Own some signed memorabilia by one of the greatest breaststrokers of all time and SMU alum, Steve Lundquist! ISHOF Honoree Silent Auction – Bid Now!
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SMU basket of collegiate swimming & diving gear and memorabilia autographed by Olympic Gold Medalist, Steve Lundquist and SMU alum, including: autographed SMU pennant, Deckpass from 3/1994 swimming & diving competition, XL SMU sweatshirt, XL SMU Long sleeve t-shirt, L SMU long sleeve t-shirt, and XL SMU swimming & diving t-shirt.
Donated by SMU swimming & diving
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Own a signed book by one of the greatest female swimmers of all time- Katie Ledecky! – ISHOF Honoree Silent Auction – Bid Now!
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Katie Ledecky has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. She is a four-time Olympian, a nine-time gold medalist, a twenty-one-time world champion, eight-time NCAA Champion, and a world record-holder in individual swimming events. At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, she became the most decorated US female Olympian of all time. Time and again, the question is posed to her family, her coaches, and to her—what makes her a champion? Now, for the first time, she shares what it takes to compete at an elite level.
Autographed and donated by Katie Ledecky
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Own a piece of Swimming Relay History – ISHOF Honoree Silent Auction – Bid Now!
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The Last Gold Framed Limited Edition Poster 16 x 20
This is one of the very few posters that were created for the documentary and given to the relay members of “The Last Gold”, signed by the three-remaining members (Shirley Babashoff, Jill Sterkel and Wendy Boglioli) of the 1976 USA Olympic Gold Medal Relay Team. The documentary was selected for the LA Film Festival in 2016. The movie was played in select theaters throughout the country before the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Kim Peyton passed away in 1987. This poster also hangs in the US Olympic Hall of Fame. As you know this was the only gold medal won by our USA Olympic Women’s swimming team in 1976. It happened on the last night of Olympic swimming and final event.
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Own some of ISHOF’s Fantastic Merchandise ISHOF Honoree Silent Auction – Bid Now!
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1.Speedo backpack Teamster 2.0 $84.952.Speedo kickboard $29.953.ISHOF Hooded Windbreaker/ L $48.954.ISHOF HOODIE/L $34.955.ISHOF Diving T-Shirt/ L $24.956.ISHOF Baseball Cap $24.957.ISHOF diving tower trophy $19.958.ISHOF Mug $7.959.ISHOF koozie $3.9510.ISHOF swimming cap $4.9511.ISHOF cookie cutters $10.0012.Book: Discover Swimming by Robert Strauss $10.00
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Own a piece of 2008 Olympic History – ISHOF Honoree Silent Auction – Bid Now!
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Touch .01 – autographed
Own A Piece of Swimming History
One of sports history’s iconic images by legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Heinz Kluetmeier, “The Touch .01”, captures the incredible finish of the men’s 100m butterfly race at the 2008 Olympic Games. This is a limited edition and numbered museum quality print personally signed by both Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic.
17″x22″
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Own a piece of USA Diving History – ISHOF Honoree Silent Auction – Bid Now!
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The Tokyo Olympic Games were one of the Most Successful in recent history for USA Diving. The Team came home with three medals, two silver and a bronze and eight divers made it into the finals. This hat is signed by the entire 2020/21 USA Diving Team and includes signatures by: Andrew Capobianco, Silver medal, synchro 3m, Tyler Downs, Alison Gibson,Hailey Hernandez, Michael Hixon – Silver medal, synchro 3m, Brandon Loschiavo, Krysta Palmer – Bronze Medal, 3m, Jessica Parratto – Silver Medal, synchro 10m, Delaney Schnell -Silver Medal, synchro 10m, Jordan Windle, and Katrina Young.
Donated by USA Diving/Lee Michaud
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ISHOF Silent Auction: Another Great Item up for Bid!! Signed Rebecca Soni ARENA CARBON PRO SUIT
Rebecca Soni: ISHOF 2021 Honor Swimmer, Breaststroke Specialist, Two-time Olympian: 2008 and 2012, 3 gold and 3 silver, and EIGHT World Records.
The is the ARENA CARBON PRO SUIT which was first soft launched at the London Olympics in 2012 and went live around January of 2013. This was the first suit in Arena’s “Carbon Series” and is a bit of an icon in Arena’s history as it was the first carbon technology suit.
When Arena introduced this suit in 2012, all technical racing suits were black – so this suit immediately got a lot of attention, and we all remember when Soni walked out in this Hot Pink elite technical racing suit at the Olympic Games next to every other athlete in solid black. Own a piece of history. This is not the actual suit Soni wore during the Games but it is one of the few made at that same time period and autographed by Rebecca.
Framed suit is 38 x 19 x 1.5 Donated by Arena
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Happy Birthday Kirsty Coventry!!
