International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

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noun - International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame is an affiliate organization to the International Swimming Hall of Fame, established in 1961 to recognize the marathon swimmers throughout the world and governed by an international selection committee of marathon swimming experts. It recognizes not only the world’s most successful swimmers in competitive races, but also individuals for their solo swim exploits around the world. It is a non-profit educational sports hall of fame devoted to marathon swimming and is dedicated to promoting the athletes, coaches, administrators, pilots, reporters, volunteers, organizations, race directors and associations affiliated with marathon swimming. It immortalizes online the achievements and contributions of those who have distinguished themselves in this sport.

The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is an educational organization whose mission is to promote the exploits and history of marathon swimming. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame is an online virtual shrine dedicated to the history, memory, and recognition of the accomplished swimmers, coaches, administrators, pilots, reporters, volunteers, organizations, race directors and associations involved in marathon swimming around the world, whose lives and accomplishments serve to inspire, educate, and be role models for all those who participate in the sport.

Contents 1 Officers 2 Board of Directors 3 Honorees 4 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Inductees 5 References

Officers

The officers elected to International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame for the period of 21 January 2012 through 31 December 2015 are:

• President: Kevin Murphy
  
• Program Vice President: Christopher Guesdon
  
• Chief Administrator and Vice President: Steven Munatones
  
• Secretary and Treasurer: Dale Petranech
  
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame Liaison: Bob Duenkel
  
• Area Vice President include:
  
• * Africa Co-Vice Presidents: Wayne Riddin and Neville Smith
  
• Asia: Yuko Matsuzaki
  
• Europe: Stéphane Lecat
  
• * North America: Lynn Blouin
  

Oceania: Philip Rush

• South America: Silvia Dalotto
  

Board of Directors

• Steven Munatones (USA, Chief Administrator, Vice Chairman)
• Paul Asmuth (USA)
• Lynn Blouin (Canada, Vice President North America)
• Richard Broer (Netherlands)
• Sid Cassidy (USA)
• David Clark (USA)
• Silvia Dalotto (Argentina, Vice President South America)
• James Doty (USA)
• Bob Duenkel (USA)
• Christopher Guesdon (Australia, Program Vice President)
• Dee Llewellyn (England)
• Captain Tim Johnson (USA)
• Pavel Kuznetsov (Russia)
• Stéphane Lecat (France, Vice President Europe)
• Dr. Marcella MacDonald (USA)
• Yuko Matsuzaki (Japan, Vice President Asia)
• Dr. Osama Ahmed Momtaz (Egypt)
• Kevin Murphy (England, President)
• Pierre Otis (Canada)
• Dale Petranech (USA, Secretary & Treasurer)
• Michael Read (England)
• Wayne Riddin (South Africa, Co-Vice President Africa)
• Philip Rush (New Zealand, Vice President Oceania)
• Carol Sing (USA)
• Neville Smith (South Africa, Co-Vice President Africa)
• Shelley Taylor-Smith (Australia)
• Skip Storch (USA)
• Montserrat Tresserras Dou (Spain)
• Irene van der Laan (Netherlands)
• Peter van Vooren (Belgium)

Honorees

There are currently 217 individuals and associations inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, also known as the IMSHOF.

