
Honoring the IMSHOF Classes Of 2020 and 2021
The Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 inductees in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame will be honored online at Zoom.
The Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 inductees in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame will be honored online at Zoom.
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. This year, Julian Critchlow (Honor Administrator from the UK), Neville Smith (Honor Administrator from South Africa), Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Honor Organization from Italy), Gabriel Chaillou (Honor Swimmer from Argentina), Ronnie Wong Man Chiu, BBS, JP (Honor Administrator from Hong Kong),
Dr. Jim Miller Honored by MISHOF Courtesy of Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame changed its name (and acronym from IMSHOF) to the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF). But its mission remains the same: to honor and recognize the exploits and achievements
Paul Asmuth To Speak At 2019 Open Water Summit Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One dominant figure on the marathon swimming scene in the 20th century was American Paul Asmuth. Asmuth won 7 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation titles in the 1980’s and is an inductee in both the International Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)
Dennis Miller Leaves Behind A Wake Of Success Courtesy of WOWSA, Fiji. There was arguably no greater supporter of open water swimming around the world who behind the scenes and ahead of the curve than Dennis Miller of Fiji. Miller rose from the tiny swimming nation of Fiji to nearly the top of the FINA hierarchy over the course of his five-decade career as
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ned Denison is renowned for juggling several things on his plate as he continues to swim around the world. Organizing the Cork Distance Week, working in the IT industry, training, ice swimming, marathon swimming, prison island swimming, Triple Crowning, networking, and introducing many to the wonders of the
Courtesy of Sally Minty-Gravett, Bailiwick of Jersey. At the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on November 6th in San Pedro, California, Sally Minty-Gravett represented the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club as the famed team was inducted as an Honour Organisation and gave the following acceptance speech: "On behalf of the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ned Denison has one of the widest arm spans in the open water swimming world, but his personal network has an even greater global reach. Denison has recruited an outstanding new group of marathon swimmers to serve on the voting panel of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Each year, the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "I have never met anyone like him," said Steven Munatones of Dale Petranech, the Honorary Secretary of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and recent International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Open Water Swimming Contributor. "Dale is the epitome of selfless devotion to the sport and its
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Today is the last day that the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame will function as an independent organization. As of January 1st 2015, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame will officially become an autonomous, self-governing committee within the International Swimming Hall of