{"id":455874,"date":"2020-12-01T09:01:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=455874"},"modified":"2020-12-01T09:01:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:01:12","slug":"marcy-macdonald-joins-ishofs-one-in-a-thousand-campaign-i-donate-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marcy-macdonald-joins-ishofs-one-in-a-thousand-campaign-i-donate-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcy MacDonald Joins ISHOF’s One in a Thousand Campaign, “I Donate For the Future”"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019 Honor Open Water Swimmer\u00a0Marcy MacDonald\u00a0<\/strong>has joined the ISHOF’s One in a Thousand Campaign, designed to help the International Swimming Hall of Fame grow and prosper during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

“I remember the first time I went down there and I saw the picture of\u00a0Johnny Weissmuller<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and seeing Tarzan<\/a> in 1993,” MacDonald said. “I was coaching the swim team during Y Nationals and I’m looking forward to having that meet again because I think the kids really enjoyed going in there and learning about their sport. I think anyone that appreciates history can appreciate Hall of Fames like Cooperstown…and Fort Lauderdale!<\/p>\n

“It’s such a great place to see the history of this sport that so many of us love and even people who are not swimmers, I think are captivated by the Hall of Fame. I have seen people say, ‘I didn’t even know that was there!’ If you don’t know how to swim, you are truly mesmerized by people who know how to move in the water and they almost look like they were born in the water, and I think that is what the Hall of Fame does. It brings all that beauty of the water with these humans that have learned how to tame the water and go really fast.<\/p>\n

“I’m really excited that the Hall of Fame celebrates all forms of swimming – synchro, water polo, open water. I remember seeing the exhibit with the advertisements for cigarettes from the 30’s and how Kiefer was advertising for them, and it just made me laugh! I’ve talked to some of my swimmers and didn’t realize there weren’t very many pools around and you actually had to compete in open water venues. It’s a great place to celebrate our sport of swimming and water.<\/p>\n

“I donate for the future. I want the people of the future to appreciate what has happened in the past.”<\/p>\n

Join the One in a Thousand Club by helping ISHOF on a monthly or one-time basis.<\/p>\n

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