This year\u2019s Induction Class of 2024 included three swimmers, Lars Fr\u00f6lander<\/strong> (SWE), Daniel Gyurta<\/strong> (HUN) and Dana Vollmer<\/strong> (USA); and for the first time ever, a relay team, the USA Women\u2019s 1976 Gold Medal 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay, consisting of Wendy Boglioli, Shirley Babashoff, Jill Sterkel<\/strong> and Kim Peyton<\/strong>. The Class of 2024 saw three divers inducted, Alexandre Despatie<\/strong> (CAN), Yulia Pakhalina<\/strong> (RUS) and from the Class of 2023, Wu Minxia<\/strong> (CHN), who was unable to attend last year; one synchronized swimmer, Virginie Dedieu<\/strong> (FRA); two water polo players, Carmela \u201cLilli\u201d Allucci<\/strong> (ITA) and Vladimir Akimov<\/strong>; Coach Dennis \u201cDenny\u201d Pursley<\/strong> (USA); Contributor, Dale Neuburger<\/strong> (USA) and the 2024 ISHOF Gold Medallion recipient was Mr. Alex Blavatnik<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n
The class of 2024 began with the only diver who has ever won a World Championship title in all three individual events, the 1- and 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform.\u00a0Alexandre Despatie<\/strong> competed for Canada in four Olympic Games, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012, winning two silver medals and making the finals in each of his Olympic performances.<\/p>\n\n
Dana Vollmer<\/strong>, of the USA, is a seven-time Olympic medalist, 10-time medalist at the World Championships and with 35 medals earned in international competition. Yet with all those accolades, the one title she\u2019s most proud of is she is the only \u201cMother\u201d in the sport of swimming to win an Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n\n
Honor Water Polo Player Vladimir Akimov<\/strong>\u00a0was represented by his son, Roman Akimov<\/strong>, who flew from Moscow and said he had to be present for this \u201cvery special honor for his father, who was inducted on the same day he died under tragic circumstances, October 5.\u201d Vladimir Akimov was a member of the Soviet water polo team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Akimov was a driving force on the team and one the greatest defenders of his era.<\/p>\n\n
Dennis Pursley (USA)<\/strong>\u00a0probably had the largest cheering section of the evening. Inducted as this year\u2019s\u00a0Honor Coach,<\/strong>\u00a0Pursley began his career at Lakeside Aquatics, coaching none other than possibly the greatest female butterflier of all time, Mary T. Meagher<\/strong>, and a host of other talented swimmers, with six of them, including Mary T. making the 1980 Olympic Team. Pursley held a host of prestigious jobs including Head Coach for the Australia Institute of Sport, went on to be named the first ever, National Team Director for USA Swimming, he guided the British National Team in the teens, and ended his career at his Alma Mater, the University of Alabama, where he led the men\u2019s squad to six top 15 finishes at the NCAA Championships.<\/p>\n\n
Italian Water Polo Player,\u00a0Carmela \u201cLilli\u201d Allucci\u00a0<\/strong>was unable to be with us, but she was part of the class of 2024, as captain of the 2004 Women\u2019s Italian Olympic\u00a0Water Polo\u00a0<\/strong>Team, where she and her team won gold in Athens at the Games. In addition, she is a two-time FINA World Champion: 2001 and 1998, and four-time European Champion: 2003, 1999, 1997 and 1995. Lilli was also chosen to carry the flag in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in 2004 by all her Italian teammates, in all sports.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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During the middle of the ceremonies, ISHOF presented Peter Diamond<\/strong>\u00a0with the Al Schoenfield Media Award. Diamond\u2019s career spanned 17 Olympic Games, both Summer and Winter. His career began at ABC in 1974, as the Olympic Researcher for the 1974 (Innsbruck) and 1976 (Montreal) Games. In 1977, he moved to NBC as Executive Producer of Olympic Research. He returned to ABC, later in 1980 as Director of Olympic Planning, where he worked until the Olympic rights went back to NBC in 1988. Then so did Diamond, where he was an integral part of scheduling and programming through all the Olympic Games from then through the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Diamond was always a champion of aquatic sports and was partial to their placement in the Olympic Games. He became friends with many of the governing bodies of the sports he broadcast, event ISHOF in the early days.<\/p>\n\n
