{"id":423135,"date":"2020-03-19T10:26:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=423135"},"modified":"2020-03-19T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T18:40:00","slug":"international-swimming-hall-of-fame-induction-weekend-postponed-until-fall-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-swimming-hall-of-fame-induction-weekend-postponed-until-fall-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Postponed Until Fall of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Induction Weekend has been postponed to the fall of this year (2020) due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. A tentative date of October 2nd and 3rd has been selected pending the availability of honorees, award winners, and successful negotiations with Marriott and sponsors.\u00a0 At this point, our Masters of Ceremonies – Rowdy Gaines<\/strong> and Debbie Meyer<\/strong> – have reaffirmed their intent to remain co-emcees for the event.<\/p>\n

“We apologize for any inconvenience.\u00a0 The circumstances for the postponement of this important event were out of our control.\u00a0 ISHOF will confirm the new date shortly so that our patrons and supporters can reschedule their flights and reservations as soon as possible.\u00a0 We look forward to an exciting weekend later this year to celebrate the great achievements of those being inducted and to also recognize the contributions of others in the aquatic community,” said Brent Rutemiller<\/strong> CEO and President of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This year\u2019s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

HONOR SWIMMERS<\/strong>:\u00a0Brendan Hansen (USA)<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Klim<\/a>\u00a0(AUS), Jon Sieben (AUS)<\/a>,\u00a0Rebecca Soni (USA)<\/a>, and\u00a0Daichi Suzuki (JPN)<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Brendan Hansen<\/strong> has won a total of 25 medals in major international competition; 18 gold, four silver, and three bronze – spanning the Olympic Games, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Hansen swam for ISHOF Coach Eddie Reese<\/strong> at the University of Texas, 2001-2005, where he was a 16-time All-American and won 14 NCAA National Championships. Hansen\u2019s first big international win was at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, where he
\ntook gold in the 200m breaststroke and set a championship record. Two years later at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Hansen broke his first world record as part of the men\u2019s 4 x 100 medley relay in a time of 3:31.54. In his individual events, he took silver in the 100 breaststroke, finishing just behind Japan\u2019s Kosuke Kitajima, along with taking a bronze in the 200 breaststroke.<\/p>\n

At the 2004 Olympic Trials in Long Beach, Hansen was unstoppable. He won both the 100 and 200m breaststroke, breaking the world record in each event, and made his first Olympic team. At the Athens Olympics, Hansen won his first Olympic gold medal on the USA\u2019s 400m medley relay. He also medaled in both breaststroke events, winning silver in the 100m breaststroke and a bronze in the 200 breast. By most accounts, 2008 would prove to be another successful Olympic Games for Hansen. He was elected captain of the USA team and was part of the gold medal winning relay which allowed Michael Phelps to walk away with his historic eighth gold medal.\u00a0 At the 2012 London Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke, after gaining the last spot in finals and swimming in lane 8.<\/p>\n

Hansen finished his career with a total of three gold, one silver and two Olympic bronze medals. He is a ten-time world champion, breaking 11 world records.<\/p>\n

\"Michael_Klim_2\"Michael Klim<\/strong> has been called the best relay swimmer ever.\u00a0 He is a three-time Olympian, multi-time world champion and 21-time world record holder.\u00a0 1998 was Klim’s year in the sun. In January, the FINA World Aquatics Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, and in front of a boisterous home crowd, he was the leading swimmer of the meet. He triumphed in the 200m freestyle and the 100m butterfly, added silver in the 100m freestyle and bronze in the 50m freestyle. He was a member of each of Australia’s three relay teams, winning gold in the 4\u00d7200m freestyle relay and 4\u00d7100m medley relay, and a silver in the 4\u00d7100m freestyle relay.<\/p>\n

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\"JonAussie Jon Sieben<\/strong> set the world record with a blistering 1:57.04 in the 200m butterfly<\/a>, winning the event in Los Angeles, in the major upset of the 1984 Olympic Games.\u00a0 He surprised everyone and beat Michael Gross<\/strong> of Germany. The record stood for 11 months until Gross regained it in 1985. \u00a0Sieben continued swimming through two more Olympic cycles, 1988, Seoul and 1992 Barcelona. his career ended, he walked away with 16 Long Course National Championships, 11 Open National Championships and numerous other championship medals.<\/p>\n

