After the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame 2026 induction ceremony in San Diego, California, hosted by Carol Sing (USA, MSF bio here) of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation and IMSHOF chairperson Ned Denison (Ireland, MSF bio here, IISA bio here), the next IMSHOF Class of 2027 inductees will be honored at the IMSHOF ceremony in Dublin, Ireland on May 8th 2027.
But who will these individuals or organizations be?
You can help with nominations.
Denison asked for the community’s assistance, “IMSHOF need your help to identify and nominate Administrators, Coaches, Organizations, Pilots, and Swimmers for induction and individuals for the Poseidon Award and the Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award. Nominations must be submitted by July 31st 2026 10 pm GMT to allow an adequate period for internal data validation, ethics and viability review.
See the IMSHOF website for details and forms.”
For more information, visit www.imshof.org.
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorees
As of November 2025 (including the Class of 2026), there are 353 individuals and organizations inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
1. Antonio Abertondo; Argentina; 1964
2. Abdellatief Abou Heif; Egypt; 1964
3. Nick Adams; Great Britain; 2013
4. Aleksey Akatyev; Russia; 2009
5. David Alleva; United States of America; 1992
6. Jacques Amyot; Canada; 1995
7. Greta Andersen; Denmark; 1964
8. James Anderson; United States of America; 2014
9. Aquatics Federation of Indonesia; Indonesia; 2014
10. Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González; México; 2015
11. Paul Asmuth; United States of America; 1982
12. Ersin Aydin; Türkiye; 1979
13. Lello Barbuto; Italy; 1992
14. David Barra; United States of America; 2017
15. Leonie Beck; Germany; 2024
16. Marilyn Bell; Canada; 1967
17. Cameron Bellamy; South Africa; 2020
18. Tina Bischoff; United States of America; 1983
19. Colleen Blair; Great Britain; 2023
20. Damian Blaum; Argentina; 2020
21. Caroline Block; United States of America; 2022
22. Lynn Blouin; Canada; 2004
23. Tom Blower; Great Britain; 1964
24. Julie Bradshaw; Great Britain; 2006
25. Ray Brickell; Great Britain; 2009
26. Reg Brickell, Jr.; Great Britain; 2009
27. Reg Brickell Sr.; Great Britain; 2003
28. Arianna Bridi; Italy; 2024
29. Harry Briggs; United States of America; 1997
30. British Long Distance Swimming Association; Great Britain; 2002
31. Richard Broer; Netherlands; 2017
32. Tamara Bruce; Australia; 2017
33. Rachele Bruni; Italy; 2022
34. Sandra Bucha; United States of America; 2014
35. Peggy Büchse; Germany; 2003
36. Tom Burgess; Great Britain; 1983
37. Karen Burton Reeder; United States of America; 1999
38. Sir William Billy Butlin; Great Britain; 1963
39. Grace van der Byl; United States of America; 2025
40. Lord George Gordon Byron; Great Britain; 1982
41. Maria Luisa Cabañeros Sanchez de Leon; Spain; 2008
42. Alfredo Camarero; Argentina; 1978
43. Richard Campion; Australia; 2011
44. Pedro A. Candioti; Argentina; 1965
45. Capri-Napoli; Italy; 2021
46. Allan do Carmo; Brazil; 2024
47. Marian Cassidy; United States of America; 1997
48. Sid Cassidy; United States of America; 2005
49. Catalina Channel Swimming Federation; United States of America; 2011
50. Cavill Family; Australia; 1967
51. Florence Chadwick; United States of America; 1966
52. Anne Chagnaud; France; 1998
53. Gabriel Chaillou; Argentina; 2021
54. Kimberley Chambers; New Zealand; 2019
55. Channel Swimming Association; Great Britain; 1996
56. Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation; Great Britain; 2013
57. Sri Chinmoy; India; 2012
58. David Stevens Clark; United States of America; 2004
59. Anne Cleveland; United States of America; 2011
60. Cindy Cleveland; United States of America; 2018
61. Marcia Cleveland; United States of America; 2020
62. Millie Corson; Denmark; 2026
63. Juan “Johnny” José Cortiñas; Cuba; 1967
64. Christine Cossette; Canada; 1982
65. Robert Cossette; Canada; 2004
66. Luciano Cotena; Italy; 2019
67. Doc Counsilman; United States of America; 1981
68. Abilio Couto; Brazil; 2001
69. Albert Coward; Great Britain; 2018
70. Lynne Cox; United States of America; 1982
71. Francis Crippen; United States of America; 2011
72. Julian Critchlow; Great Britain; 2021
73. Ana Marcela Cunha; Brazil; 2019
74. Melissa Cunningham Roberts; Australia; 2013
75. Silvia Beatríz Dalotto; Argentina; 2005
76. Brojen Das; Pakistan; 1965
77. Irving Davids; United States of America; 2026
78. Buck Dawson; United States of America; 1993
79. Penny Lee Dean; United States of America; 1980
80. Diego Degano; Argentina; 1995
81. Ned Denison; Ireland; 2012
82. Barrie Devenport; New Zealand; 1968
83. Marcos Aurelio Díaz Domínguez; Dominican Republic; 2012
84. Edith van Dijk; Netherlands; 2007
85. Paolo Donaggio; Italy; 1980
86. Andy Donaldson; Great Britain; 2026
87. James Doty; United States of America; 2007
88. Robert Dowling; United States of America; 1970
89. Bob Duenkel; United States of America; 2019
90. Lyndon Dunsbee; Great Britain; 1988
91. George Duthie; Canada; 1966
92. Gertrude Ederle; United States of America; 1963
93. Ida Elionsky; United States of America; 2019
94. Captain Nabil Elshazly; Egypt; 2020
95. Nasser Elshazly; Egypt; 1979
96. Simone Ercoli; Italy; 2025
97. Jon Erikson; United States of America; 1981
98. Ted Erikson; United States of America; 1978
99. Digna Escurra; Paraguay; 2026
100. Faros Maratón; Croatia; 2012
101. Maurice Ferguson; Great Britain; 2003
102. Bryan Finlay; Canada; 2020
103. Brenda Fisher, BEM; Great Britain; 2023
104. Commander Gerald Forsberg, OBE, RN; Great Britain; 1965
105. Dr. Benjamin Franklin; United States of America; 1983
106. Elizabeth Fry; United States of America; 2014
107. Drury Gallagher; United States of America; 2011
108. Pat Gallant-Charette; United States of America; 2019
109. Pilar Geijo; Argentina; 2018
110. Rosemary George; Great Britain; 2003
111. Spiros Gianniotis; Greece; 2020
112. Gibraltar Strait Swimming Association; Spain; 2017
113. Massimo Giuliani; Italy; 2020
114. Mercedes Gleitze; Great Britain; 1969
115. Cliff Golding; Great Britain; 2026
116. Bill Goll; United States of America; 2011
117. Stephane Gomez; France; 2021
118. Charlie Gravett; Great Britain; 2016
119. Elaine Gray; Great Britain; 1971
120. Christopher Green; Great Britain; 2012
121. Sam Greetham; Great Britain; 2024
122. Martina Grimaldi; Italy; 2018
123. Trent Grimsey; Australia; 2018
124. Joe Grossman; United States of America; 1979
125. Christopher Guesdon; Australia; 2009
126. Susanne Guesdon; Australia; 2019
127. Ros Hardiman; Great Britain; 2024
128. Ashby Harper; United States of America; 1984
129. Lilian Harrison; Argentina; 1973
130. Suzanne Heim-Bowen; United States of America; 2024
131. Ishak Helmy; Egypt; 1980
132. Barbara Hernandez; Chile; 2026
133. Tom Hetzel; United States of America; 1980
134. Colin Hill; Great Britain; 2017
135. Yvetta Hlavacova; Czech Republic; 2021
136. Dr. Harry Huffaker; United States of America; 2011
137. Chad Hundeby; United States of America; 1996
138. Carole Hunt; Great Britain; 1994
139. Sarah Hunt; Great Britain; 1994
