Honors
Finswimmers, coaches, and staff of the Texas Finswimming Association have received many honors over the years. Below is a list of honors and recongition that have been besowed upon them.
USA FINSWIMMING NATIONAL TEAM
1998: USA World Championship Team-Cali, Columbia (USA did not compete due to travel restrictions issued by the United States State Department)
- Robert H. Kelly-National Team Assistant Coach
- Stacey Golden-National Team Member
- Derrick Mauk-National Team Member
2000: USA World Championship Team-Palma de Majorca, Spain
- Robert H. Kelly-National Team Head Coach
- Darla S. Kelly-National Team Assistant Coach
- Kristine Kelly-National Team Member
INTERNATIONAL GAMES
3rd World Scholar-Athlete Games-2001 at the University of Rhode Island
- Robert H. Kelly-USA Head Mens Finswimming Coach
- Darla S. Kelly-USA Head Womens Finswimming Coach
- Kristine Kelly-USA Finswimming Team
- Michael Parsons-USA Finswimming Team
- Tiffany Davis-USA Finswimming Team
- Ryan Perez-USA Finswimming Team
- Amanda Rober-USA Finswimming Team
- Tanya Dorflinger-USA Finswimming Team
- Kathryn Sexton-USA Finswimming Team
4th World Scholar-Athlete Games-2006 at the University of Rhode Island
- Robert H. Kelly-WSAG Swimming/Finswimming Commissioner and USA Head Finswimming Coach
- Darla S. Kelly-Lithuania Head Finswimming Coach
- Kristine Kelly-Lithuania Finswimming Team
- Jenna Taylor-USA Finswimming Team
NATIONAL GAMES
1st United States Scholar-Athlete Games-1999 at the University of Rhode Island
- Robert H. Kelly-Texas Boys Head Swimming and Finswimming Coach
- Darla S. Kelly-Texas Girls Head Swimming and Finswimming Coach
- Rebecca Lucas-Texas Assistant Swimnmig and Finswimming Coach
- Crystal Withrow-USSAG Medical Staff
- Kristine Kelly-Texas Finswimming Association Team
- Erin Stocco-Texas Finswimming Association Team
- Julia Witty-Texas Finswimming Association Team
2nd United States Scholar-Athlete Games-2003 at the University of Rhode Island
- Robert H. Kelly-Texas Boys Head Swimming and Finswimming Coach
- Darla S. Kelly-Texas Girls Head Swimming and Finswimming Coach
- Kristine Kelly-Texas Finswimming Team
- Jessica Taylor-Texas Finswimming Team;
- Jenna Taylor-Texas Finswimming Team
- Christy O'Sullivan-Texas Finswimming Team
UNITED STATES FIN SWIMMING NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR
1998: Robert H. Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
TEXAS FINSWIMMING ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR
1998: Darla S. Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
1999: Darla S. Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
2000: Darla S. Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
2001: Robert H. Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
2002: Fred Williamson-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
2003: Fred Williamson-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
2004: Darla S. Kelly-Eagle Finswimming Club (EFC)
2005: Robert H. Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
2006: Darla S. Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
2007: Fred Williamson-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
US OLYMPIC COMMITEE "ATHLETES OF THE MONTH"
October, 1999: USA Fin Swimming Nominees to the US Olympic Committee as Athletes of the Month: Kristine Kelly and Derrick Mauk
USA FIN SWIMMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
1999 USA Finswimming National Championships Ohlone College-Fairmont, CA)
Derrick Mauk-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
- Open 200 LCM Surface
- Open 400 LCM Surface
- Senior 4 X 100 LCM Surface Relay
Stacey Golden-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
- Open 200 LCM Surface
- Senior 4 X 100 LCM Surface Relay
USA FIN SWIMMING NATIONAL RECORDS
Kristine Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
- 100 LCM Immersion: :58.48 on July 29, 2000 at Palo Alto, CA. (national junior record)
- 400 LCM Immersion: 5:06.51 on October 4, 2000 at Palma de Majorca, Spain (national junior record)
- 800 LCM Immersion: 10:36.13 on October 6, 2000 at Palma de Majorca, Spain (national junior record)
Olympic Gold Medalists Pablo Morales, Jenny Thompson, Misty Hyman have trained with monofins in preparation for their Olympic Games appreances. In fact, Pablo, Jenny, and Misty are former members of the USA National Finswimming Team and currently hold USA national finswimming records.

