This year's International Swimming Hall of Fame honorees include:

The International Swimming Hall of Fame announces the call for

nominations for the 2024 ISHOF Aquatic Awards to be presented at the

International Swimming Hall of Fame’s Honoree Induction weekend,

October 4-5, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale.  Sponsored by  AquaCal , the awards are presented each year for outstanding contributions and leadership in several swimming and aquatic-related categories.

Caeleb and Meghan Dressel with new baby. Photo Courtesy:
Meghan Dressel via Instagram

by DAN D’ADDONA — SWIMMING WORLD MANAGING EDITOR

Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel and his wife Meghan
Dressel announced the birth of their first child on Monday.
Austin Wilder Dressel was born Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

By Bruce Wigo
In recognition of Black History Month, Swimming World takes a look

at some historic accomplishments in swimming turned in by athletes of African descent.
Who was the first swimmer of African descent to win
the Navy Medal for heroism?

by DAN D’ADDONA — SWIMMING WORLD MANAGING EDITOR
Former SMU Men’s Swimming Head Coach Eddie Sinnott passed away on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024. He was 70. Sinnott ’76 led his alma mater from 1989-2019. After swimming at SMU from 1972-76 and earning All-America honors in 1973 and 1974, the 16-time conference Coach of the Year led the Mustangs to 16 league crowns, and under Sinnott, SMU recorded 11 NCAA top-15 finishes, 80 individual All-America honors and 59 relay honors and 288 conference championships.

Giuseppe D’Altrui (4/7/1934 – 2/26/2024)

The information on this page was written the year of their induction.

FOR THE RECORD: 1960 OLYMPIC GAMES: gold; 1956, 1964 OLYMPIC GAMES: 4th Place; 1954 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: bronze; 1958 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4th place; 1959 UNIVERSITY GAMES: bronze; 1958, 1959 WORLD MILITARY CHAMPIONSHIPS: gold; 1955, 1963 MEDITERRANEAN GAMES: gold; 1959 MEDITERRANEAN GAMES: silver; Captain of the Italian National Team at Two Olympic Games: 1960, 1964.

 1 - Elena Vaitsekhovskaia (URS) - read bio
 2 - Dr. Joseph MacInnis (CAN) 
      Mary Kok (NED) - read bio
      Matthew Mitcham (AUS)
 3 - Warren Kealoha* (USA) - read bio
      Ian O'Brien (AUS) - read bio
      George Wilkinson* (GBR) - read bio
      George Young* (CAN) - read bio
 5 - Judy Grinham (GBR) - read bio
      Bob Helmick* (USA) - read bio
      Paul Radmilovic* (GBR) - read bio
 6 - Ann Curtis* (USA) - read bio
      Jamison Handy* (USA) - read bio
      Ralph Hutton* (CAN)- read bio
      Betty Becker Pinkston* (USA) - read bio
      Olga Sedakova (RUS)- read bio
 7 - Ginny Duenkel (USA) - read bio
      Clare Dennis* (AUS)- read bio
      Alexander Dolgushin* (URS)- read bio
      Joe Verdeur* (USA)- read bio
 8 - Tom Blake* (USA) - read bio
      Jeanette Campbell* (ARG)- read bio
      David Wilkie (GBR)- read bio
 9 - George Haines* (USA) - read bio
10- Daichi Suzuki (JPN) -  read bio
      Michelle Calkins (CAN) - read bio
      Mike Peppe* (USA) - read bio
      Jozsef Szabo (HUN) - read bio
12- Re Calcaterra* (USA) - read bio
      Candy Costie (USA) - read bio
      Al Neuschaefer* (USA) - read bio
13- Rick Carey (USA) - read bio
      Clarence Ross* (USA) - read bio 
      Andras Hargitay (HUN) - read bio

14- Dick Degener* (USA) - read bio
      Tim McKee (USA) - read bio
      Ron O'Brien (USA) - read bio
      Charlie Sava* (USA) - read bio
      Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) - read bio
15- Thomas Cureton* (USA) - read bio
      Bela Komjadi* (HUN) - read bio
      Dmitry Sautin (RUS) - read bio
      Helen Wainwright* (USA) - read bio
16- Virginia Hunt Newman* (USA) - read bio
17- Thomas Gompf (USA) - read bio
      Andras Hargitay (HUN) - read bio
      Henry Taylor* (GBR) - read bio
18- Rebecca Soni (USA) - read bio 
19- Richmond Cavill Eve* (AUS) - read bio
      Jennie Fletcher* (GBR) - read bio
20- Jane Asher (GBR) - read bio
      Sandy Neilsen Bell (USA) - read bio
      Igor Poliansky (URS) - read bio
21- Penny Lee Dean (USA) - read bio
      Norma Olsen* (USA) - read bio
22- Lynne Burke (USA) - read bio
      Bill Lippman, Jr.* (USA) - read bio
24- Charlie Daniels* (USA) - read bio
      Maureen O'Toole (USA) - read bio
25- Charles Silvia* (USA) - read bio
      Mary Wayte (USA) - read bio
27- Dave Edgar (USA) - read bio
28- Elvira Kashyanova (USA) - read bio
29- Ilsa Konrads (AUS) - read bio
      John Marshall* (AUS) - read bio
30- Ray Daughters* (USA) - read bio
      Yoshihiko Osaki (JPN) - read bio
31- Maarten van der Weijden (NED) - read bio

* = Deceased
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