Country: ZIM
Honore Type: Swimmer
FOR THE RECORD: 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES: gold (200m backstroke), silver (100m backstroke, 200 I.M., 400 I.M.); 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES: gold (200m backstroke), silver (100m backstroke), bronze (200 I.M.); SIX WORLD RECORDS; 2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (LC) gold (200m backstroke), silver (400 I.M.); 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: silver (200m backstroke, 200 I.M.); 2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (100m, 200m backstroke), silver (200 I.M., 400 I.M.); 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (SC): gold (100m 200m backstroke, 200 I.M., 400 I.M.), bronze (100 I.M.); 2002 COMMONWEALTH GAMES: gold (200 I.M.).
The United States. Australia. Hungary. They are nations familiar to the podium at major international competitions, including the Olympic Games. Zimbabwe doesn’t fit the mold, but Kirsty Coventry single handedly put the African country on the swimming map, thanks to her consistency, longevity, and versatility.
Coventry first competed at the Olympics as a teenager at the 2000 Games in Sydney. Although she failed to advance to any finals, the experience was valuable and allowed the Zimbabwean to get an up-close view of elite racing. Over the next few years, Coventry continued to hone her skills, with a major decision to attend Auburn University, an NCAA power program.
Behind her work at Auburn, Coventry elevated her status on the international stage and made her second Olympics, in 2004 in Athens, a successful appearance. Coventry collected a full set of medals in that Olympiad, claiming a gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke, a silver medal in the 100 backstroke and a bronze medal in the 200 individual medley.
Coventry was even more impressive at the next year’s World Championships in Montreal, where she became one of the few athletes in history to win four individual medals at a single Worlds. In addition to winning titles in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke, Coventry was the silver medalist in the 200 individual medley and 400 I.M. Her win in the 100-meter backstroke arrived over world record holder Natalie Coughlin, one of the few defeats the American endured between back-to-back Olympic crowns in 2004 and 2008.
Lauded as a hero in her homeland, Coventry proved that even athletes from smaller nations can reach the pinnacle of their sport. She added two medals at the 2007 World Championships and in early 2008, she set her first world record, breaking a 16-year-old standard in the 200 backstroke.
At the 2008 Olympic Games, Coventry won four medals. In her first three events in Beijing, Coventry earned silver medals in the 400 individual medley, 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley. She broke through in her fourth event, winning gold in the 200 backstroke in world record time.
A year later, Coventry won a silver medal at the World Championships in the 400 I.M. and secured another world title in the 200 backstroke, where she lowered her world record. Coventry also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, bringing her total number of Olympic appearances to five.
Overall, she won seven Olympic medals and eight medals at the World Championships, all from individual events, and was a five-time world-record setter.
Beyond her success in the pool, Coventry has had an impact in several organizational roles. Coventry has been a member of the International Olympic Committee for more than a decade, helping to ensure positive experiences for athletes. She has also served in roles with World Aquatics and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Kirsty Coventry will be remembered for her multi-event talent and enduring legacy as a major factor in international competition. But she’ll also be remembered as an inspiration, proving that greatness comes from all places.
ASCA Announces Finalists for Coach of the Year Award
by DAN D’ADDONA — SWIMMING WORLD MANAGING EDITOR
21 August 2024, 02:18pm
Five coaches who had numerous medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics have been named finalists for the prestigious ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year award. They are Bob Bowman, Todd DeSorbo, Dave Durden, Greg Meehan and Anthony Nesty.
This award is presented annually to the individual whose coaching effectiveness has contributed the most towards American swimming excellence on the World stage. Only coaches whose American athletes achieved medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics were considered for this award. The last three winners are Dave Durden, Anthony Nesty and Gregg Troy.
The 2024 ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year winner will be revealed on September 5 at the Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Celebration during the ASCA World Clinic at the Rosen Centre Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Team GB athletes unveil Golden Train in time for Paris 2024
About the ASCA finalists:
Bob Bowman, Director of Swimming and Head Coach of the Men’s Team at the University of Texas.
Todd DeSorbo, Head Coach at the University of Virginia, was the head coach of the Women’s US Olympic team.
Dave Durden, Head Coach at the University of California Berkeley, was an assistant coach for the US Olympic Team.
Greg Meehan, Head Coach of the Women’s Team at Stanford University and assistant coach for the US Olympic Team.
Anthony Nesty, Head Coach at the University of Florida, was the head coach of the Men’s US Olympic team.
The ASCA Coach of the Year has been awarded since 1961. The award is named after coaching great, George Haines, and has been awarded to other trailblazers in the profession such as Doc Counsilman, Eddie Reese, Bob Bowman, Jon Urbanchek and many others.
— The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with ASCA. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com.
The Olympics Are Over: Where Will the World’s Top Swimmers Compete Next?
22 August 2024, 09:36am
The Olympics Are Over, So Where Will The World’s Top Swimmers Compete Next?
