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Second Annual Jim Whelan Open Water Festival & 55th
Around The Island Swim is celebrating International Woman’s Day
In honor of #InternationalWomansDay, we’d like to recognize Marilyn Bell. Back in 1954, she
was the first woman to finish the course around Absecon Island, NJ, that
today’s Around the
Island Swim is based on. Bell, a Canadian distance swimmer
who also went on to swim across Lake Ontario and the EnglishChannel,
will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Famethis
April.
From all of us at the 2nd Annual Jim Whelan Open Water Festival, featuring the 55th Around the
Island Swim, CONGRATULATIONS MARILYN!!!
Interested in being a part of the legacy of
this event on Aug 9? Participant spots are still available (both individual
& relay team), as well as sponsorship opportunities. Visit www.jwopenwater.org to learn more!
From Marilyn: Heartfelt thanks to all
associated with the Jim Whelan Open Water Festival & 55th Around the Island
Swim.
My memories of the 1954 Inaugural Swim are very
special for me. It was my first marathon and no one expected a woman to finish, especially this 112 pound kid who was afraid of
fish.
Shortly before the start I was told by several
of my burly male competitors that I looked like a mascot! However, it was the
voice of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and the Official Starter of the race that gave me
courage that morning. Her message to me was, “No one believed that a woman
could swim the English Channel but I did. Now you Marilyn will swim around this
island and then you, too, will swim the English
Channel!”
Each time I passed a male swimmer Gertrude’s
voice gave me a smile and the motivation to continue. That day I swam on the
shoulders of a giant and when I reached Steel Pier only six men were ahead of
me.
I’ve shared this story with countless swimmers
whom I’ve mentored over the years. And I know it’s a
story that can be told about our friend Jim Whelan who spent his entire life
mentoring kids and adults in and out of the water.
As I am inducted into the International
Swimming Hall of Fame I will be remembering and
sharing this honor with my Coach Gus Ryder, Winnie Roach Leuszler, First
Canadian to swim the English Channel, Gertrude Ederle and all those who
inspired and mentored me along the way.
Dream it! Do it! One stroke at a time!
ISHOF Honoree Carrie Steinseifer Bates shows off her strength on the Today Show
Carrie Steinseifer
Bates is at Betty Ford Center.
March 9 at 10:40
PM · Rancho Mirage, CA
36 years ago I was a guest on the Today Show after winning my first
Olympic Gold Medal. Today I had the opportunity to return, not as an athlete,
but as a woman (and mom) living in long term recovery from Substance Use Disorder. #goals Specifically
we talked about the sharp rise in women with Alcohol Use Disorder, the culture
that promotes it, and the HOPE of recovery!
Thank you Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation for asking
me to share my journey and thank you to the Today Show for helping to reduce stigma
and for giving hope to the millions of women suffering in silence!
A Woman Of Many Passions, Donna De Varona Is Still A Leader In Sports And Otherwise
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Donna de Varona never set out to continuously find herself in the middle of history.
And yet, as her adult children like to joke, she has lived an epic life on par to Forrest Gump.
The moments are staggering: a two-time Olympian by age 17; a slew of world and Olympic records, not to mention three gold medals; retiring after the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964 and jumping to ABC as a gender-barrier-smashing sports broadcaster covering the Olympic Games.
She has since moved fluidly through the worlds of big-time broadcasting, global business, advocacy and politics, and being a pioneer to develop new avenues for female athletes. She co-founded the Women’s Sports Foundation and was its first president; still serves as longtime advocate for special needs athletes as a Special Olympics International executive board member; and uses her influence around the world to help create business career opportunities for Olympic female athletes through the International Women’s Forum.
She’s had a life lived seriously large, and de Varona, at age 72 during this year’s Women of Team USA Week, said she’s far from done making an impact as a change agent.
“The whole sports movement is going through a big retooling right now, because we are facing serious issues: #MeToo, the fact of the pressures of professionalism and sponsors,” de Varona said. “We need to be having these conversations now. For a long time, things have been out of whack, especially at the NCAA level. A college coach can use a winning season to enhance sponsorship opportunities, open a restaurant. The athletes can’t even get a free coat. It’s wrong, it’s grown out of balance there and in the Olympic movement, too.”
De Varona truly has seen it all, and yet her memories of her Olympic experiences, in 1960 in Rome and 1964 in Tokyo, remain vividly sharp and present today. She is especially thinking about Tokyo these days, with the return of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to the city coming in a few months.
“Even though I was so young for those things, it imprinted on myself,” she said. “I may have forgotten things that happened in my 50s and 60s, but those things – 1960, 1964 – are so clear. It’s the foundation of my life, it set the trajectory of where I am.”
She made her Olympic debut in Rome, swimming the prelims of the 4×100-meter freestyle in that signature outdoor competition pool. Although she didn’t swim in the final, the 13-year-old de Varona was considered part of the gold-medal winning team.
She came back four years later, in Tokyo, as one of the world’s best swimmers. She won gold in the 400 IM, by an astounding six seconds, and set an Olympic record. Her second gold medal was in the 4×100 free, as she was part of the world record-setting final team.
De Varona was America’s biggest female athlete and a household name. She doesn’t focus on the fame from that time, but rather, the more powerful personal moments.
“Those Olympics were supposed to be there (Tokyo) in 1940 but were canceled” due to World War II, de Varona said. “My dad (David de Varona) was supposed to be in that Olympics in eights rowing, but instead, here he was in 1964 in the stands there, watching his daughter compete. Can you imagine that?
“I had blinders on at the time, I didn’t think about things like that, because I was there to compete. I just didn’t comprehend all of that like I do now.”
She had visited Japan before the 1964 Games, swimming exhibitions around the country. The group traveled the country by train, stopping to swim races against boys in new 25-meter pools built in rice paddies and villages.
“We swam twice per day, two exhibitions, so everybody could see us,” she said. “We saw how Japan was transforming, emerging from the war, and they wanted the kids to have motivation to be healthy and fit by seeing us.”
De Varona’s life journey through athletics aligned with some of the biggest people and the biggest moments in history. Those experiences and relationships helped show her the power of advocacy and leadership, which she has tried to show during her life.
She is a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Women and Sports Commission, a board member of the International Women’s Forum Leadership Foundation, and a strong voice for female and amateur athletes.
“There were just a lot of transformative times that I was able to be part of and the people who were part of them were around me,” de Varona said. “(Muhammad) Ali. Wilma Rudolph. I retired from swimming at the time the Vietnam War was happening, civil rights were exploding, the feminist movement.
“It was all around me, and because I started TV at such a young age, I was right in the middle of it. I have been fortunate to know every president, except for (John F.) Kennedy. That all made so many impressions on me, and I carry that today.”
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.
