Bruce Wigo - (Author)

On the evening of May 11th, a special water show was held in Yingxiong Sports Swimming and Diving Hall of Zhaoqing Sports Center. The event attracted over a thousand citizens and water sports enthusia...

Stan Tinkham, the 1956 USA Women’s Olympic Team swim coach has passed away in suburban Maryland at the age of 87 on April 9, 2019. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several years. Sta...

Thompson Mann passed away on April 4, 2019 after suffering from failing health for several years.  He was 76 years old. Dr. Harold Thompson Mann was born on Dec. 1, 1942, in Norfolk, Virginia. He move...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame is saddened to announce that Bob Duenkel (Robert “Bob” Duenkel), a long time employee of the organization, has passed away this morning after a long illness. He...

Black History Month Commentary by Bruce Wigo Black History Month is a time for us in the aquatic community to reflect on why more African Americans and people of color don’t swim.  Especially because ...

Commentary by Bruce Wigo Black History Month is a time for us in the aquatic community to reflect on why more African Americans and people of color don’t swim.  Especially because for 400 years (the p...

Shane Gould is arguably the greatest female Olympic swimmer in the history of our sport. Now at the age of 61, she holds a check for $500,000 as the winner of the Australian edition of Survivor. As th...

By Bruce Wigo. Richard Bruce Hunter, 1960 Olympian and All-American swimmer from Harvard died on July 6, on his 79th birthday. He is remembered not only being one of the best American sprinters of his...

On Sunday, June 10th, the first PanAm Sports / UANA Swim Camp visited the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) for a tour. The visit, hosted by Azura Florida Aquatics and coach Gianluca Alberan...

Passage by Bruce Wigo, ISHOF. Olympic diving champion Robert (Bob) Lynn Clotworthy passed away peacefully at his home, in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 1st. He was 87 years old. Born in Westfield, New ...

Girl with a Boy’s Name was Ten time AAU Diving Champion Fort Lauderdale – Joel Lenzi O’Connell was a 10 x National AAU diving champion, and an honoree of the Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Hall of Fame...

The grand opening of a new International Swimming Hall of Fame exhibit called “Smoke on the Water” will be unveiled on Thursday, May 17th to start the 54th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame (...

Sponsored by Pentair Aquatic Systems, the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) announced today the recipients of the 23rd Annual Paragon Awards.  The Paragon Awards are presented annually to in...

Edward Roscoe Kirk passed away at his home in Braden, Florida, on Saturday, April 21. He was 87 years old. Ed was was the first person of African descent to be named a National Interscholastic Swimmin...

Amanda Beard, a seven-time Olympic medalist (two gold, four silver, one bronze) will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018 during the Honoree In...

Rebecca Adlington, Britain's most decorated female Olympic swimmer, will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame with the Class of 2018 in ceremonies in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 19,...

Lisbeth “Libby” Lenton Trickett, a 4-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018 in ceremonies in Fort Lauderd...

Joy Cushman, an administrator, coach and promoter of the sport of Synchronized Swimming (aka Artistic Swimming) will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a Pioneer Synchronized...

Andy Burke, will be inducted as a Water Polo Contributor into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018 in ceremonies in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 19, 2018.  He was ...

Brenda Villa is the most decorated player in the history of women’s water polo. Brenda will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018 in ceremonies in F...