The annual Metropolitan Swimming Hall of Fame dinner took place Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Riccardo's Restaurant, in Astoria, Queens. About 80 guests attended the 2007 Induction Ceremony.

The Chair of the Hall of Fame Committee, Len Galluzzi (2001), was the Master of Ceremonies.
Mary Fleckenstein, Chair of Metropolitan Swimming, welcomed everyone and introduced the 2007 Metropolitan Champions:
Women's Team Champion – Badger Swim Club
Men's Team Champion – Long Island Aquatic Club
Combined Team Champion - Long Island Aquatic Club
Women's Individual – Alexa Akerfelds, White Plains YWCA Middies
Men's Individual – Thomas Luchsinger, Three Village Swim Club

Paul Simco, Officials Committee Chairman, accompanied by Bea Hartigan and Kris Sawicz, presented the winners of the Joe Stetz Memorial Scholarship Awards:
Kimberly Levine (Marist Swim Club) will attend Cornell University
James Pickel (Flushing YMCA) will attend St. John University

Scott Bartleson, Coach Representative, presented the winners of the Coach of the Year Awards:
Casey Brandy (Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics) as Age Group Coach of the Year
John Collins (Badger Swim Club) as Senior Coach of the Year

Brian Brown, Senior Vice-Chair, presented the winners of the Athlete of the Year Awards:
Roger Dent (Long Island Aquatic Club)
Thomas Luchsinger (Three Village Swim Club)

Paul Simco, Officials Committee Chairman, presented the ConocoPhillips Outstanding Service Award to Paul McClintock, Area Chair Hudson Valley South.

Mary Fleckenstein, accompanied by La Guardia Aquatic Club head coach Dragos Coca, presented a Special National Age Group Records Award to Annie Zhu (LGAC) in recognition for the three 11-12 girls National Age Group Records she set this past year.

Inducted in the 2007 Hall of Fame were:

• Hazel Barr – Diver, Coach, Administrator – Women’s Swimming Association, Flushing YMCA, US Merchant Marine Academy - presented by Kevin Ryan, Coach of U.S.M.M.A.
• Tobie Smith - Swimmer – Badger Swim Club - presented by John Collins, Coach of Badger Swim Club

In addition to this year’s Class, the following Inductees were in attendance at the 2007 Hall of Fame Dinner:

• John Collins – 1999
• Tony Corbisiero – 2000
• Ray D’Annolfo – 2005
• Len Galluzzi – 2001
• Mary Ann Senecal - 2006

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General Chair Mary Fleckenstein	Paul Furbeck and Mary Ann Senecal	Kris Sawicz, Kimberly Levine, Bea Hartigan, Paul Simco
Bea Hartigan, Paul Simco, James Pickel, Kris Sawicz	James Pickel and Kimberly Levine, Joe Stetz Memorial Scholarship Awards	Officials Chair Paul Simco
Coaches Chair Scott Bartleson with Age Group Coach of the Year Casey Brandt	Senior Coach of the Year John Collins with Scott Bartleson	John Collins
Athlete of the year Roger Dent and Senior Chair Brian Brown	Athlete of the year Thomas Luchsinger and Senior Chair Brian Brown	Roger Dent, Brian Brown and Thomas Luchsinger
Paul McClintock and Paul Simco	ConocoPhillips Outstanding Service Award - Paul McClintock	Dragos Coac, Annie Zhu (NAG Records) and Lenny Galluzzi
Kevin Ryan presents HOF Inductee Hazel Barr .	Hazel Barr - 2007 Inductee	Ray D'Annolfo, Casey Brandt, Scott Bartleson
0958 = Master of Ceremonies Len Galluzzi	John Collins and Tobie Smith	HOF Inductee Tobie Smith
Fritzi and Paul McClintock .	Virginia and Kip Fierro	Tony Corbisiero and Thomas Luchsinger
Barry Roffer, Mary Fleckenstein, Paul Furbeck	Monique Grayson, Barry Roffer, Thomas Luchsinger, Mary Fleckenstein, Paul Furbeck	HOF Inductees in attendance: Tony Corbisiero (2000), John Collins (1999), Tobie Smith (2007), Mary Ann Senecal (2006), Ray D'Annolfo (2005), Hazel Barr (2007) and Len Galluzzi (2001)