Presented by the NHSA
Each year for the past 20 years, the NHSA has sponsored a scholarship for NHSA graduating seniors who write an essay* “What Swimming in the NHSA Has Meant to Me”. The more recent essays are posted here.
* Submitted essays should always be blind, with no mention of swimmer or team name(s).
2024 Scholarship
Presented by the NHSA
Dear NHSA (New Hampshire Swim Association) Graduating Seniors,
Announcing the 20th annual Senior Essay Scholarship award sponsored by the NHSA.
We are asking any and all High School Seniors competing in the NHSA to compose an Essay entitled, “What Swimming in the NHSA Has Meant to Me”. A subcommittee of NHSA coaches will determine which essays will win a Scholarship Award (3 first place awards at $500 each) given at the 2022 NHSA State Championship Meet. Essays should be blind, with no mention of swimmer or team name(s). Essays should be submitted to NHSA Secretary Brian Crawford at bcrawford@ehsc.com no later than FRIDAY, March 8, 2024.
2024 Winning Essays
Haylee Dolan, Pride Swim TeamÂ
Meredith Lubelczyk, Executive Swim Club
Richie Black, Executive Swim ClubÂ
2023 Senior Scholarship
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Dear NHSA (New Hampshire Swim Association) Graduating Seniors,
Announcing the 19th annual Senior Essay Scholarship award sponsored by the NHSA.
We are asking any and all High School seniors competing in the NHSA to compose an Essay entitled, “What Swimming in the NHSA Has Meant to Me”. A subcommittee of NHSA coaches will determine which essays will win a Scholarship Award (3 first place awards at $500 each) given at the 2022 NHSA State Championship Meet. Essays should be blind, with no mention of swimmer or team name(s). Essays should be submitted to NHSA Secretary Brian Crawford at bcrawford@ehsc.com no later than FRIDAY, March 10, 2023.
2023 Winning Essays
2023 Info
2022 Senior Scholarship
Announcing the 18th annual Senior Essay Scholarship award sponsored by the NHSA.
We are asking any and all High School seniors competing in the NHSA to compose an Essay entitled, “What Swimming in the NHSA Has Meant to Me”. A subcommittee of NHSA coaches will determine which essays will win a Scholarship Award (3 first place awards at $500 each) given at the 2022 NHSA State Championship Meet. Essays should be blind, with no mention of swimmer or team name(s). Essays should be submitted to NHSA Secretary Brian Crawford at bcrawford@ehsc.com no later than FRIDAY, March 11, 2022.
2022 Winning Essays
(Our apologies: we seem to have misplaced 2 of the three winning essays from 2022. If you have any information regarding the missing essays, please contact mike.n.hirst@gmail.com or bcrawford@ehsc.com. Thank you!)
2021 Senior Scholarship
Announcing the 17th annual Senior Essay Scholarship award sponsored by the NHSA.
We are asking any and all High School seniors competing in the NHSA to compose an Essay entitled, “What Swimming in the NHSA Has Meant to Me”. A subcommittee of NHSA coaches will determine which essays will win a Scholarship Award (3 first place awards at $500 each) given at the 2021 NHSA State Championship Meet. Essays should be blind, with no mention of swimmer or team name(s). Essays should be submitted to NHSA Secretary Brian Crawford at bcrawford@ehsc.com no later than FRIDAY, March 12, 2021.
2021 Winning Essays:
2020 Winning Essays:
Dear NHSA (New Hampshire Swim Association) Graduating Seniors,
Announcing the 16th annual Senior Essay Scholarship award sponsored by the NHSA.
We are asking any and all High School seniors competing in the NHSA to compose an Essay entitled, “What Swimming in the NHSA Has Meant to Me”. A subcommittee of NHSA coaches will determine which essays will win a Scholarship Award (3 first place awards at $500 each) given at the 2020 NHSA State Championship Meet. Essays should be blind, with no mention of swimmer or team name(s). Essays should be submitted to NHSA Secretary Brian Crawford at bcrawford@ehsc.com no later than WEDNESDAY, March 11, 2020.
2019 Winning Essays:
2019 Senior Scholarship
Presented by the NHSA
Dear NHSA (New Hampshire Swim Association) Graduating Seniors,
Announcing the 15th annual Senior Essay Scholarship award sponsored by the NHSA.
We are asking any and all High School seniors competing in the NHSA to compose an Essay entitled, “What Swimming in the NHSA Has Meant to Me”. A subcommittee of NHSA coaches will determine which essays will win a Scholarship Award (3 first place awards at $500 each) given at the 2019 NHSA State Championship Meet. Essays should be blind, with no mention of swimmer or team name(s). Essays should be submitted to NHSA Secretary Brian Crawford at bcrawford@ehsc.com no later than WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2019 (this is the same day as entries are due).
2018 Senior Scholarship
Congratulations to the following NHSA high school seniors who each $500 scholarship for their winning essays:
- Anthony Bielecki, PHX [ANTHONY_BIELECKI_Essay]
- Kathleen Jenkins, MST [KATHLEEN_JENKINS_Essay]
- Tess White, ESC [TESS_WHITE_Essay]
2017 Senior Scholarship
Congratulations to the following NHSA high school seniors who each $500 scholarship for their winning essays:
- Zach Denbow, MST [Winning Essay]
- Kenzie Kearns, ESC [Winning Essay]
- Amit Eshed, FINS [Winning Essay]
- Nina Levine, ESC [Winning Essay]
Presented by the NHSA
Dear NHSA (New Hampshire Swim Association) Graduating Seniors,
Announcing the 13th annual Senior Essay Scholarship award sponsored by the NHSA.
We are asking any and all High School seniors competing in the NHSA to compose an Essay
entitled, “What Swimming in the NHSA Has Meant to Me”. A subcommittee of NHSA
coaches will determine which essays will win a Scholarship Award (3 first place awards at
$500 each) given at the 2017 NHSA State Championship Meet. Essays should be blind, with
no mention of swimmer or team name(s). Essays should be submitted to NHSA Secretary
Brian Crawford at bcrawford@ehsc.com or bpcrawford@comcast.net no later than Tuesday, March 14, 2017.
Click here for a PDF Document containing the above information: 2017 Senior Scholarship
2016 Senior Scholarship
Presented by the NHSA
The three winning essays came from Hannah Deschenes, EST, Grant Levasseur, ESC, and Megan Poremba, MST. Read here: winning essays 2016
2015 Senior Scholarship
Winning essays:
Matthew Falcone, ESC [Essay]
Matthew Grauslys, ESC [Essay]
Karam Sandhu, MST [Essay]