ISHOF Aquatic Center Update
ISHOF Aquatic Center Update
by: Laura Voet
We spring forward this week, and we are doing the same at the pool!Construction is moving ahead and contactors are working hard to build a brand new facility for Fort Lauderdale and swimming fans from across the state, nation and world to enjoy.
Aquatic Center Project Update
Revised Opening Date: July 1, 2021
July 1, 2021 – with current FPL impacts
Construction Timeline: April 2019 – July 2021
Sheet & Auger Cast Piling
The sheet pile work is scheduled to be completed this week and will be followed by auger cast piles. We need roughly 500 new piles for the project.
H&J Foundations – Contractor
Dewatering – Demolition
The installation of the dewatering system at the main competition pool is underway to allow demolition to commence for the remaining pool bottom and then new construction.
Griffin Dewatering – Contractor
Pece of Mind – Demolition Contractor
Electric
Work this week to provide power to the dewatering system for the main competition pool.
Hypower Electric – Contractor
FPL
FPL is working on the redesign for a new switching order to remove the old vault under the grandstands
The new switching order date is now tentatively planned for April 1, 2020.
Once FPL work is complete, the demolition of the remaining grandstands and the competition pool will commence followed by the installation of the roughly 500 piles required to support the entire facility.
Hilton Curio – Hotel Maren
Laurie Marchwinski and I had a hard hat tour on Monday.
The hotel is taking reservations now for September 2020.
ISHOF Honoree Aaron Peirsol stops by to check out the ISHOF construction!
Look who stopped by for a “swim”! 3x Olympian and ISHOF Honoree Aaron Piersol! Aaron tried out some “backstroke” in the pool at the aquatic complex . Come back in 2021 when the new pools will be ready to go! ⠀
Backstroking god
A Room with A View
And so the Construction continues…………….
ISHOF Curator, Bob Duenkel to be inducted into ISHOF Class of 2020 as Honor Contributor
Bob Duenkel’s greatest contribution to swimming, was his 40+ years of dedication and service to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, which he began in 1976. As ISHOF CEO, Buck Dawson’s assistant, he absorbed the history of swimming like a sponge, and not just from Dawson, but from the real greats, like Johnny Weissmuller, Eleanor Holm, Buster Crabbe, Esther Williams and many, many more.
Bob Duenkel on Canada Day
Duenkel’s knowledge of swimming history was encyclopedic. He studied and knew all the minutiae of swimming and swimmers, from the ancient Greek swimmer Leander to the most recent inductee, every Olympiad, every event, every time and every stroke.
Come and hear Duenkel’s incredible life story and commitment to aquatics history at the ISHOF Induction dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Become an ISHOF Legacy Member and attend the ISHOF Induction Dinner for FREE. Can’t attend the event? Please consider donating to ISHOF, support Duenkel and our other inspirational Honorees.
Bob Duenkel with Olympian Michael Phelps at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
More about Bob Duenkel:
Bob Duenkel was the ISHOF museum curator and presided over 40 years of ISHOF Induction ceremonies. From 2004-2005 he served as interim CEO and Executive Director until his retirement in 2016. For any visitor to ISHOF, Duenkel was an invaluable resource, always there to tell a story, clarify any facts or just to toss off a quip or two. He made a wonderful ambassador of ISHOF to any and every event he attended, whether it was the NCAA’s, Olympic Trials or the Association of Sports Museums and Hall of Fame, Duenkel was admired and respected by all who knew him.
Bob Duenkel speaking at the International Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
He was given the Glenn Hummer Award in 1997 by USA Swimming. In 1997, he was named one of “Who’s Who in Aquatics” by Aquatics International Magazine. He was inducted into the West Orange (NJ) Hall of Fame in 2018, and that same year, he was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
Bob Duenkel speaking outside the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
About the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Weekend:
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Induction Ceremony is shaping up to be a star-studded weekend with ISHOF Honoree and Sullivan Award Winner, Debbie Meyer, and double Olympic gold-medalist and everyone’s favorite Olympic swimming broadcaster, Rowdy Gaines acting as co-emcees and hosts of the induction with multiple events spread out over two days in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Make your plans now to attend the weekend of April 24-25, 2020! ISHOF Members can purchase the Complete Weekend Package (see below) and save! (Get info on membership here.) Can’t attend the event? Donate to ISHOF to support our honorees.
This year’s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include:
HONOR SWIMMERS: Brendan Hansen (USA), Michael Klim (AUS), Jon Sieben (AUS), Rebecca Soni (USA), and Daichi Suzuki (JPN)
HONOR DIVER: Matthew Mitcham (AUS)
HONOR SYNCHRONIZED (ARTISTIC) SWIMMER: Elvira Khasyanova (RUS)
HONOR WATER POLO: Mirko Vicevic (YUG/MON)
HONOR OPEN WATER SWIMMER: Marilyn Bell (CAN)
HONOR COACH: Ursula Carlile (AUS) and David Marsh (USA)
HONOR CONTRIBUTOR: Bob Duenkel*(USA) and Peter Hürzeler (SUI)
In addition to the Class of 2020, two Honorees from the Class of 2019, who were unable to attend last year, will be present to be inducted. Honor Swimmer: Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) and Honor Diver: Li Ting (CHN).
Get more information about this year’s induction class here and more information about Otylia Jedrzejczak and Li Ting.
*deceased
The Induction Weekend Schedule
Friday, April 24, 2020
Paragon & ISHOF Awards Night
5:30 pm Cocktails
6:30 pm ISHOF and Paragon Awards
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Honoree Induction Day Luncheon – Meet Rowdy Gaines and go on a behind the scenes tour of the Aquatic Complex construction
12-1:30 pm Luncheon
Official 56th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner
5:30 pm VIP Reception
6:30 –10:00 pm Induction Ceremony & Dinner
Ticket Information
April 24-26 Complete Weekend Package (Includes Paragon/ISHOF Awards Night, Saturday Luncheon, and Induction Ceremony)
ISHOF Members $350
ISHOF Non-Members $425 BEST PRICE!!
April 24 Paragon Awards and ISHOF Awards Night (Hors D’oeuvres and Open Bar) 5:30 pm
ISHOF Members $75
ISHOF Non-Members $100
April 25 Saturday Luncheon 12:00-1:30 pm
ISHOF Members $35
ISHOF Non-Members $50
April 25 Induction Ceremony and Dinner 5:30 pm
ISHOF Members $275
ISHOF Non-Members $300
10 Person Table $3,500 and $5,000 (Prime location) options
Hotel Information
Host Hotel: Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
Upscale retreat with private beach access, two pools, four restaurants, full service spa and oceanside bar. Location of the Saturday evening induction ceremony. ¼ mile south of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
3030 Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 525-4000
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $279 per night
Book your group rate for International Swimming Hall of Fame
NOTE: RESORT FEE IS INCLUDED in the $279 rate
Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach
440 Seabreeze Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 524-8733
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $229 per night
Book your hotel through the group rate for ISHOF Honoree Ceremony
Questions: contact Meg Keller-Marvin at meg@ishof.org or 570-594-4367
Former Navy Diving Coach Joe Suriano Passes Away
ANNAPOLIS, Md. –– Joe Suriano, who served as the Navy diving coach and a physical education instructor at the USNA for 35 years, passed away this week in Annapolis.
