ISHOF

Cynthia Potter, 1987 ISHOF Honoree and 28-time National Champion as a Diver is special. She is One in a Thousand! When asked why she wanted to join the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s One in A Thousand Club, Potter said, “The Hall of Fame is so special and important to all of us. We have a his...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame wants to know if you are one in a thousand?  We think you are!  Show how special you are and become a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s “One In A Thousand” Club.  Help keep the International Swimming Hall of Fame moving forward toward a new v...

Gary Hall Sr. won medals at three consecutive Olympic games, an unprecedented feat for the 1970s. But as he told Olympic.org this week, that didn’t even make him the most decorated member of his apartment. That’s what happens when you room with Mark Spitz. Hall Sr. and Spitz both attended Indiana Un...

Update provided by Laura Voet, the Aquatic Complex Manager with the City of Ft. Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Dept. The jobsite was closed for Labor Day, however the Hensel Phelps team has been working hard all summer building new pools for the City of Ft. Lauderdale. Next week we will se...

Sandra Bucha, ISHOF Board Member, Honoree, Open Water Superstar.  She is One in a Thousand! When asked why she wanted to join the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s One in A Thousand Club, Sandra Bucha said, “ISHOF signifies the fulfillment of a dream - a dream I never imagined would be realized....

Andy Burke, a long-time administrator for water polo who served on numerous U.S. and international committees, passed away last Friday at the age of 91. For his efforts on behalf of American water polo, in 2018 Burke was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) for his substanti...

Nicholas Granger, 2016 MISHOF Honor Swimmer and two-time Cancer Survivor – He’s One in A Thousand! When asked why he wanted to join the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s One in A Thousand Club, Granger said, “ISHOF was not even on my radar, because in France, most of the Masters swimme...

Barry Watson, who held the record for the fastest English Channel crossing from 1964 to 1977, died this week at age 81. A native of Crossflatts, West Yorkshire, Watson swam the channel in 1964 at age 26. His time of nine hours, 35 minutes to cover the 21 miles from England to France held for nearly ...

Janet Evans topped the swim poll of the week as the top female swimmer of all-time among retired athletes. This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Wednesday August 12, 2020, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Who is the greatest female swimmer of all-...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF), as part of its merger with Sports Publications International, will now include a subscription to Swimming World Magazine, Swimming World Biweekly, and Swimming Technique as part of its membership packages.  The price structure goes into effect immedia...

The Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center at the International Swimming Hall of Fame continues with its renovation and new construction. There is still some ongoing discussion on the south locker room building as to its final design.  Looking at best-worst-case scenarios, the aquatic center could have a so...

Last week, Swimming World Editors Craig Lord and John Lohn put together an event-by-event League of Olympic Swim Legends in which we considered the impact of the likes of Shane Gould, Krisztina Egerszegi, Katie Ledecky, Janet Evans, Dawn Fraser, Mary T. Meagher, Tracy Caulkins and many other pio...

Last week, Swimming World Editors Craig Lord and John Lohn put together an event-by-event League of Olympic Swim Legends in which the likes of Michael Phelps excelled, to the surprise of no-one (we hope). The rest of the SW team, Liz Byrnes, Ian Hanson, Matt de George and Andy Ross, aided b...

Vicki Draves, a double Olympic gold medal-winning diver and International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, was honored Monday as the subject of the Google Doodle. The Aug. 3 date marks the 72nd anniversary of Draves becoming the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal. Draves claimed gold i...

What would have unfolded had Tokyo 2020 gone ahead as planned this week – and where would it all have fit in the thread of Olympic swim legends and pioneers like Kieren Perkins, Grant Hackett and Vladimir Salnikov? To mark the eight days over which the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would have unfolde...

What would have unfolded had Tokyo 2020 gone ahead as planned this week – and where would it all have fit in the thread of Olympic swim legends and pioneers like Inge De Bruijn, Britta Steffen and Ranomi Kromowidjojo? To mark the eight days over which the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would have unfo...

What would have unfolded had Tokyo 2020 gone ahead as planned this week – and where would it all have fit in the thread of Olympic swim legends and pioneers like Alex Popov, Gary Hall Jr, Anthony Ervin, Matt Biondi and Tom Jager? To mark the eight days over which the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games wou...

What would have unfolded had Tokyo 2020 gone ahead as planned this week – and where would it all have fit in the thread of Olympic swim legends and pioneers like Janet Evans, Katie Ledecky, Debbie Meyer and Rebecca Adlington? To mark the eight days over which the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would h...

Felix Grossman, MISHOF Honoree is special.  He is One in a Thousand! When asked why he wanted to join the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s One in A Thousand Club, Grossman replied, "It is a great honor for me to be a MISHOF Inductee and I am proud to play whatever small role I can in securing i...

What would have unfolded had Tokyo 2020 gone ahead as planned this week – and where would it all have fit in the thread of Olympic swim legends and pioneers like Krisztina Egerszegi, Satoko Tanaka and Kirsty Coventry? To mark the eight days over which the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would have unfo...