The Southside

Seals, the premier masters swim team in the south metro Atlanta area,

sponsor an annual award to recognize outstanding accomplishments in swimming

the Fayette County swimmers of the year, which is awarded annually to

the outstanding male and female swimmers of the previous year. The award

is open to members of USS, high school and recreation teams. The Southside

Seals also named several swimmers to their Fayette County Swimming Hall

of Fame.

Brittany M.

Stevens of Peachtree City was honored as the outstanding female swimmer

for 2000-2001. Stevens, daughter of Dave and RoseAnn Stevens, is a stident

at Starr's Mill High School. A member of the swim team, she was a 2001

Georgia State High School Championship finalist in the 100 yard butterfly

and a consolation finalist in the 50 yard freestyle.

Stevens is

also a member of the Southern Crescent Aquatic Team and a member of the

Peachtree Pacers. She was a 2000 Georgia Park and Recreation state champion

in the 50 yard butterfly and the 100 yard individual medley for the Pacers

and was a USS Regional finalist in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle as well

as the 200 yard butterfly for SCAT.

Kenneth S.

Jubb of Peachtree City was honored as the outstanding male swimmer for

2000-2001. The son of Steven and Carmen Jubb and a member of the Starr's

Mill High School swim team, Jubb won four gold medals at the 2001 Fayette

County High School swimming championships and was a qualifier in the 50

yard freestyle for the Georgia State High School championships.

Jubb is also

a member of SCAT and was a USS Sectional qualifier in the 50 yard freestyle.

He was named to the Principal's list at Starr's Mill and is an active

member of student government, Key Club and Optimist Club. He is also a

member of Boy Scouts of America and is a candidate for Eagle Scout.

Three swimmers

were also inducted into the Fayette County Swimming Hall of Fame this

year. The award recognizes lifetime achievement by swimmers and coaches

as residents of Fayette County or as members of a Fayette County based

team.

Caren Betts

was inducted for her accomplishments as a coach. She coached a Park District

team in Illinois while in high school and college, leading the team to

several state championships. After college she coached a t a high school

in Illinois and led that team to four consecutive conference championships.

She left coaching for nine years and moved to Peachtree City where she

started a family. She became involed in coaching the Peachtree Pacers,

a summer swimming program, and eventually started the Southern Crescent

Aquatic Team.

Over the last

12 years, the team has grown from a dozen swimmers to over 200 swimmers,

many of which have gone to win state championships. She was named US Georgia

Coach of the Year last year and has served as a Board Member of the Georgia

Swim Coaches Association. She was a driving force for the building of

the Kedron Aquatic Center and continues to be involved with the success

of many of the county's swimmers.

Kevi Thiem

Schram was inducted into the Hall for her accomplishments as a swimmer.

She began swimming at eight years old and was a meber of the Peachtree

Pacers team. She began swimming for the Tallman Pools swim team and Swim

Atlanta where she was a USS state champion and was a USS Georgia All Star

for seven years. She held Georgia USS records in the 1,650 yard and 1,500

meter freestyle and represented Georgia at the USS Junior National swimming

championships from 1984-1988. She was also part of a relay team that swam

the English Channel at the age of 13.

As a swimmer

for fayette County High School, Schram was the 1987 Georgia State High

School champion in the 500 yard freestyle and was the first state champion

in swimming from Fayette County. She swam for the University of North

Carolina - Charlotte and Georgia State University in Colleg and was named

to the Dixie Zone Top 10 Times list several times as a Masters swimmer.

Steve Justice

was the final person inducted into the Hall this year. Justice began swimmin

gin high school. He attended Woodward Academy, which had two second place

finishes and one third place finish in the Georgia State High School swimming

championships while he was there. Individually he was a metro and state

championship finalist each year. Justice then attended Georgia Tech, where

he was a four year letterman and four year conference finalist for the

swim team. At graduation he was listed second on the Tech All-Time Best

Times list and was named to the 1980 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Justice began

swimming in Masters Swimming in 1981 where he has established himself

as a perennial state champion, state record holder, Dixe Zone Champion,

national championship qualifier and national finalist. In 2000, he was

named a USMS Relay All-American. Justice was also an influence coaching.

He and Dick McSherry started the Peachtree Pacers. Justice was the head

coach from 1976-1978 and led the team to their first undefeated season

in 1978. He has been an assistant coach at Woodward Academy and most recently

at Sandy Creek High School.

For more information

on the Southside Seals Masters swim team and the Fayette County Swimming

Hall of Fame, visit the Seals website at www.mindspring.com/~krw83/SEALS.HTM

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