{"id":459462,"date":"2021-01-14T10:32:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T17:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=459462"},"modified":"2021-01-14T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T17:32:12","slug":"how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By Ned Denison<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-swimming-hall-of-fame-announces-2020-induction-class-and-annual-ceremony-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">enshrines the aquatic greats<\/a> in its Fort Lauderdale Museum and its annual inductions and awards. Aquatic greats are further honored in hundreds of other discipline-specific country, school, regional and local hall of fames. At swimming pools and sports clubs you will see the history of champion coaches, swimmers, divers, water polo players and synchro swimmers. Their names, pictures, and records adorn the walls and the facilities often bear a historical name and there are many annual \u201cnamed\u201d events and meets after legendary figures.<\/p>\n<p>Marathon contributors and swimmers, honored by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imshof.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF)<\/a>, are less remembered in these pools\/sports clubs but there are a few:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_53964\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53964\" data-attachment-id=\"53964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/future-of-australian-swimming-on-display-at-age-group-championships-eight-national-records-set\/sydney-pool\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Sydney-pool.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;QV-R40&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1110632722&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sydney pool\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Sydney-pool-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Sydney-pool.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-53964\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Sydney-pool-470x315.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Sydney-pool-470x315.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Sydney-pool-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>On the walls:\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cPath of Champions\u201d at the Sydney Olympic Pool includes marathon swimming greats: Shelley Taylor-Smith, Melissa Cunningham and David O\u2019Brien, OAM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Facilities:\n<ul>\n<li>Des Renford, MBE Aquatic Centre (Australia)<\/li>\n<li>Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center (New York City)<\/li>\n<li>Gus Ryder, CM Pool (Ontario)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Eulogio Carpio \u201cCarpayo\u201d National Swimming Pool (Peru)<\/li>\n<li>Baptista Pereira Pool (Lisbon).<\/li>\n<li>And just for open water swimmers, two timing clocks adorn the tower at the L Street Bathhouse in South Boston, named after Jim Doty. These clocks (without second hands!) help swimmers training in the harbor to know how long they have been swimming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNamed\u201d Events:\n<ul>\n<li>Cindy Nicholas and Marilyn Bell Swim Classics (Ontario)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fran-crippen-mission-viejo-swim-meet-of-champions-day-four-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fran Crippen Memorial<\/a> (California)<\/li>\n<li>Keo Nakama Swimming Invitational (Hawaii).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The names and deeds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imshof.org\/honorees-by-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMSHOF Honorees<\/a> mostly appear outside \u2013 as probably expected by the nature of open water swimming. These marathoners are often the first to complete a swim that looks impossible \u2013 and as a result they are seen more as discovers or conquerors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_459511\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-459511\" data-attachment-id=\"459511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/forsberg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Forsberg.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"736,414\" 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=\"Forsberg\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Forsberg&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\/2021\/01\/Forsberg-700x414.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Forsberg.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-459511\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Forsberg-700x414.jpg\" alt=\"Forsberg\" width=\"500\" height=\"296\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-459511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gerald Forsberg plaque. Photo Courtesy: Ned Denison<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Statues:\n<ul>\n<li>Captain Matthew Webb (the first to swim the English Channel) unveiled in Dover in 1910<\/li>\n<li>Jacques Amyot (the first to swim across lac St-Jean) in Roberval, Quebec<\/li>\n<li>In the works for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympics-open-water-maarten-van-der-weijden-survives-leukemia-to-claim-mens-10k-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maarten van der Weijden<\/a> (2008 Olympic gold medalist and swam 164km recently to raise more than $5 million for a cancer charity) in Friesland, Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Monuments\/Plaques:\n<ul>\n<li>David Yudovin Bench (near his residence) in Cambria, California<\/li>\n<li>Bert Thomas rock structure and plaque (the first to swim across Strait of Juan de Fuca) in Port Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Washington and Commander Gerald Forsberg, OBE, Master Mariner, FNI, Royal Navy (Retired) monument (he swam across this bay 25 times) in Morecambe, England.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_402994\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><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=\"size-full 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=\"281\" height=\"240\" 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, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Marilyn-Bell-teaching-children-to-swim-150x128.