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Process

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​Nomination Procedure

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  1. Self-evaluate the chances of your potential nominee - see here

  2. Complete a candidate nomination form.

  3. The nominee’s biography should include the candidate’s marathon swimming/contribution history and clearly outline why the candidate should be inducted into the IMSHOF or receive an ISHOF Award.

  4. Get the official nomination forms (see the next tab "Forms" download and save under a different name on your PC), complete and submit.

  5. Nominations are private and confidential.  Being nominated is not an Honor and should not be discussed on social media or even with friends.  During the process, clarification questions will be asked and the nomination may be revised several times.  If a potentially significant question is raised during the final voting – the Executive Committee may void all the nominee's votes and either roll the corrected nomination to the next year or consider if the issue was possibly Fraud and bar a future nomination. 

  6. The names of the Screening Committee members and Selectors are not public for several reasons.  Lobbying, in advance of selection, is not permitted. Nominees not selected are informed by email - with no further discussion about the decision.  By not making these names public, this ensures that they are not called out on social media or individually confronted to "justify" decisions. 

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Class of 2025​

Announcements were made in November through press releases and via the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Facebook page, Instagram and documented on IMSHOF.ORG and the November IMSHOF Newsletter.

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2025 (Class of 2026) Deadlines, Selection, and Announcement

  1. Ballot sent to IMSHOF Selectors before Saturday 27th September, 2025 10pm GMT.

  2. Voting closes Saturday 19th October, 2025 10pm GMT.  

  3. The Executive Committee will decide the inductees and award winners always in order of vote totals per category and decide ties by Executive Committee vote.

  4. Announcements will be made in November through press releases and via the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Facebook page, Instagram and documented on IMSHOF.ORG and subsequent IMSHOF Newsletter.  Nominees not selected will be informed by email - with no further discussion about the selections.

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2026 (Class of 2027) Deadlines, Selection, and Announcement

  1. Nominations must be submitted by Friday 31st July, 2026 10pm GMT to allow an adequate period for internal data validation, ethics and viability review.

  2. Nominations to be fully complete by  Friday 11th September, 2026 10pm GMT.

  3. An appointed Screening Committee reviews all nominations, executes a lite fact check, and suggests ballot categories (and nominations for each) to the Executive Committee for a final decision.  Any nominees not selected for the Class of 2026 ballot will be informed by email - with no further discussion about the decision.

  4. Ballot sent to IMSHOF Selectors before Friday 25th September, 2026 10pm GMT.

  5. Voting closes Saturday 17th October, 2026 10pm GMT.  

  6. The Executive Committee will decide the inductees and award winners always in order of vote totals per category and decide ties by Executive Committee vote.

  7. Announcements will be made in November through press releases and via the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Facebook page, Instagram, Facebook and documented on the IMSHOF website and the next IMSHOF Newsletter.  Nominees not selected will be informed by email - with no further discussion about the selections.

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