The Fred Mayer Awards were established by the Fred Mayer Foundation honouring Fred Mayer. Fred Mayer was an amazing supporter of the sport of water polo, and a Sydney University Lions player who lived by the philosophy that "everyone's a mate". The Fred Mayer Awards for SUWPC were established to provide equality of opportunity by assisting Lions in the pursuit of their goals, through participation in club & representative tours and tournaments, and to have great experiences t