International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Inductees

1. Aleksey Akatyev (also Alexei Akatiev), Russia, 2009
2. Antonio Abertondo, Argentina, 1964
3. David Alleva, USA, 1992
4. Jacques Amyot, Canada, 1995
5. Greta Andersen, USA, 1964
6. Paul Asmuth, USA, 1982
7. Ersin Aydin, Turkey, 1979
8. Lello Barbuto, Italy, 1992
9. Marilyn Bell, Canada, 1967
10. Tina Bischoff, USA, 1983
11. Tom Blower, Great Britain, 1964
12. Lynn Blouin, Canada, 2004
13. Dr. Julie Bradshaw, MBE, Great Britain, 2006
14. Reg Brickell, Sr., Great Britain, 2003
15. Reg Brickell, Jr., Great Britain, 2009
16. Ray Brickell, Great Britain, 2009
17. Dr. Harry Briggs, USA, 1997
18. British Long Distance Swimming Association, Great Britain, 2002
19. Tom Burgess, Great Britain, 1983
20. Peggy Buchse, Germany, 2003
21. Sir William (Billy) Edmund Butlin, Great Britain, 1963
22. Lord Byron, Great Britain, 1982
23. Maria Luisa Cabañeros Sanchez de Leon, Spain, 2009
24. Nora Toledano Cadena, Mexico, 2006
25. Alfredo Camarero, Argentina, 1978
26. Richard “Dick” Campion, Australia, 2010
27. Pedro A Candiotti, Argentina, 1965
28. Sid Cassidy, USA, 2005
29. Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, USA, 2010
30. Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti “Carpayo”, Peru, 2005
31. Cavill Family, Australia, 1967
32. Florence Chadwick, USA, 1966
33. Anne Chagnaud, France, 1998
34. Channel Swimming Association, Great Britain, 1996
35. David Stevens Clark, USA, 2004
36. Anne Cleveland, USA, 2010
37. Jose Cortinas, Cuba, 1967
38. Christine Cossette, Canada, 1982
39. Robert Cossette, Canada, 2004
40. James "Doc" Counsilman, USA, 1981
41. Abilio Couto, Brazil, 2001
42. Lynne Cox, USA, 1982
43. Fran Crippen, USA, 2010
44. Brojen Das, Pakistan, 1965
45. Silvia Beatríz Dalotto, Argentina, 2005
46. Barrie Davenport, New Zealand, 1968
47. William Forest “Buck” Dawson, USA, 1993
48. Penny Dean, USA, 1980
49. Diego Degano, Argentina, 1995
50. Igor De Sousa, Brazil, 2004
51. Paolo Donaggio, Italy, 1980
52. James Doty, USA, 2002
53. Robert Dowling, USA, 1970
54. Lyndon Dunsbee, Great Britain, 1988
55. George Duthie, Canada, 1966
56. Edith van Dijk, Netherlands, 2007
56. Gertrude Ederle, USA, 1963
57. Jon Erikson, USA, 1981
58. Ted Erikson, USA, 1978
59. Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA), Switzerland, 1994
60. Maurice Ferguson, Great Britain, 2003
61. Gerald Forsberg, Great Britain, 1965
62. Benjamin Franklin, USA, 1983
63. Drury Gallagher, USA, 2010
64. Rosemary George, Great Britain, 2003
65. Mercedes Gleitze, Great Britain, 1969
66. William "Bill" Goll, USA, 2010
67. Elaine Gray, Great Britain, 1971
68. Joe Grossman, USA, 1979
69. Christopher Guesdon, Australia, 2009
70. Ashby "Bud" Harper, USA, 1984
71. Lilian Harrison, Argentina, 1973
72. Abdul Latif Abou Heif, Egypt, 1964
73. Ishak Helmy, Egypt, 1980
74. Tom Hetzel, USA, 1980
75. Dr. Harry Huffaker, USA, 2010
76. Captain Leonard Hutchinson, Great Britain, 2004
77. Chad Hundeby, USA, 1996
78. Carole Hunt, Great Britain, 1994
79. Sarah Hunt, Great Britain, 1994
80. Horacio Iglesias, Argentina, 1968
81. Helge Jensen, Denmark/Canada, 1970
82. Captain Tim Johnson, USA, 2006
83. Peter Jurzynski, USA, 2005
84. Otto Kammerich, Germany, 1968
85. Britta Kamrau, Germany, 2009
86. Marian Cassidy Keen, USA, 1997
87. Ted Keenan, Ireland, 1984
88. Vicki Keith Munro, Canada, 2003
89. Annette Kellerman, Australia, 1965
90. James Kegley, USA, 1991
91. Jerry Kerschner, USA, 1978
92. John Kinsella, USA, 1978
93. Yuri Kudinov, Russia, 2009
94. Régent Lacoursière, Canada, 1978
95. Annemie Landmeters, Belgium, 1991
96. Carlos Larriera, Argentina, 1969
97. Stéphane Lecat, France, 2007
98. William J. Long, Great Britain, 2004
99. May Looney, USA, 1984
100. Sunny Lowry, Great Britain, 2009
101. Cliff Lumsdon, Canada, 1969
102. Marcella MacDonald, PDM, USA, 2005
103. Alawi Makki, United Arab Emirates, 1979
104. Susie Maroney, Australia, 2005
105. Dennis Matuch, USA, 1977
106. Yuko Matsuzaki, Japan, 2010
107. Angela Maurer, Germany, 2009
108. Linda McGill, Australia, 1968
109. David Meca Medina, Spain, 2009
110. Sally Anne Minty-Gravett, Great Britain, 2005
