{"id":324134,"date":"2018-08-27T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=324134"},"modified":"2018-08-27T14:44:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T21:44:38","slug":"walt-reid-to-be-inducted-into-international-masters-swimming-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/walt-reid-to-be-inducted-into-international-masters-swimming-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Walt Reid To Be Inducted Into International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is proud to announce that Walt Reid<\/b>, USA, \u202fwill be inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the\u202f\u00a0Class of 2018 during\u00a0the IMSHOF Induction\u00a0ceremonies in Jacksonville, Florida<\/span>,<\/a><\/u>\u00a0Friday evening, September 28, 2018.<\/p>\n

The induction will be held in conjunction with the United States Aquatic Sports convention.<\/p>\n

When Walt Reid began attending USAS\/USMS conventions in 1984, he volunteered to help tabulate USMS national records, and three years later, he became the Chair of the Records and Tabulation Committee. His initiation of officially recording the Short Course Meters Top Ten Times and Short Course Meters National Records led to his creation of a computer program for LMSCs to compile Top Ten Times that interfaced with his National Top Ten database. Keeping the national records quickly evolved into Reid\u2019s expanded interest in international performances.<\/p>\n

The formation of Masters Swimming International (MSI) in 1983 led to keeping data for swims and swimmers around the world. In 1987, Reid began compiling and publishing the MSI World Masters Top 10. Walt\u2019s commitment to chronicling the performances of Masters swimmers globally was instrumental in making Masters a truly international endeavor and provided an invaluable resource for federations, national organizations and individual athletes.<\/p>\n

In 1992, Reid became the official FINA Masters Recorder and developed the procedures, forms and computer programs for processing Masters world record applications and World Top 10 tabulations. He has served in this volunteer position, as the first and only FINA Masters Recorder, from 1992 to present.<\/p>\n

Walt Reid will be inducted as part of a group of nine (9) outstanding individuals will be inducted at the IMSHOF\u2019s annual ceremony. The event will be held at the\u00a0Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in conjunction with the 2018 United States Aquatic Sports XXXVIX Convention.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The prestigious IMSHOF class of 2018 includes four swimmers, two divers, one synchronized swimmer, one water polo player and one contributor, from five (5) different countries: the USA, Austria, Germany, Brazil and Japan:<\/p>\n

SWIMMER INDUCTEES: <\/span><\/h3>\n