July Honoree Birthdays

3- Mike Burton
11- Lillian “Pokey” Watson Richardson
13- Agnes Kovacs (pictured)
17- Cathy Ferguson
21- Anita Nall
23- Aaron Peirsol
24- Suzanne Heim Bowen
26- Alessandro Campagna

If you are an Honoree and we missed your birthday, please e-mail meg@ishof.org....we’d love to heard from you!
 

Klaus DiBiasi (Italy), ISHOF Honoree and an Olympic medalist in three consecutive Olympics.  He is One in a Thousand!

When asked why he wanted to join the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s One in A Thousand Club, DiBiasi said, “ What I remember most about the Hall of Fame is the first time I came to compete in the early 1970’s and the important people who really showed a big friendship to all of us.   I feel a huge gratitude to all of them who really stepped in for our sport and organized the International Hall of Fame Diving Meet so we could come to Fort Lauderdale all those years."
 

Read more about DiBiasi's diving background and his dominance of the platform from 1964 to 1976.
 

Jason Lezak (USA),  ISHOF Honoree and called the man who made the greatest relay swim of all time, is special.  He is One in a Thousand!

When asked why he wanted to join the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s One in A Thousand Club, Lezak said, “I made my first trip to the Hall of Fame when I was 18.  Although I already had Olympic dreams, this added inspiration to want to achieve like so many of the greats from our past.  No matter what sport I did, I was always appreciated the history that created the opportunities for me to succeed. 
 
It was an honor to be inducted last year and to now have a display for all the visitors to see.  It’s very humbling to be a small part of swimming history.”

Read more about Lezak's swimming journey and his memorable swim in 400m Freestyle Relay in Beijing.

The foundation floor for the main competition pool was poured on June 18. The walls are scheduled for the weeks of July 10. Pool Engineer: Counsilman Hunsaker. Pool Contractor: Weller Pools: Photos and story: Laura Voet

The first concrete pour and critical milestone was reached on June 10 with pouring the dive pool tremie seal. This pour consisted of 136 trucks transporting 1,197 cubic yards of concrete and a SCUBA diver to check the progress. Work started at 5:00 AM. The concrete will cure underwater for seven days and will then be pumped out.

ISHOF would like to take this opportunity to say a special goodbye to longtime employee Ivonne Schmid.  Ivonne has been with ISHOF for almost twenty years and will be greatly missed by the staff.  We want to wish her the very best of luck in her future endeavors.