Swimming as an NCAA swimmer, he competed for the University of Alabama under ISHOF Honor Coach, Don Gambril<\/strong>, who took him to the NCAA National Championships.\u00a0 There, he won silver in the 200m butterfly and bronze in the 100-meter butterfly.<\/p>\n

Although swimming competitively for Gambril, Laurie Lawrence<\/strong> was always Sieben\u2019s coach while competing at the Olympic Games, under the Australian flag.<\/p>\n

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\"rebecca-soni-carbon-air\"Rebecca Soni<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is an American breaststroke specialist who is a six-time Olympic medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100m breaststroke (short and long course) and the 200m breaststroke (short and long course). Soni<\/a> was the first woman to swim the 200m breaststroke in under 2 minutes and 20 seconds.<\/p>\n

Soni\u00a0has won a total of 22 medals in major international competition. 14 gold, seven silver, and one bronze spanning the Olympic, World<\/a>, Universiade, and the Pan Pacific Championships.\u00a0 She burst onto the international scene at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games where she won three medals, two silvers and a gold. During those Games, she set the world record in the 200 breast<\/a>, shocking Australian favorite Leisel Jones<\/strong>. \u00a0Four years later at the 2012 Olympics, Soni successfully defended her Olympic title in the 200m, again in world record time, becoming the first woman to do so in the breaststroke event. She was named Swimming World’s\u00a0<\/em>\u201cWorld Swimmer of the Year\u201d in 2010 and 2011, and the \u201cAmerican Swimmer of the Year\u201d in 2009, 2010 and 2011.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Daichi Suzuki<\/strong> stunned the world when he beat the USA\u2019s David Berkoff<\/strong> at the 1988 Olympic Games in the 100-meter backstroke. Hall of Famer, David Berkoff is widely credited with \u201cinventing\u201d swimming backstroke underwater with a dolphin kick, the origin of the technique is far from clear. The first record of swimming in this manner in competition credits Hall of Famer Jesse Vassallo<\/strong> with being the first. Perhaps independently, Daichi Suzuki of Japan developed the skill<\/a> and, as a 17-year-old, became the first to swim 25 meters underwater at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.\u00a0 At about the same time, David Berkoff started experimenting with what became known as \u201cthe Berkoff Blastoff\u201d in the USA.\u00a0 Fast forward to the preliminaries of the 1988 Olympic Games, Berkoff and Suzuki went head-to-head, with Berkoff staying five more meters underwater on the first lap than his opponent and winning by over a body length in world record time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the finals, it was a different story.\u00a0 Berkoff surfaced at 40 meters with a half-body lead over Suzuki.\u00a0 Suzuki caught up and out-touched Berkoff for the gold medal, in what was considered the major upset of the Games. Suzuki retired immediately after the Seoul Olympics and has continued to be active at nearly all levels of the sport.<\/p>\n

HONOR DIVER:\u00a0<\/strong>Matthew Mitcham (AUS)<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Australian Diver, Matthew Mitcham<\/strong> is credited with having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history.\u00a0 At the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, Mitcham chose to execute a two-and-one-half somersault with two-and-one-half twists in the pike position for his last dive.\u00a0 The dive had a very high degree of difficulty with 3.8.\u00a0 Mitcham scored four 10\u2019s, giving him, not only the highest score on a single dive ever, but the gold medal for the event as well.\u00a0 By winning the 10-meter platform in 2008, Matthew Mitcham became the first Australian to win an Olympic gold medal in diving, since Dick Eve<\/strong> at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.<\/p>\n

Although the platform was Mitcham\u2019s favored event, he was quite good on the springboard as well.\u00a0 At the 2009 World Championships, Mitcham won the bronze medal on the 1-meter, silver on the 1-meter, synchro 3-meter, 10 meter and synchro 10-meter, and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he took gold in the synchro 10-meter platform and silver in the 1-meter and synchro 3-meter.<\/p>\n

HONOR SYNCHRONIZED (ARTISTIC) SWIMMER:\u00a0<\/strong>Elvira Khasyanova (RUS)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Russian synchronized swimmer,\u00a0Elvira Khasyanova\u00a0<\/strong>was a member of the Russian National Team from 1999 through 2011. She participated in three Olympic Games, winning gold medals in the team competition in 2004 in Athens,\u00a02008 in Beijing<\/a>\u00a0and 2012 in London. \u00a0She won the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2005,\u00a02007<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a02011<\/a>\u00a0in the team and the free combination events, along with the European Championships in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010 in the same events. announced her retirement in November 2012 and began a new role, working with Special Olympics as the Director of Northern Europe and the Russia Region until she came to the United States in 2015.<\/p>\n

