﻿{"id":390659,"date":"2019-08-16T15:56:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T22:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=390659"},"modified":"2019-08-29T10:55:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:55:57","slug":"brazilian-water-polo-player-pepito-meirelles-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brazilian-water-polo-player-pepito-meirelles-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Water Polo Player Joao &#8220;Pepito&#8221; Meirelles To Be Inducted Into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is proud to announce that\u00a0<strong>Joao \u201cPepito\u201d Meirelles<\/strong>,\u202fwill be inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the\u202fClass of 2019 during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame-announces-induction-class-of-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MISHOF Induction ceremony<\/a> in St. Louis, MO, on Friday evening, September 13, 2019, to be held in conjunction with the United States Aquatic Sports convention.\u00a0 The MISHOF Induction Ceremony is open to the public and free of charge, so come join ISHOF in honoring Joao &#8220;Pepito&#8221; Meirelles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_390663\" style=\"width: 838px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-390663\" data-attachment-id=\"390663\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brazilian-water-polo-player-pepito-meirelles-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1244,812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/16\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nmishof inductee&lt;br \/&gt;\njoao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest; Photo Courtesy: Joao Meirelles&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-1024x668.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-390663\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships\" width=\"828\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-280x183.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-450x294.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-1200x783.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-500x326.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships-533x348.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-pepito-meirelles-fina-world-championships.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-390663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest; Photo Courtesy: Joao Meirelles<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>About Joao &#8220;Pepito&#8221; Meirelles<\/h2>\n<p>Joao Meirelles, better known as Pepito, was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1964.\u00a0 He began playing water polo in his early teens. As a member of the Brazilian National team, he won bronze medals at the 1987 and 1991 Pan American Games.<\/p>\n<p>In 1994, at the age of 31, Pepito, as he is known, decided to start playing Masters Water Polo. He still had the athletic ability and Masters was the perfect sport for him at this point in his life. Although Masters tournaments were already organized and well established in the USA and in some European countries, Brazil had no history of it, prior to 1995.\u00a0 Meirelles decided to bring organized Masters water polo to Brazil.\u00a0 He was one of the founders of the AMPA (Associacao Master de Polo Aquatico), which helped to organize the game in Brazil.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_390664\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-390664\" data-attachment-id=\"390664\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brazilian-water-polo-player-pepito-meirelles-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/2019-06-28-medal-celebration-91-cuba-brinze\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3187,2178\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;CamScanner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;2019-06-28 Medal Celebration 91 Cuba Brinze&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2019-06-28 Medal Celebration 91 Cuba Brinze&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/16\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nmishof honoree&lt;br \/&gt;\nbrazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1991 Bronze Medal celebation with Fidel Castro in Cuba; Photo Courtesy: Joao Meirelles&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-1024x700.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-390664\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze\" width=\"778\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-280x191.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-450x308.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-1200x820.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-2000x1367.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-1317x900.jpg 1317w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-500x342.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/brazil-water-polo-medal-celebration-1991-cuba-bronze-533x364.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-390664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1991 Pan Am Games Bronze Medal celebration with Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba; Photo Courtesy: Joao Meirelles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As a Masters player, Pepito competes as a member of the \u201cMasters Old Fellows\u201d team and has competed in 10 FINA World Championships, during the years, 1996 to 2019.\u00a0 Their best showing was a silver medal in the 40+ age group at the 2006 FINA Masters World Championships.\u00a0 They have won 3 bronze medals in total, one in 2000 in Munich in the 30+ age group, the second in Christchurch in the 35+ age group, and the final in Perth, in the 40+ age group.\u00a0 They also have two fourth places under their belt, one in 2004, in the 40+ and the other in more recently in 2017 in the 50+.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_390665\" style=\"width: 681px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-390665\" data-attachment-id=\"390665\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brazilian-water-polo-player-pepito-meirelles-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/2019-07-14-at-19yrs-old-in-military-services\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2125,3241\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;CamScanner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;2019-07-14 At 19yrs old in military services&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2019-07-14 At 19yrs old in military services&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/16\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nmishof honoree&lt;br \/&gt;\njoao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: CamScanner&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-671x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-390665\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"joao-pepito-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-07-14 At 19yrs old in military services\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-131x200.jpg 131w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-300x458.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-450x686.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-1200x1830.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-2000x3050.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-590x900.jpg 590w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-150x229.