Stories About USMS Swimmers
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 sortedSwimmer
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
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