Russian Diver\u00a0Yulia Pakhalina<\/strong>\u00a0became the sixth Russian\u00a0Diver\u00a0<\/strong>to be inducted into ISHOF. She is a three-time Olympian, 2000-2004-2008, specializing in the 3-meter springboard. She won the gold medal in the synchronized diving event, on the 3-meter with her partner, Vera Ilyina, in Sydney, 2000. In the next two Olympic appearances, the duo won silver in 2004 and bronze in 2008, while individually on the 3-meter, Yulia won bronze in 2004 and silver in 2008. Yulia is a three-time World Champion, and an eight-time European Champion, five times as a soloist.<\/p>\n\n
Lars Fr\u00f6lander (SWE)<\/strong> is a butterfly and freestyle standout whose career was notable for both its elite performances on the global stage and its longevity. Lars is a six-time Olympian, spanning every Games from 1992 through 2012, etching his name as a headliner in the 100-meter butterfly. While his prowess in that event accounted for his most noteworthy achievements, Fr\u00f6lander also excelled in the 50 butterfly, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle, and as a prominent figure on Swedish relays. In addition to his three Olympic medals, (one gold, two silver), Lars was a 21-time medalist between the long-course and short-course versions of the World Championships. Add in 33 medals from the European Championships (long course\/short course) and Fr\u00f6lander\u2019s career tally of major international hardware sits at an impressive 57 medals.<\/p>\n\n
To date, all\u00a0Synchronized Swimmers\u00a0<\/strong>that have been successful, have had entire teams behind them, usually winning the team medal. But not France\u2019s\u00a0Virginie Dedieu<\/strong>. Virginie is a three-time Olympian, and her combination of stunning artistry and technical excellence earned her three consecutive FINA World Championship solo titles in 2003, 2005 and 2007. \u00a0In 2000, at the Sydney Olympic Games, Dedieu, and partner, won the bronze medal in the duet. At the 2004 Games in Athens, she placed 5th in the duet. Virginie is a three-time European solo champion and a 40-time French National Champion. In addition to her success in synchronized swimming, Virginie got her degree in architecture and interior design, she coaches, not only other students, but for other countries, is a \u201cmaster\u201d choreographer, has done television for several Olympic Games, and most recently was on the Paris Organizing Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.<\/p>\nHonor Contributor: Dale Neuburger (USA)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Dale Neuburger\u00a0<\/strong>is the longest serving American representative in the history of FINA\/World Aquatics.\u00a0 He served as the Liaison to the FINA\/World Aquatics Technical Swimming Committee for 19 years and was the Technical Delegate for swimming at five Olympic Games \u2013 including Paris, 2024. He is also the founding Chairman of the World Aquatics Development Program overseeing the largest grant program in the Olympic family with more than $10 million distributed annually to athletes and developing nations.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Neuburger served two terms as President of USA Swimming and later two terms as the President of United States Aquatic Sports, the National Federation member of FINA\/World Aquatics. \u00a0At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games he was elected Vice President of FINA, the international federation governing aquatic sports; he was reelected four more times before being elected Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of World Aquatics, the new name of FINA, in 2021 \u2013 and was re-elected in 2023.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nHonor Diver Wu Minxia\u00a0<\/strong>(CHN) is considered one of the greatest divers in the world. She is four-time Olympian, competing in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning five Olympic gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal. In FINA World Championship competition, Wu is an eight-time gold medalist, and she was the only diver in the history of the FINA World Championships to win seven gold medals in the synchronized 3-meter springboard. During her career Wu earned seven individual medals at the World Championships as well.<\/p>\nIn Diving World Series Competition, Wu has won 31 gold medals, and in Diving Grand Prix competition, 23 gold. She was also a talent on the 1-meter springboard, winning a flurry of medals on the lower board as well. Wu was named the FINA Athlete of the Year in the female diving category in 2011 and 2012. She retired from competitive diving in late 2016.<\/p>\n
