International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees – Where Are They Now?

If you have an update on the whereabouts or activities of the inductees,

please email The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Aleksey Akatyev (also Alexei Akatiev), Russia, 2009

Aleksey coaches the Russian National Open Water Swimming Team.

Antonio Abertondo, Argentina, 1964

David Alleva, USA, 1992

Jacques Amyot, Canada, 1995

Greta Andersen, USA, 1964

Greta runs the Greta Andersen Swim School in Los Alamitos, California, USA.

Paul Asmuth, USA, 1982

Paul coaches the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Team and is the
Special Assistant to the USA Swimming National Team Head Coach and is a member
of the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Ersin Aydin, Turkey, 1979

Lello Barbuto, Italy, 1992

Marilyn Bell, Canada, 1967

Tina Bischoff, USA, 1983

Tom Blower, Great Britain, 1964

Lynn Blouin, Canada, 2004

Lynn is a member of the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall
of Fame

Dr. Julie Bradshaw, Great Britain, 2006

Dr. Bradshaw is the Secretary of the Channel Swimming Association, Ltd.

Reg Bricknell Sr., Great Britain, 2003

Deceased in 1982.

Reg Brickell Jr., Great Britain, 2009

Reg serves as an escort pilot in the English Channel.

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Ray Brickell, Great Britain, 2009

Ray serves as an escort pilot in the English Channel.

Dr. Harry H. Briggs, USA, 1997

British Long Distance Swimming Association, Great Britain, 2002

Continues to serve the open water swimming community.

Tom Burgess, Great Britain, 1983

Deceased.

Peggy Buchse, Germany, 2003

Sir William (Billy) Edmund Butlin, Great Britain, 1963

Deceased.

Lord Byron, Great Britain, 1982

Deceased.

Maria Luisa Cabañeros Sanchez de Leon, Spain, 2009

Nora Toledano Cadena, Mexico, 2006

Nora is a speaker, writer, active swimmer and advocate of the sport.

Alfredo Camarero, Argentina, 1978

Pedro A Candiotti, Argentina, 1965

Sid Cassidy, USA, 2005

Sid is an active swimming coach and promoter of the sport and a member of the board
of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti “Carpayo”, Peru, 2005

Deceased at the age of 99 in 2009.

Cavill Family, Australia, 1967

Florence Chadwick, USA, 1966

Deceased.

Anne Chagnaud, France, 1998

Channel Swimming Association, Great Britain, 1996

Continues to serve English Channel swimming community.

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David Stevens Clark, USA, 2004

David is an open water swimming educator and paddling clinician and a member of the
board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Jose Cortinas, Cuba, 1967

Christine Cossette, Canada, 1982

Robert Cossette, Canada, 2004

James "Doc" Counsilman, USA, 1981

Deceased.

Abilio Couto, Brazil, 2001

Lynne Cox, USA, 1982

Lynne is an author, writer and motivational speaker.

Brojen Das, Pakistan, 1965

Deceased in 1998.

Silvia Beatríz Dalotto, Argentina, 2005

Silvia is a member of the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall
of Fame.

Barrie Davenport, New Zealand, 1968

Deceased in 2010.

William Forest “Buck” Dawson, USA, 1993

Deceased in 2008 at the age of 87.

Penny Lee Dean, USA, 1980

Penny is a retired coach and educator.

Diego Degano, Argentina, 1995

Igor De Sousa, Brazil, 2004

Igor is a Brazilian Swimming Federation representative.

Paolo Donaggio, Italy, 1980

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James Doty, USA, 2002

James is a member of the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming
Hall of Fame.

Robert Dowling, USA, 1970

Lyndon Dunsbee, Great Britain, 1988

George Duthie, Canada, 1966

Edith van Dijk, Netherlands, 2007

Gertrude Ederle, USA, 1963

Deceased in 2003 at the age of 98.

Jon Erikson, USA, 1981

Ted Erikson, USA, 1978

Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur, Switzerland, 1994

Continues to serve open water swimming community with its FINA 10KM Marathon
Swimming World Cup circuit, FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit, FINA
World Swimming Championships and FINA Junior World Open Water Swimming
Championships.

Maurice Ferguson, Great Britain, 2003

Deceased.

Gerald Forsberg, Great Britain, 1965

Deceased.

Benjamin Franklin, USA, 1983

Deceased.

Rosemary George, Great Britain, 2003

Mercedes Gleitze, Great Britain, 1969

Deceased.

Elaine Gray, Great Britain, 1971

Joe Grossman, USA, 1979

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Christopher Guesdon, AUS, 2009

Christopher is a member of the board of directors of the International Marathon
Swimming Hall of Fame and Chairman of the Selection Committee.

