{"id":326301,"date":"2018-08-25T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=326301"},"modified":"2018-08-27T14:48:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T21:48:32","slug":"irmtraud-bohn-to-be-inducted-into-international-masters-swimming-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/irmtraud-bohn-to-be-inducted-into-international-masters-swimming-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Irmtraud Bohn To Be Inducted Into International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irmtraud Bohn<\/strong> will be inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the\u00a0Class of 2018 during\u00a0the IMSHOF Induction\u00a0ceremonies in Jacksonville, Florida<\/span><\/a><\/u>,<\/u>\u00a0Friday evening, September 28, 2018, to be held in conjunction with the United States Aquatic Sports convention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in 1941, Irmtraud \u201cIrmi\u201d Bohn did not begin her career in diving until she was 15 years old. \u00a0She was a gymnast up until that time. During her teens, she would go to the local pool and swim for fun during the Summertime. \u00a0One summer the local diving coach spotted her playing around on the diving boards. Her talent was apparent. He asked her if she would consider joining his diving team. \u00a0She left gymnastics behind and became a diver.<\/span><\/p>\n

She was named Austrian Champion on the 10-meter platform and in 1961, she won the Universidad Games. <\/span><\/p>\n

Bohn competed in Olympic competition until the age of age 35. \u00a0She decided to retire when she began having children. During the ages of 35-45, Bohn did not compete, yet she always kept herself in good shape. \u00a0\u00a0She was a PE teacher during that time, so her job helped her to stay in shape. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 1988 Irmi Bohn began her career in Masters Diving. \u00a0It was really by word of mouth, that she first heard of Masters Diving. \u00a0Her good friends, IMSHOF Honor Diver Grete Kuegler<\/strong>, and others had heard about, so they started diving and training together once again. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first World Championships that Bohn travelled to was in 1988, in Brisbane, Australia, where she brought home a silver medal on the 10-meter platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, she<\/span> has competed in seven age groups (45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79). Bohn has participated in a record 15 FINA Masters World Championships, travelling all around the globe. \u00a0Bohn has won a total of 26 gold medals (1m-7, 3m- 9, 10m-10) and 12 silver medals (1m- 4, 3m- 3, 10m- 5). She also travels and competes in World Games Events. At the 1989 World Masters Games she won gold on platform, and silver on 1 and 3-meter springboard. She has set eight FINA world records in her career.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bohn trains at the SU Moedling Swimming Club in Vienna. \u00a0She trains together with Grete Kugler, 2017 IMSHOF Honor Diver. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bohn says that to her, \u201cMaster diving means to me, stay fit and healthy, meet friends and spend time with them when we do our training and travel to championships.\u00a0<\/span>Now I am 77 years old and I am very proud, that I am still able to do all my difficult dives. My aim is, to take place in some more master championships in the next years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bohn says that Masters Diving has taken away a once low point or bad memory in her diving career. \u00a0She had qualified for the 1960 Rome Olympics, but unfortunately, the Austrian Federation\/officials did not register her in time so she did not get to compete. \u00a0As you can imagine, it was very disappointing and a very sad time for Bohn. She feels like she has made up for it during her Masters World Championships career and through all her gold medals. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bohn says her best experience in Masters Diving, would have to be at the World Championships in Montreal 2014, when she won three gold medals. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Irmi Bohn is divorced, has two children, 48 and 49 and a beautiful Husky dog. \u00a0She lives outside Vienna but trains in Vienna. She is training and will go to the European Championships in Slovenia next month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bohn 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>.<\/u><\/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