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HONOR WATER POLO:\u00a0<\/strong>Mirko Vi\u010devi\u0107 (YUG\/MON)<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Mirko Vi\u010devi\u0107<\/strong> has won gold at every major event on the water polo world stage; the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the FINA World Cup.\u00a0 His original club was Primorac of Kotor, Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia), where he played from 1982 to 1989. After that, he played for several teams, Jadran, in Split, Croatia, Savona (Italy) Barcelona (Spain) Brixia (Brescia, Italy) and Pro Recco (Italy). Vicevic won the LEN Trophy for the years 2002, 2003 and 2006 with his club Brixia, and was selected as Best Sportsman of the Municipality of Kotor in 1986, 1988 & 1989 and Best Sportsman in Montenegro in 1988.<\/p>\n

After retiring in 1991 Mirko graduated from the School of Water Polo Trifun-Miro \u0106irkovi\u0107 and began coaching water polo. He received his coaching diploma in 1997. As a coach he won the Italian Junior Championships with the water polo club Savona in 1999. Since 2008, he has been the A-Team Coach of the newly-founded club, Vaterpolo Akademija Cattaro, where he is also the team manager, winning the LEN Trophy in the season 2009\/2010. Vi\u010devi\u0107 won the European championship gold medal in 2013, with the National Junior Team of Montenegro.\u00a0 He has also been the adviser of sport in the municipality of Kotor since December 2013.<\/p>\n

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HONOR OPEN WATER SWIMMER:\u00a0<\/strong>Marilyn Bell (CAN)<\/a><\/h3>\n

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At age 16, Miss Marilyn Bell<\/strong> was inspired when she learned that American star swimmer, ISHOF Honoree, 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. 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

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’s Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Swimming Hall of Fame.\u00a0 She was named one of Canada’s top athletes of the century and was presented with the Order of Ontario.<\/p>\n

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HONOR COACH:\u00a0<\/strong>Ursula Carlile<\/a>\u00a0(AUS) and\u00a0David Marsh (USA)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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For more than half a century,\u00a0Ursula Carlile<\/strong>, teamed up with her husband, Forbes, to form swimming\u2019s first internationally-prominent husband and wife coaching team.\u00a0 The two collaborated at every level of the sport by sharing teaching, coaching, filming and administrative duties at their own\u00a0Ryde Swim Club<\/strong>.\u00a0 The club originated in a backyard pool of their home in the Sydney suburb of Ryde.\u00a0 The pool is still there today!\u00a0 There they taught thousands of youngsters to swim and have coached some of Australia\u2019s most celebrated Olympians.<\/p>\n

Ursula Carlile began her international coaching career in the Netherlands, where she and Forbes co-coached the Dutch National team from 1962-64 and where she was the Dutch Olympic Co-Head Coach with her husband.\u00a0 In the following decade, the husband and wife team made frequent periodic visits to the People\u2019s Republic of China, working with China\u2019s top coaches and national team.\u00a0 In 1980, the Carliles were named Honorary Olympic Coaches for China.<\/p>\n

and meet Carlile in person and hear his incredible life story at the ISHOF Induction dinner<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Become an\u00a0ISHOF Legacy Member<\/a>\u00a0and attend the ISHOF Induction Dinner for FREE. Can\u2019t attend the event? Please consider\u00a0donating to ISHOF<\/a>, support Ursula and our other inspirational Honorees.<\/p>\n

