Honorees also in ISHOF
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is the parent organization to IMSHOF covering all aquatics and other Honorees include Mark Spitz, and Klaus Diabsi (diver).
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Pictures of the ISHOF inductions (2000-2010) are included in the Ceremonies Tab (note IMSHOF "Class of Year" is often -1) and other pictures are below. It enhances the Induction when other IMSHOF Honorees attend so they are listed/pictured (when known).
Abdellatief Abou Heif, EGY, 1998
Greta Andersen, DEN, 1969
Paul Asmuth, USA, 2010 (Ceremonies 2009)
Marilyn Bell, CAN, 2022
Sandra Bucha Kerscher, USA, 2014 (Below and Ceremonies 2014)
Cavill Family, AUS, 1970
Florence Chadwick, USA, 1970
Dr. James “Doc” Counsilman, USA, 1976 (Below)
Lynne Cox, USA, 2000 (Ceremonies 2001)
William Forrest "Buck" Dawson, USA, 1986
Penny Lee Dean, EdD, USA, 1996
Bob Duenkel, USA, 2020
Gertrude Ederle, USA, 1965
Jon Erikson, USA, 2014 (Below)
Commander Gerald Forsberg, OBE, RN, GBR, 1998
Benjamin Franklin, USA, 1968
Mercedes Gleitze, GBR, 2014 (Ceremonies 2014)
Chad Hundeby, USA, 2012
Horacio Iglesias, ARG, 2003 (Ceremonies 2003)
Larisa Dmitriyevna Ilchenko, RUS, 2016
Annette Kellerman, AUS, 1974
John Kinsella, USA, 1986
Irene van der Laan, NED, 2015
Stéphane Lecat, FRA, 2023
Cliff Lumsdon, CM, CAN, 2013
Dr. Marcy MacDonald, DPM, USA, 2019 (Below)
Kevin Murphy, GBR, 2009 (Ceremonies 2009)
Keo Nakama, USA, 1975 (Below)
Cynthia Nicholas, CM, CAN, 2005 (Ceremonies 2004)
Judith de Nijs, NED, 2014
Martha Norelius, USA, 1967
Dale Petranech, USA, 2014 (Ceremonies 2014)
Claudio Plit, ARG, 2014
Walter Poenisch, USA, 2017 (Below)
Michael P. Read, MBE, GBR, 2011 (below)
Des Renford, MBE, AUS, 2016
Norman Ross, USA, 1967
Charles "Red" Silvia, USA, 1976
Petar Stoychev, BUL, 2018 (Below)
Alison Streeter, MBE, GBR, 2006 (Ceremonies 2005)
Shelley Taylor-Smith, AUS, 2008 (Ceremonies 2007)
Don Watson, USA, 2015
Captain Matthew Webb, GBR, 1965
Maarten van der Weijden, NED, 2017
Johnny Weissmuller, USA, 1965
Alick Wickham, Solomon Islands, 1974
Monique Wildschut, NED, 2016 (Below)
Herman Willemse, NED, 2008
George Young, CAN, 2014
David Yudovin, USA, 2014 (Ceremonies 2014)
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These IMSHOF Honorees are also Honorees in the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF - a sister organization to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame)
Drury Gallagher, 2006 (Ceremonies 2008)
Suzanne Heim-Bowen, 2007
Dr. Jane Katz, 2022
Willy van Rysel, 2008
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Two ISHOF Honorees (who are not Honorees in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame) also were significant individuals in the sport of marathon swimming.
Paul Boyton USA: life saver and early thinker, planner and swimmer in the English Channel swimmer in a “suit” with a sail attached to his boot. See his story in the 2006 Ceremony booklet.
Mary Kok NED: world record pool swimmer and marathon swimmer (first Dutch woman across the English Channel and twice each Around Atlantic City and across lac St Jean.
ISHOF Class of 1976 - Dr. James “Doc” Counsilman
ISHOF Class of 1975 – Keo Nakama
ISHOF Class of 1975 – Keo Nakama
ISHOF Class of 2011 - Michael P. Read, MBE (with Drury Gallagher; Steven Muñatones; Dale Petranech; Lewis Pugh, OIG and Montserrat Tresserras)
ISHOF Class of 2014 - Sandra Bucha & Jon Erikson (with S.A. "Sid" Cassidy and Michael P. Read, MBE)
ISHOF Class of 2016 - Monique Wildschut (with Sandra Bucha)
ISHOF Class of 2017 - Walter Poenisch's widow Faye (with IMSHOF Executive Committee Member and future Honor Administrator Beth Yudovin
ISHOF Class of 2018 - Petar Stoychev (with S.A. "Sid" Cassidy and Dale Petranech)
ISHOF Class of 2019 - Dr. Marcy MacDonald, DPM (Sandra Bucha; Penny Lee Dean; Ned Denison; Dr. Tim Johnson, DPS, PE; Dr. Jane Katz and Dale Petranech with IMSHOF Executive Committee Member Beth Yudovin)
