joined the USMS Investment Committee in 2016 and served as Vice Chair in 2019. He joined the USMS Finance Committee in 2017 and became the Chair in 2020, a position he still held when he received this award. As Chair, Guy presented the organization’s finances and budget to the House of Delegates at the USMS Annual Meetings. During COVID-19, he was called upon by the USMS staff to review the organization’s pandemic response financial plan. Guy was also part of the 2023 advisory committee that reviewed the purchase of Grown Up Swimming.