In 1972, Ursula became Australia\u2019s first female Olympic swimming coach when she was selected as an assistant coach to Don Talbot<\/strong>, for the Munich Games. She served as an assistant to\u00a0Terry Gathercole<\/strong>\u00a0the next year at the World Championships, held in Cali, Colombia. In 1974, she was selected as Australia\u2019s first female Head Coach for the Commonwealth Games, held in Christchurch, New Zealand.\u00a0 In yet another sterling accomplishment, during the 1970\u2019s and \u201980\u2019s, she and Forbes coached five Olympians \u2013 all of them world record-holders:\u00a0Karen Moras, Shane Gould, Jenny Turrall, Gail Neal<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0John Bennett.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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David Marsh<\/a> was the 2016 Head U.S. Olympic Women’s Swim Coach in Rio, leading Team USA to the most medals in USA Swimming’s already storied history. Marsh\u2019s leadership, Team USA dominated the swimming competition in Rio with a final medal haul of eight gold, four silver and four bronze. His Team Elite club placed more U.S. Olympians than any program in the country, six, with Kathleen Baker<\/strong>, Cammile Adams,<\/strong> co-captain Anthony Ervin<\/strong>, Jimmy Feigen<\/strong>, Ryan Lochte<\/strong> and Katie Meili<\/strong> all earning gold medals. If Team Elite were a country, they would have placed third in the 2016 Rio Olympics medal standings.<\/p>\n

Prior to founding Team Elite, Marsh was the men’s and women’s swimming coach at Auburn University. Marsh led the men’s team to seven NCAA national championships (1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007) and the women’s team to five national championships (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007). Marsh is the most successful Auburn coach regardless of sport and he is arguably the most successful in the state of Alabama and the SEC. Marsh’s 12 NCAA titles surpass the six won by football coach Bear Bryant<\/strong> at Alabama. Marsh has won 17 SEC titles (13 men and 4 women), by far the most of any Auburn coach or team. In 2003 he led both the men’s and women’s teams to a sweep of the NCAA titles, a first in collegiate Swimming and Diving. Marsh and the Tigers went on to repeat this accomplishment three more times (2004, 2006, and 2007).<\/p>\n

Marsh has coached 49 Olympians from 19 different countries. His swimmers have combined to win 89 individual NCAA titles and 277 individual SEC titles.<\/p>\n

HONOR CONTRIBUTOR:\u00a0<\/strong>Bob Duenkel (USA)<\/a> and\u00a0Peter H\u00fcrzeler (SUI)\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Bob Duenkel<\/strong>\u2019s greatest contribution to swimming, was his 40+ years of dedication and service to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, which he began in 1976. As ISHOF CEO, Buck Dawson<\/strong>\u2019s assistant, he absorbed the history of swimming like a sponge, and not just from Dawson, but from the real greats, like Johnny Weissmuller, Eleanor Holm, Buster Crabbe, Esther Williams<\/strong> and many, many more. knowledge of swimming history was encyclopedic. He studied and knew all the minutiae of swimming and swimmers, from the ancient Greek swimmer Leander to the most recent inductee, every Olympiad, every event, every time and every stroke.<\/p>\n

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Peter H\u00fcrzeler<\/strong> is the master of Swiss timekeeping technology \u2013 Swiss Timing<\/a>. Since 1969, his organizational and creative skills have successfully delivered innovation, technology and timekeeping to Swimming. Throughout the decades, H\u00fcrzeler and his colleagues have invented and created many innovations in the Aquatic disciplines and other sports as well. What he has done in sports and technology in Swimming no one else has ever achieved. 1970, H\u00fcrzeler has spent 3,708 days on the road, engaged in sports timekeeping. This includes 17 editions of the Olympic Games, 36 Continental Games, a total of 19 swimming World Championships, 23 European Championships and over 300 athletics meetings.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the Class of 2020, two Honorees from the Class of 2019, who were unable to attend last year, will be present to be inducted.\u00a0Honor Swimmer:\u00a0<\/strong>Otylia Jedrzejczak<\/a>\u00a0(POL)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Honor Diver:<\/strong>\u00a0Li Ting<\/a>\u00a0(CHN)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Otylia Jedrzejczak,\u00a0<\/strong>an Olympic Champion, a two-time World Champion, a five-time European Champion and a three-time world record holder, will become the first Polish honoree to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the\u00a0Class of 2019 during the Honoree Induction ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,<\/a> on May 18, 2019.\u00a0 Otylia Jedrzejczak was born in Ruda Slaska in December of 1983. She has been elected best sportsman three-times in Poland and received the Knight\u2019s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th<\/sup> Class) in 2004.<\/p>\n

