[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 92 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           DANA ABBOTT RECEIVES SWIM COACH HALL OF FAME AWARD

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2018

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dana Abbott of 
Katy, TX for receiving the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches 
Association Hall of Fame Award.
  The Hall of Fame Award from the National Interscholastic Swimming 
Coaches Association is one of the most significant awards for the 
sport. Two association members are named annually and have their names 
engraved on the trophy at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. In 
2016, Coach Abbott led the St. John XXIII College Preparatory swim team 
to a girl's state championship and a boy's regional crown for the 
Lions. Coach Abbott founded the Tiger Swim Club in Katy and the West 
Houston Aquatic League. He also served as an assistant coach at the 
University of Texas before working as the head swim coach at Katy High 
School from 1980 to 2005. During his career, Abbott has received 
numerous awards including the TAPPS Male Coach of the Year in 2016, the 
2008 Paragon Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and 
the TISCA Theron Pickle Lifetime Achievement Award.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Coach Abbott for receiving the National 
Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame Award. I 
thank him for his dedication to our education system and for sharing 
his passion for swimming with our students.

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