A celebration of his life will be held Sat., Feb. 15, from 4-6 p.m. in Lejeune Hall with a reception to follow. Those interested in attending are asked to register in advance via this LINK.
The Suriano family is requesting that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Joe’s name to the Navy men’s swimming, women’s swimming or diving programs.
“During my tenure as Athletic Director,” said Chet Gladchuk, who has been in his position since 2001, “Joe was as fine a coach, educator, person, and leader we have had within the physical mission. He embraced and inspired everyone with his wonderful personality and devotion to the development and leadership of our midshipmen. He was immeasurably respected by all. When he spoke, it was always insightful and influential in a very constructive and meaningful way. I enjoyed his sense of humor and always appreciated his determination to put forth our absolute best effort in every competition. Joe was a winner who always portrayed and personified the will to win. He was a benchmark for achievement in the sport and one of the greatest ever at Navy. We are devastated by the loss of this wonderful man.”
Long respected as one of the top diving coaches in the country, Suriano saw 12 of his divers qualify for 22 NCAA Division I Championship meets and earn 15 All-America accolades in his tenure. Bill McCormick ’86 and Nate Smith ’96 each advanced to the NCAA Championship in all four of their respective seasons. Prior to the Navy women’s program joining the Division I ranks in the 1991-92 season, his divers earned 15 NCAA Division II All-America certificates. This list of honorees includes Stacia Johnson ’92, who won the 1991 NCAA Division II title on the three-meter board.
“I had the opportunity to train under Joe as a Midshipman at the Naval Academy from 1982 to 1986,” said McCormick. “With the new LeJeune Hall training facility and a developing program, we worked hard to put Navy on the map as a premiere swimming and diving program. Joe’s leadership and unmatched work ethic were the key. Joe’s mantra was, ‘be enthusiastic, be on time, and give 100%.’ Joe always gave 100% of himself to develop the growing brood of student athletes and keep us on the path to success. His persistent positive attitude and subtle corrections to the perfection minded divers gave us the winning edge. I must have heard ‘good dive’ half a million times. Our frequent bus trips to away swim meets were a welcome escape from Midshipman life in Bancroft Hall, which also gave Joe and swimming coaches Lee Laurence and John Havlik a chance to drop their guard and hang out with the boys. Joe occasionally had us over to his house on the weekends and I enjoyed spending time with Patty and Michael. Joe often took us sailing on his orange Hobie 16 with his ever present cooler of libations in a specially designed rack. Our swimming background paid off one day when the summer wind died and we had to paddle home like a surfer laying on hulls. Joe made a profound impression on a me as a skinny, young diver from Wisconsin. He gave me the opportunity to prove myself and made the difficult times seem fun. It was a blessing to have him in my life and I’m a better man to have known him. Stay strong Patty, Michael and Doug; you are in my prayers.”
Additionally, his divers totaled 27 Patriot League, 17 Eastern Swimming League and eight Colonial Athletic Association individual event titles, as well as 14 Patriot League Diver-of-the-Meet honors. This includes the 2007 and ’08 Patriot League Championship meets when his divers combined to sweep all four boards both years.
Suriano himself was recognized as the Patriot League Coach of the Year four times and as the NCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 1991.
“Joe Suriano’s arrival was one of the best things to happen to Navy swimming and diving,” said Lee Lawrence who, as Navy’s swimming coach, shared the pool deck with Suriano for a quarter of a century. “He helped bring new respect on a national level to the program with the performances of his divers at major meets. Away from competition, we shared a countless number of bus rides and dinners together during which each one of us gave the other as much grief as possible. I’m really speechless on his passing.”
“Joe Suriano was and always will be a Navy coaching legend,” said current Navy men’s swimming head coach Bill Roberts. “He was able to achieve so much together with his athletes during his time as our diving coach. He built the Navy diving camp into an incredible experience for so many young divers, which was highlighted by a very spirited and well choreographed show at the end of each camp week. He also spent hours on deck teaching and working with Midshipmen as a tenured professor in the physical education department. He had an incredible impact on many people during his decades in Annapolis.
“Personally for me, as a young assistant who arrived here in 1997 through our final days on deck together coaching and teaching, Joe, along with his wife Patty, went above and beyond with their support for myself and my family. I cannot put into words how saddened we are and how much we will miss him.”
“We at the Naval Academy and myself personally are saddened by the passing of Joe,” said Navy women’s swimming head coach John Morrison. “As one of the most respected diving coaches in the country, Joe set the standard for those in our program to always strive for excellence beyond what they thought possible. More importantly, he mentored all of his student-athletes and the coaches he worked with to be great human beings. His charismatic teaching and coaching style brought levity to an often stressful environment. Our community will miss Joe daily, but our memories of his kindheartedness and passion to serve others will never be forgotten.”
On the national and international levels, Suriano was named an International Olympic Committee diving expert in 1985 and conducted a 21-day clinic for 30 diving coaches in New Delhi, India. In 1994, he was named an official and an assistant diving coach for U.S. Diving at the Dive Canada International Championships. He served as an official in 1995 at the World University Games in Fukouka, Japan, and at the World Military Games in Rome, Italy, later that year. He also served as a diving coach at two U.S. Diving National Training Camps and was named to the 1995-96 U.S. Diving national coaching staff. Suriano directed the American diving team at the 1999 World Military Games in Zagreb, Croatia, then completed a term as the chairman of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Rules Sub-Committee in the fall of 2001.
“Joe was very much respected in the swimming and diving community,” said current Navy diving coach Rich MacDonald. “I personally had so much respect for him as a coach and, more importantly, for the man he was. Taking over his program that he built over the years was a tremendous honor and something I keep on a grand pedestal of accomplishments in my career. At just about every competition I have gone to since taking over here at Navy, the opposing coaches would ask how Joe doing in retirement. It was always followed by stories, love and laughter. I know those stories will live on for many, many years, as will the love and laughter. I know that Patty, Michael, Doug and the rest of Joe’s family are devastated, as we all are. Our hearts and prayers go out to them. RIP Joe.”
Suriano arrived at Navy in the summer of 1978 after previous stops as the head coach at Eastern Michigan (1971-72) and Vanderbilt (1972-78). He earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan in 1970 and a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan in 1978.