140. Captain Leonard Hutchinson; Great Britain; 2004
141. Horacio Iglesias; Argentina; 1967
142. IJsselmeer Zwemmarathon; Netherlands; 2020
143. Larisa Dmitriyevna Ilchenko; Russia; 2012
144. Irish Long Distance Swimming Association; Ireland; 2012
145. Pauline Jackson; United States of America; 2024
146. Helge Jensen; Denmark; 1970
147. Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club; Great Britain; 2015
148. Zhang Jian; China; 2018
149. Tim Johnson; United States of America; 2006
150. Peter Jurzynski; United States of America; 2005
151. Linda Kaiser; United States of America; 2018
152. Britta Kamrau; Germany; 2008
153. Dr. Jane Katz; United States of America; 2014
154. Ted Keenan; Ireland; 1984
155. James Kegley; United States of America; 1991
156. Dr. Vicki Keith CM; Canada; 2003
157. Annette Kellerman; Australia; 1965
158. Otto Kemmerich; Germany; 1968
159. Jerry Kerschner; United States of America; 1978
160. John Kinsella; United States of America; 1978
161. Rita Kovacs; Hungary; 2023
162. Yuri Kudinov; Russia; 2009
163. Irene van der Laan; Netherlands; 1985
164. Regent Lacoursiere; Canada; 1978
165. Kathrin Lammers; Germany; 2018
166. Annemie Landmeters; Belgium; 1991
167. Carlos Larriera; Argentina; 1969
168. Stephane Lecat; France; 2007
169. Dina Levacic; Croatia; 2025
170. Jaime Lomelin Gavaldon; México; 2023
171. Right Honourable Captain William J. Long OBE; Great Britain; 2004
172. May Looney; United States of America; 1984
173. Sunny Lowry; Great Britain; 2008
174. Cliff Lumsdon; Canada; 1969
175. Thomas Lurz; Germany; 2019
176. Marcy MacDonald; United States of America; 2005
177. Michelle Macy; United States of America; 2019
178. Alawi Mohammed Makki Al-Ibrahim; Saudia Arabia; 1979
179. Attila Manyoki; Hungary; 2016
180. Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation; Australia; 2023
181. Susie Maroney; Australia; 2005
182. Dr. Mohamed Marouf; Egypt; 2018
183. Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti; Peru; 2005
184. Yuko Matsuzaki; Japan; 2011
185. Dennis Matuch; United States of America; 1977
186. Angela Maurer; Germany; 2009
187. Chloe McCardel; Australia; 2016
188. Jacqueline McClelland; Ireland; 2026
189. Linda McGill; Australia; 1968
190. Alexander Meyer; United States of America; 2026
191. Georges Michel; France; 2022
192. Midmar Mile; South Africa; 2013
193. Vojislav Mijic; Serbia; 2014
194. Dennis Miller; Fiji; 2013
195. Sally Anne Minty-Gravett; Great Britain; 2005
196. Attila Molnar; Hungary; 1998
197. Magda Molnar; Hungary; 1985
198. Dr. Osama Ahmed Momtaz; Egypt; 2007
199. Jaimie Monahan; United States of America; 2018
200. Jim Moran; United States of America; 1985
201. Rohan Dattatrey More; India; 2018
202. David Morgan; Great Britain; 1983
203. Eva Morrison; United States of America; 1973
204. Evan Morrison; United States of America; 2022
205. Lynton Mortensen; Australia; 2024
206. Aurelie Muller; France; 2025
207. Steven Munatones; United States of America; 2002
208. Kevin Murphy; Great Britain; 1971
209. Keo Nakama; United States of America; 1967
210. Jerry Nason; United States of America; 2007
211. Forrest Nelson; United States of America; 2015
212. Marvin Duke Nelson; United States of America; 1979
213. Marc Newman; Great Britain; 1988
214. Cynthia Nicholas; Canada; 1978
215. Judith de Nijs; Netherlands; 1964
216. Anna-Carin Nordin; Sweden; 2018
217. Martha Norelius; United States of America; 1984
218. Esther Nunez Morera; Spain; 2020
219. Diana Nyad; United States of America; 1978
220. David O’Brien; Australia; 2017
221. Poliana Okimoto; Brazil; 2018
