In 2001, the Board of Governors of the Fairfield County Swimming League established the Clark Falkenstein Diving Award in memory of longtime and much beloved diving coach, Clark Falkenstein, who died in 2000 after a typically feisty and courageous battle with a brain tumor. According to the wishes of Maria Coomaraswamy Falkenstein, and as agreed by the FCSL Board, this award would be presented to “a diver who, regardless of the odds, kept plugging along. One who was not necessarily always a ‘winner’, but who, nevertheless, tried the hardest because of their love of the sport.” The nominations will come from FCSL diving coaches, swim coaches, or divers. The nominations will be reviewed by a committee consisting of the Diving Coaches’ Representative, the Vice President of Diving, and a person selected by Maria Coomaraswamy Falkenstein to represent her on the committee.