“The U.S. Naval Academy is a powerful school that has the ability to open many doors,” said Suriano in announcing his retirement in May 2013. “It has provided me with the opportunity and pleasure of working with past and present leaders and heroes of our military. I remember working with midshipmen who are now admirals. Winning in diving has always been very important. But it is how you go about striving for and attaining those wins — maintaining respect for both our sport and our opponents while remembering we are always representing the Navy Academy — that is truly important to all of us at Navy. That is one of the many reasons why I have been so proud to have coached here.”
Aussie Swimmer Michael Klim to be Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as part of Class of 2020
Michael Klim has been called the best relay swimmer ever. He is a three-time Olympian, multi-time world champion and 21-time world record holder. 1998 was Klim’s year in the sun. In January, the FINA World Aquatics Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, and in front of a boisterous home crowd, he was the leading swimmer of the meet. He triumphed in the 200m freestyle and the 100m butterfly, added silver in the 100m freestyle and bronze in the 50m freestyle. He was a member of each of Australia’s three relay teams, winning gold in the 4×200m freestyle relay and 4×100m medley relay, and a silver in the 4×100m freestyle relay.
Michael Klim at World Championships
Michael Klim and the gold-medal Australian Relay team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
Come and meet Klim in person and hear his incredible life story at the ISHOF Induction dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Become an ISHOF Legacy Member and attend the ISHOF Induction Dinner for FREE. Can’t attend the event? Please consider donating to ISHOF, support Klim and our other inspirational Honorees.
More about Michael Klim:
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Klim set a world record (48.18) leading off the 4×100m freestyle relay, which paved the way for a world record (3:13.67), beating the Americans in this event for the first time in Olympic history. Three days later, he was part of the 4×200m freestyle relay, which set another world record (7:07.05), which left the opposition over 5 seconds in arrears on its way to victory.
Michael Klim holding the Australian flag with his medals.
His 100m freestyle world record, was bested by Pieter van den Hoogenband in the semi’s. In the final, he turned first at the wall, but his legs gave out in the second half and he placed fourth. In the 100m butterfly, he was the world record holder, again turning first at the wall heavily under world record pace but was cut down in the closing stages by Sweden’s Lars Frölander, finishing second. On the final night, he claimed silver as part of the 4×100m medley relay team. Still quite a performance.
About the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Weekend:
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Induction Ceremony is shaping up to be a star-studded weekend! ISHOF Honorees Rowdy Gaines and Debbie Meyer will be co-emcees of the induction ceremony and there will be multiple events spread out over two days in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Make your plans now to attend the weekend of April 24-25, 2020! ISHOF Members can purchase the Complete Weekend Package (see below) and save! (Get info on membership here.) Can’t attend the event? Donate to ISHOF to support our honorees.
This year’s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include:
HONOR SWIMMERS: Brendan Hansen (USA), Michael Klim (AUS), Jon Sieben (AUS), Rebecca Soni (USA), and Daichi Suzuki (JPN)
HONOR DIVER: Matthew Mitcham (AUS)
HONOR SYNCHRONIZED (ARTISTIC) SWIMMER: Elvira Khasyanova (RUS)
HONOR WATER POLO: Mirko Vicevic (YUG)
HONOR OPEN WATER SWIMMER: Marilyn Bell (CAN)
HONOR COACH: Ursula Carlile (AUS) and David Marsh (USA)
HONOR CONTRIBUTOR: Bob Duenkel*(USA) and Peter Hurzeler (SUI)
In addition to the Class of 2020, two Honorees from the Class of 2019, who were unable to attend last year, will be present to be inducted. Honor Swimmer: Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) and Honor Diver: Li Ting (CHN).
Get more information about this year’s induction class here and more information about Otylia Jedrzejczak and Li Ting.
*deceased
The Induction Weekend Schedule
Friday, April 24, 2020
Paragon & ISHOF Awards Night
5:30 pm Cocktails
6:30 pm ISHOF and Paragon Awards
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Honoree Induction Day Luncheon – Meet Rowdy Gaines and go on a behind the scenes tour of the Aquatic Complex construction
12-1:30 pm Luncheon
Official 56th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner
5:30 pm VIP Reception
6:30 –10:00 pm Induction Ceremony & Dinner
Ticket Information
April 24-26 Complete Weekend Package (Includes Paragon/ISHOF Awards Night, Saturday Luncheon, and Induction Ceremony)
ISHOF Members $350
ISHOF Non-Members $425 BEST PRICE!!
April 24 Paragon Awards and ISHOF Awards Night (Hors D’oeuvres and Open Bar) 5:30 pm
ISHOF Members $75
ISHOF Non-Members $100
April 25 Saturday Luncheon 12:00-1:30 pm
ISHOF Members $35
ISHOF Non-Members $50
April 25 Induction Ceremony and Dinner 5:30 pm
ISHOF Members $275
ISHOF Non-Members $300
10 Person Table $3,500 and $5,000 (Prime location) options
Hotel Information
Host Hotel: Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
Upscale retreat with private beach access, two pools, four restaurants, full service spa and oceanside bar. Location of the Saturday evening induction ceremony. ¼ mile south of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
3030 Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 525-4000
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $279 per night
Book your group rate for International Swimming Hall of Fame
NOTE: RESORT FEE IS INCLUDED in the $279 rate
Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach
440 Seabreeze Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 524-8733
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $229 per night
Book your hotel through the group rate for ISHOF Honoree Ceremony
Questions: contact Meg Keller-Marvin at meg@ishof.org or 570-594-4367
Coach Ursula Carlile to be Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame Among Four Aussies In Class of 2020
For more than half a century, Ursula Carlile, teamed up with her husband, Forbes, to form swimming’s first internationally-prominent husband and wife coaching team. The two collaborated at every level of the sport by sharing teaching, coaching, filming and administrative duties at their own Ryde Swim Club. The club originated in a backyard pool of their home in the Sydney suburb of Ryde. The pool is still there today! There they taught thousands of youngsters to swim and have coached some of Australia’s most celebrated Olympians.
Ursula and Forbes Carlile Photo Courtesy:
Ursula Carlile began her international coaching career in the Netherlands, where she and Forbes co-coached the Dutch National team from 1962-64 and where she was the Dutch Olympic Co-Head Coach with her husband. In the following decade, the husband and wife team made frequent periodic visits to the People’s Republic of China, working with China’s top coaches and national team. In 1980, the Carliles were named Honorary Olympic Coaches for China.
Ursula Carlile Photo Courtesy:
Come and meet Carlile in person and hear his incredible life story at the ISHOF Induction dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Become an ISHOF Legacy Member and attend the ISHOF Induction Dinner for FREE. Can’t attend the event? Please consider donating to ISHOF, support Ursula and our other inspirational Honorees.
More about Ursula Carlile:
In 1972, Ursula became Australia’s first female Olympic swimming coach when she was selected as an assistant coach to Don Talbot, for the Munich Games. She served as an assistant to Terry Gathercole the next year at the World Championships, held in Cali, Colombia. In 1974, she was selected as Australia’s first female Head Coach for the Commonwealth Games, held in Christchurch, New Zealand. In yet another sterling accomplishment, during the 1970’s and ’80’s, she and Forbes coached five Olympians – all of them world record-holders: Karen Moras, Shane Gould, Jenny Turrall, Gail Neal and John Bennett.
