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Daniel Gyurta (HUN), 2012 Olympic champion in the 200 m breaststroke
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Dr. Tuende Szabo (HUN) 1992 Olympic silver medalist visits ISHOF with husband Savolt Akos
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Dimitry Volcov (RUS), 2x Olympian (1988 silver medalist) & publisher of the Russian Federation's swim magazine
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coach Eric Rebourg at ISHOF with his swim team from France
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Brantford Swim Team from Canada
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Original 1960's Atlantic City Steel Pier divers reunite at ISHOF
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Bill Smith, The Greatest Swimmer of His Era, Passes Away
Honolulu - Bill Smith, the 1948 London Olympic Games gold medalist in  the 400-meter freestyle and 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay has passed away. He was generally considered the World's outstanding swimmer from 1941 to 1949. Smith's greatest years were during the WWII years. After watching him shatter world records in the 200, 400 and 800 meter freestyle events at the 1942 US Nationals, three Hall of Fame coaches, Ohio State's Mike Peppe, Michigan's Matt Mann and Yale's Bob Kiphuth were unanimous in declaring the 19 year old Hawaiian "the greatest swimmer who ever lived." More:
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55 Days Left Till
2013 Induction
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MAKE YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND
THE INDUCTION WEEKEND May 9-12, 2013
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Dagmar Hase (R) &
Franziska van Almsick
(GER) 1996 Atlanta
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2013 promises to be the most fantastic Honoree Weekend in the history of the ISHOF. It will also be your last induction in the Museum in Ft. Lauderdale, as demolition is set to begin by the end of the year. Click here for Induction 2013 Among the special events not to be missed:
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Hot off the Press!
The 2013 ISHOF YEARBOOK!
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Dimitry Volvov helps Bruce Wigo unload the 2013 yearbooks
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If you were not an ISHOF member in 2012, you can still get the 2012 Yearbook by joining as a 2103 member before March 1st. By doing so you can get the great historical content in two of our yearbooks for the price of one year.
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The cover of our new yearbook.
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In addition to all the great events of 2012, the 2012 yearbook is backed with priceless stories from the history of the world's most popular sports, including the history of the Olympic Medals from ISHOF's one-of-a-kind collection.
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ISHOF and Swimming History in
"The Life of Pi"
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The Academy award winning film, The Life of Pi, is a great promotion for swimming but it is also connected to a historic swimming pool through the name of the leading character  Piscines Molitor Patel - Pi for short.
To learn more about this connection to ISHOF and Hall of Famer's Johnny Weissmuller, Aileen Riggin and the famous Parisian swimming pool, click here.
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New Exhbits
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Jason Lezak's 2008 4x100m Freestyle Relay Suit
We will always remember Jason Lezak's legendary performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, when he anchored the 4x100m freestyle relay to not only break the world record and win the gold for team USA, but also to keep Michael Phelps's dream of eight Olympic gold medals alive.
In the final 25 meters, Lezak overtook French team anchor Alain Bernard despite Bernard having nearly a full body length's advantage when Lezak started his leg and half a body length with 25 meters from the end. Lezak split a 46.06, the fastest 100 m freestyle split in history, by nearly six tenths of a second.
We are more than happy to now have his suit (pictured on right) on display here at the ISHOF Museum.
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Louganis Film Project "Back on Board" Nominated for Project of the Year
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Cheryl Furjaic's "Back on Board" was voted Indie Wire's Project of the  Week and Project of the Month. Now, it's up for Project of the Year!!!!! Voting ends this Friday 3/15. Please help us score some Industry meetings during the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival and VOTE TODAY!
SHOOTING WITH GREG ON THE SET OF HIS NEW ABC TV SHOW SPLASH!
As you might have heard, Greg has a new reality TV show called SPLASH that begins airing on March 19th on ABC. We are working to nail down a shoot date with Greg to get some behind-the-scenes footage of him on the set! Though the bulk of our film is shot, we thought this opportunity was too good to pass up!!
Don't miss it! ABC, March 19th, 8:00pm
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Ryan Lochte, Reality TV Star
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Set to Air in April, Swimming Star Ryan Lochte will star in his own Reality TV show on the "E" network. E! Entertainment president Suzanne Kolb said, "He is an incredibly endearing personality who is sexy, entertaining and fun. Watching this show, I believe people will fall into three categories: they want to be him, sleep with him or mother him."
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