Buy your TICKETS NOW~ ISHOF’s 2025 Honoree Induction Ceremony in Singapore with World Aquatics Championships ~ July 28
WHAT: Buy your tickets NOW for ISHOF’s 60th Anniversary of the Honoree Induction Ceremony in Singapore in conjunction with the World Aquatics World Championships
WHEN: Monday, July 28, 2025, 1:00 PM
WHERE: Park Royal Collection, Marina Bay, Singapore
Tickets are NOW ON SALE ~ purchase them HERE!
Tickets – ISHOF 2025 Honoree Induction Singapore
WHY: To honor this year’s Class of Honorees and celebrate ISHOF’s 60 years
HONOR SWIMMERS:
Anthony Ervin (USA)
Ryan Lochte (USA)
Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
Joseph Schooling (SIN)
OPEN WATER SWIMMER: Ous Mellouli (TUN)
DIVERS: Chen Ruolin (CHN) , Guo Jingjing (CHN)
WATER POLO PLAYER: Endre “Bandi” Molnar (HUN)
ARTISTIC SWIMMER: Andrea Fuentes (ESP)
COACH: Gregg Troy (USA)
CONTRIBUTOR: Captain Husain Al Musallam (KUW)
PIONEER: Sachin Nag* (IND)
*deceased
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce this truly international Class of 2025. This year, ISHOF will induct 12 honorees from nine countries. In addition, ISHOF will be inducting Honorees from four new countries that we have never had Honorees inducted from before, Kuwait, India, Tunisia, and Singapore.
A Flying Start: The First World Record of Olympic Legend Michael Phelps
by John Lohn – Editor-in-Chief
09 March 2025
A Flying Start: The First World Record of Olympic Legend Michael Phelps
In Swimming World Magazine’s latest edition of World Record Flashback, we take a trip to the Jamail Swim Center on the campus of the University of Texas. There, in early 2001, Michael Phelps set the first world record of his career, accomplishing the feat in the 200-meter butterfly as a 15-year-old prodigy.
The night was September 19, 2000, and Michael Phelps had just completed his first Olympic Games. Three races in two days, in front of raucous crowds at the Sydney Aquatic Centre, were capped by a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter butterfly by a young teenager who would eventually rule the sport.
The gold medal that evening went to American veteran Tom Malchow, whose performance enabled him to rise a spot from the silver-medal step he occupied on the Atlanta Games podium four years earlier. As for Phelps, his effort left him just .33 shy of a medal and marked the last moment he would compete in any sort of anonymity.
Blessed with a unique combination of physical prowess and mental desire, Phelps was viewed as a future star. He was counted in the can’t-miss category, and in the years ahead, his potential was fulfilled through 28 Olympic medals, more than 30 world records and the reshaping of what was believed possible in the pool.
At his first Games, Phelps’ program was much different than the multi-event schedule that became his norm in international competition. Just one individual event. No relay duty. Overall, less than six minutes of racing. But invaluable experience was gained Down Under, and a flame was lit for the future – long-term and short.
Nearly a quarter century after Phelps made his Olympic debut, his longtime mentor Bob Bowman is known as one of the greatest coaches in history. Bowman has guided multiple athletes to Olympic success, has served as a Team USA head man and has guided a college program (Arizona State) to an NCAA championship. Most recently, he set the blueprint for a four-gold showing by Leon Marchand at the Olympic Games in Paris.
En route to this success, Bowman has frequently dipped into a trunk of tactical tricks, drawing out ways to challenge and motivate his athletes. In Sydney, this approach was on display when Bowman, the morning after the final of the 200 butterfly, pushed Phelps through a workout – really, his first training session on the road to the 2004 Games in Athens.
As Bowman handed Phelps the day’s demands, there was a note scribbled in the corner of the workout sheet. It was short. It was simple. Yet, it was profound in meaning, and suggested a seminal day was brewing.
“Austin, WR.”
A target was set.
To understand why Bowman had the foresight to hand Phelps such a note in Sydney, it’s critical to first remember that the pair started working together when the pupil was just 11 years old. Bowman fully comprehended the talent with which Phelps was gifted. Second, what Phelps achieved in August and September of 2000 offered a glimpse at not only a generational athlete, but how rapidly the teen had caught up to the finest 200 butterflyers in the world.