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-328x500.jpg 328w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-19yrs-old-in-military-service-brazil-533x813.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-390665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joao, 19 years old, during military service; Photo Courtesy: Joao Meirelles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_390666\" style=\"width: 777px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-390666\" data-attachment-id=\"390666\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brazilian-water-polo-player-pepito-meirelles-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/2019-07-14-csula-team-86\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2990,2334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;CamScanner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;2019-07-14 CSULA Team 86&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2019-07-14 CSULA Team 86&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/16\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nmishof honoree&lt;br \/&gt;\njoao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1986 CSLA water polo team; Photo Courtesy: Joao Meirelles&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-1024x799.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-390666\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986\" width=\"767\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-256x200.jpg 256w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-450x351.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-1200x937.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-2000x1561.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-1153x900.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-500x390.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/joao-meirelles-CSULA-team-1986-533x416.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-390666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1986 CSLA water polo team; Photo Courtesy: Joao Meirelles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meirelles will be inducted as part of a group of nine (9) outstanding individuals that will be inducted at MISHOF\u2019s annual ceremony. The event will be held at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamunify.com\/SubTabGeneric.jsp?team=usas&amp;_stabid_=182104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch<\/a> in conjunction with the 2019 United States Aquatic Sports Convention.<\/p>\n<h2>MISHOF Induction Class of 2019<\/h2>\n<p>The prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame-announces-induction-class-of-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MISHOF class of 2019<\/a> includes five swimmers, one diver, one synchronized swimmer, one water polo player and one contributor, from five (5) different countries: the USA, Canada, Lithuania, Brazil and Japan:<\/p>\n<h3>SWIMMER INDUCTEES:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/38x-masters-world-record-holder-caroline-krattli-to-be-inducted-into-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAROLINE KRATTLI<\/a> (USA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/japanese-backstroker-satoko-takeuji-to-be-inducted-into-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\">SATOKO TAKEUJI<\/a> (JPN)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2x-olympian-rick-colella-to-be-inducted-into-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RICK COLELLA<\/a> (USA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rowdy-gaines-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ROWDY GAINES<\/a> (USA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/willard-wink-lamb-added-to-2019-masters-hall-of-fame-induction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WILLARD LAMB<\/a> (USA)<\/p>\n<h3>DIVER INDUCTEE:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lithuanian-diver-asta-girdauskiene-to-be-inducted-into-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASTA GIRDAUSKIENE<\/a> (LIT)<\/p>\n<h3>SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER INDUCTEE:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-synchro-swimmer-marjorie-anderson-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MARJORIE ANDERSON<\/a> (CAN)<\/p>\n<h3>WATER POLO PLAYER INDUCTEE:<\/h3>\n<p>JOAO &#8220;PEPITO&#8221; MEIRELLES (BRA)<\/p>\n<h3>CONTRIBUTOR INDUCTEE:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-team-physician-and-usms-coach-of-the-year-jim-miller-to-be-inducted-into-the-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JIM MILLER<\/a> (USA)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame<\/h2>\n<p>View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ishof.org\/ishof-masters-honorees.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all inductees<\/a> in the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>Get more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ishof.org\/ishof-master-criteria.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nominating a candidate<\/a> for the 2020 MISHOF Induction class.<\/p>\n<h3>About MISHOF<\/h3>\n<p>The purpose of the MISHOF is to promote a healthy lifestyle, lifelong fitness and participation in adult aquatic programs by recognizing the achievements of individuals who serve as an example for others. To be considered, honorees must have participated in Masters programs through at least four different masters age groups and are qualified by an objective point system based on world records, world top 10 rankings and World Championship performances. The MISHOF is a division of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ishof.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISHOF website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>About ISHOF<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ishof.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Swimming Hall of Fame<\/a>, Inc. (ISHOF), established in 1965, is a not-for-profit educational organization located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Recognized by FINA, the International Olympic Committee\u2019s recognized governing body for the aquatic sports in 1968, its mission is to preserve the history of swimming, celebrate the heroes, promote the benefits and importance of swimming as a key to fitness, good health, quality of life, and the water safety of all children and adults, and connect older generations of swimmers to youth.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call Meg-Keller-Marvin at 570 594-4367 or e-mail:<a href=\"mailto:meg@ishof.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">meg@ishof.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is proud to announce that\u00a0Joao \u201cPepito\u201d Meirelles,\u202fwill be inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the\u202fClass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5713,"featured_media":390661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[66113,9],"tags":[53914,37,9949,17800,88540,88544,104650,75935,104649,54416],"class_list":["post-390659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ishof","category-masters","tag-2011-ishof-fran-crippen-safeswim","tag-brazil","tag-international-swimming-hall-of-fame","tag-ishof","tag-joao-meirelles","tag-masters-international-swimming-hall-of-fame","tag-masters-old-fellows","tag-mishof","tag-pepito-meirelles","tag-water-polo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Brazilian Water Polo Player Joao &quot;Pepito&quot; 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