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-402994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marilyn Bell teaching children to swim<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Names\/Locations:\n<ul>\n<li>Cape Lynne Cox (the first to swim cape to cape) near Siberia\u2019s Lake Baikal<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Bell Park (the first to swim across Lake Ontario) in Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Cliff Lumsdon Park (he won the CNE race many times) in Toronto<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Vicki Keith, CM Point (the first to swim 32 miles butterfly across Lake Ontario) in Toronto<\/li>\n<li>Jim Whelan\u200b Boardwalk Hall (he re-established the around the city swim) in Atlantic City.<\/li>\n<li>Then for \u201cout of this world\u201d achievements in the sport \u2013 Asteroid 37599 was also named after Lynne Cox!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Named Ferry Boats (to remind us that others \u201cswam it\u201d)\n<ul>\n<li>Shelley Taylor-Smith in Western Australia<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Bell in Toronto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Unexpected Places \u2013 several hundred English Channel swimmers have individual plaques adorning the buildings at Varne Ridge Caravan Park \u2013 where they all stayed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four pubs draw swimmers for names\/photos covering the walls:\n<ul>\n<li>White Horse in Dover<\/li>\n<li>Prince\u2019s Bar in St Helier, Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Pier 36 in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Muziekcaf\u00e9 Brakeboer in Stavoren, Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Events:\n<ul>\n<li>Gertrude Ederle and Rose Pitonof Swims in New York<\/li>\n<li>Jim Doty Memorial Mile Swim in Boston<\/li>\n<li>Ted Keenan mile in Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Fran Crippen sunset mile in the USA<\/li>\n<li>Jason Zirganos Open Water Long Distance Swimming Race in Greece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imshof.org\/ceremonies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">next event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next Induction and Awards Ceremony<br \/>\nSaturday, May 7, 2022<br \/>\nNaples Italy<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font_2\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World By Ned Denison The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) enshrines the aquatic greats in its Fort Lauderdale Museum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5440,"featured_media":459518,"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":[3,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-459462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-open-water"],"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>How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World. These marathoners are often the first to complete a swim\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World. These marathoners are often the first to complete a swim\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1025\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"SW Contributor\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"SW Contributor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"SW Contributor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/945eabbc242debc9004cc65045e3e874\"},\"headline\":\"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/\"},\"wordCount\":676,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"Open Water\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/\",\"name\":\"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World - Swimming World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World. These marathoners are often the first to complete a swim\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png\",\"width\":1025,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: ISHOF\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/945eabbc242debc9004cc65045e3e874\",\"name\":\"SW Contributor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8193c87adbe94b63f0301b04c3a8aa4?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8193c87adbe94b63f0301b04c3a8aa4?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"SW Contributor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/swimming-world-contributor\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World - Swimming World","description":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World. These marathoners are often the first to complete a swim","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World","og_description":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World. These marathoners are often the first to complete a swim","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1025,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"SW Contributor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"SW Contributor","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/"},"author":{"name":"SW Contributor","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/945eabbc242debc9004cc65045e3e874"},"headline":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World","datePublished":"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/"},"wordCount":676,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png","articleSection":["-Home Slider","Open Water"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/","name":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World - Swimming World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png","datePublished":"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-14T17:32:12+00:00","description":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World. These marathoners are often the first to complete a swim","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png","width":1025,"height":720,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: ISHOF"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-the-marathon-swimming-greats-have-been-immortalized-around-the-world\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How the Marathon Swimming Greats Have Been Immortalized Around the World"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/945eabbc242debc9004cc65045e3e874","name":"SW Contributor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8193c87adbe94b63f0301b04c3a8aa4?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b8193c87adbe94b63f0301b04c3a8aa4?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"SW Contributor"},"url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/swimming-world-contributor\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Captain Matthew Webb statue. Photo Courtesy: ISHOF","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/captain-webb-memorial-1910-e1610645432578.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-1VwG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5440"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}