At the United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Phelps officially made the transition from age-group sensation to world-class swimmer. On the way to becoming the youngest U.S. male Olympian in the pool in 68 years, he deftly handled the pressure of a meet that has made others crumble. In the final of the 200 fly, with a ticket to Sydney within reach, Phelps was undeterred by a deficit heading into the final lap. Rather, he relied on his ability and chased down Jeff Somensatto by the touch, finishing second to Malchow (1:56.87) with a time of 1:57.48.
“Phelps is awesome,” Malchow said at Trials. “I might have retired a little sooner with someone like that coming up. He didn’t get caught up in the hype, which is a credit to him. He stuck to his gameplan.”
A month later, Phelps was even better on the biggest stage his sport has to offer. Sharing a deck with the likes of Ian Thorpe, Inge de Bruijn and Pieter van den Hoogenband, Phelps posted three consecutive personal-best times in the 200 fly. There was a 1:57.30 during prelims and a 1:57.00 outing in the semifinals. His swim of 1:56.50 in the final was only .33 shy of the 1:56.17 that Aussie Justin Norris managed for the bronze medal.
On the strength of six straight personal bests in demanding environments, and aware that Phelps’ steep improvement curve would be aided by several months of quality training, Bowman felt a little note on a workout page would serve as perfect motivation.
When Phelps arrived at the University of Texas in late March 2001, his mission for the United States National Championships was multi-pronged. The meet served as the qualifying competition for the summer’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Of course, Phelps also wanted to meet Bowman’s challenge and set the first world record of his career.
With Malchow coming off his Olympic gold medal and hungry to remain the king of the 200 fly, Phelps had someone to push him – an ideal scenario. Not surprising, Malchow was in command during the early stages of the race. But over the back half, Phelps had too much in reserve and the showdown became known as the coronation of a man who would emerge as the Face of Swimming for more than a decade, and the greatest Olympian of all-time.
Covering the opening 50 meters in 26.47, Phelps faced a .78 deficit to Malchow at the first turn. That margin was reduced to .57 by the midway point of the race and was cut to .44 with a lap remaining. At that point, given Phelps’ closing ability, it seemed likely that the 15-year-old would overhaul Malchow. Indeed, that is how the race unfolded, as Phelps finished in 29.88, compared to the 30.86 of Malchow, and set a world record of 1:54.92. The time was good for the global standard Phelps desired, breaking the 1:55.18 established by Malchow at the 2000 Charlotte UltraSwim.
“I knew something was going to happen off the third wall,” said Phelps, a savant of the sport even at a young age. “I was surprised how close I was to Malchow and that helped me come home. My goal coming into this meet was to break the world record. My goal now is to keep getting faster and faster.”
At the World Championships in Fukuoka, Phelps captured the first world title of his career, doing so in style. He took the world record to 1:54.58 and led a gold-silver finish with Malchow. In the ensuing years, there would be six more world records by Phelps in the 200 fly, the final one a 1:51.51 effort at the 2009 World Championships.
That first one, however, will always hold a special distinction for the Phelps camp.
“That was the first swim that really meant something,” Phelps said.
2023 Honoree Kirsty Coventry Boasts Strong Credentials for IOC Presidency; Protecting Female Athletes a Focus
by John Lohn – Editor-in-Chief
03 March 2025
Kirsty Coventry Boasts Strong Credentials for IOC Presidency; Protecting Female Athletes a Focus
During her Hall of Fame swimming career, Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry stood on an Olympic podium on seven occasions, medal performances that spanned the 2004 and 2008 Games. In addition to capturing back-to-back titles in the 200 backstroke, Coventry added four silver medals and a bronze medal to make her the most-accomplished African Olympian in history.
Now, she’s looking to lead the Olympic movement.
Coventry is one of seven candidates to become the next president of the IOC, which will bid farewell to Germany’s Thomas Bach after a 12-year tenure. The vote to name Bach’s successor will take place later this month. Joining Coventry as a candidate are Great Britain’s Sebastian Coe, Swede/Brit Johan Eliasch, France’s David Lappartient, Spains’s Juan Antonio Samaranch, Japan’s Morinari Watanabe and Jordan’s Prince Feisal al Hussein.
