The USMS History & Archives Committee maintains this archive of stories about people who are or have been prominent in USMS. Our goal is to collect stories about everyone who has held a national office in USMS, all who have been recipients of
national awards, and ISHOF honorees who have competed in USMS meets. We would also like stories about USMS All-Americans and those who have held major offices in their LMSC's. A list of swimmers whose stories are needed can be found
here.
Thanks to Keith Bell, Meg Smath, Phil Whitten, Betsy Durrant, June Krauser, Janice Krauser, Skip Thompson, Joan P Smith, Meegan Wilson, Jim Krueger, and Dorothy Donnelly for their suggestions and help. Also, special thanks to the Henning Library at the International Swimming Hall of Fame and to Preston & Rita Levy for their help.
Available Stories
| Date |
Swimmer |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Richard T Abrahams |
| Jul 13, 2002 |
Bonnie M Adair |
| Jun 30, 2006 |
Donald E Agate |
| Mar 18, 2005 |
Bennett Y Allen |
| Dec 2, 2005 |
Steve Allen |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Hamilton Anderson |
| Jan 9, 2006 |
John McCallum Anderson |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Mildred Anderson |
| Oct 18, 2002 |
Rorie M Anderson |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Ransom J Arthur |
| Jul 1, 2006 |
Heather Buckendahl Baggett |
| Jul 1, 2006 |
Sylvia Bailey |
| May 7, 2002 |
Beth O Baker |
| May 28, 2005 |
Charles C Baldwin |
| Jul 1, 2006 |
Catherine Barnum |
| Apr 1, 2002 |
Harry W Bartlett |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Anna M Bauscher |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Cindy P Baxter |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Robert E Beach |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Keith F Bell |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
Jerry Bennett |
| Apr 14, 2006 |
Richard L Bennett |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Todd L Bertagnolli |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Tim A Birnie |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
Ceil W Blackwell |
| Jan 9, 2006 |
Thomas D Boak |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Richard S Bober |
| Mar 24, 2006 |
Nan Bohl |
| Jan 17, 2008 |
Judy M Bonning |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
David P Boudreau |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Susan Bradley-Cox |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Christene A Breen |
| Jan 8, 2003 |
Regina Brittingham |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Tim Broderick |
| Aug 2, 2002 |
Clifford S Brown |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Mardie L Brown |
| May 23, 2007 |
Nancy Brown |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Jayne Bruner |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
Jack Buchannan |
| Jul 15, 2002 |
Ondrej Bures |
| May 23, 2001 |
Craig J Burns |
| Oct 18, 2002 |
Joel J Burns |
| Apr 12, 2006 |
Joan K Campbell |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Rose Caplane |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Rick Carey |
| May 7, 2002 |
Florence E Carr |
| Apr 29, 2002 |
Allan L Cartwright |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Kathrine J Casey |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Tracy Caulkins |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
Cav Cavanaugh |
| May 1, 2005 |
Debbie D Cavanaugh |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
John P Ceraolo |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Matthew J Cetlinski |
| Nov 22, 2005 |
Betty Christian |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
Steve E Clark |
| Sep 2, 2005 |
Marcia E Cleveland |
| May 23, 2001 |
Scott Coleman |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Michael D Collins |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Ron L Collins |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
Jewel C Cooke |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
David L Costill |
| Aug 12, 2006 |
James (Doc) E Counsilman |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
L (Gene) E Crossett |
| Jun 28, 2006 |
Ann Curtis Cuneo |
| Mar 18, 0200 |
Thomas Jr. K Cureton |
| Jan 9, 2006 |
Aldo Da Rosa |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Peter Daland |
