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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Abdellatief Abou Heif, EGY, 1998
Greta Andersen, DNK, 1969
Paul Asmuth, USA, 2010
Marilyn Bell, CAN, 2020
Sandra Bucha, USA, 2014
Cavill Family, AUS, 1970
Florence Chadwick, USA, 1970
Dr. James “Doc” Counsilman, USA, 1976
Lynne Cox, USA, 2000
William Forrest "Buck" Dawson, USA, 1986
Penny Lee Dean, USA, 1996
Bob Duenkel, USA, 2020
Gertrude Ederle, USA, 1965
Jon Erikson, USA, 2014
Commander Gerald Forsberg, OBE, RN, GBR, 1998
Benjamin Franklin, USA, 1968
Mercedes Gleitze, GBR, 2014
Chad Hundeby, USA, 2012
Horacio Iglesias, ARG, 2003
Larisa Dmitriyevna Ilchenko, RUS, 2016
Annette Kellerman, AUS, 1974
John Kinsella, USA, 1986
Irene van der Laan, NLD, 2015
Cliff Lumsdon, CM, CAN, 2013
Dr. Marcy MacDonald, DPM, USA, 2019
Kevin Murphy, GBR, 2009
Keo Nakama, USA, 1975
Cynthia Nicholas, CM, CAN, 2005
Judith de Nijs, NLD, 2014
Martha Norelius, USA, 1967
Dale Petranech, USA, 2014
Claudio Plit, ARG, 2014
Walter Poenisch, USA, 2017
Michael P. Read, MBE, GBR, 2011
*see Induction pictures below
Des Renford, MBE, AUS, 2016
Norman Ross, USA, 1967
Charles "Red" Silvia, USA, 1976
Petar Stoychev, BGR, 2018
Alison Streeter, MBE, GBR, 2006
Shelley Taylor-Smith, AUS, 2008
Don Watson, USA, 2015
Captain Matthew Webb, GBR, 1965
Maarten van der Weijden, NLD, 2017
Johnny Weissmuller, USA, 1965
Monique Wildschut, NLD, 2016
Herman Willemse, NLD, 2008
George Young, CAN, 2014
David Yudovin, USA, 2014
These IMSHOF Honorees are also Honorees in the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (a sister organization to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame)
Drury Gallagher, 2006
Willy Van Rysel, 2008
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.
Mary Kok NDL: world record pool swimmer and marathon swimmer (first NDL woman across the English Channel and twice each Around Atlantic City and lac St Jean.
*ISHOF Induction: 2011 Michael P. Read, MBE
Ceremony sign


With IMSHOF Honoree Lewis Pugh, OIG

With IMSHOF Honoree Montserrat Tresserras

In attendance IMSHOF Honorees: from left (starting 2nd) Montserrat Tresserras, Dale Petranech, Steven Muñatones, back to camera (see green IMSHOF sash) Michael P. Read, MBE and 2 to his right Drury Gallagher
ISHOF Induction sash


ISHOF Honorees