ISHOF Honoree Bruce Furniss Set to Be Released from Hospital After Severe Heart Attack
09 April 2020, 09:57am
This update was posted by Bruce Furniss’s family on April 9:
Good News – Our prayers have been answered
We just heard from Sharon [Bruce’s wife] that Bruce is coming home today! It has been another rapid recovery in this roller-coaster experience. Sharon reported this morning she received a call from Bruce this morning: “Sharon, if they and you don’t discharge me, I will sign myself out.” Bruce said he is much better: no longer in pain and his breathing is much better. He even got himself out of bed this morning.
Sharon conferred with the doctors who said Bruce was “good to go”. Our husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin and friend is coming home! I give thanks to God.
Original Story:
Olympic gold medalist and swimming hall of famer Bruce Furniss has been hospitalized after suffering a severe heart attack on March 30, according to his family.
Furniss remains in intensive care in his native California. His family has set up an account via Caring Bridge to offer updates on his condition and share support with loved ones.
Furniss’ family also released a statement:
“First, we want you to know how much we appreciate your support and prayers, particularly, in such an unprecedented time of crisis for so families across our country. Our hearts go out to any family who has a loved one in ICU with whom they cannot visit or even gather as a family to support. It is something difficult to fathom at a time when families need to be together to support one another.
“The outpouring of concern and prayers for Bruce, from his many friends, is testimony to how much he is loved. One positive new development is that the hospital agreed to allow Bruce’s wife, Sharon, to be with him briefly once they bring him out of a medically induced hypothermia. Sharon is an incredibly strong person and sometime today or tomorrow she will be able to hold his hand for all of us.”
Photo Courtesy: ISHOF
At the 1976 Olympics, Furniss, 62, won gold in the 200 freestyle in a world-record 1:50.29 to lead an American podium sweep. He joined Mike Bruner, John Naber and Jim Montgomery to set a world record and win gold in the 800 free relay in Montreal. He also earned two World Championship gold medals in relays and individual silvers in the 200 and 400 free at the 1975 World Championship in Cali, Colombia.
A 1987 inductee to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Furniss set 10 world records, including five individual marks, in the 200 free and 200 individual medley. The latter record was one he took from his older brother, Steve Furniss, in 1975.
Bruce Furniss’ storied swimming career included six NCAA Championships at the University of Southern California and two Kiphuth Awards (1975 and 1976). He won 11 AAU Championships and set 19 American records (10 individual) despite battling arthritis throughout his 12-year swimming career.
Update, April 8:
Slow Progress & a lot of Pain – Bruce remains in ICU. This morning he had a surgery to correct a problem with the defibrillator. It was successful and the internal bleeding has stopped. There should be no long term effects. Bruce is experiencing discomfort, but he is making steps forward on the way back to mending. Perhaps, Bruce and all of us will need patience. We know he has the toughness, determination and persistence. We also know the Lord is protecting him. Thanks for all your support and prayers.
Like me, it is a time for slowing down and taking care of the priorities one step at a time. Perhaps you feel that in this “shelter-in-place” new normal as well. “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” — Wise Words for this time. Matthew 6:34 (suggest reading Matthew 6:25-34).
It is a time for loving family and friends (especially those who are alone) and for reflecting on our relationship with God. We will keep you updated. Thanks for checking in.
Update, April 7:
Not a good day. I just called Bruce who answered with three short phrases: “I am not doing well. They are transferring me downstairs (ICU). Pray for me.”
This morning Bruce had the angiogram which was followed by a procedure to insert a defibrillator. We were even hoping that he might come home tomorrow. Sharon [Bruce’s wife] heard from the cardiologist tonight and mentioned the transfer to the ICU is likely due to complications from this morning’s surgery.
We believe in the power of prayer (or I would not be posting this). Please pray for God’s hand on Bruce at this moment. (6:50 pm).
