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
Oct 4, 2008	Patricia A Baker
May 28, 2005	Charles C Baldwin
Jul 1, 2006	Kitty B Barnum
Sep 6, 2008	Connie K Barrett
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
Nov 5, 2009	Lester O Bell
Sep 6, 2008	Marcia S Benjamin
Mar 18, 2008	L 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
Oct 1, 2008	Thomas G Bliss
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
Sep 6, 2008	Thomas C Boyd
Jul 19, 2000	Susan Bradley-Cox
Jan 8, 2003	Regina Brittingham
Jul 19, 2000	Tim Broderick
Apr 10, 2009	Doug Brogan
Apr 10, 2009	Marianne Brogan
Aug 2, 2002	Clifford S Brown
Jul 19, 2000	Mardie L Brown
Nov 5, 2009	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
Nov 21, 2008	Billie Ann Burrill
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
Sep 6, 2008	Kathrine J Casey
Jul 19, 2000	Tracy A Caulkins
Mar 18, 2008	Cav Cavanaugh
Sep 6, 2008	Debbie D Cavanaugh
Mar 18, 2008	John P Ceraolo
Jul 19, 2000	Matthew J Cetlinski
Sep 6, 2008	Mo Chambers
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
Jul 31, 2009	John R Cox
Oct 4, 2008	Gussie B Crawford
Mar 14, 2008	L (Gene) E Crossett
Sep 6, 2008	Randy L Crutchfield
Jun 28, 2006	Ann Curtis Cuneo
Mar 18, 2006	Thomas K Cureton
Dec 2, 2008	John P Da Prato
Jan 9, 2006	Aldo Da Rosa
Jul 19, 2000	Peter Daland
Mar 18, 2008	Christopher S Derks
Jul 19, 2000	Wally C Dicks
Sep 30, 2006	Sally A Dillon
Jul 2, 2006	Jean E Ditsworth
Jan 9, 2006	Dorothy L Donnelly
Nov 30, 2008	James M Donnelly
Sep 13, 2008	Harlan W Drake
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
Feb 25, 2009	Raymond H Edelhoff
Jul 19, 2000	Herbert F Eisenschmidt
Mar 31, 2003	Jim R Eubank
May 14, 2002	Konrad P Euler
May 14, 2002	Clay T Evans
Jul 19, 2000	Jeff Farrell
Sep 30, 2008	Barry A Fasbender
Aug 22, 2005	Ellen Ferguson
Nov 30, 2005	Albert B Fisher
Sep 2, 2002	Peter I Fogarassy
Oct 4, 2008	Thomas K Foley
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
Nov 21, 2008	Kathryn S Gregory
May 30, 2005	Tracy L Grilli
Nov 21, 2008	Marilyn K Grindrod
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
Sep 30, 2008	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 Nelson
Jul 19, 2000	Wenke K Hansen
Jul 1, 2006	Ashby Harper
Jul 31, 2009	David P Harrison
Sep 6, 2008	Sue J Haugh
Oct 19, 2002	Roger L Hawkins
Jul 19, 2000	Lawrence B Hayes
Mar 14, 2008	Anita L Hazen
Jul 19, 2000	Lisa A Hazen
Jun 24, 2009	Julie P Heather
May 14, 2002	Dawn M Heckman
Apr 30, 2002	Jerry Heidenreich
Sep 14, 2008	Suzanne M Heim-Bowen
Mar 14, 2008	Edith M Hendry
May 30, 2005	John H Higgins
Oct 5, 2008	Allen Highnote
Apr 10, 2009	Pam J Himstreet
Apr 25, 2001	Emmett W Hines
Dec 12, 2002	Ann M Hirsch
Apr 25, 2007	Ida M Hlavacek
Jul 19, 2000	Doris Hogan
Nov 30, 2008	Rogers B Holmes
Mar 22, 2003	Carl House
Jul 19, 2000	Patrick S Howe
May 28, 2005	Jae Howell
Oct 5, 2008	Doug Huestis
May 14, 2002	Craig B Hummer
May 28, 2005	Harry B Hunsicker
Apr 10, 2009	Margie Hutinger
Apr 10, 2009	Paul Hutinger
Jul 19, 2000	Joe D Hutto
Apr 11, 2009	Susan R Ingraham
Jul 19, 2000	Anita K Irons
Jun 21, 2006	William Irwin
Nov 4, 2002	Barbara J Jackson
Jun 28, 2006	Bud Jackson
Nov 21, 2008	Conrad F Johnson
Aug 17, 2009	Ronald L Johnson
Feb 8, 2007	Graham M Johnston
Dec 31, 1996	William G Johnston
Jun 11, 2005	Burwell Jones
Nov 21, 2008	Paul A 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
Sep 6, 2008	Laura L Kessler
Jul 19, 2000	Ken Kimball
Dec 26, 2005	Landon C Kirchner
Jul 19, 2000	Lo D Knapp
Jul 19, 2000	Beth Lutz Knight
Oct 1, 2008	Charles H Kohnken
May 7, 2002	Rachel Komisarz
May 29, 2005	Sarah L Kopsky
