{"id":502857,"date":"2022-04-19T15:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=502857"},"modified":"2022-04-21T07:25:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:25:29","slug":"craig-beardsley-1980-olympic-hopeful-and-world-record-holder-to-be-inducted-into-the-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/craig-beardsley-1980-olympic-hopeful-and-world-record-holder-to-be-inducted-into-the-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Beardsley: 1980 Olympic Hopeful and World Record Holder in the 200 Butterfly to be Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Beardsley to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, October 15, 2022<\/b><\/h3>\r\n

Craig Beardsley<\/strong> is a former American <\/span>competitive swimmer <\/span>who was a world record-holder in the 200-meter butterfly for three years in the early 1980s.\u00a0<\/span>Beardsley won the gold medal in his signature event, the 200-meter butterfly, at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Randy Reese’s Florida Gators in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1979 to 1982.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Craig Beardsley. Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Magazine<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\r\n

Craig Beardsley qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in 1980, but could not participate when the U.S. Olympic Committee, at the behest of U.S. President Jimmy Carter<\/strong>, voted to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia.\u00a0 The Games were boycotted by the United States and other countries after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in late 1979.\u00a0 Like many of the best American athletes of 1980, he was denied the opportunity to participate on the largest stage for international sports.\u00a0 Beardsley set a world record of 1:58.21 in the 200- meter butterfly on July 30, 1980, one week after the Olympic Games\u2014a time that was over a second faster than Soviet swimmer Sergey Fesenko<\/strong>‘s gold medal time in the 1980 Olympic finals. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Come and meet Beardsley in person and hear his incredible life story at the\u00a0ISHOF Induction dinner<\/span><\/a> on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Can\u2019t attend the event? Please consider\u00a0donating to ISHOF<\/a> and<\/span>\u00a0support Craig and our other inspirational Honorees.<\/p>\r\n

More About Craig Beardsley:<\/b><\/h3>\r\n

After the United States\u2013led boycott of the Moscow Olympics, Beardsley continued to train and participate in competitive swimming. He held both the American and world records for the 200-meter butterfly from 1980 to 1983. <\/span>Swimming World Magazine named Beardsley its American Male Swimmer of the Year in 1981. He was a two-time NCAA champion in the 200-meter butterfly and received eight All-American honors while swimming for the Florida Gators.<\/p>\r\n

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Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Magazine<\/em><\/p><\/div>\r\n

Learn More About Craig Beardsley<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/as-2021-opens-its-eyes-a-renewed-call-for-craig-beardsley-to-receive-hall-of-fame-honors\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n

https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/craig-beardsley-belonged-in-moscow-he-belongs-in-the-hall-of-fame-too\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n

https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-a-voice-for-the-sport-craig-beardsley-2021\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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Make your plans now to attend October 15, 2022!\u00a0 Purchase your tickets TODAY!!!<\/strong><\/a> (Get info on membership<\/span><\/a>\u00a0here.) Can\u2019t attend the event?\u00a0Donate to ISHOF<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to support our honorees.<\/p>\r\n

This year\u2019s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include:<\/p>\r\n

International Swimming Hall of Fame 2022 Honorees<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n

Craig Beardsley (USA)<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Female USA Swimmer (TBA)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Marilyn Bell (CAN)<\/i><\/b><\/a> \u2013 Open Water Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Michael Klim (AUS)<\/i><\/b><\/a> – Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Jon<\/i><\/b> Sieben (AUS)<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Daichi Suzuki (JPN)<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u2013 Swimming<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Matthew Mitcham (AUS)<\/i><\/b><\/a> – Diving<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Ursula Carlisle (AUS)<\/i><\/b><\/a> \u2013 Coach<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Peter<\/i><\/b> Huerzeler\u00a0(SUI)<\/i><\/b><\/a> \u2013 ISHOF Contributor<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Mirko Vicevic (YUG\/MON)<\/i><\/b><\/a> Water Polo<\/i><\/p>\r\n

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Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n

USA Swimmer (TBA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

USA Contributor (TBA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0<\/span>Edith Bohm (GER) <\/i><\/b>Masters Swimmer<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Olga Kokorina (RUS) <\/i><\/b>Masters Swimmer<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Shigehisha Sekikawa (JPN) <\/i><\/b>Masters Swimmer<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Birte Hohlstein<\/i><\/b> <\/i>(GER)<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 <\/span>Masters Artistic Swimming<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n

Guenther Wolf (GER) <\/i><\/b>Masters Water Polo<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Paragon Awards<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

To be announced soon<\/i><\/b> \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The Induction Weekend Schedule<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

Saturday, October 15, 2022<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Official 57th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner<\/span><\/p>\r\n