International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

Celebrating Excellence: A Recap of the 2023 IMSHOF Induction & Awards Ceremony in New York City
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WOWSA 05/18/2023 No Comment

The IMSHOF 2023 Induction & Awards Ceremony held in New York City was a resounding success, with a remarkable turnout of 125 attendees. The event saw the presence of 20 Individual Honorees, representatives from 5 Honor Organizations, and 4 out of 5 Executive Committee members. Notably, it was the first time the ceremony featured an ASL interpreter to

Bárbara Hernández Huerta to be Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame
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Steven Munatones 12/10/2022 No Comment

The Ice Swimming Hall of Fame announced Bárbara Hernández Huerta as an Honor Swimmer

in its Class of 2023. The cold water exploits of the Chilean

Ice Mermaid

(Sirena de Hielo in Spanish), are extensive. Winter swimming, glacier swimming, ice swimming...cold is her home. The 36-year-old has won in competitions like

Brenda Fisher Will Be Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
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Steven Munatones 11/26/2022 No Comment

Brenda Fisher will be inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in its Class of 2023

Rita Kovács of Hungary to be Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
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Steven Munatones 11/13/2022 No Comment

Rita Kovács of Hungary will be inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2023

Jaime Lomelín Gavaldón Be Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
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Steven Munatones 11/09/2022 No Comment

Jaime Lomelín Gavaldón of Mexico will be inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in May 2023

Class of 2022 Inducted by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in Naples, Italy
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Steven Munatones 05/08/2022 No Comment

Members of the Class of 2022 were inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies held in Naples, Italy on May 7th

A Rare Bit of Professional Marathon Swimming History
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Steven Munatones 02/28/2022 No Comment

Ed Keating was an American open water swimmer and swimming instructor from New York City who entered and won the 1927 Lake George Marathon Swim in 18 hours 47 minutes over International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Ernest Vierkoetter and 140 other competitors from around the world.

Ted Erikson Memorial on May 1st
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Steven Munatones 02/10/2022 No Comment

The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame career of Ted Erikson is partly summarized here. The 93-year-old Erikson, who swam for decades in Lake Michigan and was photographed by David Travis in 2019 [shown above], passed away on December 1st 2021. His memorial will be held on May 1st at the Promontory Point Fieldhouse on Lake Shore Drive in

Grandson Jim Recalls The Remarkable Career of Frank Pritchard on WOWSA Live
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Steven Munatones 01/21/2022 No Comment

International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chair Ned Denison spoke with Jim Pritchard, the grandson of Frank Pritchard, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer about his grandfather's prolific professional marathon swimming career in a WOWSA Live interview on January 14th. Frank Pritchard emerged as an outstanding pool and

The Indomitable Spirit of Taranath Narayan Shenoy
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Steven Munatones 01/02/2022 No Comment

At the 1991

FINA World Championships

25 km

marathon swim

held in

Perth, Australia, eyes of the media and fans were on the Australian and American teams. Aussie Shelley Taylor-Smith outlasted and outswam Americans Martha Jahn and Karen Burton on the women's side, while American Chad Hundeby beat