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ISHOF Class of 2024: Canadian Diver Alex Despatie to be Inducted as Honor Diver Alexandre Despatie first came to public attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with an impressive gold medal on the 10-meter platform which included an unprecedented string of perfect 10s. H...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to present the 59th annual Honoree Induction Weekend. Tickets are now available for purchase for the 59th edition of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Come, be part of history and rub elbows with the greatest aquatic ...

ISHOF Class of 2024: USA’s Dana Vollmer to be inducted as Honor Swimmer American Dana Vollmer is a three-time Olympian, competing in 2004, 2012, and 2016, who specialized in the freestyle and the butterfly events.  She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and broke six world records. At the age of 1...

On Tuesday, June 11, City of Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis joined ISHOF Board Member, Vice Mayor Steve Glassman & Mr. Monopoly to announce that Monopoly is working on a Ft. Lauderdale version! The company is encouraging email submissions for local landmarks that they believe should be feature...

During Dennis Pursley’s coaching career he was a five-time Olympic coach, a recipient of the U.S. Olympic Committee Chair’s Coaching Award, an American Swimming Coaches Association “Coach of The Year” and “Hall of Fame inductee” and was recognized in 2003 as one of the “25 Most Influential People i...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF), recognized by FINA, now World Aquatics, in 1968 as the International governing body for the Olympic aquatic sports as its official Hall of Fame, is proud to announce that Alex Blavatnik will receive the organization’s highest honor, the Gold Medallion...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce its prestigious Class of 2024. This year, ISHOF will induct 12 honorees from seven countries: three individual swimmers and one relay team, one coach, two divers, two water polo players, one synchronized swimmer, one contributor an...

Consider giving to the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) for Giving Tuesday. What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday, often described as a global day of giving or a global generosity movement, is held each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. On Giving Tuesday 2021, nonprofits in the U.....

A Look at the ISHOF Specialty Award Winners To Be Honored During Induction Weekend The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2023 Specialty Awards. The ISHOF Specialty Awards are presented annually to individuals for outstanding contributions to aquat...

Frenchman Stéphane Lecat enters the International Swimming Hall of Fame as only the 26th Open Water Swimmer in ISHOF’s 58-year history, with 19 FINA World Cup professional race victories to his credit. His three world championships came in the 1997, 1999 and 2000 FINA Marathon Swimming World Series....

Chris Carver is a ground-breaking synchronized swimming choreographer and club coach of the world renowned Santa Clara Aquamaids and joins the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) as an Honor Coach. As the co-head coach of the U.S. National Team, the team won every gold medal in elite intern...

Heather Petri is a four-time Olympian, winning one gold (2012), two silver (2000, 2008) and a bronze medal (2004) as part of the USA Women’s National Water Polo Team.  She is only one of four women to be a four-time Olympian and one of two who has won four Olympic medals. Petri is only the sixth wom...

Wu Minxia is the considered the greatest diver in Chinese history, and that’s pretty impressive since the Chinese produce the greatest divers in the world. The winner of seven Olympic medals, five of them gold, and 14 World Championships medals, eight of them gold,  Wu is the most decorated female a...

Passages: Pat McCormick, Olympic Champion Diver and Hall of Famer, Dies at 92 Pat Keller McCormick, the first diver inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural induction class, died on March 7, 2023 at the age of 92. She was the first diver, male or female, to win ...

On February 6, 2023, the world of swimming lost a long-time ambassador in 96-year-old Greta Andersen. One of the greatest swimmers of all time, Andersen burst onto the world’s stage when she won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1948 London Olympics. When she returned home to Copenhag...

Call for Nominations for the 2023 ISHOF Induction Class [caption id="attachment_514822" align="alignnone" width="700"] Photo Courtesy: Jason Leidy[/caption] The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is accepting nominations for the 2023 class of inductees, which honors individuals who have ach...

Passages: Legendary Diving Coach Hobie Billingsley Dies at 94; Left Impact on the World Hobie Billingsley, a 1983 International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Diving Coach, and one of the most beloved diving coaches of a generation, passed away early this morning, July 16, 2022. He was 94. Hobie was th...

For more than half a century, Ursula Carlile, teamed up with her husband, Forbes, to form swimming’s first internationally-prominent husband and wife coaching team.  The two collaborated at every level of the sport by sharing teaching, coaching, filming and administrative duties at their own Ryde Sw...

Michael Klim has been called the best relay swimmer ever.  He is a three-time Olympian, multi-time world champion and 21-time world record holder.  1998 was Klim's year in the sun. In January, the FINA World Aquatics Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, and in front of a boisterous h...

Aussie Jon Sieben set the world record with a blistering 1:57.04 in the 200m butterfly, winning the event in Los Angeles, in the major upset of the 1984 Olympic Games.  He surprised everyone and beat Michael Gross of Germany. The record stood for 11 months until Gross regained it in 1985.  Sieben co...