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Obituary - Roland Matthes (17 November 1950 – 20 December 2019) Roland Matthes, the most decorated backstroke ace in history, the G.OA.T. of the stroke, died on Friday in Wertheim, Baden-Württemberg, after a short, severe illness. He was 69. His wife Daniela confirmed the sad news to the German pres...

Eva Szekely, the 1952 Olympic 200m breaststroke champion and Holocaust survivor, has passed away at the age of 92. She was the first winner of an Olympic breaststroke crown who swam with a butterfly action: overarm recovery was ended when butterfly became an official stroke of its own on the way to ...

The Australian Swim Coaches and Teachers Association have announced the passing of legendary coach Ken Wood. Wood was the coach of a number of Australian and Chinese athletes, including ISHOF inductee Leisel Jones, former World Record holder Ye Shiwen, Olympian Kylie Palmer, Olympian and World Recor...

If 2019 started with the news of coach Jim Wood's passing, it ended with the world of swimming mourning the loss of Roland Matthes, the most decorated Olympic backstroke champion in history, gone after a short, severe illness at 69 but never to be forgotten. [caption id="attachment_408449" align="al...

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 Jersey, Bob attended the Ohio State University where he won 11 Big Ten, NCAA, and National AAU Champ...

Tony Lisa, former head coach at Rowan University, recently passed away according to a Facebook announcement on the university's swimming & diving page. Lisa served as the head coach for Rowan University for an impressive 35 years, collecting a combined win-loss record of 469-155-1 and 75.1 winning p...

PINELLAS COUNTY - Vance Sanders, a promising age grouper who had gained some national attention in recent years, took his own life this weekend at the age of 15 according to WTSP. According to WTSP, "few other details are being released about [Sanders's] death," as crisis teams have been dispatched ...

john John K. Williams, Jr. recently passed away. Williams, who suffered cerebral palsy his entire life, was an active member on the International Swimming Hall of Fame board and dedicated much of his life to Adaptive Aquatics. The following obituary was submitted by ISHOF: It is with great sadness t...

The death of Gennadi Touretski has sparked an outpouring of memories and tributes to the Russian mentor to the most decorated freestyle sprinter of all-time, Alex Popov. Touretski spent a decade Down Under at the Australian Institute for Sport (AIS), Popov with him, alongside the likes of one of the...

Robert “Bob” Burnside, Founding President, United States Lifesaving Association and 2014 Paragon Award / Aquatic Safety passes away, December 11, 2019 (May 20, 1932 - December 11, 2019) Bob was perhaps the best known and most iconic lifeguard in the United States. His contributions to water safety a...

Nancy Duty Cunningham passed away on October 11, 2016 at the age of 90 after a short illness. She led an active life that was full of accomplishments and adventure. She loved to travel and was very active in the First Methodist Adelphi class at her church. In 2011, Nancy was inducted into the Texas ...

Don Watkinds (66) tragically passed away over the summer, while coaching on deck in San Diego. Family, friends, colleagues, and swimmers of Watkinds are invited to a celebration of life on October 21st from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Kearny Mesa Recreation Center in San Diego, California. Please RSVP e...

Stephanie Walsh Beilman, the first head coach of the Harvard women's swimming team, recently passed away after a battle with cancer. She was 67 years old. Swimming was a large and influential part of Beilman's life as she remained active in the sport in different capacities throughout her life. The ...

Members of the swimming community in Canada and around the world are mourning the death of longtime national coach Randy Bennett. The head coach of the Swimming Canada High Performance Centre – Victoria and Director of Island Swimming died late Monday night in Victoria after a battle with cancer. Or...

FORT MYERS/PORTLAND - Joe Guidi Sr., SwimSkin founder, business innovator and a Portland original, passed away January 8, 2015 in Fort Myers Florida after a long battle with illness. Joe was born on June 2, 1935 in Portland and grew up in Portland on Munjoy Hill, the youngest son of Italian immigran...

Legendary Olympic diving coach Betty Perkins-Carpenter passed away over the weekend at the age of 85. According to the Democrat & Chronicle, Perkins-Carpenter had also battled with cancer and was a resident of Penfield, New York. Perkins-Carpenter became involved with aquatic sports when she entered...

USA Swimming is sad to learn of the passing of swimming legend Adolph Kiefer at 98 years old. “Adolph Kiefer embodied swimming and lived it every day of his life. He was a pioneer for our sport in the truest sense of the word,” said USA Swimming Interim Executive Director Mike Unger. “Adolph was so ...

1948 Olympic swimmer and famed photographer, George Olsen, recently passed away at the age of 88 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Olsen was born in 1929 to George M. Olsen and Ethel Shutta, two famous actors of the first half of the 20th century, and saw much of the United States and Europe due to the s...