| Apr 29, 2003 |
Loida Delgado |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
Christopher S Derks |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Wally C Dicks |
| Sep 30, 2006 |
Sally A Dillon |
| Jul 2, 2006 |
Jean Ditsworth |
| Jan 9, 2006 |
Dorothy L Donnelly |
| Sep 2, 2002 |
Gail M Dummer |
| Jan 9, 2006 |
Barbara G Dunbar |
| Jul 6, 2005 |
Betsy Durrant |
| Mar 18, 2008 |
Jean D Durston |
| Feb 28, 2002 |
Dave Dutrow |
| Jul 18, 2005 |
Bill Earley |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Herb Eisenschmidt |
| Mar 31, 2003 |
Jim R Eubank |
| May 14, 2002 |
Konrad P Euler |
| May 14, 2002 |
Clay T Evans |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Jeff Farrell |
| Apr 20, 2002 |
Kathleen N Feldvoss |
| Aug 22, 2005 |
Ellen Ferguson |
| Nov 30, 2005 |
Albert B Fisher |
| Sep 2, 2002 |
Peter I Fogarassy |
| May 15, 2002 |
John T Foote |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Alan Ford |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
June K Ford |
| Apr 25, 2001 |
Edwige A Fortier |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Jerome A Frentsos |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Ambrose Gaines |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Drury J Gallagher |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Timothy R Garton |
| May 28, 2005 |
Jill E Gellatly |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Jack Geoghegan |
| Jun 27, 2002 |
David Gillanders |
| Jun 21, 2006 |
Mel E Goldstein |
| Sep 19, 2005 |
Brian S Goodell |
| May 28, 2005 |
Esther M Grafrath |
| May 30, 2005 |
Tracy L Grilli |
| May 29, 2005 |
Edie B Gruender |
| Nov 30, 2005 |
Jeane M Gruender |
| Jul 1, 2006 |
Dick Guido |
| May 20, 2008 |
David M Guthrie |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Scott Guthrie |
| Apr 21, 2002 |
F H Ted Haartz |
| May 29, 2005 |
Carolyn P Haefner |
| Aug 12, 2006 |
George F Haines |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Gary W Hall |
| Jun 2, 2008 |
Minna L Hamner |
| May 14, 2002 |
Heidi Hannenian Kissel |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Wenke K Hansen |
| Jul 1, 2006 |
Ashby Harper |
| Oct 19, 2002 |
Roger L Hawkins |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Lawrence B Hayes |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
Anita L Hazen |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Lisa A Hazen |
| May 14, 2002 |
Dawn M Heckman |
| Apr 30, 2002 |
Jerry Heidenreich |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
Edith M Hendry |
| May 30, 2005 |
John Higgins |
| Apr 25, 2001 |
Emmett W Hines |
| Dec 12, 2002 |
Ann M Hirsch |
| Apr 25, 2007 |
Ida M Hlavacek |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Doris Hogan |
| Apr 21, 2002 |
Rogers B Holmes |
| Mar 22, 2003 |
Carl House |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Patrick S Howe |
| May 28, 2005 |
Jae Howell |
| May 14, 2002 |
Craig B Hummer |
| May 28, 2005 |
Harry B Hunsicker |
| Jul 2, 2006 |
Margie Hutinger |
| Jul 4, 2006 |
Paul Hutinger |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Joe D Hutto |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Anita K Irons |
| Jun 21, 2006 |
William Irwin |
| Nov 4, 2002 |
Barbara J Jackson |
| Jun 28, 2006 |
Bud Jackson |
| May 7, 2002 |
Ronald L Johnson |
| Feb 8, 2007 |
Graham M Johnston |
| Dec 31, 1996 |
William G Johnston |
| Jun 11, 2005 |
Burwell Jones |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Suzy J Jones-Roy |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Barbara S Jordan |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Betsy T Jordan |
| May 31, 2005 |
Peter Jurczyk |
| Sep 9, 2005 |
Dimitar Kalchev |
| Mar 19, 2002 |
Ronnie Kamphausen |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Richard M Kane |
| Apr 3, 2002 |
Jane Katz |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Regan Kenner |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
John H Keppeler |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Herb Kern |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Ken Kimball |
| Dec 26, 2005 |
Landon C Kirchner |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Lo D Knapp |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Beth Lutz Knight |
| May 7, 2002 |
