Mel Marshall<\/strong> and Alice Dearing<\/strong> are among a quartet to have been inducted into the Swim England Hall of Fame<\/strong> at a ceremony in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n Also honoured were former coach and chair of the British Swimming Coaches Association (BSCA)<\/strong> Glenn Smith<\/strong> and Tom Daley<\/strong>, who retired following Paris 2024 where he claimed the fifth Olympic medal of a glittering diving career.<\/p>\n The induction was part of the Swim England National Awards 2024<\/strong> where 27 honours were presented recognising the contributions made by individuals and organisations from all aquatic sports.<\/p>\n Marshall will shortly be heading to Australia to take up a high-performance role<\/a> with Swimming Australia at Griffith University Swim club.<\/p>\n The two-time Olympian enjoyed a fine career in the pool in which she competed at two Olympics and collected world, European and Commonwealth medals.<\/p>\n The 42-year-old began her poolside career at City of Derby<\/strong> where she started coaching a 14-year-old called Adam Peaty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The pair blazed a pioneering trail which saw Peaty sweep all before him as he won Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth titles as well as setting the 50m and 100m breaststroke world records that stand today.<\/p>\n Dearing was the first black female swimmer<\/a> to represent Great Britain at the Olympics when she contested the open water in Tokyo. She retired in April 2024 following a fine career that also encompassed world and European Championships.<\/p>\n The 27-year-old is also a co-founder of the\u00a0Black Swimming Association<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>whose aim is to highlight swimming as an essential life skill and to encourage participation as well as prevent drowning in black and minority ethnic communities.<\/p>\n