111. Attila Molnar, Hungary, 1998
112. Magda Molnar, Hungary, 1985
113. Dr. Osama Ahmed Momtaz, Egypt, 2007
114. David Morgan, Great Britain, 1983
115. Jim Moran, USA, 1985
116. Eva Morrison, USA, 1973
117. Steven Munatones, USA, 2002
118. Kevin Murphy, Great Britain, 1977
119. Keo Nakama, USA, 1967
120. Paul E. “Jerry” Nason, USA, 1974
121. Marvin “Duke” Nelson, USA, 1979
122. Marc Newman, Great Britain, 1988
123. Cynthia Nicholas, Canada, 1978
124. Judith van Berkel-de Njis, Netherlands, 1964
125. Martha Norelius, USA, 1984
126. Diana Nyad, USA, 1978
127. Michael Oram, Great Britain, 2005
128. Gustavo Oriozabala, Argentina, 2001
129. Penny Palfrey, Australia, 2010
130. Tom Park, USA, 1968
131. Roger Parsons, Great Britain / Spain, 1997
132. Valerie Parsons, Great Britain / Spain, 1989
133. Batista Pereira, Portugal, 1971
134. Dale Petranech, USA, 1995
135. James Pittar, Australia, 2009
136. Claudio Plit, Argentina, 1981
137. Gilles Potvin, Canada, 2006
138. Francis “Frank” Pritchard, USA, 2009
139. Shadia El Rageb, Egypt, 1971
140. Michael P. Read, Great Britain, 1978
141. Karen Burton Reeder, USA, 1999
142. Des Renford, Australia, 1978
143. Hassan Abdel Rheim, Egypt, 1966
144. Francis “Frank” Richards, Great Britain, 2004
145. Julie Ridge, USA, 1985
146. Veljko Rogosic, Yugoslavia, 1998
147. Norman Ross, USA, 1984
148. Rottnest Channel Swim Association, Australia, 2010
149. Philip Rush, New Zealand, 1985
150. Gus Ryder, Canada, 1981
151. William ‘Bill’ Sadlo, Jr., USA, 2009
152. General Sabry, Egypt, 1965
153. Johannes “Johan” Schans, Netherlands, 1970
154. Jan Van Scheyndal, Netherlands, 1985
155. Charlotte “Lottie” Schoemmell, USA, 1968
156. Ray Scott, Great Britain, 1983
157. Audrey Scott, Great Britain, 1983
158. Mihir Sen, India, 1966
159. Mervyn Sharp, Great Britain, 2006
160. Nasser el Shazly, United Arab Emirates, 1979
161. Tanarath Narayan Shenoy, India, 1987
162. Brenda Sherratt, Great Britain, 1970
163. Charles “Red” Silva, USA, 1978
164. Carol Sing, USA, 2000
165. Marty Sinn, USA, 1963
166. John Sigmund, USA, 1965
167. John Slater, Great Britain, 1980
168. David Smith, USA, 1969
169. Joe Smith, Great Britain, 2005
170. Shelley Taylor-Smith, Australia, 1989
171. Trevor Smith, Great Britain, 1998
172. Vicko Soljan, Yugoslavia / Croatia, 2007
173. Skip Storch, USA, 2009
174. Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, 2009
175. Alison Streeter MBE, Great Britain, 1985
176. Freda Streeter, Great Britain, 2005
177. Greg Steppel, Canada, 1996
178. Dr. Chris Stockdale, Great Britain, 1992
179. Henry Sullivan, USA, 1968
180. Imre Szenasi, Hungary, 1973
181. Duncan Taylor, Great Britain, 2005
182. Stella Taylor, USA, 1982
183. Bert Thomas, USA, 1969
184. Patty Thompson, Canada, 1969
185. Enrico Tiraboschi, Italy, 1971
186. James Toomey, USA, 1971
187. Giulio Travaglio, Italy, 1966
188. Montserrat Tresserras, Spain, 1970
189. Norman Trusty, Great Britain, 2003
190. Irene van der Laan, Netherlands, 1985
191. Willy Van Rysel, Netherlands, 2002
192. Ernest Vierkoetter, Germany, 1978
193. Carl Walker, Great Britain, 2005
194. Billy Wallace, Ireland, 1999
195. Christof Wandratsch, Germany, 2004
196. Tom Watch, Great Britain, 1986
197. Barry Watson, Great Britain, 1973
198. Captain Mathew Webb, Great Britain, 1963
199. James Whelan, USA, 2001
200. Johnny Weissmuller, USA, 1970
201. Conrad Wennerberg, USA, 1977
202. Dave Whyte, Great Britain, 2007
203. Monique Wildschut, Netherlands, 1993
204. Herman Willemsee, Netherlands, 1963
205. Ralph Willard, USA, 1981
206. Margaret Park Wisniski, Canada, 2000
207. Jaberz Wolffe, Great Britain, 1968
208. Steve Wozniak, USA, 1979
209. William Wrigley, Jr., USA, 1964
210. John York, USA, 1989
211. Bridget Young, Great Britain, 1988
212. George Young, Canada, 1963
213. Feng Yao Hsien, China, 1973
214. David Yudovin, USA, 1999
215. Charles Zibleman, USA, 1966
216. Jason Zirganos, Greece, 1971
217. Major General Ahmed Zorkani, Egypt, 1973

Information courtesy of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

References

• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Official Website
• Open Water Swimming