Rachel Komisarz |
| May 29, 2005 |
Sarah L Kopsky |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
John D Kortheuer |
| May 7, 2002 |
Caroline M Krattli |
| Jan 7, 2003 |
June Krauser |
| Mar 23, 2006 |
Marie J Kreipe |
| Jan 17, 2007 |
James Krueger |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Joseph L Kurtzman |
| Nov 24, 2005 |
Anne G La Borwit |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Jo W Lacy |
| Jan 20, 2002 |
Jayne M Lambke |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Tom Lane |
| Apr 21, 2002 |
G Harold (Gus) Langner |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Lance M Larson |
| May 30, 2005 |
Amar G Lathi |
| Jul 2, 2006 |
Wallace W Laury |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Michael A Laux |
| Jul 2, 2006 |
Watson Lawrence |
| May 14, 2002 |
Pam J Lazzarotto |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Charless Lebourgeois |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Kelley B Lemmon |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Maria Lenk-Zigler |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Ernie Leskovitz |
| Oct 18, 2002 |
James E Lilley |
| Sep 30, 2002 |
Susan W Livingston |
| Jul 2, 2006 |
Peggy Luchessi |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Esther R Lyman |
| Jun 4, 2008 |
Ann B Lyttle |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Robert C MacDonald |
| Apr 21, 2006 |
Carol Macpherson |
| Aug 12, 2001 |
Dave Malbrough |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Thompson Mann |
| Aug 12, 2006 |
Angel Martino |
| Jan 18, 2008 |
Stu J Marvin |
| Mar 25, 2002 |
Elsa R Mattila |
| Oct 23, 2002 |
Meg May |
| May 7, 2002 |
Jim Mc Conica |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Anne B Mc Guire |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Don W Mc Kenzie |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Frank Mc Kinney |
| Sep 1, 2002 |
Andrew M Mc Pherson |
| Mar 29, 2002 |
E Don McCullough |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Maxine O Merlino |
| Apr 2, 2002 |
John Merrill |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Margery Meyer |
| Jan 6, 2003 |
Marguerite Meyer |
| May 23, 2001 |
Jim W Miller |
| Mar 19, 2001 |
Tracie A Moll |
| May 28, 2005 |
Jim Montgomery |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Hugh C Moore |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Bonnie M Moss |
| Jan 15, 2007 |
Sue A Moucha |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Ardeth R Mueller |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Bill Mulliken |
| Sep 15, 2002 |
Susan L Munn |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Sean M Murphy |
| May 28, 2005 |
Huddie M Murray |
| Nov 30, 2005 |
Ashley A Nance |
| Aug 13, 2002 |
Linda Neary |
| Dec 29, 2000 |
Sandy Neilson |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Gloria Nemet |
| Dec 29, 2000 |
Edward H Nessel |
| Dec 29, 2000 |
Sally Newell |
| Nov 7, 2002 |
Robert K Nichols |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Lois Kivi Nochman |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Randy Nutt |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Kerry L O'Brien |
| May 2, 2007 |
Parry O'Brien |
| Mar 28, 2002 |
Gladys Olsen |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Hal Onusseit |
| Mar 4, 2008 |
Joan D Osborne |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Yoshi Oyakawa |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
David J Parcells |
| Dec 12, 2002 |
Robin B Parisi |
| Dec 2, 2007 |
Jennifer A Parks |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Christena M Pazos |
| Mar 25, 2002 |
June Peacock |
| Aug 14, 2000 |
Ella Peckham |
| Mar 21, 2002 |
Harold O Perry |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Walter R Pfeiffer |
| May 28, 2005 |
Barnet Phillips |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Frank M Piemme |
| Nov 24, 2002 |
Ginger L Pierson |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Mary M Pohlmann |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Robert M Poiletman |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
William A Prew |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Robert J Proebsting |
| Apr 28, 2008 |
Doris C Prokopi |
| Aug 13, 2006 |
Scott F Rabalais |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