Update, April 4:
Sharon reports that the Neurologist told her this morning that Bruce is so high functioning that he no longer needs to see him any more! I was stunned – this seems impossible. The neurologist reported he gave Bruce a math problem which Bruce tackled and asked for another! He concluded, “the average person would not have survived this trauma, but Bruce’s athleticism and big heart have allowed him to progress quickly and prevail. I am no longer needed here.” Wow – nothing less than miraculous.
Bruce is getting restless (which is a sign his old self is back as many of you know). Please pray for patience and calm. He must avoid overexertion of his brain by not multitasking or overdoing things – two of Bruce’s fortes. This could be the ultimate test for Bruce in the coming weeks. I am still looking forward to talking to Bruce myself and was scheduled this evening to do this, but elected to spare Bruce from my heavy heart – maybe we will connect later this weekend. Phone calls to Bruce are limited at this time to just Sharon, the kids, me and my brothers.
Update, April 2:
Another BIG day5:30 am this morning – Sharon is woken by a call from the hospital. The nurse says “Bruce is awake and he wants to talk to you!” Wow! Bruce says S-L-O-W-L-Y “I love you and I am going to be fine.” The nurse says his movements are equally slow. Sharon asked Bruce if he felt all the love and prayers from all of you. He replies slowly “Y-E-S I D-O” in slow motion but with a lot of heart! Bruce asks “What happened?” and Sharon explained. Bruce knew that he was at St Joseph’s.
8:30 am – Sharon gets the first of three calls from Bruce’s doctors. The first is the doctor in charge of the ICU who tells her he is USC class of ’76 and mentioned that Bruce is class of 1979. Sharon asks “How did you know?” Bruce told him! The doctor says Bruce has made a big jump yesterday which was unexpected. He says that Bruce is even initiating conversation.
Later the Cardiologist calls, he and Sharon decide to delay the angiogram until Monday. After speaking for a little bit, the doctor tells Sharon “Bruce wants to talk to you.” Bruce: “WHEN —ARE— YOU — GO—ING —TO—COME—AND—SEE—ME?” Sharon tried to explain about the pandemic which Bruce vaguely remembered but did not fully understand the purpose of the restrictions we are now all under because of Covid-19.
The third doctor was the neurologist. He also indicated that we made a major turn yesterday for the good that was not expected and that Bruce has made HUGE progress in a short time. He did warn the recovery will take many weeks but was optimistic that Bruce will likely get back to “baseline”. He said during this period he will repeat himself and have amnesia. (He will continue to fit right in with his three aging brothers at our lunches as we already do this!) Bruce has passed the swallow test so he will be taking food soon. He started occupational and physical therapy today.
We continue to be grateful for the Lord’s provision and for all of your love and support. I feel like a dark cloud is being lifted. Please continue to pray for improved & faster speech and movements as well as emotional stability. He must take this recovery slow and we must all be patient. The improvements of the last two days have been truly miraculous. We are blessed to have him with us and I look forward to a chance to FaceTime my dear brother in the coming days. We will keep you posted on this journey!
Publishers Note: On behalf of everyone at the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the staff at Swimming World, our thoughts and prayers go out to Bruce for a speedy recovery. We wish for much strength and support to his family and loved ones.
ISHOF Paragon Award WInner Terry Sayring Passes Away at age 81.
Terry Sayring Passes Away
January 5, 1939 – March 16, 2020
by Bruce Wigo
Terry Sayring and Bill Fraidy
ISHOF is sad to announce that Terry Sayring, the 2017 Paragon Award recipient for water polo, passed away on March 16, 2020, after a courageous battle against cancer. Terry was 81 years old.
Sayring first became involved in water polo when, upon being discharged from the Marine Corp in California, he moved in with two Olympic water polo players from El Segundo. They eventually introduced him to water polo innovator and Olympic Coach, Uhro Saari, who got Terry involved in officiating in 1963. The rest, as they say is water polo history.
