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, 2020

Sandra Bucha, 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, 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

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

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)

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.

Mary Kok NED:  world record pool swimmer and marathon swimmer (first NED woman across the English Channel and twice each Around Atlantic City and lac St Jean.

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ISHOF Class of 1976 - Dr. James “Doc” Counsilman

ISHOF Class of 1975 – Keo Nakama