In the days when Forbes Carlile could not secure official staff selection to the Australian Olympic team, it was Ursula Carlile who accompanied Gould as chaperone at the Munich 1972 Games. Forbes was there in a commentator’s position with the media as Gould raced to what remains a record five-medal haul in solo events among women, her three golds secured with World records, a silver and a bronze completing a unique collection for a a pioneering pantheon. Gould is Dr. Shane Gould these days.
A Life Member of the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association, Ursula Carlile lectured frequently around the world until lately. Forbes, pioneer of the pace clock and several aspects of swimming science, entered the Hall of Fame in 1976. He passed away on the eve of the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.
Ursula Carlile and swimmers at Ryde Swim Club, Sydney, Australia Photo Courtesy:
About the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Weekend:
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Induction Ceremony is shaping up to be a star-studded weekend with multiple events spread out over two days in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Make your plans now to attend the weekend of April 24-25, 2020! ISHOF Members can purchase the Complete Weekend Package (see below) and save! (Get info on membership here.) Can’t attend the event? Donate to ISHOF to support our honorees.
This year’s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include:
HONOR SWIMMERS: Brendan Hansen (USA), Michael Klim (AUS), Jon Sieben (AUS), Rebecca Soni (USA), and Daichi Suzuki (JPN)
HONOR DIVER: Matthew Mitcham (AUS)
HONOR SYNCHRONIZED (ARTISTIC) SWIMMER: Elvira Khasyanova (RUS)
HONOR WATER POLO: Mirko Vicevic (YUG)
HONOR OPEN WATER SWIMMER: Marilyn Bell (CAN)
HONOR COACH: Ursula Carlile (AUS) and David Marsh (USA)
HONOR CONTRIBUTOR: Bob Duenkel*(USA) and Peter Hurzeler (SUI)
In addition to the Class of 2020, two Honorees from the Class of 2019, who were unable to attend last year, will be present to be inducted. Honor Swimmer: Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) and Honor Diver: Li Ting (CHN).
Get more information about this year’s induction class here and more information about Otylia Jedrzejczak and Li Ting.
*deceased
The Induction Weekend Schedule
Friday, April 24, 2020
Paragon & ISHOF Awards Night
5:30 pm Cocktails
6:30 pm ISHOF and Paragon Awards
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Honoree Induction Day Luncheon – Meet Rowdy Gaines and go on a behind the scenes tour of the Aquatic Complex construction
12-1:30 pm Luncheon
Official 56th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner
5:30 pm VIP Reception
6:30 –10:00 pm Induction Ceremony & Dinner
Ticket Information
April 24-26 Complete Weekend Package (Includes Paragon/ISHOF Awards Night, Saturday Luncheon, and Induction Ceremony)
ISHOF Members $350
ISHOF Non-Members $425 BEST PRICE!!
April 24 Paragon Awards and ISHOF Awards Night (Hors D’oeuvres and Open Bar) 5:30 pm
ISHOF Members $75
ISHOF Non-Members $100
April 25 Saturday Luncheon 12:00-1:30 pm
ISHOF Members $35
ISHOF Non-Members $50
April 25 Induction Ceremony and Dinner 5:30 pm
ISHOF Members $275
ISHOF Non-Members $300
10 Person Table $3,500 and $5,000 (Prime location) options
*See all ticket options here.
Hotel Information
Host Hotel: Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
Upscale retreat with private beach access, two pools, four restaurants, full service spa and oceanside bar. Location of the Saturday evening induction ceremony. ¼ mile south of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
3030 Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 525-4000
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $279 per night
Book your group rate for International Swimming Hall of Fame
NOTE: RESORT FEE IS INCLUDED in the $279 rate
Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach
440 Seabreeze Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 524-8733
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $229 per night
Book your hotel through the group rate for ISHOF Honoree Ceremony
Questions: contact Meg Keller-Marvin at meg@ishof.org or 570-594-4367
Canada Artistic Swimming is very excited to announce that Canada will be hosting the 2020 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final
Canada Artistic Swimming is very excited to announce that Canada will be hosting the 2020 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final!
The event was formally awarded at the most recent FINA Bureau meeting held in early January in Kuwait. The Super Final will be held in Windsor at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre. It will take place June 18-20, 2020, which is the week after Stop #8 on the FINA ASWS being hosted by USA Synchro. We worked with our counterparts in the US to coordinate the timing and location of the two events. The US Synchro Open and FINA ASWS event will be held June 12-14, 2020 in the Detroit area, which is a very short distance drive from our venue in Windsor.
This collaboration creates a terrific environment for the athletes, with minimal travel expense and jetlag issues, and will also encourage spectators and international media to plan to attend both events.
A formal announcement with our hosting partners and the City of Windsor will be released later in January.
Russian synchronized swimmer, Elvira Khasyanova to be Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as past of Class of 2020
by MEG KELLER-MARVIN
Russian Synchronized Swimmer, Elvira Khasyanova was a member of the Russian National Team from 1999 through 2011. She participated in three Olympic Games, winning gold medals in the team competition in 2004, Athens, 2008, Beijing and 2012, London. She won the World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011 in the team and the free combination events, along with the European Championships in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010 in the same events.
Khasyanova announced her retirement in November 2012 and began a new role, working for the Special Olympics organization for the new year, January 2013, where she functioned as the Director of Northern Europe and the Russia Region.
Come and meet Khasyanova in person and hear her incredible life story at the ISHOF Induction dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Become an ISHOF Legacy Member and attend the ISHOF Induction Dinner for FREE. Can’t attend the event? Please consider donating to ISHOF, support Khasyanova and our other inspirational Honorees.
More about Elvira Khasyanova:
Khasyanova began synchronized swimming at the age of seven in Moscow, Russia. She competed from 1994 to 1998 on the Junior National Team winning the World and European Championship in the team event in 1996, and in both the team and duet events in 1998, before moving on to the Senior National team.
After her stellar career in synchronized swimming, in 2015, she emigrated to the United States and began coaching with the Walnut Creek Aquanuts for the next year. She also became a USA National Team Assistant Coach in 2015. Currently, Khasyanova is an assistant coach at Stanford University, in Palo Alto. She is married and recently gave birth to a baby boy, Waris Singh Soni, on October 30 of this year. They also have an older daughter, Sofia Elik who was born in 2013.
About the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Weekend:
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Induction Ceremony is shaping up to be a star-studded weekend with ISHOF Honoree and Sullivan Award Winner, Debbie Meyer, acting as emcee and host of the induction with multiple events spread out over two days in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Make your plans now to attend the weekend of April 24-25, 2020! ISHOF Members can purchase the Weekend Package and Save! Can’t attend the event? Donate to ISHOF to support our Honorees.