Ashby "Bud" Harper, USA, 1984

Lilian Harrison, Argentina, 1973

Deceased.

Abdul Latif Abou Heif, Egypt, 1964

Deceased.

Ishak Helmy, Egypt, 1980

Deceased.

Tom Hetzel, USA, 1980

Captain Leonard Hutchinson, Great Britain, 2004

Chad Hundeby, USA, 1996

Carole Hunt, Great Britain, 1994

Sarah Hunt, Great Britain, 1994

Horacio Iglesias, Argentina, 1968

Helge Jensen, Denmark/Canada, 1970

Captain Tim Johnson, USA, 2006

Tim is an educator, open water swimming consultant and a member of the board of
directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Peter Jurzynski, USA, 2005

Otto Kammerich, Germany, 1968

Deceased.

Britta Kamrau, Germany, 2009

Britta serves on the FINA Athlete Commission while studying to be a judge.

Marian Cassidy Keen, USA, 1997

Ted Keenan, Ireland, 1984

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Vicki Keith Munro, Canada, 2003

Annette Kellerman, Australia, 1965

Deceased.

James Kegley, USA, 1991

James is a professional photographer.

Jerry Kerschner, USA, 1978

John Kinsella, USA, 1978

John is a corporate executive.

Yuri Kudinov, Russia, 2009

Rejean Lacoursiere, Canada, 1978

Annemie Landmeters, Belgium, 1991

Carlos Larriera, Argentina, 1969

Stéphane Lecat, France, 2007

William J. Long, Great Britain, 2004

May Looney, USA, 1984

Deceased.

Sunny Lowry, Great Britain, 2009

Deceased.

Cliff Lumsdon, Canada, 1969

Marcella A. MacDonald, PDM, USA, 2005

Marcella is an active physician and a member of the board of directors of the
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Alawi Makki, United Arab Emirates, 1979

Susie Maroney, Australia, 2005

Dennis Matuch, USA, 1977

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Angela Maurer, Germany, 2009

Angela returned to competition.

Linda McGill, Australia, 1968

David Meca Medina, Spain, 2009

David is a television personality, model and spokesman.

Sally Anne Minty-Gravett, Great Britain, 2005

Sally is a swimming coach, motivator and a member of the board of directors
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Attila Molnar, Hungary, 1998

Magda Molnar, Hungary, 1985

Dr. Osama Ahmed Momtaz, Egypt, 2007

Dr. Momtaz is a member of the board of directors of the International Marathon
Swimming Hall of Fame.

David Morgan, Great Britain, 1983

Jim Moran, USA, 1985

Eva Morrison, USA, 1973

Steven Munatones, USA, 2002

Steven is the Editor-in-Chief, The Daily News of Open Water Swimming and a founding
member of the Open Water Source and member of the board of directors of the
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Kevin Murphy, Great Britain, 1977

Kevin is a journalist and Chairman of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of
Fame.

Keo Nakama, USA, 1967

Deceased.

Paul E. “Jerry” Nason, USA, 1974

Marvin “Duke” Nelson, USA, 1979

Deceased.

Marc Newman, Great Britain, 1988

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Cynthia Nicholas, Canada, 1978

Judith van Berkel-de Njis, Netherlands, 1964

Martha Norelius, USA, 1984

Diana Nyad, USA, 1978

Diana is a writer, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and active marathon swimmer.

Michael Oram, Great Britain, 2005

Michael is an active English Channel escort pilot.

Gustavo Oriozabala, Argentina, 2001

Penny Palfrey
Penny owns an accounting firm with her husband and continues to do solo endurance
swimmer.

Tom Park, USA, 1968

Roger Parsons, Great Britain / Spain, 1997

Valerie Parsons, Great Britain / Spain, 1989

Batista Pereira, Portugal, 1971

Dale Petranech, USA, 1995

Dale is a member of the board of directors and the Honorary Secretary of the
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

James Pittar, Australia, 2009

James is an active marathon swimmer.

Claudio Plit, Argentina, 1981

Claudio is a coach and swim team owner.

Gilles Potvin, Canada, 2006

Gilles is a coach and motivator.

Francis “Frank” Pritchard, USA, 2009

Deceased.

Shadia El Rageb, Egypt, 1971

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Michael P. Read, Great Britain, 1978

Michael is a member of the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming
Hall of Fame and President of the Channel Swimming Association.

Karen Burton Reeder, USA, 1999

Karen is a coach and owner and manager of an open water swimming website.

Des Renford, Australia, 1978

Deceased.

