{"id":506175,"date":"2022-06-06T09:11:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T16:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=506175"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:56:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T00:56:45","slug":"usopc-hall-of-fame-elects-natalie-coughlin-michael-phelps-trischa-zorn-hudson-1976-relay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usopc-hall-of-fame-elects-natalie-coughlin-michael-phelps-trischa-zorn-hudson-1976-relay\/","title":{"rendered":"USOPC Hall of Fame Elects Natalie Coughlin, Michael Phelps, Trischa Zorn-Hudson, 1976 Historic Women’s Relay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three swimmers and an historic relay are among the the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame (USOPC), Class of 2022. Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, Trischa Zorn-Hudson<\/strong> and the 1976 women’s 4×100 freestyle relay of Wendy Boglioli<\/strong>, Kim Peyton<\/strong>, Jill<\/strong> Sterkel<\/strong> and Shirley Babashoff<\/strong> have been elected.<\/p>\n

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) today announced the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, Class of 2022, which will be honored and inducted in a ceremony held Friday, June 24, at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum<\/a> in Colorado Springs. The class of 2022 is made up of eight individuals, two teams, two legends, one coach and one special contributor.<\/p>\n

The inductees include Natalie Coughlin<\/strong> (swimming), Muffy Davis<\/strong> (Para alpine skiing and Para-cycling), Mia Hamm<\/strong> (soccer), David Kiley<\/strong> (Para alpine skiing, Para track and field, and wheelchair basketball), Michelle Kwan<\/strong> (figure skating), Michael Phelps<\/strong> (swimming), Lindsey Vonn<\/strong> (alpine skiing), Trischa Zorn-Hudson<\/strong> (Para swimming), the 1976 Women\u2019s 4×100 Freestyle Relay Swimming Team, the 2002 Paralympic Sled Hockey Team, Gretchen Fraser<\/strong> (legend: alpine skiing), Roger<\/strong> Kingdom<\/strong> (legend: track and field), Pat Summitt<\/strong> (coach: basketball) and Billie Jean King<\/strong> (special contributor).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a distinct honor to welcome the class of 2022 into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame and to celebrate their remarkable individual and team achievements as representatives of Team USA,\u201d said USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland<\/strong>. \u201cInduction into the Hall of Fame adds to the tremendous legacies of these great athletes and teams, and also memorializes the contributions of those members of the \u201cteam behind the team\u201d who dedicated themselves to helping Team USA achieve success on and off the field of play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

The class of 2022 has represented the United States as athletes at a combined 27 Olympic and Paralympic Games, tallying 129 medals, including 86 golds. There are also two new sports or sport disciplines added to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, with Muffy Davis as a Para-cyclist and the 2002 sled hockey team. Pat Summitt and Billie Jean King become the first female inductees in the coach and special contributor categories, respectively.<\/p>\n

National Governing Bodies, alumni, current athletes and additional members of the Olympic and Paralympic community were invited to nominate eligible athletes. From there, a nominating committee comprised of individuals from the Olympic and Paralympic movements narrowed it down to a set of finalists. The class of 2022 was determined by a voting process that includes Olympians and Paralympians, members of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic family, and an online vote open to fans. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame was one of the first national sports halls of fame to include fan voting as part of its selection process, and this year, more than 432,000 votes were cast across all platforms.<\/p>\n

This will be the 17th class inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame (USOPC), bringing the total to 168 inductees (individuals and teams). The first class was inducted in 1983 and the most recent class was inducted in 2019. Find the entire list of Hall of Fame inductees here<\/a>.
\nThe USOPC class<\/a> of 2022 includes:<\/p>\n