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At just seven years old, Li Ting’s emerging diving talent caught the eye of Chinese diving coaches.\u00a0 She, along with her twin sister, Li Rao, were sent for formal training and eventually joined the Chinese National Team.\u00a0 Li Ting continued on with a successful career in diving which included a trip to the Athens Olympic Games at just 17 years old in her specialty event the synchronized 10-meter platform, the London Olympic Games, two World University Games, and many other World Championships and elite international competitions.\u00a0 In 2003, Li Ting was paired with new partner, Lao Lishi<\/strong>.\u00a0 The new pair went on to win the 10th<\/sup> FINA World Championships (Barcelona) on the 10-meter platform in the synchronized event.\u00a0 The same year, Li Ting was selected for the 2004 Olympic Team, at the age of just 17 years old.<\/p>\n

For Li Ting\u2019s first experience on the Olympic stage, she certainly did not disappoint.\u00a0 She and Lao Lishi won the women\u2019s synchronized event on the 10-meter platform, her signature event.\u00a0 They also won the 14th<\/sup> FINA World Cup (Athens) earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

After the Athens Olympic Games, in 2005, the coaches decided it was time for Li Ting to expand her diving and transition to springboard diving, now that she had mastered the tower.\u00a0 It was a hard transition for Li but she mastered it successfully, as she did most challenges.<\/p>\n

Li Ting competed for the first time as a synchronized 3-meter springboard diver at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Canada and took gold.\u00a0 She went on to win the FINA World Championships in the same event.\u00a0 Later in the year, Li participated in the 23rd<\/sup> World University Games, where she came away with three gold medals, the first in the 10-meter individual event, and the next two in the 3- and the 10-meter synchronized events.<\/p>\n

This Year\u2019s Paragon Award Recipients:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Competitive Diving<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n
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2020 Paragon Award Winner Dave Burgering<\/p><\/div>\n

Dave Burgering<\/strong> competed on the U.S.A. Diving National Team from 1977-1984 and was he a member of the 1980 USA Olympic Team that boycotted the Moscow Olympic Games Burgering became the head diving coach of Swimming Hall of Fame at the Hall of Fame Pool, where he currently coaches. He has coached over 169 Junior National finalists, which include 30 gold medalists at the Junior National level and 11 Senior National gold medalists. He is the past President of USA Diving, was the 2008 U.S. Olympic Diving Coach, and has been a member of the USA Diving Coaching staff for numerous other events, including Grand Prix events, World Series and Junior Pan-Am Games.<\/p>\n

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Artistic (Synchronized) Swimming<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n
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2020 Paragon Award Winner Betty Hazle<\/p><\/div>\n

Betty Hazle<\/strong> has been on the U.S. Synchronized Swimming\u2019s International Relations committee for the past 20+ years.\u00a0 She overseas the exchange programs through clubs with other nations with a mutual understanding of athletes learning fellowship, culture and sport.\u00a0 Hazle is a FINA A judge, she is on the UANA Technical committee and will be a judge representing the United States, in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

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Water Polo<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n
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2020 Paragon Award Winner Lynn Comer Kachmarik<\/p><\/div>\n

Lynn Comer Kachmarik <\/strong>is the founder and CEO of True Brand Sports LLC, and Vice President of Equilibria in Sports. She has 47 years of leadership and coaching experience at all sport levels. She was a twelve-time All-American water polo player and swimmer at Slippery Rock University. She was a 10-year member of the United States National Water Polo team, and then served on their Executive Committee. Throughout an 18-year career at Bucknell University, she held various coaching positions, including serving two decades as the head coach for the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Water Polo and Swim teams. \u00a0Kachmarik has been inducted into six athletic Halls of Fame, including the United States Water Polo Hall of Fame, Bucknell University Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Collegiate Water Polo Coach Hall of Fame<\/p>\n

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Competitive Swimming\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n
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2020 Paragon Award Winner Teri McKeever Photo Courtesy: Cal Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

Teri McKeever<\/strong>\u00a0was in her 28th season overseeing the University of California women\u2019s swimming & diving program in 2019-20.\u00a0 She has guided the Golden Bears to four NCAA and four Pac-12 team championships.\u00a0 She was the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Head Coach and has been a two-time U.S. Olympic Team Assistant Coach.\u00a0 McKeever has coached 26 swimmers who have won 36 Olympic medals, 64 swimmers and divers who have been named CSCAA All-American Scholars and has coached 133 swimmers and divers who have been named to the Pac-12 All-American Academic Team.\u00a0 She has been inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Hall of Fame and the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

