GAINESVILLE (May 26) — Senior Vivian Swain of Seminole High School has been named the Florida Dairy Farmers 2026 Miss Water Polo and senior Dane Fox of Westminster Academy has been named the winner of the 2026 Mr. Water Polo award after a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school water polo coaches.
In addition, Ryan Ackerson of Seminole and Michael Goldenberg of St. Thomas Aquinas were named winners of the Girls’ and Boys’ Water Polo Coach of the Year awards.
Swain helped her team to the state championship with 121 goals while adding 87 assists and 40 steals. The senior attack finished her four-year varsity career with 341 goals, 361 assists and 203 steals.
Fox, who was the 2025 Florida Mr. Water Polo award winner, helped his team to a spot in this year’s state Final Four with 125 goals while adding 37 assists and 63 steals. Fox has signed to play college water polo with Pacific University.
Ackerson led his squad to a 31-0 record and its second state title in the past three years after finishing as the state runnerup in 2025. In the past three years Seminole has posted a 90-2 record with 31-0 seasons in both 2024 and 2026.
Goldenberg led his squad to a 26-4 record and the boys’ state title. For Goldenberg, it was hierss seventh appearance in the state championship game since 2012 with two other title-game wins (2013 and 2023).
The Florida Dairy Farmers Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers' commitment to the state's youth. This is the 34th year of these unique awards as we honor the state's top athletes and coaches in FHSAA sanctioned sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.
