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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).

  5. A member of the Selection Committee will perform a "lite" fact check on the completed form.  If a potentially significant question is raised during the voting process – the nominees’ vote will not be considered until the question is answered.  If the result is a nomination less impressive the Executive Committee will

       ignore the votes and either roll the corrected nomination to the next year or consider if the offence was Fraud and bar         a future nomination.

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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. Nominations must be submitted by Saturday 13th September, 2025 10pm GMT to allow an adequate period for internal factual, ethics and viability review.

  2. Nominations close Saturday 20th September, 2025 10pm GMT.

  3. An appointed Screening Committee (names are not public - to discourage lobbying) reviews all nominations and suggests ballot categories (and nominations for each) to the Executive Committee for a final decision.  Any nominees not selected for the ballot are informed.

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

  5. Voting closes Saturday 19th October, 2025 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 and documented on IMSHOF.ORG and subsequent IMSHOF Newsletter.  Nominees not selected are informed.

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