Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020/2021 Announced Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon, Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Today the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announced 24 additional Honorees. These athletes are members of the Inaugural Class of 2020/2021. Christopher Guesdon who explains the background and history
Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020 Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon. Christopher Guesdon announced the inaugural Class of 2020 Honourees of the new Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (AMSHOF). He explains, "The AMSHOF immortalises the career achievements of those Australians who have distinguished themselves as a marathon
Dennis Miller of Fiji who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2013, was recently appointed as a member of the Executive Committee of the FINA Bureau - one of the highest positions that can be obtained within the FINA Family. Miller was appointed along with South Africa's Sam Ramsamy and will be forever remembered as the
After reading about the courageous and skilled mariners who have been inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as Honour Pilots, we also think of many more escort pilots who should be nominated for the Hall of Fame: pilots from the North Channel, Catalina Channel, Farallon Islands (especially those pioneers in the 1960s), Manhattan
How Did Marathon Swimming Get Into The Olympics? Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How did open water swimming get into the Olympic Games? It all started with a simple lunch gazing out over the horizon across the Indian Ocean. In a scene that can be immortalized by a Hollywood movie, three passionate open water swimming officials initially
After the highly successful 5K and 10K open water swims at the 2011 SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) were held on Putri Island on Indonesia, high-point winning Indonesia Swimming Federation is working with local volunteers to significantly expand its open water swimming calendar. In addition to other shorter distance events, the Indonesia Swimming
It's summer somewhere around the world. And if there is an elite marathon competition, it is usually the case that Dennis Miller of Fiji is there. Dennis is the Liaison of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee, a FINA Bureau member and the Executive Director of the Oceania National Olympic Committees based out of Suva, Fiji. "We are heading
PUTRI ISLAND, INDONESIA. With all the medals awarded in the 5K and 10K races at the 2011 SEA Games held on Putri Island (Pulau Putri, Kepulauan Seribu), Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia took home the open water swimming team honors.Given their proximity to the South China Sea and beautiful coastlines throughout their countries, their prowess in the open
Christopher Guesdon was the recipient of the 2010 Irving Davids / Captain Roger W. Wheeler Memorial Award at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremony this year. As the individual credited with creating the modern format of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, Chris visited dozens of countries where he promoted or officiated hundreds of
