{"id":429085,"date":"2020-05-05T15:48:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T22:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=429085"},"modified":"2024-10-28T11:42:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:42:54","slug":"ishof-class-of-2014-revisited-honor-divers-and-synchro-swimmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ishof-class-of-2014-revisited-honor-divers-and-synchro-swimmers\/","title":{"rendered":"ISHOF Class of 2014 Revisited: Honor Divers and Synchro Swimmers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the\u00a0postponement of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2020<\/a>, ISHOF will be reliving some of their previous induction classes.\u00a0 Today we revisit the divers and synchro swimmers from the ISHOF Class of 2014.\u00a0 That year a total of twenty honorees were inducted; seven of which were open water swimmers.\u00a0 In addition to the seven open water swimmers, there were three pool swimmers, Grant Hackett<\/strong>\u00a0(AUS),\u00a0Agnes Kovacs<\/strong>\u00a0(HUN),\u00a0Tom Malchow<\/strong>\u00a0(USA), one diver,\u00a0Peng Bo<\/strong>\u00a0(CHN), two synchronized swimmers,\u00a0Penny<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Vicky Vilagos<\/strong>, (CAN), two water polo players, one male and one female,\u00a0Carlo Silipo<\/strong>\u00a0(ITA), and\u00a0Karen Kuipers<\/strong>\u00a0(NED), two coaches, one male and one female,\u00a0Joseph Nagy<\/strong>\u00a0(HUN, USA, CAN, ESP)(Swimming) and\u00a0Charlotte Davis<\/strong>\u00a0(USA) (Synchronized Swimming), and two Honor Contributors,\u00a0Dale Petranech<\/strong>\u00a0(USA) and\u00a0Norman Sarsfield<\/strong>\u00a0(GBR)<\/p>\n

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Honor Diver<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo Courtesy: ISHOF<\/p><\/div>\n

Peng Bo 2014 (CHN)<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR THE RECORD: 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES: gold (3m springboard); 2001 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (3m springboard synchro); 2002 ASIAN GAMES: gold (3m springboard synchro); 2001 UNIVERSIADE GAMES: gold (3m springboard synchro); 2003 UNIVERSIADE GAMES: gold (3m springboard synchro); 2005 UNIVERSIADE GAMES: gold (3m springboard synchro); 2007 UNIVERSIADE GAMES: gold (3m springboard, 3m springboard synchro).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He was born in Nanchang, capital of the Jiangxi province of China in 1981 and began training in diving at the age of six at the Nanchang Sports School. He was selected to be a member of the Jiangxi Provincial Diving Team in 1991, joined the diving team of the PLA Navy in 1995 and became a member of the National Team in 1998.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0Peng and his synchronized diving partner, Wang Kenan, won gold medals at the 2000 World University Games, at the 2001 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka and at the 2002 Asian Games.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In 2003, Peng won the Chinese national Championships in the 3 meter individual event and finished second at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

For the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Peng was selected to compete in both the 3 meter individual and synchronized event with partner Wang. First up was the synchro event and heading into the final round of dives, Peng and Wang held a comfortable lead. Then came disaster. A dreadful error by Wang resulted in a failed dive \u2013 a zero \u2013 and no medal.<\/p>\n

Comeback, for diver Peng Bo, is a particularly appropriate word. You see, Bo means, \u201cnever give up\u201d in Chinese. And eight days later, in the final of the individual event of the 3 meter springboard, Peng came back with a vengeance.<\/p>\n

Overcoming his earlier disappointment, Peng Bo led from start to finish.<\/p>\n

His victory was fourth of the six gold medals China would win in Athens, and with a margin of victory of over 30 points his was the most dominating performance in diving at the Games in Athens.<\/p>\n