AUSTIN, Texas — Texas A&M University men’s water polo alum Donn Boyd was inducted as part of the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 on April 25.
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A native Texan born in Austin in 1947, he was a founding director of the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.
A graduate from Killeen High School and a member of the Texas A&M University men’s swimming and water polo teams, he served as an assistant coach in both sport for fellow TSDHOF inductee Art Adamson.
Boyd was the swimming, diving and water polo coach at La Marque High School from 1970 to 1978. In 1978, he moved to San Antonio where he has been involved in every aspect of aquatics in the region. The Northside School District’s head coach, assistant coach and mentor for swimmers, divers and water polo players, he also served as a public school teacher, lifeguard instructor, learn-to-swim director, pool manager and official for swimming, diving and water polo.
He served for 18 years as the NISCA (National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association) Water Polo All-America Chairman.
During his coaching career, Boyd was named a two-time winner of the Texas Boy’s Water Polo Coach of the Year to go along with the NISCA Outstanding Service Award and The Dee Hollar Memorial for Texas Swimming and Diving High School Officials Award of Excellence.
For his service to the sport, the the the Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (TISCA) Female Water Polo Most Valuable Player Award is named in his honor,
