Over the past century and more, there have been many landmarks, monuments, and memorials erected or established that honor luminaries in open water swimmers community around the world. The legacies of open water swimmers have been commemorated in various ways and forms over the decades:
- Memorial benches honoring David Yudovin
- Landmarks honoring Vicki Keith, Lynne Cox, Lord Byron, Jim McConica
- Parks honoring Cliff Lumsdon, Marilyn Bell
- Plaques honoring Marilyn Bell, Bert Thomas, Diana Nyad, Lord Byron, Annette Kellerman, Johnny Weissmuller, Zoltán Halmay
- Roads honoring Matthew Webb
- Schools honoring Captain Matthew Webb
- Statues of Maarten van der Weijden, Ben Carlson, Matthew Webb, Jacques Amyot, Lord Byron, Gertrude Ederle
- Ferries honoring Marilyn Bell, Shelley Taylor-Smith
- Swim events honoring Keo Nakama, Marilyn Bell, Murray Rose, Bruckner Chase, Fran Crippen, Gertrude Ederle
- Monuments honoring Commander Charles Gerald Forsberg, Gertrude Ederle, Páraic Casey
- Pools honoring Doc Counsilman, Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti
- Lecture series: honoring Doc Counsilman
- Ocean buoy markers honoring Buddy Belshe
- Colleges honoring Robert Dowling
- Recreation centers honoring Gertrude Ederle, Des Renford
- Public clocks honoring James Doty
- Streets honoring Régent Lacoursière
- Portraits honoring Johnny Weissmuller
- Hollywood Walk of Fame stars honoring Esther Williams, Buster Crabbe, Johnny Weissmuller
The Colegio Suizo de México (@colegiosuizomexico) honored International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Antonio Argüelles (66, Mexico, MSF bio here, @arguelles7mares) with a massive 25-meter mural in the hallway of its campus pool (see here). The mural depicts his journey to achieve the Oceans Seven, serving as a reminder that difficult challenges can be overcome through determination, discipline, and perseverance. Novartis provided the support to make the mural possible.
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