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Outstanding Official Award

Barbara Chambers Honored as
State’s Top Swimming Official

Barbara Chambers of Martinsville is the recipient of Chambers was selected for this honor by a committee
the 2010 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award representing the officials associations. In Indiana there are
for excellence in the sport of Swimming. Chambers was 26 associations made up of men and women who give up
honored in a special ceremony at the Girl’s Swimming State much of their personal time to assist in providing whole-
Finals. some, worthwhile, and healthy activities for the student-
Each year, the Indiana High athletes in our state. Statewide, there are more than 8,000
School Athletic Association, in officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.
cooperation with the National A member of the Fall Creek Officials Association,
Federation of Interscholastic Chambers has also served as an IHSAA clinician. In
Officials Association, recognizes addition to her full high school schedule, Chambers has
and honors an outstanding of- distinguished herself by officiating several major collegiate,
ficial in each of 11 sports during national, and Olympic swimming and diving events.
the school year Chambers attended Phoenix College in Phoenix, Ari-
Chambers has been a zona and works as an Administrative Assistant at Franklin
swimming official for 19 years. College, where she has been employed for 14 years. She
During her career, she has and her husband Gregory have been married for 38 years
worked every level of the state and have three sons, Thomas, Daniel and Andrew.
tournament, including 16 sectionals, 12 regionals and 16
state finals. She has officiated the state finals every year
since 1993.

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