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The R. Max Ritter Award
The R. Max Ritter Award (Ritter's bio) is donated by the Ritter Family and is presented annually by United States Aquatic Sports to the organization or individual of a FINA member country who has contributed the most to the advancement of understanding and good will among nations through international participation in amateur aquatic sports. Past recipients of this award are listed below:
	2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2006 2005 2003 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976	William "Bill" Matson Eldon Godfrey Francisco Javier López Chaves Bartolo Consolo Coarcy Nunes Filho Tom Gompf Orban Mendoza Gerald T. Olson Hironoshin Furuhashi Lynn Bates Julio Maglione Carol Zaleski Allen B. Richardson, MD Klaus van de Pol Billy Payne Spanish Swim Federation Ross Wales Mustapha Larfaoui William Lippman Robert H. Helmick Dr. John A Bogert Javier Ostos Mora David Jay Flood Jan Armburst Masaji Kiyokawa Buck Dawson Pat Besfort Dr. James E. Counsilman Deutscher Schwim-Verband Douglas F. Roby Yugoslav Swim Federation Dr. Harold W. Henning