{"id":509177,"date":"2022-07-27T09:29:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=509177"},"modified":"2022-09-25T06:43:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T13:43:18","slug":"carol-zaleski-usa-to-be-inducted-as-honor-contributor-as-part-of-ishof-class-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/carol-zaleski-usa-to-be-inducted-as-honor-contributor-as-part-of-ishof-class-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol Zaleski (USA) to be Inducted as Honor Contributor as Part of ISHOF Class of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carol Zaleski (USA) to be Inducted as Honor Contributor as Part of ISHOF Class of 2022<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Carol Zaleski will join ISHOF\u2019s esteemed Class of 2022 as an Honor Contributor, joining 10 other aquatic greats who will be enshrined in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday night, October 15, 2022. Zaleski has a resume that is like no other, highlighted by a lot of firsts. She was elected to the FINA Technical Swimming Committee and served as Honorary Secretary from 1988-1992. She was the first woman Chairman beginning in 1992, and she held that post through 2005.\u00a0 She served as Vice-Chairman and was the leader of interpreting and formulating the rules for international swimming.\u00a0 She retired as the chair of the FINA Technical Swimming Committee in May 2022, after a total of 26 years as Chairman, which is unprecedented in FINA history. She established the first worldwide Swimming Officials Seminar to provide consistency to officiating worldwide. Carol has presided over six FINA Technical Congresses (1996 through 2017), critical meetings which enacted new rules for the sport.<\/p>\r\n

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\"\"<\/figure>\r\nZaleski was elected President of UANA in 2003 and served as Vice President. On the World Championships level, she was Competition Director at two editions, 1991-Perth and 1994-Rome. On the Olympic level, she served as Meet Referee at two Games, 1984-Los Angeles and 1988-Seoul, and was the Competition Director at four Games, 1992-Barcelona, 1996-Atlanta, 2000-Sydney, 2004-Athens.\u00a0 In addition, she was the first female referee both at a FINA World Championships and an Olympic Games.\r\n
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Carol Zaleski at FINA General Congress<\/p><\/div>\r\n

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Carol Zaleski has been both President of USA Swimming and President of the United States Aquatic Sports.\r\n\r\n\u201cYou know where you stand with her. She’s detail-oriented and always has the swimmers’ best interests in mind.\u201d \u201cCarol is going to be difficult to replace (at FINA),\u201d USA Swimming executive director Chuck Wielgus once said. \u201cShe’s warm and polite, but when she talks, people listen.\u201d<\/figure>\r\n
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FINA Meeting 2013<\/p><\/div>\r\nCarol Zaleski has been a force in USA Swimming, FINA and swimming on a global level for as long as anyone can remember. The world of swimming will move on without her, but it just won’t be the same.\r\n\r\nMore About Carol Zaleski:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn Beijing in 2008, she became the first female deck referee in Olympic swimming.\u00a0 \u201cI was honored to be the first (woman) deck referee, but I prefer being in charge,\u201d she said.\r\n

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Zaleski in charge!<\/p><\/div>\r\nMake your plans now to attend October 15, 2022!\u00a0\u00a0Purchase your tickets TODAY!!!<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Get\u00a0info on membership<\/a>\u00a0here.) Can\u2019t attend the event?\u00a0Donate to ISHOF<\/a>\u00a0to support our honorees.\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include: International Swimming Hall of Fame 2022 Honorees<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nCraig Beardsley (USA)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Swimming<\/em>\r\n\r\nNatalie Coughlin (USA)<\/u><\/em><\/strong> \u2013<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Swimming<\/em>\r\n\r\nMarilyn Bell (CAN)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Open Water Swimming<\/em>\r\n\r\nMichael Klim (AUS)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Swimming<\/em>\r\n\r\nJon\u00a0Sieben (AUS)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Swimming<\/em>\r\n\r\nDaichi Suzuki (JPN)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u2013 Swimming<\/em>\r\n\r\nMatthew Mitcham (AUS)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Diving<\/em>\r\n\r\nUrsula Carlile (AUS)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Coach<\/em>\r\n\r\nPeter\u00a0Huerzeler\u00a0(SUI)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 ISHOF Contributor<\/em>\r\n\r\nMirko Vicevic (YUG\/MON)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Water Polo<\/em>\r\n\r\nCarol Zaleski (USA)<\/u><\/em><\/strong> Contributor<\/em> \u00a0\r\n\r\nMasters International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00a0 USA Swimmer (TBA)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0USA Contributor (TBA)<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nEdith Bohm (GER)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Masters Swimmer<\/em>\r\n\r\nOlga Kokorina (RUS)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Masters Swimmer<\/em>\r\n\r\nShigehisha Sekikawa (JPN)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Masters Swimmer<\/em>\r\n\r\nBirte Hohlstein<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(GER)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Masters Artistic Swimming<\/em>\r\n\r\nGuenther Wolf (GER)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Masters Water Polo<\/em>\r\n\r\nThe Induction Weekend Schedule<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSaturday, October 15, 2022<\/strong>\r\n\r\nOfficial 57th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner\r\n