Passages: Looking Back At Those Who Left Us in 2008

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 31. HEADING into the first day of 2009 tomorrow, Swimming World takes a look back to the soon-to-be-gone 2008, and honors those that have passed on within the last year.

* Australian Swimmer Leigh Barnier, 21, January 8

* CSUB's Alexy Belyy; Sweden's Rubmartin Gustavo Escobar, January 12

* French Olympian Alain Gottvalles, 65, March 3

* British Olympian Gary Binfield, March 17

* International Diving Champion, Masters Diver Tom Kough, 76, April 2

* Buck Dawson, Mr. Swimming Hall of Fame, 87, April 4

* F.A.S.T. Head Coach Kevin Perry, 56, April 10

* Kentucky Diving Coach Mike Lyden, 51, April 12

* FINA's Jean-Louis Meuret, 63, May 27

* New Jersey Swim Coach Jeffrey Lowe, 61, June 6

* Ged Schweikert III, 65, Susquehanna University Head Coach, June 16

* Masters Swimmer Mary Lee Watson, 86, June 18

* Pilot Aquatic Club's Larry Shofe, 55, August 19

* Sebastian Salinas Abril, 90, September 3

* Former USC NCAA Champion Mark Mader, 60, September 12

* New Zealand's Duncan Laing, 77, September 13

* Jamaica Swimming's Matthew Hilton, 18, September 19

* Margaret Colwin, 78, Wife of ISHOF Honoree Cecil Colwin, October 9

* Southwestern's Steve Brandt, October 16

* Former British Swimming President Harry Robert Walker, 103, November 3

* ISHOF Hall of Famer Alan Ford, 85, November 6

* Javier Ostos Mara, November 6

* Australia's John Carew, 81, November 9

* Michigan's Rick Edwards, 58, November 10

* U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Don McKenzie, 61, December 10

Swimming World honors the memories of those that have fallen within the sport. If we missed someone this year, please let us know via Reaction Time.

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