This year’s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include:
HONOR SWIMMERS: Brendan Hansen (USA), Michael Klim (AUS), Jon Sieben (AUS), Rebecca Soni (USA), and Daichi Suzuki (JPN); HONOR DIVER: Matthew Mitcham (AUS); HONOR SYNCHRONIZED (ARTISTIC) SWIMMER: Elvira Khasyanova (RUS); HONOR WATER POLO: Mirko Vicevic (YUG); HONOR OPEN WATER SWIMMER: Marilyn Bell (CAN); HONOR COACHES: Ursula Carlile (AUS) and David Marsh (USA); HONOR CONTRIBUTORS: Bob Duenkel* (USA) and Peter Hurzeler (SUI).
*deceased
In addition to the Class of 2020, two Honorees from the Class of 2019, who were unable to attend their induction last year, will be present to be officially inducted. Honor Swimmer: Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) and Honor Diver: Ting Li (CHN).
The Weekend Schedule:
Friday, April 24, 2020
Paragon & ISHOF Specialty Awards Night
5:30 PM Cocktails,
6:30 PM ISHOF and Paragon Awards at ISHOF Museum
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Honoree Induction Day Luncheon
12-1:30 PM Luncheon ISHOF Museum
Official 56th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa
6:00 PM VIP Reception,
7:00 –10:00 PM Induction Ceremony
TICKET INFORMATION
April 24-26 Complete Weekend Package (Includes Paragon/ISHOF Awards Night, Luncheon, and Induction Ceremony)
ISHOF Members $350
ISHOF Non-Members $425 BEST PRICE!!
APRIL 24 ISHOF Awards and Paragon Awards Night
(Hors D’oeuvres and Free Bar) 5:30 PM
ISHOF Members $75
ISHOF Non-Members $100
APRIL 25 Luncheon
ISHOF Members $35
ISHOF Non-Members $50 per person
APRIL 25 INDUCTION CEREMONY AND DINNER 6:00 PM
ISHOF Members $275
ISHOF Non-Members $300
10 Person Table $3,500 and $5,000 options
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HOTEL INFORMATION
Host Hotel: Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
Four and a half star upscale retreat with private beach access, two pools, four restaurants, full service spa and oceanside bar. Location of the Saturday evening induction ceremony. ¼ mile south of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
3030 Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 525-4000
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $279 per night
Book your group rate for International Swimming Hall of Fame
NOTE: RESORT FEE IS INCLUDED in the $279 rate
Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach
440 Seabreeze Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 524-8733
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $229 per night
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For more hotel or ticket Information contact: Meg Keller-Marvin meg@ishof.org / 570-594-4367
2020s Vision: Dr. Shane Gould On Swimming Culture After A Lifetime Of Learning
by CRAIG LORD – SWIMMING WORLD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
26 January 2020
202os Vision – Swimming Culture – Sunday Essay
The name’s Shane Gould. Dr. Shane Gould.
At 15, she raced to what remains the single biggest solo-swims medal haul at one Olympic Games, three of five orbs the colour gold. Pour a rip tide under that bridge and look up. At 61, she became the oldest winner ever among more than 60 countries over two decades of the reality-TV show Survivor. Within the year, she would be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Victoria University after several years of study and a lifetime of experience.
Her topic: The Culture of Swimming in Australia.
I met up with Gould in Lund this month at the forward-looking World Aquatic Development Conference (WADC) that chose the focus of the work of one of Australia’s official National Living Treasures: Swimming Culture. That in turn inspired the second theme in our quarterly 2020s Vision series: Swimming Culture – what is it? Our introductory piece will be followed bye others own the theme in February.
We dedicate our efforts to Gould this Australia Day by looking at the subject, questions and findings of her thesis and her first presentation on the theme in Lund.
Gould’s somewhat mis-told journey is stacked with libraries of learning. The who she was, who she became and who she is was never more obvious to the Australian public than when they tuned in to the way she played Survivor back in 2018.
Shane Gould – Photo Courtesy: Kevin Berry/Swimming World Archive
Setter of 11 World Records and winner of three golds (all in world records), a silver and a bronze at Munich 1972, in a shooting-star swim career that glows brightly yet in the realm of Olympic achievements, Gould played to her strengths. In a conversation for another time, she tells me that when when she signed up for Survivor, she did her homework.
She made sure she could cover all the basics, like lighting a fire with a flint; working out the kind of games she would be good at, the kind she would not. While some felt a need to win at every turn, Gould identified the things she was not the best at, did what was required not to fail but wasted no more energy than necessary in pursuit of what could not be won.
Shane Gould, the strategist worked out how to survive and become the oldest winner of Survivor anywhere in the world – Photo Courtesy: Survivor, Channel 10, Shane Gould
That led her to what could be won: yes, Aus$500,000 is always helpful but not as much as what she likes to do best – learn.
Gould’s a survivor well beyond Survivor. A part of why is this answer to how she would sum up her quest to quench her thirst for knowledge:
“I like to ask questions about how to make the world a better place. I directed my attention to the movement culture of swimming in 4 different academic studies since 2007. I used storytelling through film, photographs and words.”
Since 2007:
Diploma of Documentary Film, Sydney Film School 2007, “Blokes in Cossies” film project.
Masters of Environmental Management UTAS 2010 (Swimming pools as a public space)
Masters of Contemporary Art UTAS Academy of Arts looking at swimming images in contemporary art.
The culmination was a doctor of philosophy at Victoria University MelbourneSwimming in Australia: A cultural study
Gould graduated in a Victoria University ceremony on December 11, 2019, a couple of weeks beyond her 63rd birthday. This is the citation for her PhD that describes her 90,000 word thesis:
“Shane developed a multi-dimensional framework that enabled her to investigate the political, economic and social forces that shape swimming practices and experiences in Australia. Her thesis reveals various forms of exclusion that are embedded within the unquestioned logic of swimming culture. Shane’s research makes a significant contribution to the swimming industry by providing innovative solutions to make swimming more inclusive.”
Gould says: “I chose Victoria University because “they had the faculty that taught about sport and recreational culture, not just science of sport performance or recreational participation. I also chose Victoria University because of the two academics who supervised my research project, Dr Brent McDonald and Dr Fiona McLachlan.”
The university saw the value in her research proposal and granted Gould a scholarship to study, not just the subject but how to tackle it, a study of studying the first step to getting to where she wanted to get to. She explains:
“In the first year, I travelled to Melbourne each week from Tasmania where I live, for foundational courses, such as ethics in research, research methodology and academic frameworks of thinking. These foundational subjects were instrumental in ensuring I successfully completed the next 4 years, some of which was part-time. In subsequent years I was able to study from home and check in every two weeks with my supervisors. I attended two, week-long writing workshops too and some in house lectures. I was able to access academic journals online through the library or purchase books online. So it is possible to study remotely according to my subject and the flexibility of the staff.”