The 2024 Olympic Games are over. For three years, swimming fans waited to watch some of the biggest stars in the sport battle it out in the iconic La Défense Arena, and the results were certainly worth the wait. Fortunately, the swimming action will continue in just a few days with Paralympic swimming, but once the Paralympics are over, when is the next time that we will see the world’s top swimmers compete on the national or international stage?
Here are the next high-level meets taking place domestically and worldwide for the remainder of 2024 and the entirety of 2025.
2024
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup (SCM)
Stop One
Location: Shanghai, China
Date: October 18th–20th, 2024
Stop Two
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Date: October 24th–26th, 2024
Stop Three
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Date: October 31st–November 2nd, 2024
The World Cup is the first big international meet after the Paris Olympics, and multiple high-profile swimmers will compete. The World Cup will feature a short-course meters format, and consist of three “stops” or meets that will take place in Eastern Asia. Swimmers will compete at each stop for three days before moving onto the next location. Heats will be held in the morning session, and finals will be held in the evening session at all three stops.
Toyota U.S. Open (SCY)
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Date: December 4th–7th, 2024
The Toyota U.S. Open is one of the more unique meets on the 2024 schedule. This meet is different, as swimming fans can watch their favorite professional swimmer compete in short-course yards instead of the traditional long-course meters. National and international swimmers are known to race at this meet, which will be held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the beginning of December.
World Aquatics Swimming Championships (SCM)
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Date: December 10-15, 2024
The upcoming World Aquatic Swimming Championships are slated to take place in Budapest, Hungary, at the famous Duna Arena. This meet will also be the first time that Hungary will host the World Championships in a 25-meter pool. The championships will last six days, with heats in the morning session and semifinals and finals in the evening session.
Speedo Winter Junior Championships (SCY)
Location: East–Greensboro, North Carolina; West–Austin, Texas
Dates: December 11-14, 2024
The fastest 18-and-under athletes will race at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships in the middle of December. These young swimmers will look to leave their mark on the national stage and be recognized as upcoming stars. This meet will have two locations: the Eastern United States will race in Greensboro, North Carolina, while the Western half will race in Austin, Texas.
2025
TYR Pro Swim Series (LCM)
Stop One
Location: Westmont, Illinois
Date: March 3rd-8th, 2025
Stop Two
Location: Sacramento, California
Date: April 2nd-5th, 2025
Stop Three
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Date: April 30th-May 3rd, 2025
The 2025 season kicks off with three TYR Pro Swim Series stops. The electric Westmont, Illinois, stop is up first at the beginning of March, followed by a stop in Sacramento, California, at the beginning of April, and the final stop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to close out April and kick off May. Many national and international swimming stars are expected at the TYR Pro Swim Series meets.
National Championships (LCM)
Location: To be determined
Date: June 3rd-7th
The National Championships are back in 2025. This meet is nearly as competitive as the U.S. Olympic Trials. American swimmers will compete for a spot to represent Team USA at the World Aquatics Championships later in the summer. This meet is set to take place from June 3rd-7th, 2025, but the location is yet to be determined.
2025 World Aquatics Championships (LCM)
Location: Singapore
Date: July 11th-August 3rd, 2025
The 2025 World Aquatics Championships will be one of the most anticipated meets of the 2025 season, especially since this meet takes place a year after the Paris 2024 Olympics. This meet may feature new, rising swimmers or well-known veterans and give the world a perspective on where some top athletes stand in their careers. These World Championships will take place in Singapore and will feature water polo, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming, and high diving as well.
Speedo Junior National Championships (LCM)
Location: Irvine, California
Date: July 30th-August 3rd, 2025
The summer Speedo Junior National Championships feature long-course racing instead of short-course yards. The meet will be held in Irvine, California, beginning at the end of July and concluding at the beginning of August. Summer Juniors is highly competitive, and because this meet is contested in the traditional Olympic pool, young swimmers have a chance to show their skills early in the next quad.
TYR Pro Championships (LCM)
Location: Irvine, California
Date: August 5th-8th, 2025
The TYR Pro Championships will close the summer 2025 season. It will occur shortly after the Speedo Junior National Championships and be located in Irvine, California, which has hosted numerous international and national meets. Many professional and collegiate swimmers will be present at this meet.
Toyota U.S. Open (SCY)
Location: To be determined
Date: December 4th-7th, 2025
In December 2025, the world’s fastest swimmers will have another chance to showcase their short-course swimming. The Toyota U.S. Open is back and will continue to be one of the most unique meets on the schedule. The location of the meet is yet to be determined.
Speedo Winter Junior Championships (SCY)
Location: To be determined
Date: December 10th-13th, 2025
Again, the fastest 18-and-under athletes can compete at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships in 2025. The locations for the meet have yet to be determined, but they will take place in the middle of December, just like in 2024. These meets are excellent opportunities for young swimmers to race against the best and gain attention from the swimming world to see who has the potential to be the next rising star.