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Recreational Swimming<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n
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2020 Paragon Award Winner Florence Werner Photo Courtesy: Jeff Kolodny<\/p><\/div>\n

Florence Werner<\/strong> was an active American Red Cross Instructor for over 50 years.\u00a0 For Werner, swimming was her life.\u00a0 And although she is retired, she continues to offer guidance to swimmers and instructors alike.\u00a0 Her career began in 1961 at the Curtis Pool, a City of Miami Pool, just a few blocks from downtown Miami, which was once located along the Miami River. She was recognized for her 50 years of service and teaching by the American Red Cross, but what really mattered to Werner was teaching people to swim, young and old and making them safe.<\/p>\n

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Water Safety<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n
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2020 Paragon Award Winner Linda Quan<\/p><\/div>\n

Linda Quan<\/strong> is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at the Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital and Regional Medical Center and a professor at the University of Washington\u2019s Department of Pediatrics (Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development).\u00a0 Dr. Quan has been involved in drowning research and guidelines for many years on a national and international level. Dr. Quan and her longtime collaborator, Elizabeth Bennett\u2019s research helped define the problem that in King\u2019s County, teens 15-19 were at greater risk of drowning than any other age group besides preschoolers, and that drowning in lakes and rivers posed the greatest risk to teens.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s ISHOF Specialty Award Recipients:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Jordan Whitney Wei \u2014 2019 Buck Dawson Author AwardISHOF\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Awards and Recognition Committee of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2020 Buck Dawson Author\u2019s Award will be Jordan Whitney-Wei<\/strong> for\u00a0his book, Katharine Whitney Curtis – The Mother of Synchronized Swimming<\/em>. \u00a0This award is presented by ISHOF in the name of William \u201cBuck\u201d Dawson, ISHOF\u2019s founding Executive Director, to an author of work that promotes and educates people about aquatics.<\/p>\n

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2020 Paragon Award recipient Jordan Whitney-Wei<\/p><\/div>\n

Jordan Whitney-Wei<\/strong>\u00a0is the great-grandnephew of Katharine Whitney Curtis. His book, Katharine Whitney Curtis \u2013 Mother of Synchronized Swimming<\/em> will be released on February 25, 2020.\u00a0 His previous writing and research focused on philosophy and poetry, but this time, it focuses on family, synchronized swimming and his \u201cAunt Kate\u201d, a woman ahead of her time. \u00a0This is Whitney-Wei\u2019s third book and his first award.\u00a0\u00a0 Katharine \u201cKay\u201d Curtis was the originator of synchronized swimming, as we know it today, she even wrote a book about it in 1936.\u00a0 But there was much more to her life and career.\u00a0 Unbound by fear, or the narrow expectations of society, this was a woman who lived ahead of her time making things happen along the way.\u00a0 She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.\u00a0 The book will be available on Amazon for purchase.<\/p>\n

About Buck Dawson<\/strong>: Dawson was a veteran of WWII who served as assistant and publicist for Generals Gavin and Ridgeway in the 82nd Airborne. From the time he was chosen to lead ISHOF in 1962, until his death in 2008, Buck traveled the world armed with Hall of Fame brochures, books, and bumper stickers, always spreading the word, always willing to talk and teach swimming and swimming history to anyone who would listen. He wrote hundreds of articles and was the author of eight books, ranging in subjects from bathing beauties to war, but especially swimming.<\/p>\n

Russell Weaver \u2014 2020 International Swimming Hall of Fame Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Staff of the International Swimming Hall of Fame are pleased to announce that Russell Weaver<\/strong> will receive the 2020 ISHOF Service Award.\u00a0 The ISHOF Service Award is given to an individual who has selflessly volunteered their time, energy, and\/or resources to advance the interests and work of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

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2020 Paragon Award recipient Russell Weaver<\/p><\/div>\n

Russell Weaver has easily given over 25 years of his time, connections, and resources to ISHOF.\u00a0 He is involved extensively with business networks throughout South Florida.\u00a0 When he attends these meetings and events, he always has in his mind, \u201cCan this help ISHOF in any way?\u201d\u00a0 As president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Sisters Cities International and co-chair of\u00a0Tower Club\u00a0Internationals, Weaver works closely together with the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Broward County, and the City of Fort Lauderdale to promote Broward County\u2019s business and cultural highlights to the Miami based Consulates and binational chamber of commerce organizations.\u00a0\u00a0 During these international monthly meetings, new business and government relationships are established, highlighting Fort Lauderdale and Broward County as a world class destination.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As always, Weaver remembers ISHOF and always gives us the opportunity\u00a0 \u00a0to showcase our Honorees at some of these events and educate the international local community and others, about what our museum has to offer.<\/p>\n

