Richard "Whit" Whitworth

MELROSE HIGH SCHOOL COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS, 1972-2000

MHS Class of 1968

MHS Swimming Coach, 1972-2020

Proposed swim team as a senior at MHS 1967

First captain of new MHS swim team 1968

First MHS Girls Swimming Coach 1972

Coach Boys Swim Team, 1972-2020

Massachusetts High School League meets, Meet Director numerous times

MIAA Sectional & State meets, Meet Director numerous times

College swimming meets, Meet Director numerous times

Boston Globe "Ask the Expert" for Swimming

E-Mass. Interscholastic Swim Coaches Associate, Treasurer

E-Mass. Swim Officials Association, Member

USA Swimming, Official and Meet Director

MELROSE YMCA

Executive Director - 37 years: Youngest Executive Director in the nation

New England YMCA Championship - 47 years, Meet Director,

Massachusetts & Rhode Island Governors Recognition Service Award

New England YMCA Meet, named for "Whit Whitworth"

AWARDS & HONORS

E-Mass. Swim Coaches Association, Coach of the Year 1993

E-Mass. Swim Coaches Association, Meritorious Service 1996

Massachusetts Swim Coaches Hall of Fame 2000

First YMCA "Child Care Champion" 2002

Jack MacDonald "Fairness, Respect, and Dedication to High School Swimming" Award 2004

Richard Whitworth "Recognition of Someone who Unselfishly Serves While Overcoming" Award

MILITARY SERVICE

United States National Guard, 1973-1995

Induction Year, Class of 2022