David A Radcliff |
| Aug 21, 2005 |
Richard Rahe |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Alan S Rapperport |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Ed Sr Reed |
| Jun 30, 2006 |
Joseph C Reiners |
| Mar 7, 2002 |
Gail S Rice |
| Jun 30, 2008 |
Scott B Richards |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Reggie Richardson |
| Apr 18, 2002 |
Paul L Ridgway |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Nancy J Ridout |
| Feb 18, 2003 |
Debra A Riker |
| Nov 28, 2005 |
Suzanne E Robbins-Bonitz |
| Jun 5, 2005 |
Tex J Robertson |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Gerry A Rodrigues |
| Jun 11, 2005 |
Gail P Roper |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Murray Rose |
| Nov 30, 2005 |
Howard Rutenberg |
| Jun 10, 2005 |
Manuel Sanguily |
| May 28, 2005 |
Leslie Sauber |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Elizabeth A Scheimann |
| Mar 29, 2002 |
Charles H Schlegel |
| May 31, 2005 |
George L Schmidt |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Jurgen B Schmidt |
| Mar 11, 2008 |
Steven E Schofield |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Clark Scholes |
| Jun 1, 2005 |
Laurine L Schuler |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Dore N Schwab |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Sally J Scott |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Brian P Scottoline |
| Apr 9, 2001 |
Della M Sehorn |
| Aug 12, 2006 |
Marjorie W Sharpe |
| May 30, 2005 |
Edward J Shea |
| Jan 26, 2002 |
Diana M Silva |
| Jul 1, 2006 |
George S Simon |
| Jun 17, 2008 |
Arthur C Smith |
| Apr 6, 2001 |
Joan P Smith |
| May 7, 2002 |
Paul L Smith |
| May 28, 2005 |
Richard K Smith |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Richard T Smith |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Robert S Smith |
| Jul 1, 2006 |
Gerson Sobel |
| Jul 1, 2006 |
Pearl Sobel |
| Feb 21, 2003 |
John Spannuth |
| May 23, 2001 |
William L Specht |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
R Tod Spieker |
| Aug 8, 2000 |
Mark Spitz |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Allen Stack |
| Jun 10, 2005 |
Joel M Stager |
| Apr 25, 2008 |
Allen L Stark |
| Jan 16, 2003 |
Frank J Starr |
| May 28, 2005 |
Lee L Starr |
| Oct 20, 2006 |
Jonathan L Steiner |
| Jul 14, 2002 |
Rose P Steward |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Lavelle M Stoinoff |
| May 7, 2002 |
Robert Strand |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Robert Strauss |
| Apr 21, 2002 |
Bradford Sturtevant |
| May 14, 2002 |
Susan K Suomu |
| Sep 22, 2002 |
Ann Svenson |
| Sep 16, 2002 |
Raymond F Taft |
| Oct 28, 2002 |
Zada W Taft |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Sheila C Taormina |
| May 14, 2002 |
Bram P Tester |
| Mar 14, 2008 |
Barbara L Thomas |
| Jan 28, 2001 |
James Thornton |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Frank H Tillotson |
| Oct 2, 2007 |
William Tingley |
| Mar 28, 2002 |
Jean D Troy |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Mike Tschirret |
| May 4, 2008 |
Beverley J Tucker |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Enid G Uhrich |
| May 7, 2002 |
Laura B Val |
| Jul 5, 2006 |
Albert Vande Weghe |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Carin Cone Vanderbush |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Daniel H Veatch |
| May 27, 2005 |
Bill Volckening |
| Jan 9, 2003 |
Clara L Walker |
| Mar 14, 2007 |
Susan Walsh |
| Nov 16, 2000 |
Stephanie Walsh Beilman |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Mary Lee Watson |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Charles E Weatherbee |
| Aug 16, 2006 |
Debbie Weber |
| May 14, 2002 |
Dan Wegner |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Lynn Weir |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Cathy Carr L West |
| Apr 21, 2002 |
Collister Wheeler |
| Sep 25, 2002 |
Phillip Whitten |
| Apr 8, 2002 |
Marie Wicklun |
| May 23, 2001 |
Anne Wilder |
| Jun 27, 2002 |
Hugh Wilder |
| May 26, 2008 |
Connie Wilson |
| Sep 18, 2002 |
Meegan J Wilson |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
Paul K Windrath |
| Apr 21, 2002 |
Lenore Kight Wingard |
| Sep 1, 2002 |
Brad L Winsor |
| Jul 19, 2000 |
William Yorzyk |
| Apr 13, 2003 |
Gertrud J Zint |