Photo Courtesy: John Lohn
The 41-year-old Coventry, who was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as part of the distinguished Class of 2023, would be the first woman to lead the IOC. She is the Sports Minister of Zimbabwe and has been a longtime IOC member.
“I don’t think it’s just about gender, the same way that I don’t think it’s just about being the only African candidate,” Coventry said in an interview with BBC Sport. “It really is about, ‘What does the movement need today?’ I think being a double Olympic champion and having the experiences that I’ve had within our movement and outside, all bring a lot of value to ensuring I could lead this organization.”
One of the issues Coventry has addressed is protecting the female category, which includes ensuring that any transgender athletes who have gone through male puberty are not allowed to compete in the female classification. The topic has been a hotly debated topic over the past few years, but the IOC has deferred to various international federations when establishing rules.
Coventry wants the IOC to be more involved.
“I believe with the work that has been done with the IFs, the rules they have put in place, you can see there has been research done where it’s showing a disadvantage to women, to the female category” she told BBC Sport, in regard to transgender participation in the female category. “From the conversations that I’ve had now, a lot of the international federations want the IOC to take a more leadership role. We have more facts, there’s more science and medical research being done. We need to protect the female category and I think it’s time right now for the IOC to take that leading role.”
Chinese Diver Guo Jingjing to be inducted with Class of 2025
Guo Jingjing, Honor Diver, China, who was inducted as part of the Class of 2016, but was unable to be officially inducted with her Class, will join us in Singapore to be officially inducted with the Class of 2025. Jingjing will travel to Singapore to attend the World Championships and be officially inducted into ISHOF on July 28, 2025. Here is her Honoree Biography from 2016:
Guo Jingjing (CHN)
Honoree Type: Diver
FOR THE RECORD: 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES: silver (3m synchro, 3m individual); 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES: gold (3m synchro, 3m individual); 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES: gold (3m synchro, 3m individual); 1998 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: silver (3m individual); 2001 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (3m individual, 3m synchro); 2003 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (3m individual, 3m synchro); 2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (3m individual, 3m synchro); 2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (3m individual, 3m synchro); 2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold (3m individual, 3m synchro); 1998 ASIAN GAMES: gold (3m individual); 2002 ASIAN GAMES: gold (3m individual, 3m synchro); 2006 ASIAN GAMES: gold (3m synchro); 2001 SUMMER UNIVERSIADE: gold (1m individual, 3m individual, platform synchro); 2003 SUMMER UNIVERSIADE: gold (3m synchro), silver (1m individual, 3m individual); 2005 SUMMER UNIVERSIADE: gold (1m individual, 3m synchro).
She enjoyed a very normal childhood growing up in the city of Baoding in the province of Hebei, until 1988, when a diving scout visited her school. The scout asked the students if anyone wanted to learn how to dive and Guo Jingjing eagerly volunteered, believing she was signing up for swimming.
After realizing her mistake, she found she liked the challenge and grew to enjoy the training. Eventually she developed the goal of competing and winning a gold medal. She proved not only to be incredibly gifted, but fearless and focused.
Eight years later, at the age of 14, Guo made her Olympic debut at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, finishing fifth on the 10-meter platform event. After those Games, her coach Yu Fenwhen, retired and Jingjing came under the tutelage of Zhou Jihong, China’s first Olympic diving gold medalist.
Under Zhou, she moved from the tower to the spring board at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia and won silver medals in both the 3-meter springboard and 3-meter synchronized diving events with partner, Fu Mingxia.
After the 2000 Games, her partner Fu Mingxia retired. Guo then paired up with Wu Mingxia and did not miss a beat. Enduring grueling training sessions, sometimes lasting six to eight hours a day, she won double gold medals at five FINA World Championships and two Olympic Games between 2001and 2009.
In front of a hometown crowd in Beijing, in the Summer of 2008, Guo Jingjing became the most decorated female Olympic diver and tied fellow Chinese athlete, Fu Mingxia and Americans Pat McCormick and Greg Louganis with the most individual Olympic diving gold medals (four). In the synchronized event, defending champions Jingjing and Wu Mingxia led the entire competition, capturing the gold medal in their homeland.
