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ISHOF Announces Newest Induction Class to Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce its prestigious Masters Class of 2023. This year ISHOF will be inducting the class of seven (7) honorees from five countries that were s...

Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center Celebrates Official Grand Opening In Style With Ribbon Cutting and Dive Challenge Saturday marked the official Grand Opening of the Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Center, which showcased an exhibition by Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis diving from the highest tower in the ...

A Look At Tonight's ISHOF Specialty Awards Recipients As Part Of Hall of Fame Weekend The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) has announced the recipients of the ISHOF specialty awards.  The ISHOF specialty awards are presented annually to individuals for outstanding contributions to aqu...

Carol Zaleski (USA) to be Inducted as Honor Contributor as Part of ISHOF Class of 2022 Carol Zaleski will join ISHOF’s esteemed Class of 2022 as an Honor Contributor, joining 10 other aquatic greats who will be enshrined in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday night, October 15, 2022. Zaleski has a ...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce the recipients of the 25th Annual Paragon Awards, sponsored by Pentair Aquatic Systems.  The Paragon Awards are presented annually to individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to aquatics.  This year’s recipien...

Craig Beardsley to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, October 15, 2022 Craig Beardsley is a former American competitive swimmer who was a world record-holder in the 200-meter butterfly for three years in the early 1980s. Beardsley won the gold medal in his signature event,...

On January 21, 2022, just a little over a week after he celebrated his 87th birthday, Terry Carlisle of Sonoma, California, passed away. He was a longtime friend of ISHOF,  swimming and resident of Fort Lauderdale. The Carlisle family moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1945, when the patriarch, Malcolm dec...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame hosted it’s 56th annual Honoree Induction ceremony, dinner and silent auction on October 9th.  It was a bit different than most other inductions, in that none of our international Honorees were able to travel to the US to attend because of Covid restrictions. ...

This Weekend's International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction presented by Visit Lauderdale is now Officially SOLD OUT! The events will be combined into one evening on October 9th, and will honor only those living in the United States due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.  The evening will honor 14 pe...

Support the International Swimming Hall of Fame's online silent auction.  Members and friends can find great bargains for some wonderful items.  You can start bidding online NOW by clicking Here!    Learn more about ISHOF's Induction Weekend SILENT AUCTION Item 311: GMX7 X1- Pro 25 m/yd Resistance T...

Support the International Swimming Hall of Fame's online silent auction.  Members and friends can find great bargains for some wonderful items.  You can start bidding online NOW by clicking Here! Item 100: The Touch .01 Photo Finish of the 2008 Olympic Men’s 100m Butterfly Final  A Limited – Edition...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) has made the decision to move forward with its annual events to induct new honorees into its esteemed Hall and honor its Paragon Award winners. The events will be combined into one evening on October 9th, and will honor only those living in the United ...

This year’s ISHOF Specialty Award Recipient: Eddie Reese — 2021 ISHOF Lifetime Achievement Award [caption id="attachment_481474" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Magazine[/caption] The ISHOF Lifetime Achievement Award is only giving when ISHOF deems someone worthy.  The ...

The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce the 2021 class of Honorees.  This group of outstanding individuals will be inducted on Saturday evening, October 9, 2021 at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach and Resort in conjunction with the 2021 ISHOF Honoree In...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) announced the recipients of the 25th Annual Paragon Awards, sponsored by Pentair Aquatic Systems.  The Paragon Awards are presented annually to individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions to aquatics.  This year’s recipients are Teri McK...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce that it will be including this year’s MISHOF (Masters) prestigious Class of 2021 to its Saturday evening Induction program.  This year ISHOF will add the MISHOF (Masters) Class of 2021’s nine honorees from five countries; four swim...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is inviting the entire aquatics community back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on October 8-9, 2021 to celebrate the belated induction of its Class of 2020 Honorees, Paragon Award winners, and ISHOF recognitions. “We have secured an agreement with the City...

Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the postponement of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2020, ISHOF will be reliving some of their previous induction classes.  Today we revisit our Honor Swimmers from the ISHOF Class of 2014.  That year a total of twenty honorees were in...

Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the postponement of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2020, ISHOF will be reliving some of their previous induction classes.  Today we revisit our Honor Coaches from the ISHOF Class of 2014.  That year a total of twenty honorees were ind...

Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the postponement of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2020, ISHOF will be reliving some of their previous induction classes.  Today we revisit the divers and synchro swimmers from the ISHOF Class of 2014.  That year a total of twenty hon...