International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Board of Directors

The voting members of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame include:

Conrad Wennerberg, Chairman Emeritus

Kevin Murphy (Great Britain) - President
Dale Petranech (USA) – Honorary Secretary
Lynn Blouin (Canada) – Vice President
Silvia Dalotto (Argentina) – Vice President

Paul Asmuth (USA) Peter Van Vooren (Belgium)

Richard Broer (Netherlands) Pierre Otis (Canada)
David S. Clark (USA) Michael P. Read (Great Britain)
James J. Doty (USA) Carol Sing (USA)
Bob Duenkel (USA) Neville Smith (South Africa)
Christopher Guesdon (Australia) Shelley Taylor Smith (Australia)
Tim Johnson (USA) Skip Storch (USA)
Pavel Kuznetsov (Russia) Sid Cassidy (USA)
Marcella MacDonald (USA) Montserrat Tresserras (Spain)
Dr. Osama Ahmed Momtaz (Egypt) Irene van der Laan (Netherlands)
Steven Munatones (USA) Dee Llewellyn (Great Britain)
Jay Thomas (USA)

1. Shelley Taylor-Smith of Australia, the dominant female professional marathon

swimmer from the mid-1980’s to the mid-1990’s and current Secretary General of
the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee.
2. Sid Cassidy of the U.S.A., current chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water
Swimming Committee and former pro marathon swimmer.
3. Tim Johnson of the U.S.A., author of The History of Open Water Swimming and
the world’s foremost authority on tidal influences on open water swimmers.
4. Paul Asmuth of California, the dominant professional marathon swimmer of the
1980’s.
5. Michael Read of England, 1960 Olympic Games swimmer and former holder of
the title King of the Channel for his 33 successful swims of the English Channel
(to date).
6. Conrad Wennerberg of the U.S.A., Chairman Emeritus of the International
Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and author of Winds, Waves and Sunburn: A
Brief History of Marathon Swimming, one of the most authoritative books written
on marathon swimming.
7. Steven Munatones of the U.S.A., creator of The Daily News of Open Water
Swimming, Open Water Source and the Open Water Swimming Dictionary.
8. Skip Storch of the U.S.A., an ultra-marathon swimmer who completed a triple
circumnavigation of Manhattan Island.
9. Kevin Murphy of the U.K., current King of the Channel for his 34 successful
swims of the English Channel.

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10. Pierre Otis of Canada, former Chairman of the Traversée internationale du lac
St-Jean.
11. Dale Petranech of the U.S.A., chairman of the International Marathon Swimming
Hall of Fame and former chairman of the FINA Open Water Swimming
Commission.
12. Carol Sing of the U.S.A., oldest female swimmer to cross the English Channel.
13. Montserrat Tresserras of Spain, first Spaniard to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and
English Channel and first female swimmer to swim the English Channel both
ways (1961).
14. Irene van der Laan of the Netherlands, former English Channel double-crossing
record holder and long-time professional marathon swimmer.
15. Lynn Blouin of Canada, race director of the Traversée internationale du Lac
Memphrémagag and Vice President of the IMSHOF.
16. Richard Broer of the Netherlands, creator of Netherlands Open Water web
(www.noww.nl) and open water swimming promoter.
17. David Clark of the U.S.A., a swimmer of, and coach, escort and observer for
swimmers of the Catalina Channel and English Channel.
18. Bob Duenkel of the U.S.A., the Curator and Assistant CEO of the International
Swimming Hall of Fame and former USA Swimming national open water team
coach.
19. Silvia Dalotto of Argentina, a certified FINA Open Water official, advocate of
South American open water swimmers and former top professional marathon
swimmer.
20. James Doty of the U.S.A., a former professional marathon swimmer and founder
of the New England Marathon Swimming Association.
21. Dr. Marcella MacDonald of the U.S.A., successfully completed 6 English Channel
crossings including a double-crossing.
22. Dr. Osama Ahmed Momtaz of Egypt, recipient of the National Award of
Excellency in Sport from the Egyptian Government, Director of the Egyptian
Swimming Federation and former professional marathon swimmer.
23. Chris Guesdon of Australia, a long-time promoter, writer, instructor and official of
marathon swimming.
24. Pavel Kuznetsov of Russia is an English Channel swimmer and promoter of open
water swimming.
25. Peter Van Vooren of Belgium is the Chairman of the Channel Swimming
Association
26. Neville Smith of South Africa is a writer and promoter of open water swimming.
27. Dee Llewellyn of the U.K. is an Administrator of the British Long Distance
Swimming Association
28. Jay Thomas of the USA is a long-time FINA and USA Swimming official and
administrator