Some key findings of Gould’s research:
Swimming is indeed popular in Australia, but not in the way representations of swimming are depicted. There is more wading and bathing than horizontal swimming as a result horizontal swimming skills are generally poor.
Swimming pools are designed for horizontal swimming, not for more common types of swimming done in pools and in the ocean. More 25 metre pools with shallow areas and some deep water should be built, not expensive 50 metre limited-use aquatic centres.
Statistics and participation data are inadequate because of poor non-specific questions asked in surveys and census. For example recreational swimming is not distinguished from sport swimming.
Swimming is used as a national identity narrative. ‘Australians are swimmers’ even though a majority of people are not good swimmers.
Elite swimmers who represent Australia are sought after as diplomatic envoys. However, they are not trained to be diplomats in meet and greets with politicians, with international business agents or embassy officials. Increasingly nation states are using sport for diplomacy. Australian national team swimmers though are unskilled representatives. They need to be up-skilled and educated for the unintended/unexpected roles they play in world understanding and peace.
Parents need to give more context to childrens’ swimming learning experiences by going to water to play after completing a series of lessons not just go to lessons which for many children come to believe swimming equals just constrained organised learning. Parents often need the lessons so they can model their behaviours to their children when they go to water as a family outing.
There are hundreds of swimming pools in Australia that are not being used as much as they could be. If they were conceived as a public meeting place, or as an adventure playground, then there would be more creative play at pools and improved water safety and swimming skills developed.
Swimming clubs are great community organisations where children and adults can improve skills and fitness, race and socialise. However, competition youth sport loses too many children by modelling adult sport with the demand to swim more than 4 times a week in training. A corollary to this is that swimming coaches need to be valued as youth workers, not just professionally advancing by producing high performance athletes in late adolescence.
Adult ocean swimming is very popular, as a way to engage with nature, maintain health like bushwalking and beach walking and doing fun runs. There seems to be an identifiable loose swimming group of robust Aussies in most swimmable towns, upholding the slogan Australians are a nation of swimmers.
But are they? Is the notion that swimming is in the Australian DNA true? These and many other questions were posed by Gould in the course of researching for her doctorate.
Shane Gould – Photo Courtesy: Survivor, Channel 10, Shane Gould
She asked: Swimming is not just an activity or a business, it is also a type of movement culture. What are common cultural features of swimming that all swimming disciplines share? Perhaps values, meanings, language and rituals – and what are those?
While she retired from competitive swimming in the 1970s, her interest in swimming remained strong. Her will to reconnect with the water rose to new heights in the 1990s – and in 1998 she was declared one of Australia’s 100 Living National Treasures, after the honour was created the year before.
In her pursuit of understanding led her to a man she would marry, Milt Nelms, the American coach known as “the Water Whisperer” for his Nelmsing Method that seeks to get the swimmer to understand their place inside and relationship with the element they’re immersed in and aim to have help them produce propulsive speed.
Nelms co-founded the Swedish Centre for Aquatic Research (SCAR) with SK Poseidon coach Thorbjörn Holmberg and his wife Hilde Elise Hansen, organiser of the WADC in Lund.
Swimming World was present when Gould presented insights from her PhD thesis in Lund this month and asked participants to take part in an active thinking session about aspects of swimming culture that all swimming practitioners share – more ‘red threads’ that unite people and define the culture.
Dr. Shane Gould In Her Own Words
An Extract From One Of Three Presentations At The WADC
Swimming as Culture
Shane Gould in Lund – Photo Courtesy: Craig Lord
Between 2014 and 2019 I did a doctor of philosophy, studying the culture of swimming in Australia. I graduated in December 2019. A philosophical study involves asking questions about meanings and values.
From a young age I have persistently asked questions, how, why, where, when, what for, what does that mean? So it was a logical progression in my late 50’s to submit to the rigours of postgraduate study and ask philosophical questions about swimming.
When I did a literature review I also read organisational reports, surveys, systematic reviews and press releases circulated by Swimming Australia, Royal Life Saving Society and other swimming focussed organisations.
I recognised a pattern in the introductions of these documents. A phrase that was consistently used ‘ Swimming is a popular activity’.
I asked how do they know that swimming is popular? Is it true? What do they mean by popular? This led to me interpreting statistical data, revealing poor survey questions and hollow conclusions about the popularity of swimming. I also observed that there was a lot of vertical swimming, rather wading, not swimming. So I asked do people swim when they go swimming. So what is swimming?
Ah, it’s fun to philosophise!
My research investigation also unearthed the slogan Australia is a Nation of Swimmers. From about 2015 another slogan began appearing more often, Swimming is in Australia’s cultural DNA
Again I asked, what is meant by cultural DNA?
What I discerned is that Australians have a belief that they are swimmers. Australians are swimmers is a narrative about national identity. It is a made up story that provides a sense of belonging with like-minded people. ‘Sweden is a just and fair society,’ for example.
As I dived into getting answers to my questions, I realised that the use of culture in relation to swimming was more about organisational culture, borrowed from business. Culture was the hottest topic in 2015.
Apparently Culture was the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary word of the year in 2014 because the word culture showed the biggest spike of ‘look-ups’ on their website that year.
What I concluded after examining the landscape of swimming practises in Australia is that swimming is not just an activity or a business, it is also a type of culture.
What I mean by culture is that it is a way of life, influenced by the meanings and values people share. It is not the sort of definition of culture that business has appropriated. I want to be sure to distinguish between organisational culture and swimming culture as a human way of life.
In this presentation I intend to identify some common cultural features of swimming that all swimming disciplines share. Those disciplines are represented here at this conference by you in teachers of learn to swim, swimming therapy, age group swimming, coaching elite competition swimming and recreational fitness swimming.
Firstly though I will define what I mean by culture in relation to swimming as this definition provides us with the questions I am posing to us all ‘what is the swimming culture I am involved with?’
A dictionary definition states Culture is a word for the ‘way of life’ of groups of people, meaning the way they do things. … Excellence of taste in the fine arts and humanities, also known as high culture. An integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behaviour. The outlook, attitudes, values, morals, goals, and customs shared by a society.
Dictionary definitions are often 2 dimensional, and don’t reflect evolving uses of the word generated in popular life. I think that is the case with the dictionary definition of culture. But I do like the aspect of the description of culture ‘as a way of life, the way people do things’.
There is an excellent 2014 article in the New Yorker magazine discussing the meaning of culture. The author Joshua Rothman says that culture is a confusing word because it is more than the sum of its definitions. So culture covers a lot of definitions and is appropriate in relation to swimming. Consider clothing for swimming such as jammers, burkini, or other words with specific meanings such as streamline, kick, googles, flip turn.
