The annual International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Board of Directors and General Meeting will be held before this year’s 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California on Friday, September 21st.
Everyone is welcome to and encouraged to listen in, participate and share their opinions and recommendations. Even if a swimmer or coach has not paid for the Global Open Water Swimming Conference, the Board of Directors and General Meeting will be open to interested parties.
The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Policy Manual requires that it conduct an annual informational and brainstorming meeting to educate membership and others of its programs and activities. The Board of Directors also provides a financial report together with a preliminary budget for the next fiscal year.
This meeting will include the following agenda items:
1. Financial Status Report
2. Proposed 2013 Budget and Payment by PayPal
3. Fundraising Proposals
4. Nominations for the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and International Swimming Hall of Fame Honourees and Certificate of Merit recipients
5. Status of Joe Grossman Publication
6. Special ISHOF Awards Ceremony
7. Record A Swim Program and World Records
There are a number of issues that will be discussed in regards to the Record A Swim Program as it is currently managed by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame:
A. How and why to record a swim. Currently, the IMSHOF only records the effort. It does not make any value judgement to include or not include a swim on the list.
B. Definition of a record swim
C. Standards used to verify a swim: who, what, where, when and how.
D. Definition of a marathon swim
E. Swims that fall within and outside established jurisdictions or governing bodies
F. Rules and expectations for use of breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly in marathon swims
G. Roles and responsibilities of Observers
H. The Honour System for swims outside established governing bodies
I. World record swims require official observers
J. The Future of the IMSHOF and the sport of marathon swimming
K. Items from the floor
IMSHOF Board members Dr. Marcy MacDonald (USA), Michael Read MBE (UK), Shelley Taylor-Smith, Dale Petranech (USA), Steven Munatones (USA), Skip Storch (USA), Penny Dean (USA), John York (USA) and others are scheduled to attend this meeting.
For more information on the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference, visit here.
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