Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In order to preserve decades of marathon swimming history, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame dual inductee Dale Petranech maintained a huge stack of type-written pages from Joe Grossman for over three decades. "Grossman was a public information officer
In 1975 in Swimming World Magazine, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Dennis Matuch wrote a commentary about the prize money offered to athletes on the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation.
Joe Grossman Brings Alive Marathon Swimming's Past Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In order to preserve marathon swimming history, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame dual inductee Dale Petranech has kept alive his dream of publishing the personal files of World Professional Marathon
Courtesy of Joe Grossman, Secretary of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. Back in 1967, the move to the Olympic Games began under the leadership of Herman Willemse [shown on left], the then president of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation, vice president George Park, and Secretary-Treasurer Joe Grossman. The Federation
Courtesy of Joe Grossman, Secretary of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. The history of the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame were outlined in a typed memorandum and distributed bulletins to professional marathon swimmers by Joe Grossman in a Federation document circa Spring
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Much of the information in the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and Openwaterpedia on marathon swimmers before the 1980s is based on the work and records of Joe Grossman. Steven Munatones says, "He is a giant in the sport of professional marathon swimming in the 20th century. Joe was tireless, he was
On April 12th in 1961, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame was founded by the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. The purpose was to recognize the most successful athletes and luminaries in the marathon swimming community. A year later, the International Swimming Hall of Fame approved the International Marathon Swimming Hall of
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honouree Joe Grossman documented the history of the International Long Distance Swimming Federation, a group that briefly governed the emerging sport of professional marathon swimming in the 1960s. In April 1962, the International Long Distance Swimming Federation (ILDSF) published a magazine-like bulletin,
CANADA. World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation was a non-profit corporation that governed the professional marathon swimming circuit in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It was headquartered in Maryland USA when Herman Willemse (shown on right) was its President and Joe Grossman was its Secretary-Treasurer upon its adoption in 1967.The World Professional