Culture is a good word to use for us involved with all aspects of swimming. The business of swim schools, the youth work of age group swimming, the drowning prevention, the therapy, the sport, the science of performance, the production and sale of pools and equipment. There is a pattern of threads through all of those aspects of the swimming industry which act as a connectors for swimming culture – a shared way of life, shared meaning and values.
To help you even more to get into the way of thinking about swimming as culture, I’ll share some of my behaviours, meanings and values for swimming with you.
Shane Gould teaches the teachers in Lund – Photo Courtesy: Craig Lord
Swimming is an activity where I can be curious and ask questions about it. It’s a subject for philosophical enquiry. I have accomplished two masters degrees and a doctorate in varied aspects of swimming culture. Swimming is something I do regularly for enjoyment and fitness. I swim in a wetsuit in cold water in the ocean, then sit and chat with swimming friends overlooking the beach afterwards. Swimming is a sport I was successful in and enjoy getting attention for. Swimming is a way I can earn some income. I enjoy teaching so swimming is something I love to teach especially people who are scared or can’t swim very well. They are some of my values and meanings of swimming. It is how I participate in the culture of swimming in Australia.
I know that the organisation Swimming Australia started using the idea of the culture of swimming in Australia from about 2012, borrowing it from the idea of business culture which was popular at the time. There was a review of elite swimming culture and leadership after the London 2012 Olympics, and Swimming Australia was restructured with new values, regulations and key performance compliance requirements.
I’ve noted that clubs and university teams refer to the culture of their team as guiding principles of their ethic toward training, competition and respect for team members and competitors. The culture is more a description of a businesses core values and are aspirational, what you aim for, not describing the culture that emerges from behaviours and attitudes of the members. So there is tension between the multiple meanings of culture (that replaced the idea of civilisation), which appears to have morphed into a popular version that of unconscious groupthink.
So for us today I’d like to guide you toward the idea of swimming culture in this way;
Culture as a conscious agreement of the values you have for the activity of swimming, what it means to you and ways of doing things when you DO swimming. For example, the types safety systems used, equipment such as kick boards and goggles, whether you shower before you swim, if you allow parents to stay and watch a training session, and what sort of face to face customer service you provide.
I’d like to invite you now to reflect for a minute or so on the ways you DO swimming. What are your values? What does being involved with swimming mean to you? Thirdly, what are some of the behaviours or ways of doing things when you’re involved with swimming. Please jot them down on paper too because I’m also going to ask you to share those ideas with someone you don’t know sitting near to you.
Please give yourself to this activity, It’s an opportunity to reflect. The insights you may gain will help you to get more out of the conference speakers and the conversations you will have while here in Lund.
[Gould encourages the audience to awaken the unconscious, think about what swimming is and means, what its values are … Exercise follows]
Thank you for participating in that active thinking session. Your contributions are an affirmation that there is a unique culture of swimming and most importantly, shared values and meanings of the benefits of being able to swim. These are some of the general ‘red threads’ that unite people and define the culture.
In the question and answers session at the end, she asks us to express some of the thoughts we’ve had and asks for volunteers. Shyness and a short silence follow. I break it with this:
“I wrote down that to me its about understanding the light and the dark in the water, from the perspective of a journalist – and as a swimmer who became a journalist. Swimming is a positive force but it’s been corrupted by those who believe they set and have a right to set the culture, own it and accept no other definitions of what swimming is, what being a swimmers means and what path swimming as a sport takes. The outcome of that has included conscious and unconscious group think .”
Dr Gould says: “… you come from a critical perspective as well as a participatory perspective … which you love and are then wanting to help to improve it and bring experience. Those are wonderful values.”
What would you answer to her? What is swimming to you; where does it fit, what is your perspective on it? What is swimming culture to you? What values do you associated with it? Let us know in comments or send a note to editorial@swimmingworld.com for inclusion in our 2020s Vision series.
Shane Gould – a Living National Treasure in Australia – Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Archives
Gould’s own take on all things swimming is based on her research, which is in turn linked to a lifetime time of experience.
She had a bad accident when she was about 18 months old and poured boiling hot water on herself but that early experience was not what stuck. Her parents, Shirley and Ron, would take her and older sister Lyn down to the beach at Parsley Bay and Rose Bay in Sydney Harbour before the family moved to Fiji when Shane was three years old.
She would later recall:
“In my father’s words, I came alive in the water. It became water therapy and he just kept taking me there until I was independent. Then my older sister used to accompany me to the pool, and we just spent hours and hours, although we’d get in trouble if we were home after 5:00 pm.”
Gould’s view of ‘what is swimming’ has changed down the years, including this observation: “I think the idea of swimming has become a lot more regulated, not only the facilities but learn-to-swim is much more structured and has kind of gone back to its roots a bit, which were militaristic methodologies.
“For example, in Hobart there was a guy who taught swimming for the military in the ‘40s. He had a five-day program and then he adapted that for children. Many Tasmanian children learnt to swim in this militaristic style. I think they didn’t really like [the experience] much at all. A lot of fear was not really addressed and it was terribly cold water, so it was a pretty unpleasant experience.”
In the course of her research, she travelled back to Fiji on a regular basis in pursuit of understanding what swimming was. She went to one pool in Sydney just to watch what teenagers did when they “went swimming” for the day. She set a stopwatch for periods of 40 and 60 minutes and monitored specific individuals to see how long they spent in a position of between flat (swimming position) and 45 degrees (swimming at a less efficient angle).
“They spent less that 1% of their time in that [zone/angle] … the rest off the time they travelled in a more upright position, moving in chunks of 2-5 seconds at a time. They these teenagers would go home and say ‘mum, I’ve been swimming all day’ when actually they’d been swimming about 20 seconds [per the 40mins slots of measuring].”
That observation and comment is not necessarily a criticism but needs to be understood in the context of the purpose of Gould’s research.
Nelms, for example, talks of swimming lessons as having “kind of removed those feral and natural learning experiences … If your only experiences are limited to regimented and programmed lessons, I think the way to naturally adapt to the water and become less fearful is sometimes skipped over.”
He and Gould work with children, including children who have or develop a fear of water, in Sweden, as part of their enterprise with the SCAR.
Early experiences in water “create very deep memories”, says Gould.
Some of those may speak to the very environment in which swimming takes place. As a child, I, this author, hated going swimming and it was assumed I was frightened of the water. In fact, it was the cacophony of human voices in pools where the acoustic pitch was painful for my young ear. My father sought out quieter places and spaces and back in noisier places, found things to distract so that the mind could be quiet even when noise was all about. Its became a useful skill for many years after, in busy newsrooms and on the press bench at major sports events.
Gould points to another aspect of pools: “My Masters was about public space, the swimming pool as a public space and seeing how teenagers use that space with the view to looking at how swimming pools were designed and how they functioned … because they’re concrete boxes with straight lines and quite uninviting edges, many young people … teenagers in particular, will prefer to go to a natural water location rather than being in that very rigid space.”