With nothing else to prove, she, like fellow 2016 honoree Aaron Peirsol, announced her retirement in 2011, leaving the London Olympic Games to younger talents on her team.
Instead of London, Guo Jingjing was married in 2012 and now has one son, Lawrence. The family lives peacefully in Hong Kong, where Jingjing continues her career as a model and celebrity spokeswoman.
The information on this page was written the year of their induction
ISHOF Chairman Bill Kent makes Aquatics International 2025 Power Issue
By Rebecca Robledo
As with so many things, the seeds for the every-child-a-swimmer movement were planted years before the fruits were borne. Decades, in fact.
The basic idea — that teaching every child to swim would make the most effective way to prevent drownings — was first expressed in the 1980s. Between then and the late 2010s, though, this concept saw little to no follow-through in the pool and spa industry.
In the last decade, these efforts have blown up and become a common mission among the aquatics and pool/spa industries, not only raising funds for swim lessons, but resulting in legislation to promote the water-safety message.
Bill Kent was there during the more dormant stages. Then he became a major driver converting idea into reality. Through his service for the National Swimming Pool Foundation and, more recently, the International Swimming Hall of Fame, he played a key role in starting two of the largest learn-to-swim initiatives in the field. And the recent push by the pool/spa industry to lobby for legislation started with him.
“Every organization needs a spiritual mission,” says the CEO of Team Horner, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “For the swimming pool industry, the right swimming pool mission is ‘every child a swimmer.’ For 20 years, he has worked to see that the idea takes that lofty position.
EARLY EXPOSURE
After Kent joined the pool/spa industry in the early 1970s, it didn’t take long for him to move up the ranks, not only in the company he came to own but among pool associations as well. In short order, he held high office in organizations such as the National Spa & Pool Institute (a precursor for today’s PHTA) and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
That’s how he learned about the “every child a swimmer” concept in the mid 1980s. It was with ISHOF, where he served on the board. There, he met Harold Martin, who had co-founded ISHOF and started its “EveryChild a Swimmer” program.
“He kind of infected me with the idea that we should teach children to swim who can’t afford swim lessons,” Kent says.
At the time, ISHOF’s program was very small and basically faded away after Martin’s passing. Decades later, another organization began a similar program, this time under Kent’s watch. The National Swimming Pool Foundation started Step Into Swim when Kent was chairman. The program funds lessons for those who otherwise can’t afford them. NSPF saw the idea gain traction, taking spots in the philanthropy portfolios of many industry companies and organizations and increasing the lesson count each year. (NSPF merged with the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals to form the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, which now runs Step Into Swim.)
Later, Kent became the chairman of ISHOF — a title he continues to hold. He created another means for children to receive free swim lessons. “One of the first things I did was revive Every Child a Swimmer,” he says. In fact, he grew it into an operation that came to require a full-time executive director, Casey McGovern, along with two part-time staffers.
A LEGISLATIVE APPROACH
It became clear that embedding the “every child a swimmer”concept into the national fabric would take more than soliciting for donations. “To bring it to life, I needed to do something to create awareness,” Kent says. So he began a campaign to promote legislation that would generate awareness of water safety and the importance of learning to swim. The first bill passed in 2020 in Florida. It requires every school to provide water-safety information to parents of children entering elementary school.
When it first sought a legislative solution, Every Child a Swimmer advocated for bills that would require all children to receive swim instruction by a certain age. The organization learned that wouldn’t work, because it would impose a financial burden on families, school districts or other government entities — a serious roadblock to passing legislation, especially in fiscally conservative states.
After hearing a fellow drowning-prevention advocate muse that schools should provide water-safety information, Kent set about writing model language for the bill. On his own, he reached out to representatives.
“I was able to go face-to-face with several legislators, drove all over the state, had meetings and explained the goal.” So far, bills have passed in four states – Florida, Georgia, Arkansas and Washington. Soon, Kent and his team hope to see Arizona, Illinois, New Jersey and Ohio added to that list, with the ultimate goal being all 50 states.
