9 More Honorees Named By Australian Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon, Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
The following 9 swimmers were the most recently announced Honorees in the Class of 2020/2021 of the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame:
- Melissa Benson
- Don Watson Browne
- Lisa Delaurentis [shown above]
- Justin Hanby
- Simon Huitenga
- Andrew Hunt
- Stuart Johnson
- Rhys Mainstone
- Bob Tarr
For more information, visit here. The 9 Honorees join their colleagues in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame:
Inaugural Class of 2020, inducted in August 2020:
- Jennifer Anderson
- Lauren Arndt
- David Bates
- Clive Berry Rickards
- Kate Brookes-Peterson
- Roger Bruce
- Tamara Bruce
- Richard Campion
- Brendan Capell
- Graeme Carroll
- Cavill Family
- Melissa Cunningham
- William Ford
- Melissa Gorman
- Trent Grimsey
- Christopher Guesdon
- Susanne Guesdon
- Kevin Holtom
- Annette Kellerman
- Tracy Knowles
- John Koorey
- Susie Maroney OAM
- Chloë McCardel
- Linda McGill MBE
- Joseph Mitchell
- Lynton Mortensen
- David O’Brien OAM
- Penny Palfrey
- James Pittar
- Des Renford MBE
- Grant Robinson
- Rottnest Channel Swim Association
- Mark Saliba
- Josh Santacaterina
- Shelley Taylor-Smith
- Gary Toner
- Suzanne Toner
Class of 2020/2021, inducted in November 2020:
- David Browne
- Shelley Clark
- Grant Cleland
- Stephen Creswell
- Rondi Davies
- Marty Filipowski
- Peter Galvin
- Julieanne Goode
- Michael Gregory
- Rachael Hanisch
- Trudee Hutchinson
- Ky Hurst
- Julie Isbill
- Stephen Junk
- Guy Moar
- Vladimir Mravec
- Chris Palfrey
- Barbara Pellick
- Thomas Pembroke
- Emma Radford
- Dean Summers
- John van Wisse
- Tammy van Wisse
- Oliver Wilkinson
Class of 2020/2021, inducted in March 2021:
- Kevin Cassidy
- Helen Conway
- Kelly Driffield
- Charmian Frend
- Victoria Gorman
- Chelsea Gubecka
- Kareena Lee
- John Saliba
- Anna Strachan
- Peter Tanham
- Greg Towle
- Catherine Ware
Australia’s deep relationship with freestyle dates to the 19th century. Since the front crawl was first popularized Down Under, many of the greatest and most influential marathon swimmers in history have been trained in Australia. They then ventured internationally to establish their legacies around the world.
Christopher Guesdon and the Panel of Five worked diligently to establish the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame last year. The Hall of Fame dedicated exclusively to marathon swimmers and contributors released 37 names in August 2020, a further 24 names in December 2020, another 12 names in March, and this group of 9 swimmers its inaugural Class of 2020/2021, an effort that collectively required thousands of hours of research and discussion by its nomination selection committees.
By calling attention to the greatest Australian swimmers, and promoting the accomplishments and achievements of these swimmers, coaches, organizations and handlers, the history of the sport is further recognized.
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