Drury Gallagher

Drury Gallagher, inductee of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2011

Drury Gallagher, inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2011 and the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2006. Photo by Skip Storch at the United Nations in 2011

Drury Gallagher is a 83-year-old (as of 2022) American competitive pool and open water swimmer, body surfer, and race organizer from New York.

Swimming Career Highlights

He participates in local and national master swimming competitions where he is very successful in his age group.
He is an inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Administrator in the Class of 2011.
He is an inductee in the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2006.
He is the 2011 recipient of the Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award by the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
He is 27-time world masters record holder
He is the co-founder of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim with Tom Hetzel.
He sits on the Swim Free board of directors.
He completed a solo marathon swim around Manhattan Island.

Gallagher gave a typically humble acceptance speech at the United Nations during the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in 2010.