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Like many of his fellow countryman, Hungarian Honor Swimmer,\u00a0Daniel Gyurta\u00a0<\/strong>was a breaststroke specialist, winning gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in the 200-meter breast, and silver in the 2004 Olympic Games in the same event. He is a four-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), and three-time World Record holder in the 200-meter breast. Gyurta was crowned the 200-meter champion at the FINA World Championships, long course edition, beginning in 2009 for three consecutive meets, 2011, 2013. Gyurta also flourished in the short-course pool, where he was the world-record holder in the 200 breaststroke from 2009 to 2016, and the world champion in 2012 and 2014.<\/p>\nOn the eve of his induction, October 4, Gyurta was elected President of the Hungarian Olympic Academy (MOA), as announced by the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB). Daniel and his wife, Ezster Iszak, also became the proud parents of a baby girl, Mirabella, in mid July.<\/p>\n
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Few relays in history were and stilll are as exciting to watch as the\u00a0USA Women\u2019s 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay\u00a0<\/strong>at the\u00a01976 Olympic Games<\/strong>, swam by\u00a0Babashoff, Boglioli, Sterkel and Peyton.<\/strong>\u00a0It was the last event of the Games and the US women had not won one gold medal yet, but these four women were determined to change that fact. Everyone suspected the East German women of doping but it would not be proven for another 40+ years. The night before the race, these four US women visualized themselves winning the gold from start to finish. Now it was time to actually do it.<\/p>\nEast Germany led off with its star, Kornelia Ender, who raced opposite\u00a0Kim Peyton.<\/strong>\u00a0Peyton led off in 56.95, a strong performance, and while Team USA found itself a body length behind after Ender touched in 55.79, the Americans were within striking distance. On the second leg,\u00a0Wendy Boglioli<\/strong>\u00a0produced the fastest split of her career by two seconds, going 55.81 to Petra Priemer\u2019s 56.16 split. For Boglioli, it was the finest effort of her career. 15-year-old\u00a0Jill Sterkel<\/strong>\u00a0was given the chore of cutting into the East German lead further. The teenager accomplished her goal, and more, as she posted a split of 55.78, with Andrea Pollack going 56.99. Through 300 meters, the United States was in the lead by .40, with\u00a0Shirley Babashoff<\/strong>\u00a0facing off with Claudia Hempel on the anchor leg. Initially a dream, the potential of an American victory was real.<\/p>\nDealing with a week of frustration and unfairness, Babashoff \u2013 with four silver medals behind East Germany \u2013 was not going to yield the lead. Producing a split of 56.28, against the 56.56 of Hempel, the United States beat East Germany by .68 and established a world record of 3:44.82, breaking the former mark by four seconds. One of the biggest upsets in Olympic history had been registered, and four women demonstrated what belief and teamwork can do.<\/p>\n
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ISHOF\u2019s Gold Medallion Award\u00a0<\/strong>is presented each year to a former competitive swimmer for his or her national or international significant achievements in the field of science, entertainment, art, business, education, or government. The 2024 Gold Medallion was presented this year to\u00a0Alex Blavatnik<\/strong>\u00a0(URS\/USA). Alex calls our beautiful city, home, part of the year and swims at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center for the Swim Fort Lauderdale Masters; He is a former member of the ISHOF Board and a member of the USA Swimming Foundation\u2019s Board of Directors. He is the current Vice Chairman of Access Industries, Senior Advisor to the\u00a0Blavatnik Family Foundation, Director of the\u00a0Blavatnik Archive, and sits on the boards of several educational and charitable institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) hosted the Class of 2024 Honorees and award winners, as well as the MISHOF (Masters) Class of 2023, this past weekend, Oct. 4-6,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3915,"featured_media":597422,"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":[66113,10],"tags":[8581,25139,17800,1480,40439,1030,134980,40603,33152],"class_list":["post-597421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ishof","category-world","tag-dana-vollmer","tag-daniel-gyurta","tag-ishof","tag-jill-sterkel","tag-kim-peyton","tag-lars-frolander","tag-shirly-babashoff","tag-wendy-boglioli","tag-wu-minxia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n
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