The organization now promotes a second type of bill. Recently, New York began requiring hospitals to give parents of newborns the option of watching a water-safety video during their stay. Every Child a Swimmer did not initiate that bill, but Kent’s group now advocates for similar language in other states, in addition to its first bill.
“This is a long-term marathon race,” Kent says. “But we’re becoming more and more successful. We now have people calling us wanting to get involved.”
March Featured Honoree: Anthony Nesty (SUR) and his Memorabilia
Each month ISHOF will feature an Honoree and some of their aquatic memorabilia, that they have so graciously either given or loaned to us. Since we are closed, and everything is in storage, we wanted to still be able to highlight some of the amazing artifacts that ISHOF has and to be able to share these items with you.
We continue in the new year, March 2025, with 1998 ISHOF Honoree Anthony Nesty, Honor Swimmer, Suriname. Anthony Nesty donated many fabulous things to ISHOF and we want to share some of them with you now. Also below is his ISHOF Honoree bio that was written the year he was inducted.
Right photo Framed Name Tag from the 1988 Seoul Olympics
Left photo Suriname Swimming 4×100 m Free Relay “2” Sept. 29 1991
2 1988 25 Golden Notes Commemorative of Anthony Nesty
ISHOF announces Masters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and ISHOF Awards Evening: September 13, 2025 at the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale
ISHOF is proud to announce that it will be hosting this year’s Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) Honoree Induction Ceremony along with the ISHOF Specialty Awards Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach, located at 999 Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.
In addition to the MISHOF Induction and the ISHOF Specialty Awards, ISHOF will once again be the site of the ISHOF (Coaches) Clinic, who recently partnered with the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA). Last month ASCA announced it was officially taking over the management and operation of the longstanding and popular clinics, including the Central States and Eastern States Swim Clinics, as well as the ISHOF Clinic effective in 2025. These clinics, renowned for their high caliber coach speakers and overall contributions to the professional development of swim coaches and athletes for more than four decades, will now be under ASCA’s guidance and leadership, partnering with ISHOF Honoree and Board Member, Coach Mark Schubert.
MISHOF’s Class of Honorees includes swimmers, Diann Ustaal and Charlotte Davis of the USA, Tony Goodwin (AUS) and Hiroshi Matsumoto (JPN); Diver, Rolf Sperling (GER), Artistic Swimmer, Joyce Corner* (CAN), Water Polo Player, Gary Payne (AUS) and Contributor for Artistic Swimming, Barbara McNamee (USA). “It’s quite a remarkable group”, said Bruce Wigo, ISHOF Historian, and former CEO; “We look forward to welcoming them all to Fort Lauderdale this Fall!”
Nominations are still open for the ISHOF Aquatic Awards and ISHOF Specialty Awards, so send in your nominations to meg@ishof.org
Once we have more detailed information on the program, links to make reservations for the hotel and the exact schedule, we will post more on line and on social media.
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See you this Fall!
Every Child A Swimmer Update ~ March 2025
Collaborative Success: Advancing Water Safety Education
Every Child A Swimmer (ECAS), Aquatics & Education, LLC., and the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation are proud to present this report detailing the incredible success of our collaborative water safety education program. Through this partnership, and in coordination with Brevard Public Schools in the State of Florida, we reached over 10,000 students, providing critical water safety education and emergency preparedness training.
Through whole-group instruction and experiential learning opportunities, students gained essential knowledge on drowning prevention, water safety best practices, and emergency response strategies. The overwhelmingly positive response from students, teachers, and school administrators underscores the need for continued and expanded programming in the future.
Year-Round Commitment to Safety and Learning This collaborative effort is dedicated to promoting safety and learning year-round in the State of Florida. Each grade-level presentation is carefully designed to be age-appropriate and engaging, ensuring students receive valuable and relevant water safety education tailored to their developmental stage.
Interagency Collaboration & Community Impact Collaboration has been central to the program’s success. ECAS, Aquatics & Education, LLC., and the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation worked closely with local fire departments to deliver these presentations, enriching the curriculum with their expertise. This partnership provided students with a broader understanding of first responders’ critical roles, highlighting that firefighters serve not only as fire responders but also as primary emergency medical professionals.
