Keep up with ISHOF's digitization of historic film - you might be in one.  In addition to videos from the 2012 ISHOF Induction, newly posted videos include:

• From Grantland Rice, possibly the only surviving film of American style Softball Water Polo, filmed at the New York Athletic Club ca. 1926.
• Highlights of the 1936 Olympic Games.
• From ABC's Wide World of Sports, the 1963 Women's AAU Indoor National Championships, called by Bill Fleming and featuring the 200 backstroke, 500 freestyle and 200 IM.

And much more, with new films posted weekly.  Subscribe by logging on to youtube and search for "swimming hall of fame channel", click on the ISHOF logo,  then "subscribe". 

From small seeds grow great trees.  So it was with the inaugural International Aquatic History and Film Festival, held at the ISHOF in conjunction with our annual Honoree Weekend.  From surveys completed by attendees, the event was a great success and it will become an annual ISHOF event.  You can see the impressive list of presentations and films at www.iahsff.com  and if you would like to order a copy of the Symposium book ($50 plus 5.95 S & H) or a CD containing PDFs of the presentations ($25 plus $3.95 S & H) you can do so by emailing Bruce Wigo directly at bwigo@ishof.org or calling 954-462-6536 ext. 200. 

Consul General Kawahara (L) and Nobutaka Tan (R)

At ISHOF's Induction, Coach Nobutaka Tan, of south Florida's Heritage Swim Team, presenting a symbolic check to the Miami Consul General for Miami, Eichi Kawahara for $23,000 raised by ISHOF partners Heritage Aquatics of South Florida and the Zenith Aquatic Program of southern California, to support swimming programs in the Tsunami affected regions of Japan.  

Tan (L) with President Sano, in Tokyo

Nobu then traveled to Tokyo where he personally presented a real check for over $10K  to Mr. Kazuo Sano, President of the Japan Swimming Federation.  A representative of the Zenith Aquatic Program of southern California, another ISHOF partner team will personally present Mr. Sano with another check in Tokyo, in June.