King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Councilman Pete von Reichbauer recognized Mike Dunwiddie for his 35 years of service to the people of King County.

Since the King County Aquatic Center opened in April 1990. Dunwiddie has served as the Regional Aquatic Center Coordinator.

Prior to 1990, Dunwiddie managed the Issaquah and Mercer Island Forward Thrust Pools.

He started his career as Assistant Pool Manager of the Bellevue Forward Thrust Pool.

During his time with the Aquatic Center, Dunwiddie has played a key role in bringing regional, national and international events to the facility, including competitions with Olympic athletes – Gold Medalists Michael Phelps, Adrian Nathan, and Meagan Quann-Jendrick.

Dunwiddie developed the aquatic center into a nationally recognized facility, home to one of the largest scoreboards for aquatic competitions, and for its state-of the-art air quality system, saving taxpayers $80,000 annually.

The King County Aquatic Center is opened to the public year-round, seven days per week offering swimming and diving lessons, family swims, exercise classes, scuba classes, and Red Cross training. More than 767,000 swim lessons have been taught at the center.