Terry was involved in water polo at almost every level. He has officiated events including the FINA World Championships, the FINA World Cup, FINA Jr. World Championships, Pan American Games, NCAA Championships and the AAU Championships. In 1969, he founded the Southern California Aquatics Federation which became the US water polo referee association. He was the manager of the 1980 and 1984 USA Olympic teams, as well as two Pan American teams, and served as the competition manager for the 1995 FINA World Cup and 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He also served as the tournament director for the Women’s FINA Cup, Men’s Junior FINA Worlds in Long Beach, and was a member of the ASUA Technical Committee for 12 years. In 1995, he was presented the FINA Silver Pin.
In addition to water polo, Sayring’s other passion was been genealogy. Over the past 30 years, he has been able to trace his ancestors back to 2700 BC, including the Mayflower, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. This helped with his next project: The American Water Polo Foundation, a non-profit 401C, that collects memorabilia and researches the history of USA Water Polo back to its earliest origins. The foundation has collected information on the Men’s Olympic Teams from 1904 to the present and the Women’s Olympic Team from the 2000 Olympics to the present.
Sayring was a Life Member of United States Water Polo since 1978, and secretary of the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame for 25 years. He was elected into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1986 and received the USA Water Polo Award in 1988, the organization’s highest honor.
In 2015, he founded American Water Polo Collections, Inc., a California non-profit dedicated to preserving the history of water polo in America. Up to his final months he also served as supervisor of water polo officials for the Big West Conference and a member of the National Referee Evaluators Committee. He was been married for 56 years with three daughters, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Terry will always be remembered as one of the great volunteers to have served the aquatic sports selflessly and passionately during his lifetime.
ISHOF Construction Update
ISHOF Construction update
March 31, 2020
Well, we hope that most of you are staying at home and being safe, but evidently the construction crews in South Florida are playing it safe out in the fresh air and are keeping their distance from one another. So, the construction continues at the complex, at least for now. (And just so we are clear, this is not our decision, or the City of Fort Lauderdale’s, but the construction companies decision).
Here are a few of the latest shots:
Stay safe and try to stay home! If you are bored, VISIT the ISHOF archives,,,,,,,there is so much great stuff! www.ishof.org
ISHOF Honor Swimmer Bruce Furniss Hospitalized after Severe Heart Attack
by MATTHEW DE GEORGE
31 March 2020, 03:01pm
Olympic gold medalist and ISHOF Honoree Bruce Furniss has been hospitalized after suffering a severe heart attack Monday, according to his family.
Furniss remains in intensive care in his native California. His family has set up an account via Caring Bridge to offer updates on his condition and share support with loved ones.
Furniss’ family also released a statement:
“First, we want you to know how much we appreciate your support and prayers, particularly, in such an unprecedented time of crisis for so families across our country. Our hearts go out to any family who has a loved one in ICU with whom they cannot visit or even gather as a family to support. It is something difficult to fathom at a time when families need to be together to support one another.
“The outpouring of concern and prayers for Bruce, from his many friends, is testimony to how much he is loved. One positive new development is that the hospital agreed to allow Bruce’s wife, Sharon, to be with him briefly once they bring him out of a medically induced hypothermia. Sharon is an incredibly strong person and sometime today or tomorrow she will be able to hold his hand for all of us.”
Photo Courtesy: ISHOF
At the 1976 Olympics, Furniss, 62, won gold in the 200 freestyle in a world-record 1:50.29 to lead an American podium sweep. He joined Mike Bruner, John Naber and Jim Montgomery to set a world record and win gold in the 800 free relay in Montreal. He also earned two World Championship gold medals in relays and individual silvers in the 200 and 400 free at the 1975 World Championship in Cali, Colombia.
A 1987 inductee to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Furniss set 10 world records, including five individual marks, in the 200 free and 200 individual medley. The latter record was one he took from his older brother, Steve Furniss, in 1975.
Bruce Furniss’ storied swimming career included six NCAA Championships at the University of Southern California and two Kiphuth Awards (1975 and 1976). He won 11 AAU Championships and set 19 American records (10 individual) despite battling arthritis throughout his 12-year swimming career.
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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