The program’s focus on water safety education, drowning prevention awareness, and emergency response training is essential for equipping youth with life-saving skills. By fostering interagency cooperation and community engagement, we aim to continue expanding the reach and impact of this vital initiative.
Program Implementation & Future Goals The implementation of this water safety education program marks a groundbreaking step toward drowning prevention in the State of Florida. Moving forward, ECAS, Aquatics & Education, LLC., and the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation remain committed to expanding this initiative, enhancing curriculum offerings, and securing additional partnerships to ensure every child has access to essential water safety education.
Stay connected with the Every Child a Swimmer program as we continue to build a safer future for our youth through collaboration and innovation!
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Sid Cassidy Named 2025 Benjamin Franklin Award Winner by CSCAA
by Matthew De George – Senior Writer
07 February 2025, 08:32am
Sid Cassidy, a long-serving official and advocate for open water swimming, was named the 2025 recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America on Thursday.
Cassidy has spent the last 20 years at Saint Andrew’s School in Florida, currently serving as its aquatics director and head coach. He has been influential in the international spread of open water swimming, advocating for its inclusion at the Olympics starting at the 2008 Beijing Games, and served as the director of that meet. He’s been part of the operation of a number of major international meets since, including the Paris Olympics.
Cassidy began serving as a coach and administrator for open water swimming with USA Swimming in 1982. He joined FINA’s technical committee for the open water discipline in 1996, becoming chairman in 2006. He held that position for World Aquatics at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In four decades of work, he has served as a national team coach for the U.S., a USA Swimming Administrator, a Swimming Safety Task Force member and been an Olympic official (including a starter for the marathon swim), race announcer and race director.
Cassidy swam at NC State, an All-American and eight-time ACC individual champion. He pursued marathon swimming professionally, swimming and coaching athletes who achieved a number of feats, including a record double crossing of the English Channel in 1991.
He coached in college, at James Madison and the University of Miami. In the high school realm, he’s been recognized as the Florida High School Coach of the Year on five occasions. He also co-owns Saint Andrew’s Aquatics and the Florida Swim School, mentoring swimmers in the pool and in open water competition. His many accolades include enshrinement in the ISCA Hall of Fame in 2024 and winning the Irving Davids/Captain Roger W. Wheeler Memorial Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame in both 2005 and 2020, as well as the organization’s Paragon Award in 2014.
The Benjamin Franklin Award recognizes “pioneering individuals or organizations whose efforts and innovations best promote the integrity and enhancement of the student-athlete ideal.” Previous winners can be found here. It will be given at CSCAA’s Annual Meetings and Awards Celebration in Raleigh, N.C., May 4-6.
Sid Cassidy is a long time friend and supporter of ISHOF and is the Chairman of the ISHOF Selection Committee, Open Water Swimming Committee.
ISHOF Seeking Nominations for the 2025 ISHOF Aquatic Awards presented by AquaCal (formerly Paragon Awards)
ISHOF seeks nominations for the 2025 ISHOF Aquatic Awards presented by AquaCal
The International Swimming Hall of Fame announces the call for nominations for the 2025 ISHOF Aquatic Awards to be presented at the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s Masters Induction (MISHOF) and ISHOF Specialty Awards weekend, which will be held in September in Fort Lauderdale. Sponsored by AquaCal, the awards are presented each year for outstanding contributions and leadership in several swimming and aquatic-related categories.
Candidates may be nominated for the Paragon Awards in the following categories:
Competitive Swimming
Competitive Diving
Competitive Synchronized Swimming
Competitive Water Polo
Aquatic Safety
Recreational Swimming
Kindly submit your nominees by March 1, 2025. Please include any relevant data to support your nomination, the aquatic category for nomination, as well as a brief biography of each individual, a high-resolution image and their current contact information.
Get more information about the event and see the 2024 winners: https://ishof.org/announcing-the-2024-ishof-aquatic-awards-by-aquacal/
Nominations may be sent to:
Meg Keller-Marrvin
International Swimming Hall of Fame
e-mail: meg@ishof.org
(570) 594.4367
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.