Hassan Abdel Rheim, Egypt, 1966

Francis “Frank” Richards, Great Britain, 2004

Julie Ridge, USA, 1985

Veljko Rogosic, Yugoslavia, 1998

Norman Ross, USA, 1984

Deceased.

Philip Rush, New Zealand, 1985

Philip is an open water swimming coach for New Zealand National Swim Team and
coach and escort for Cook Strait swims.

Gus Ryder, Canada, 1981

Deceased.

William „Bill‟ Sadlo, Jr., USA, 2009

Deceased.

General Sabry, Egypt, 1965

Johannes “Johan” Schans, Netherlands, 1970

Jan Van Scheyndal, Netherlands, 1985

Charlotte “Lottie” Schoemmell, USA, 1968

Deceased.

Ray Scott, Great Britain, 1983

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 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees – Where Are They Now?

Audrey Scott, Great Britain, 1983

Deceased in 1993.

Mihir Sen, India, 1966

Mervyn Sharp, Great Britain, 2006

Nasser el Shazly, United Arab Emirates, 1979

Tanarath Narayan Shenoy, India, 1987

Brenda Sherratt, Great Britain, 1970

Charles “Red” Silva, USA, 1978

Carol Sing, USA, 2000

Carol is an observer, coach and motivator for Catalina Channel swimmers and a
member of the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Marty Sinn, USA, 1963

John Sigmund, USA, 1965

John Slater, Great Britain, 1980

David Smith, USA, 1969

Joe Smith, Great Britain, 2005

Shelley Taylor-Smith, Australia, 1989

Shelley is a coach, motivational speaker, open water swim patron and a member of the
FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and the board of directors of the
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Trevor Smith, Great Britain, 1998

Vicko Soljan, Yugoslavia / Croatia, 2007

Skip Storch, USA, 2009

Skip is a company owner.

Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, 2009

Petar is a member of the FINA Athletes Committee and an active marathon swimmer.

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Alison Streeter M.B.E., Great Britain, 1985

Alison is an active escort pilot of English Channel swimmers and a member of the board
of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Freda Streeter, Great Britain, 2005

Freda is an active coach, educator and motivator of English Channel swimmers.

Greg Steppel, Canada, 1996

Dr. Chris Stockdale, Great Britain, 1992

Henry Sullivan, USA, 1968

Deceased.

Imre Szenasi, Hungary, 1973

Duncan Taylor, Great Britain, 2005

Stella Taylor, USA, 1982

Bert Thomas, USA, 1969

Patty Thompson, Canada, 1969

Enrico Tiraboschi, Italy, 1971

Deceased.

James Toomey, USA, 1971

Giulio Travaglio, Italy, 1966

Montserrat Tresserras, Spain, 1970

Montserrat is the Vice President of the Channel Swimming Association, author, coach
and motivator and a member of the board of directors of the International Marathon
Swimming Hall of Fame.

Norman Trusty, Great Britain, 2003

Irene Van der Laan, Netherlands, 1985

Irene is an active marathon swimmer and a member of the board of directors of the
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Willy Van Rysal, Netherlands, 2002

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Ernest Vierkoetter, Germany, 1978

Carl Walker, Great Britain, 2005

Billy Wallace, Ireland, 1999

Billy is an active open water swimming administrator, organizer and promoter with Swim
Ireland.

Christof Wandratsch, Germany, 2004

Tom Watch, Great Britain, 1986

Barry Watson, Great Britain, 1973

Captain Mathew Webb, Great Britain, 1963

Deceased.

James Whelan, USA, 2001

Johnny Weissmuller, USA, 1970

Deceased.

Conrad Wennerberg, USA, 1977

Conrad is the Chairman Emeritus of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Dave Whyte, Great Britain, 2007

Monique Wildschut, Netherlands, 1993

Herman Willemsee, Netherlands, 1963

Ralph Willard, USA, 1981

Margaret Park Wisniski, Canada, 2000

Jaberz Wolffe, Great Britain, 1968

Deceased.

Steve Wozniak, USA, 1979

William Wrigley, Jr., USA, 1964

Deceased.

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 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees – Where Are They Now?

John York, USA, 1989

John is active as an observer and administrator for the Catalina Channel Swimming
Federation.

Bridget Young, Great Britain, 1988

George Young, Canada, 1963

Deceased.

Feng Yao-Hsien, China, 1973

David Yudovin, USA, 1999

Continues to plan, attempt and complete marathon swims around the world.

Charles Zibleman, USA, 1966

Deceased.

Jason Zirganos, Greece, 1971

Deceased in 1959 in an attempt of the North (Irish) Channel.

Major General Ahmed Zorkani, Egypt, 1973

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