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Daniel Diehl Dapper Dan’s top award winner

April 20th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

Record-breaking swimmer Daniel Diehl has been voted the 2021 George Stevenson/Nick Perlozzo Dapper Dan Top Award winner by the Dapper Dan Club of Allegany County. The award, to be given at the 72nd Dapper Dan awards banquet at the Ali Ghan Shrine Club on May 1, is given annually to the individual or organization that brings the most national attention back to Allegany County. Most recently, Diehl, a 16-year-old student at Allegany High School, broke a national age group record for the 15-16 division previously held by Olympic champion Ryan Murphy in the 100-meter backstroke at the Speedo Sectional meet in Buffalo