The Oregon Swimming/James J. Richardson Award

James J. Richardson was a reporter for the San Francisco Examiner who came to Oregon, managed the Multnomah Athletic Club, and was one of the original founders of the Oregon AAU in 1935. He also served as chairman of the board of OAAU and was active in all sports - boxing, swimming, etc.

The award was presented to the Swim Committee in 1966 by the Boxing Committee in his memory. The award has been presented almost every year. It is given to the outstanding long term contributor to the sport of Aquatics in Oregon Swimming. The person receiving the award may be Athlete, Coach, Official, Teacher, Instructor, Parent, Volunteer, Writer, or Athletic/Recreational personnel.

1967	Marvin Newman	Oregon Association AAU Swim Chair
1968	Olive Mucha	Oregon Association AAU Age Group Chair
1969	Larry Kruger	Oregon Association AAU Officials Chair
1970	Don Jacklin	David Douglas Swim Coach
1971	Bill Dendurent	Oregon Association AAU Swim Chair
1972	Don McGavern	Oregon Association AAU Diving Chair
1973	John Fewel	Oregon Assn. AAU Officials & Age-Group Chair
1974	Miriam Courtney	AAU Synchronized Chair
1975	Kim Marie Peyton	AAU Swimmer
1976	No Award Presented
1977	Connie Wilson	Oregon Association AAU Master Swim Chair
1978	Libby Fewel	Oregon Association AAU Swim Chair
1979	Mike Popovich	Mt. Hood Community College Swim Coach
1980	Virginia Shea	Treasurer, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1981	Rich Sherrell	Area Officials Chair - Eastern Oregon
1982	Dick Parker	Administrative Chair, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1983	Tom Thomas	Board of Directors, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1984	Ron Pemberton	Area Officials Chair - Southern Oregon
1985	Ken Lyons	Board of Directors, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1986	Leo Poulin	Technical Planning Committee Chair, OSI
1987	Nancy Morgan	Secretary, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1988	Robert Brown	Officials Chair, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1989	Coco Helzer	Administrative Chair, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1990	Robert Brown	Administrative Chair, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1991	Bud Taylor	Bohemia Swim Association Coach
1992	Helen Brown	Official & Sanctions Chair, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1993	Mark Hyder	Administrative Chair, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1994	Vicki Taylor	Coach, Mt. Hood Swim Team
1995	Jeanine Jaramillo	Zone Team Manager, Mini-Expo Organizer
1996	Jeff Gudman	General Chairman, 1992-1996
1997	Jim & Cecile Doyle	JD Pence Aquatic Supply
1998	Stan Benson	Officials Chair, Oregon Swimming, Inc.
1999	Gary Leach	Coach, Tualatin Hills Swim Team
2000	Christi McCauley	OVC Chair, Awards Ceremony, Official
2001	Coby van Andel	OSI Office Manager
2002	Andy Carlisle	OSI Time Standards/Coach
2003	Jacki Allender	Star Chair, official
2004	Dick Moody	Coach
2005	Tim Stevenson	OSI General Chair, Official
2007	Gene Mielke	OSI Disability Chair, Official