222. Michael Oram; Great Britain; 2004
223. Gustavo Oriozabala; Argentina; 2001
224. Penny Palfrey; Australia; 2009
225. David Parcells; United States of America; 2012
226. Dr. David Smith; Canada; 2015
227. Margaret Park; Canada; 2000
228. Tom Park; Canada; 1968
229. Roger Parsons; Great Britain; 1997
230. Val Parsons; Great Britain; 1990
231. Courtney Moates Paulk; United States of America; 2024
232. Baptista Pereira; Portugal; 1971
233. Dale Petranech; United States of America; 1995
234. Rose Pitonof; United States of America; 2013
235. James Pittar; Australia; 2009
236. John Pittman; United States of America; 2017
237. Mickey Pittman; United States of America; 2017
238. Claudio Plit; Argentina; 1981
239. Walter Poenisch; United States of America; 2020
240. Dr. Evgenij Pop Acev; Macedonia; 2024
241. Gilles Potvin; Canada; 2006
242. Francis Pritchard; United States of America; 2008
243. Lewis Pugh; Great Britain; 2013
244. Shadia El Rageb; Egypt; 1971
245. Ricardo Continentino Ratto; Brazil; 2017
246. Michael Read; Great Britain; 1978
247. Stephen Redmond; Ireland; 2017
248. Hassan Abdel Rehim; Egypt; 1966
249. Des Renford; Australia; 1978
250. Frank Richards; Great Britain; 2004
251. Julie Ridge; United States of America; 1985
252. Eva Risztov; Hungary; 2020
253. Veljko Rogosic; Yugoslavia; 1998
254. Norman Ross; United States of America; 1984
255. Rottnest Channel Swim Association; Australia; 2011
256. Sharon van Rouwendaal; Netherlands; 2022
257. Simone Ruffini; Italy; 2024
258. Philip Rush; New Zealand; 1985
259. Gus Ryder; Canada; 1981
260. Willy van Rysel; Netherlands; 2002
261. General Omar Sabry, Egypt, 1965
262. William ‘Bill’ Sadlo, Jr., USA, 2009
263. Marwan Saleh; Syria; 2026
264. Johannes Schans; Netherlands; 1970
265. Jan van Scheijndel; Netherlands; 1985
266. Charlotte Schoemmell; United States of America; 1967
267. Audrey Scott; Great Britain; 1983
268. Ray Scott; Great Britain; 1983
269. Mihir Sen; India; 1966
270. Serpentine Swimming Club; Great Britain; 2022
271. Mervyn Sharp; Great Britain; 2006
272. Taranath Narayan Shenoy; India; 1987
273. Brenda Sherratt; Great Britain; 1970
274. John Sigmund; United States of America; 1965
275. Charles Silvia; United States of America; 2007
276. Dan Simonelli; United States of America; 2024
277. Carol Sing; United States of America; 2000
278. Marty Sinn; United States of America; 1963
279. John Slater; Great Britain; 1980
280. Dr. David Smith; United States of America; 1969
281. Joe Smith; Great Britain; 2005
282. Stella Taylor; South Africa; 2021
283. Trevor Smith; Great Britain; 1998
284. Vicko Soljan; Croatia; 2007
285. Igor de Souza; Brazil; 2004
286. Eddie Spelling; Great Britain; 2025
287. Tomi Stefanovski; Macedonia; 2016
288. Steve Stievenart; France; 2025
289. Chris Stockdale; Great Britain; 1991
290. Petar Stoychev; Bulgaria; 2008
291. Alison Streeter; Great Britain; 1985
292. Freda Streeter; Great Britain; 2005
293. Martin Strel; Slovenia; 2015
294. Greg Streppel; Canada; 1996
295. Diane Struble; United States of America; 2023
296. Henry Sullivan; United States of America; 1968
297. Imre Szenasi; Hungary; 1973
298. Duncan Taylor; Great Britain; 2005
299. Stella Taylor; United States of America; 1982
300. Shelley Taylor-Smith; Australia; 1990
301. Bert Thomas; United States of America; 1969
302. Sarah Thomas; United States of America; 2018
303. Patty Thompson; Canada; 1969
304. Enrico Tiraboschi; Italy; 1971
305. Nora Toledano Cadena; México; 2006
306. James Toomey; United States of America; 1971
307. Giulio Travaglio; Italy; 1966
