﻿{"id":403018,"date":"2021-04-07T18:32:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T01:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=403018"},"modified":"2021-08-30T15:49:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T22:49:52","slug":"canadian-open-water-swimmer-marilyn-bell-to-be-inducted-into-the-international-swimming-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-open-water-swimmer-marilyn-bell-to-be-inducted-into-the-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Open Water Swimmer Marilyn Bell To Be Inducted Into the International Swimming Hall of Fame As Class of 2022 &#8211; Updated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At age 16, Miss <strong>Marilyn Bell<\/strong> was inspired when she learned that American star swimmer, ISHOF Honoree, <strong>Florence Chadwick<\/strong>, was being offered a $10,000 purse to complete a swim across Lake Ontario. Bell wanted the honor to go to a Canadian swimmer. Three swimmers showed up for the attempt with waves of almost 5 meters (15 feet), water temperature of 21\u00b0C (65\u00b0F) and hungry lamprey eels lurking.\u00a0 The other two dropped out, but Bell continued. The 20-hour, 59 minutes swim was covered by live radio broadcasts and special newspaper \u201cextras\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_403021\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403021\" data-attachment-id=\"403021\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"678,810\" 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=\"marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marilyn Bell, in her Lake Shore jacket; Photo Courtesy: Marilyn Bell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof-678x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-403021\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof.jpg\" alt=\"marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof\" width=\"574\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof-167x200.jpg 167w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof-300x358.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof-150x179.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/marilyn-bell-in-lake-shore-jacket-ishof-419x500.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-403021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marilyn Bell, in her Lake Shore jacket; Photo Courtesy: Marilyn Bell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As a result, her landing was witnessed by a crowd of 300,000 people in Toronto. Bell was awarded the purse. This young woman\u2019s courage and achievement resulted in the Canadian Press naming her the Canadian Newsmaker of the Year in 1954.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_402971\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402971\" data-attachment-id=\"402971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marilyn-bell-headshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"896,1233\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Marilyn Bell headshot\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Marilyn Bell headshot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-744x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-402971\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Marilyn Bell headshot\" width=\"576\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot.jpg 896w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-145x200.jpg 145w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-300x413.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-450x619.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-654x900.jpg 654w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-150x206.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-363x500.jpg 363w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-headshot-533x733.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-402971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canadian Marilyn Bell became the youngest person to swim the English Channel.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>About Marilyn Bell<\/h2>\n<p>Bell went on to become the youngest person to swim the English Channel. She later swam the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the Pacific coast \u2013 her woman\u2019s speed record held for more than 60 years! Bell became a Canadian hero, and the awards and recognition include: Induction into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Canada&#8217;s Sports Hall of Fame and the\u00a0Ontario\u00a0Swimming Hall of Fame.\u00a0 She was named one of Canada&#8217;s top athletes of the century and was presented with the Order of Ontario.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_402972\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402972\" data-attachment-id=\"402972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/george-young-ed-sullivan-marilyn-bell-and-cliff-lumsdon-in-1954\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/George-Young-Ed-Sullivan-Marilyn-Bell-and-Cliff-Lumsdon-in-1954.png\" data-orig-size=\"232,175\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"George Young, Ed Sullivan, Marilyn Bell, and Cliff Lumsdon in 1954\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;George Young, Ed Sullivan, Marilyn Bell, and Cliff Lumsdon in 1954&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/George-Young-Ed-Sullivan-Marilyn-Bell-and-Cliff-Lumsdon-in-1954.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/George-Young-Ed-Sullivan-Marilyn-Bell-and-Cliff-Lumsdon-in-1954.png\" class=\"wp-image-402972 \" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/George-Young-Ed-Sullivan-Marilyn-Bell-and-Cliff-Lumsdon-in-1954.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/George-Young-Ed-Sullivan-Marilyn-Bell-and-Cliff-Lumsdon-in-1954.png 232w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/George-Young-Ed-Sullivan-Marilyn-Bell-and-Cliff-Lumsdon-in-1954-150x113.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-402972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Young, Ed Sullivan, Marilyn Bell, and Cliff Lumsdon in 1954<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Canadian National\u00a0Historic Sites and Monuments Board designated Bell&#8217;s crossing of the lake an Event of National Historic Significance (Canada) and a federal plaque was erected near the site of her landfall. \u00a0In addition, the land was named the Marilyn Bell Park.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_402994\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402994\" data-attachment-id=\"402994\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/marilyn-bell-teaching-children-to-swim\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-teaching-children-to-swim.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"281,240\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Marilyn Bell teaching children to swim\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Marilyn Bell teaching children to swim&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marilyn Bell teaching children to swim&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-teaching-children-to-swim.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-teaching-children-to-swim.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-402994 \" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-teaching-children-to-swim.jpg\" alt=\"Marilyn Bell teaching children to swim\" width=\"374\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-teaching-children-to-swim.jpg 281w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-teaching-children-to-swim-234x200.jpg 234w, 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