International Professional Swimmers' Association

William Sadlo, Jr., inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, was a co-founder of the International Professional Swimmers Association

noun - The International Professional Swimmers Association was an international association organized on 21 September 1927 at the Hotel McAlpin in Manhattan, New York with its headquarters in New York City. The Association planned to issue a monthly publication to authenticate and keep records of a professional swimming events.

Objective

The purpose of the International Professional Swimmers' Association was to foster swimming throughout the world as an international sport. They organized the 1930 race Around Manhattan Island. [Honour Swimmers]] Bill Goll and Bill Sadlo placed 2nd and 3rd.

Officers

• William Wrigley, Jr., Honorary President
• Captain George H. Maines, Active President
• William Burgess of Dover, England, Vice President
• Elwood Hughes of Toronto, Canada, Vice President
• C. Compton of Long Beach. California, Vice President
• Lou Timson of Boston, Massachusetts, Secretary and Treasurer

Board of Governors

The Board of Governors of the organization consisted of

• Edward Keating of New York
• William Erickson of New York
• Byron Summers of San Francisco
• Lottie Schoemmell of Lake George, New York
• Eva Morrison of Boston, Massachusetts
• Ernest Vierkoetter of Berlin, Germany
• Paul Chotteau of Paris, France
• William Sadlo Jr. of New York
• Ethel Hertle of New York
• Mobile Bill Jackson of Mobile, Alabama
• Leo Purcell of San Francisco, California
• May Elwell of Revere, Massachusetts
• Sam Swartz of Glens Falls, New York
• Captain T. W. Sheffield of Balboa, California
• Johnny Walker of Toronto, Canada
• Olaf Farstadt of Norway
• Ernst M. Smith of San Francisco, California
• Charles Toth of Boston, Massachusetts
• Henry Sullivan of Lowell, Massachusetts
• James Burns of New York
• Edith Hedin of Toronto, Canada
• Harold "Stubby" Kruger of Hawaii
• Georges Michel of Paris, France
• Norman Ross of Chicago, Illinois
• Clarence Ross of New York
• George Young of Toronto, Canada, Associate Member for Life
• Gertrude Ederle, Associate Member for Life
• Millie Gade Corson, Associate Member for Life

External links

• Say Yes to the Continuation of the FINA World Swimming Championship 25 km Race
• Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
• A Treasure Writes The Treasures Of The CNE
• Ernest Vierkoetter, Swimming As The Black Shark
• What Was The Most Impactful Open Water Swim In World History?
• International Professional Swimming Association Drew Stars
• International Professional Swimmers' Association Organized
• Stubby Was Studly
• George Young Voted In International Swimming Hall Of Fame
• The Swimming Grandfather Set Stage For The 21st Century