{"id":471671,"date":"2021-05-18T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=471671"},"modified":"2021-05-18T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T21:27:57","slug":"ncaa-voice-for-swimming-brian-gordon-joins-ishofs-one-in-a-thousand-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-voice-for-swimming-brian-gordon-joins-ishofs-one-in-a-thousand-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Voice For Swimming Brian Gordon Joins ISHOF’s One in a Thousand Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long-time swimming contributor\u00a0Brian Gordon\u00a0<\/strong>has joined the One in a Thousand campaign, designed to help the Hall of Fame prosper during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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Brian Gordon announcing the 2005 NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships. Photo Courtesy: Brian Gordon<\/p><\/div>\n

“I’ve been a member for a long time,” Brian Gordon said. “When I think Hall of Fame, it dates back to my competitive days when the Hall of Fame and the pool went hand in hand. You didn’t have one without the other and I think we are trending with the renovations having that again hopefully. I went to Y Nationals and to the College Forum as a swimmer and then as a coach I would do the same thing. It always had my attention and as I said I’ve been fortunate to be on the honoree selection committee since the late 80s and always felt it was important to have the Hall honor the legacy of our sport as well as be a voice for the present and the future. Every little bit helps and I want to support it and keep it in the mainstream of competitive swimming, diving, and all the aquatic sports.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Brian Gordon<\/p><\/div>\n

Gordon first swam at the Hall of Fame pool in the late 70’s as a swimmer at Rider University and had been at numerous events on deck at meets at the Hall of Fame pool. Gordon’s voice is well known in the sport of swimming as he has been the public address announcer at numerous meets all over the world, calling world record swims from Michael Phelps<\/strong>,\u00a0Natalie Coughlin\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Ian Crocker<\/strong>, among many others.<\/p>\n

He had announced the NCAA meet for a number of years with the last occurring in 2009 as he became the swimming and diving secretary rules editor for the NCAA with that term ending in 2017. He has been the voice of the SEC swimming and diving meet<\/a> for a number of years.<\/p>\n

Gordon was a former assistant to Hall of Fame coach\u00a0Don Gambril<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>at the University of Alabama, who helped him open some doors to become involved with the administrative side of the sport. He is currently still involved in the sport of swimming, announcing the SEC meet each year and has been involved in collegiate administration and been in the private sector for the last couple of years.<\/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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  • $10 Monthly Commitment<\/a><\/li>\n
  • $25 Monthly Commitment<\/a><\/li>\n
  • $50 Monthly Commitment<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Make a One-Time Commitment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For larger corporate sponsorships and estate-planning donations, please contact us at\u00a0customerservice@ishof.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n