Polly Winde Surhoff

Co-Founder Pathfinders for Autism

Polly Winde Surhoff, is an Ellicott City, MD native, lifelong and college All-American swimmer, member of multiple US Swimming National Teams and an internationally recognized competitive swimmer. She brought home a silver medal from the Pan Am Games, and finished 5th at Worlds in 1982. Polly is recognized in the Maryland athletic hall of fame, housed at Camden Yards. This busy mom of four adults is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with Autism and their families. Polly is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she met her husband, former Baltimore Oriole, BJ Surhoff. Together with fellow parents, they founded Pathfinders for Autism in 2000.