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James S. O\u2019Connor \u2014 2020 Judge G. Harold Martin Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Awards and Recognition Committee of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2020 Judge G. Harold Martin Award is James (Jim)<\/strong> O\u2019Connor<\/strong>.\u00a0 The G. Harold Martin Award is presented to someone for their long and exceptional leadership, insight, and dedication to the water safety of children and the cause of making \u201cEvery Child A Swimmer\u201d.<\/p>\n

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2020 Paragon Award recipient James S. O’Conor<\/p><\/div>\n

Jim O\u2019Connor has more than 40 years-experience as an aquatic professional and is committed to the prevention of aquatic accidents and teaching children to swim.\u00a0 O\u2019Connor is the Aquatics Program Manager for Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Open Spaces Department, the third largest parks and recreation department in the United States and the largest municipal learn to swim provider in the state.<\/p>\n

Mr. O\u2019Connor has held numerous aquatic positions, served on the \u201cAdvisory Council\u201d of the \u201cNational Drowning Prevention Alliance\u201d, has been an adjunct professor at the University of Miami, Aquatics Coordinator for the American Red Cross Greater Miami and Keys Chapter, and was the Aquatic Director and Head Swim Coach at the University of Oregon.<\/p>\n

About G. Harold Martin<\/strong>: Back in 1908, G. Harold Martin almost drowned in the Ohio River. Over the next two decades he almost drowned two more times. From these experiences evolved a mission to make \u201cEvery Child A Swimmer.\u201d His civic involvement led to the building of Fort Lauderdale, Florida\u2019s first municipal pool in 1927, Kiwanian sponsored free swim lessons at the pool, and eventually the decision by ISHOF to locate in Fort Lauderdale. An active Kiwanian his entire adult life, he was instrumental in making the Key Club an integral club within Kiwanis International and the adoption of Every Child A Swimmer as a Kiwanian project.<\/p>\n

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Patricia Cirigliano \u2014\u00a02020 Virginia Hunt Newman International Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Awards and Recognition Committee of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Patricia Cirigliano<\/strong> will be the 2020 recipient of the Virginia Hunt Newman International Award.<\/p>\n

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The award is sponsored by Kiefer<\/a>, the \u201cKeep \u2018em Swimming\u201d company founded in 1947 by Hall of Fame swimming great Adolph Kiefer, this award annually recognizes outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions in the field of infant and young child swimming instruction in the name of the \u201cMother of Infant Swimming,\u201d Virginia Hunt Newman.<\/p>\n

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2020 Paragon Award recipient Dr. Patricia Cirigliano<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Patricia Cirigliano started the first Argentine swimming school for babies in 1960, together with her holistic method, Matronatacion\u00ae, which is a creative and original approach to aquatic initiation for babies that involves human integrity and respect for the child and the family. To present, 17,000 babies, toddlers and young children beginning at 15 days old have learned to swim and have enjoyed the Matronatacion\u00ae method at Cirigliano\u2019s school, whose motto is \u201cSwimming is learnt by playing\u201d. \u00a0They are at the very core of learning. The Method distinctive characteristics are freedom, game, active mother role, intelligent learning according to child maturity development, without conditioned response and didactical use of toys and materials.<\/p>\n

Dr. Cirigliano is member of a great number of associations such as: International Physical Education Federation and Panathlon Club in Buenos Aires and the National Swimming Schools Association in U.S.A. \u00a0As from 1991, she has been an active member of the Argentine Pediatrics Association.<\/p>\n

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Julia Meno \u2014 2020 John K. Williams, Jr. Adapted Aquatics Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Adapted Aquatics Committee of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Julia Meno<\/strong> will receive the 2020 John K. Williams, Jr. International Adapted Aquatics Award. The annual award, honoring individuals or organizations who have made significant and substantial contributions to the field of adaptive aquatics, is presented by S.R. Smith<\/a>, a world-leading manufacturer of commercial and residential swimming pool deck equipment headquartered in Canby, Oregon.<\/p>\n