Jul 19, 2000	John D Kortheuer
Nov 21, 2008	Cynthia C Krass
May 7, 2002	Caroline 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
Dec 21, 2008	Mary Lathram
Jul 2, 2006	Wallace W Laury
Jul 19, 2000	Michael A Laux
Sep 25, 2009	Robert E Lavanture
Jul 2, 2006	Watson A Lawrence
May 14, 2002	Pam J Lazzarotto
Jul 19, 2000	Charless Lebourgeois
Sep 6, 2008	Fritz E Lehman
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 E Mc Kinney
Mar 29, 2002	E Don McCullough
Sep 1, 2002	Andrew M McPherson
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
Oct 5, 2008	WonKee Moon
Sep 6, 2008	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
Nov 21, 2008	Fred J Nelis
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
Oct 5, 2008	Randy Nutt
Nov 21, 2008	Kerry L O'Brien
May 2, 2007	Parry O'Brien
Mar 28, 2002	Gladys Olsen
Jul 19, 2000	Helmut F (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 (Esther) Peacock
Aug 14, 2000	Ella Peckham
Mar 21, 2002	Harold O Perry
Oct 15, 2009	Steven B Peterson
Jul 19, 2000	Walter R Pfeiffer
May 28, 2005	Barnet Phillips
Jul 19, 2000	Frank M Piemme
Nov 24, 2002	Ginger L Pierson
Oct 5, 2008	Fred C Pigott
Jul 19, 2000	Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen
Sep 6, 2008	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
Apr 10, 2009	Scott F Rabalais
Jul 19, 2000	David A Radcliff
Aug 21, 2005	Richard H Rahe
Jul 19, 2000	Alan S Rapperport
Sep 23, 2008	Harry W Rawstrom
Sep 30, 2008	Edward W Reed
Sep 14, 2008	Walt E Reid
Jun 30, 2006	Joseph C Reiners
Mar 7, 2002	Gail S Rice
Jun 30, 2008	Scott B Richards
Jul 19, 2000	Reggie Richardson
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
Jun 30, 2009	Perry J Rockwell
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
Apr 20, 2002	Kathleen N Schwartz
Apr 18, 2002	Dave Scott
Jul 19, 2000	Sally J Scott
Nov 18, 2008	Verne H Scott
Jul 19, 2000	Brian P Scottoline
Apr 9, 2001	Della M Sehorn
Oct 5, 2008	Jeanne E Seidler
Aug 12, 2006	Marjorie W Sharpe
May 30, 2005	Edward J Shea
Apr 10, 2009	Linda R Shoenberger
Oct 5, 2008	Dick A Sidner
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
Nov 18, 2008	Karen J Smyers
Jul 1, 2006	Gerson Sobel
Jul 1, 2006	Pearl Sobel
Apr 29, 2003	Aileen R Soule
Feb 21, 2003	John R 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
Sep 6, 2008	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
Oct 5, 2008	Erin Sullivan
May 14, 2002	Susan K Suomu
Sep 22, 2002	Ann Svenson
Apr 10, 2009	Mary Sweat
Sep 16, 2002	Raymond F Taft
Oct 28, 2002	Zada W Taft
Nov 18, 2008	Sheila C Taormina
May 14, 2002	Bram P Tester
Mar 14, 2008	Barbara L Thomas
Jan 28, 2001	James Thornton
Jun 24, 2009	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
Sep 6, 2008	Patricia A Tullman
Oct 1, 2008	Bill J Uhrich
Oct 1, 2008	Enid G Uhrich
Nov 21, 2008	Brandon R Vail
May 7, 2002	Laura B Val
Jul 5, 2006	Albert Vande Weghe
Jul 19, 2000	Carin Cone Vanderbush
Jul 19, 2000	Daniel H Veatch
Apr 10, 2009	Bill Volckening
Jan 9, 2003	Clara L Walker
Nov 30, 2008	Deb W 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	Lynne B Weir
Apr 10, 2009	Jody M Welborn
Nov 21, 2008	Justin M Welborn
Oct 5, 2008	Sarah Welch
Jul 19, 2000	Cathy Carr L West
Apr 21, 2002	Collister M Wheeler
Sep 25, 2002	Phillip Whitten
Apr 8, 2002	Marie Wicklun
May 23, 2001	Anne Wilder
Jun 27, 2002	Hugh Wilder
Oct 5, 2008	Scott Williams
May 26, 2008	Connie Wilson
Sep 18, 2002	Meegan J Wilson
Jul 19, 2000	Paul K Windrath
Apr 21, 2002	Lenore K Wingard
Sep 1, 2002	Brad L Winsor
Oct 15, 2009	Ben Wisckol
Jul 19, 2000	Hessel E Yntema
Jul 19, 2000	William Yorzyk
Apr 13, 2003	Gertrud J Zint