In Lund, Shelley Whitehead, the Director of Aquatics at HALF Fish HQ in Britain, notes her association of swimming with a culture of volunteering to save and create new swimming spaces and experiences.
The HALF Fish motto is: ”Where everyone swims together”. Whitehead earned plaudits from Gould, who then noted that the word “fun” had been used several times by those providing views in the active thinking session. Says Gould:
“I noticed that a lot of advertisements for swimming schools in Australia use the word “fun” but wondered ‘what do they have to use ‘fun’ when swimming is inherently fun. Just get in the water and its an enjoyable experience. So, the philosopher says ‘what is fun?’; what do they mean by ‘fun’, what’s meant by ‘fun’?”
“To me, fun is something that’s challenging, something where I can learn, something that can bring me joy and just being in the water is joyful. It doesn’t have to be ‘fun, ha ha!’ Or fun [she lets out a high pitch giggle and streak that provokes the same back in various tones and shades from the audience] … loud noise. I encourage you to think about what you mean by fun. Children are very satisfied by learning and exploring and discovering.”
Gould provided other answers to that and many more questions in other lectures in Lund but the fascinating thing about all her presentations was the number of though-provoking questions she came up with on a subject she has more knowledge on and of than almost anyone else courtesy of the long learning curve she has travelled wilfully and with the kind of wonder and worldliness we got a tiny glimpse of in her days as a shooting star of swimming in the Olympic fast lane of pace and practice pioneers. Extend that thought to Forbes and Ursula Carlile, who will be inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame this year.
In Lund, Gould concluded: “I think your contributions (in the active thinking session) are an affirmation that there is a unique culture in swimming and importantly shared values and meanings of the benefits of being able to swim. These are some of the general ‘red threads’ his conference is trying to highlight and speak about. They are red threads that unite people and define the culture that awe are all a part of. Thank you very much.”
Thank you – and Happy Australia Day – Dr. Gould.
Japanese Swimmer Daichi Suzuki to be Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as part of Class of 2020
by MEG KELLER-MARVIN
Daichi Suzuki stunned the world when he beat the USA’s David Berkoff at the 1988 Olympic Games in the 100-meter backstroke.
While Hall of Famer, David Berkoff is widely credited with “inventing” swimming backstroke underwater with a dolphin kick, the origin of the technique is far from clear. The first record of swimming in this manner in competition credits Hall of Famer Jesse Vassallo with being the first. Perhaps independently, Daichi Suzuki of Japan developed the skill and, as a 17-year-old, and became the first to swim 25 meters underwater at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. At about the same time, David Berkoff started experimenting with what became known as “the Berkoff Blastoff” in the USA.
Fast forward to the preliminaries of the 1988 Olympic Games, Berkoff and Suzuki went head-to-head, with Berkoff staying five more meters underwater on the first lap than his opponent and winning by over a body length in world record time. In the finals though, it was a different story. Both Suzuki and Berkoff surfaced at about 40 meters, Berkoff with a half-body lead. On the final lap, Suzuki caught up and out-touched Berkoff for the gold medal, in what was considered a major upset of the Games. Suzuki retired immediately after the Seoul Olympics and has continued to be active at nearly all levels of the sport.
Come and meet Suzuki in person and hear his incredible life story at the ISHOF Induction dinner on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Become an ISHOF Legacy Member and attend the ISHOF Induction Dinner for FREE. Can’t attend the event? Please consider donating to ISHOF, support Suzuki and our other inspirational Honorees.
More about Daichi Suzuki:
Upon retirement, Suzuki became the varsity coach at Juntendo University. He also sat on the board of Japan’s Anti-Doping Agency, as well as serving on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Athlete Committee. He eventually was selected as President of the Japan Swimming Federation, and more recently was named to head Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
About the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Weekend:
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Induction Ceremony is shaping up to be a star-studded weekend with ISHOF Honoree and Sullivan Award Winner, Debbie Meyer, acting as emcee and host of the induction with multiple events spread out over two days in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Make your plans now to attend the weekend of April 24-25, 2020! ISHOF Members can purchase the Weekend Package and Save! Can’t attend the event? Donate to ISHOF to support our Honorees.
This year’s International Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees include:
HONOR SWIMMERS: Brendan Hansen (USA), Michael Klim (AUS), Jon Sieben (AUS), Rebecca Soni (USA), and Daichi Suzuki (JPN); HONOR DIVER: Matthew Mitcham (AUS); HONOR SYNCHRONIZED (ARTISTIC) SWIMMER: Elvira Khasyanova (RUS); HONOR WATER POLO: Mirko Vicevic (YUG); HONOR OPEN WATER SWIMMER: Marilyn Bell (CAN); HONOR COACHES: Ursula Carlile (AUS) and David Marsh (USA); HONOR CONTRIBUTORS: Bob Duenkel* (USA) and Peter Hurzeler (SUI).
*deceased
In addition to the Class of 2020, two Honorees from the Class of 2019, who were unable to attend their induction last year, will be present to be officially inducted. Honor Swimmer: Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) and Honor Diver: Ting Li (CHN).
The Weekend Schedule:
Friday, April 24, 2020
Paragon & ISHOF Specialty Awards Night
5:30 PM Cocktails,
6:30 PM ISHOF and Paragon Awards at ISHOF Museum
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Honoree Induction Day Luncheon
12-1:30 PM Luncheon ISHOF Museum
Official 56th Annual International Swimming Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony at Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach
Resort and Spa
6:00 PM VIP Reception,
7:00 –10:00 PM Induction Ceremony
TICKET INFORMATION
April 24-26 Complete Weekend Package
(Includes Paragon/ISHOF Awards Night, Luncheon, and Induction Ceremony)
ISHOF Members $350
ISHOF Non-Members $425 BEST PRICE!!
APRIL 24 ISHOF Awards and Paragon Awards Night
(Hors D’oeuvres and Free Bar) 5:30 PM
ISHOF Members $75
ISHOF Non-Members $100
APRIL 25 Luncheon
ISHOF Members $35
ISHOF Non-Members $50 per person
APRIL 25 INDUCTION CEREMONY AND DINNER 6:00 PM
ISHOF Members $275
ISHOF Non-Members $300
10 Person Table $3,500 and $5,000 options
2021 ISHOF & MISHOF Honoree Induction Ceremony & Dinner
HOTEL INFORMATION
Host Hotel: Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
Four and a half star upscale retreat with private beach access, two pools, four restaurants, full service spa and oceanside bar. Location of the Saturday evening induction ceremony. ¼ mile south of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
3030 Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 525-4000
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $279 per night
Book your group rate for International Swimming Hall of Fame
NOTE: RESORT FEE IS INCLUDED in the $279 rate
Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach
440 Seabreeze Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 524-8733
Special ISHOF Guest Rate of $229 per night
Book your group rate for IHSOF Honoree Ceremony
For more hotel or ticket Information contact: Meg Keller-Marvin
meg@ishof.org / 570-594-4367