308. Traversee internationale du lac St-Jean; Canada; 1976
309. Montserrat Tresserras; Spain; 1970
310. Norman Trusty; Great Britain; 2003
311. Hugh Tucker; South Africa; 2018
312. Jacques Tuset; France; 2018
313. Viola Valli; Italy; 2021
314. Varne Ridge Holiday Park; Great Britain; 2015
315. Marty Veen; Netherlands; 2015
316. Ernst Vierkoetter; Germany; 1978
317. Jorge Villegas Pérez; México; 2025
318. Catherine Vogt Kase; United States of America; 2024
319. Carl Walker; Great Britain; 2005
320. Billy Wallace; Ireland; 1999
321. Christof Wandratsch; Germany; 2004
322. Thomas H. Watch; Great Britain; 1986
323. Barry Watson; Great Britain; 1973
324. Don Watson; United States of America; 2013
325. Captain Matthew Webb; Great Britain; 1963
326. Ferry Weertman; Netherlands; 2022
327. Maarten van der Weijden; Netherlands; 2012
328. Johnny Weissmuller; United States of America; 1970
329. Conrad Wennerberg; United States of America; 1977
330. John Graeme West; New Zealand; 2026
331. Captain Roger W. Wheeler; United States of America; 2026
332. James Whelan; United States of America; 2001
333. David Whyte; Great Britain; 2007
334. Alick Wickham; Solomon Islands; 2022
335. Monique Wildschut; Netherlands; 1993
336. Ralph Willard; United States of America; 1981
337. Herman Willemse; Netherlands; 1963
338. Jabez Wolffe; Great Britain; 1968
339. Ronnie Man Chiu Wong; Hong Kong; 2021
340. Doug Woodring; Hong Kong; 2020
341. World Aquatics; Hungary; 1994
342. Steve Wozniak; United States of America; 1979
343. William Wrigley Jr.; United States of America; 1964
344. Feng Yao-Hsien; China; 1973
345. John York; United States of America; 1989
346. Bridget Young; Great Britain; 1988
347. George Young; Canada; 1963
348. David Yudovin; United States of America; 1999
349. Beth Yudovin; United States of America; 2022
350. Joe Zemaitis; United States of America; 2025
351. Charles Zibelman; United States of America; 1966
352. Major Jason Zirganos; Greece; 1971
353. Major General Ahmed Zorkani; Egypt; 1973
Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award
1970 Joe Grossman
1971 Gerald Forsberg
1972 Buck Dawson
1973 Willy Van Rysel
1974 Jerry Nason
1975 Ray Scott and Audrey Scott
1976 Aquatique Club Du lac St. Jean
1977 Conrad Wennerberg
1978 Charles E. Silvia
1979 Dennis Matuch
1980-2001 Award Retired
2002 James Doty
2003 British Long Distance Swimming Association
2004 Roger Parsons & Valerie Parsons
2005 Lynn Blouin
2006 Dale Petranech
2007 Silvia Dalotto
2008 Shelley Taylor-Smith
2009 Michael Read
2010 Christopher Guesdon
2011 Steven Munatones
2012 Drury Gallagher
2013 Ned Denison
2014 Melissa Cunningham
2015 Dennis Miller
2016 David Yudovin
2017 Richard Broer
2018 Stéphane Lecat
2019 Sue Guesdon
2020 Sid Cassidy
2021 Colin Hill
2022 Elizabeth Fry
2023 Sally Anne Minty-Gravett, MBE
2024 Massimo Giuliani
2025 Forrest Nelson
2026 Julian Critchlow
Poseidon Award
- 2013 – Organising Committee of the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference including Oswald Schmidt, Paschal Horgan, Captain Tom McCarthy, Ciaran O’Connor, Finbarr Hedderman, and Ned Denison, Ireland.
- 2016 – Chloë McCardel, Australia
- 2017 – Steven Munatones, USA
- 2018 – Chris Guesdon, Australia
- 2019 – Michael Read, Great Britain
- 2020 – Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria
- 2021 – Sarah Thomas, USA
- 2022 – Shelley Taylor-Smith, Australia
- 2023 – Kevin Murphy, Great Britain
- 2024 – Penny Lee Dean, Ed.D., USA
- 2025 – Nora Toledano Cadena, Mexico
- 2026 – Paul Asmuth, USA
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