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Julia Meno, CTRS, ATRIC, CMT, is the founder and owner of Therapeutic Aquatics, LLC. and is an internationally known presenter and instructor on aquatic therapy and wellness. She currently instructs group wellness classes and provides individual aquatic therapy sessions. She is the author of several instructional aquatic therapy technique manuals & DVD\u2019s. She was the recipient of the ATRI International Tsunami Spirit Award (2005) and The Aquatic Therapy Professional Award (2012).<\/p>\n

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2020 Paragon Award recipient Julia Meno<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wayne Goldsmith \u2014 2020 Al Schoenfield Media Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Awards and Recognition Committee of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2020 Al Schoenfield Media Award will be Wayne Goldsmith<\/strong> for outstanding contributions to the promotion of aquatic sports through journalism.\u00a0 This award is presented by ISHOF in memory of Al Schoenfield.<\/p>\n

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2020 Paragon Award recipient Wayne Goldsmith<\/p><\/div>\n

Wayne Goldsmith\u00a0has been a thought-provoking leader and influencer in the swim industry for more than 25 years.\u00a0 As a regular contributor to\u00a0Swimming World Magazine,\u00a0<\/em>his\u00a0“Goldmind” articles discuss goal setting, visualization, and team building concepts.\u00a0 He has worked directly with many of the world’s leading coaches, athletes, teams and sporting organizations in over 30 different countries.\u00a0 Wayne is a recognized global expert in coaching, coach education, and coach development for peak performance.\u00a0 His lessons in leadership, team development, change acceleration and continuous improvement provide swim coaches with quality, credible, engaging information via articles, videos, podcasts, seminars, clinics, and talks.<\/p>\n

Al Schoenfield was the Editor and Publisher of\u00a0Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(1960-1977) and served on various international committees of swimming, including the FINA Technical Swimming Committee (1980-1984).\u00a0 Schoenfield\u2019s life was a commitment to swimming and he participated in its administrative structure and spread its stories through his magazines and promotions.\u00a0 Al died in 2005, but his legacy will forever endure to all who have benefited from his lifetime of service to swimming.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>John Leonard \u2014 2020 ISHOF Presidential Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Awards and Recognition Committee of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2020 Presidential Award will be John Leonard.<\/strong>\u00a0 This award is presented by ISHOF conferred in recognition of an extraordinary or exceptional achievement to promote the mission of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

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2020 Paragon Award recipient John Leonard<\/p><\/div>\n

John Leonard\u00a0has served as the Executive Director for the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) for over 35 years. During his tenure, ASCA has grown from 1,000 to 11,000 coach members.\u00a0 Along the way, Leonard and his staff created a certification program that educated swim coaches and professionalized the sport.\u00a0 In fact, over 24,500 coaches have been certified by ASCA since 1985.\u00a0 To further that mission, swim coaches, aquatic professionals, and industry giants gather every fall at the ASCA World Clinic, which is now the largest gathering of its kind in the world.\u00a0 Leonard enhanced ASCA’s service to the aquatic community by creating Swim America for coaches to run learn-to-swim programs to teach proper technique and save lives.\u00a0 He has published numerous articles and commentaries while overseeing ASCA’s publications throughout his career.\u00a0 As an advocate for coaches and athletes, no other person has been more outspoken on issues relating to doping, athlete rights, and coaching representation on an international level.<\/p>\n

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About ISHOF<\/strong><\/p>\n

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) museum opened its doors to the public in December of 1968 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. That same year, the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Natation (FINA) – the governing body for Olympic aquatic sports \u2013 designated the ISHOF museum as the “Official Repository for Aquatic History”.\u00a0\u00a0 In 2018, Sports Publications Inc, publisher of Swimming World Magazine<\/em> and its multi-media platforms, merged with ISHOF to expand the museum\u2019s reach and impact.\u00a0 Today, ISHOF’s vision is to be the global focal point for recording and sharing the history of aquatics, promoting swimming as an essential life-skill, and developing educational programs and events related to water sports.\u00a0 Show your support for the sport of swimming by becoming a\u00a0member of ISHOF.<\/a><\/p>\n

Questions: contact Meg Keller-Marvin at\u00a0meg@ishof.org<\/a>\u00a0or 570-594-4367<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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