U.S. Masters Swimming Open Water Service Award

Recipient:	Joel Wilson
Year:	2019
LMSC:	Pacific

Joel had been active for many years in the Pacific LMSC.  He was a coach who developed a large Masters program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and he worked hard to help it grow. He ran almost all of the Pacific LMSC's Long Course Championship Meets. Joel was a voice in the community for aquatic issues and concerns. Additionally, Joel was an outstanding open water and long distance swimmer. Joel provided the Pacific LMSC with great leadership in meet operations, open water, and long distance swimming.  He created the Cruz Cruise, originally a 5-mile cold ocean swim, that is now a 2-mile swim.  It's people like Joel whose contributions have helped Masters swimming grow and prosper.