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A By the Numbers Look at Upcoming International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Class An exceptional group of athletes will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame this weekend in Fort Lauderdale. The five swimmers who will be enshrined at the 58th annual ceremony represent one of t...

This week, the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) will induct its prestigious Class of 2023. This year, ISHOF will induct 13 honorees from eight countries: five swimmers, two coaches, one diver, one water polo player, one synchronized swimmer, one open water swimmer, one contributor and its...

Bob Bowman Set For Induction Into International Swimming Hall of Fame Next weekend, the International Swimming Hall of Fame will induct a spectacular class, one that will include coach Bob Bowman. Here is a look at the career of Bowman. Click here for Induction Ceremony information. Without Michelan...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is one step closer to a $190 million redevelopment of the Hall of Fame that could include two buildings on either side of the aquatic center. The Fort Lauderdale City Commission approved a public-private partnership (P3) on Sept. 19. According to a Sou...

Brent Rutemiller To Receive ISHOF's Lifetime Achievement Award How do we begin to put the career of Brent Rutemiller into perspective? That’s a difficult question, given his enduring contributions to swimming and the various roles in which he has contributed to the sport. Then again, the fact that t...

Mike Unger, Cullen Jones Among Honorees At Upcoming ISHOF Awards The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s annual ISHOF Aquatic Awards, formerly the Paragon Awards. The ISHOF Aquatic Awards are presented annually to individuals or organization...

A Look at the ISHOF Specialty Award Winners To Be Honored During Induction Weekend The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 Specialty Awards. The ISHOF Specialty Awards are presented annually to individuals for outstanding contributions to aquat...

Grand Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Rapidly Approaching; Be Part of History! Celebrate aquatic sports legends: Michael Phelps • Missy Franklin • Bob Bowman. Chris Carver • Cesar Cielo • Kirsty Coventry • Natalia Ischenko • Kosuke Kitajima • Stéphane Lecat • Wu Minxia • Heather Petri • Sam Rams...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is preparing for its upcoming induction weekend. Part of the festivities include a silent auction, which is love online. There are a plethora of items to bid on. Please note, that you do not need to be present to win and we will ship (shipping charges ...

Frenchman Stéphane Lecat enters the International Swimming Hall of Fame as only the 26th Open Water Swimmer in ISHOF’s 58-year history, with 19 FINA World Cup professional race victories to his credit. His three world championships came in the 1997, 1999 and 2000 FINA Marathon Swimming World Series....

ISHOF Class of 2023: World Aquatics Vice President, Sam Ramsamy, to be Inducted as Honor Contributor World Aquatics Vice President, Sam Ramsamy spent the early years of his life working toward the birth of a new South Africa. He fought for the eradication of the color ban in sport, toward c...

Cesar Cielo will be the third Brazilian swimmer to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, after Maria Lenk and Gustavo Borges. Ranked as the top teenager in Brazil, Cielo’s career took off when he made the decision to attend college in the United States at Auburn University. Joini...

Chris Carver is a ground-breaking synchronized swimming choreographer and club coach of the world renowned Santa Clara Aquamaids and joins the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) as an Honor Coach. As the co-head coach of the U.S. National Team, the team won every gold medal in elite intern...

Heather Petri is a four-time Olympian, winning one gold (2012), two silver (2000, 2008) and a bronze medal (2004) as part of the USA Women’s National Water Polo Team.  She is only one of four women to be a four-time Olympian and one of two who has won four Olympic medals. Petri is only the sixth wom...

Wu Minxia is the considered the greatest diver in Chinese history, and that’s pretty impressive since the Chinese produce the greatest divers in the world. The winner of seven Olympic medals, five of them gold, and 14 World Championships medals, eight of them gold,  Wu is the most decorated female a...

International Swimming Hall of Fame Honoring Swimming World Editor John Lohn As part of the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s 2023 induction weekend, scheduled for late September in Fort Lauderdale, Swimming World Magazine editor-in-chief John Lohn will receive the Al Schoenfield Media Award. Th...

Greek Lifesaving Sports Association Brings Together Experts, Organizations to Push for Olympic Inclusion The Greek Lifesaving Sports Association (GLSA) convened a symposium in May that pushes for the inclusion of the sport in the Olympic program. The symposium, hosted in Greece, brought together 39 ...

Amanda Beard Returns to Alma Mater Arizona as Assistant Coach Olympic gold medalist Amanda Beard is returning to her alma mater, the University of Arizona, as an assistant coach. Beard joins the staff of Augie Busch, whose father Frank Busch was Beard's coach in her days in Tucson. Beard will serve ...

Celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary, Mark Spitz and Wife, Suzy, Replicate Sports Illustrated Cover During ISHOF Visit It’s been more than a half-century since Mark Spitz dazzled at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he captured seven gold medals – all in world-record time. And earlier this mon...

Missy Franklin Among Headliners of International Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Her charismatic personality and ear-to-ear smile captivated the swimming world from the moment she emerged as an international superstar to the day she announced her retirement. Her countless fans were enthralled by...