The PENNSYLVANIA AQUATICS HALL of FAME
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The PENNSYLVANIA AQUATICS HALL OF FAME Established by the Pennsylvania State University in 1968, the Pennsylvania Swimming Hall of Fame recognizes those Pennsylvanians who have exhibited extraordinary service and achievement through aquatics. The Hall of Fame is located in McCoy Natatorium on the University Park Campus. ELECTED MEMBERS ATHLETES Edgar Holmes Adams Jane Barkman Paul Barren Bill Bartle Tony Bartle David Berkoff George Breen Betty Mullen Brey Melanie Buddemeyer Betty Becker Campbell Richard “Splash” Cavill Mary Ellen Clark Shirley Butler Comstock Robert Elmer Cowell Francis Crippen William Daisley Ellie Daniel Bertram “Birch” Davidson Paul R. Flack William Ronald Forrester,Jr. Eleanor Uhl Gash Rick Gilbert Irene May Guest Elizabeth Ryan Halpi Henry Jamison "Jam" Handy Brendan Hanson Bruce Harlin Dr. Ronn Jenkins David S. Keiser James R. Keiser Paul S. Keiser Mary Freeman Kelly Joseph Kirk George Kistler Kristy Kowal Frank Lichtner Jeremy Linn Alexander Timothy McKee Josephine McKim James McLane, Jr. John Macionis Jack Medica Betsy Mitchell Anita Nall-Richesson Eric Namesnik John Bayes Norton Maddy Crippen Plankey Stanley J. Prazer Stephen Rerych Carl Robie Dave Rowan E. Carroll Schaeffer William E. Schmidt Allison Schmitt Olga Dorfner Schoenhut Susanne Marie Shields Robert Raymond Sohl John N. “Jack” Soler Lulu Stilley Joe Verdeur John Weissmuller David Wharton Albert M. Wiggins, Jr. Stefanie Williams Paul H. Wyatt Robert G. Zubrod COACHES Paul Barren Bill Bartle Charles L. Boeckel Julia Bowers Richard D. Bradshaw Bob Bright Fred A. Cady Patrick E. Campbell William R. Campbell Richard Carroll Bob Clark Elmer B. Cottrell Bill Crawford William Daisley Doris Kelman Dannenhirsh John deBarbadillo David Eavenson Greg Fastrich Paul R. Flack Prudence Fleming Millard D. Freeman, Jr. Edward Geisz Don Geyer Rick Gilbert Michael Gobrecht Henry W. Goodwin Ben Grady Charles L. Graham Virginia Grindle Richard A. Guyer David Hackett Elizabeth Ryan Halpin Dr. Richard Hunkler Dr. Ronn Jenkins Nathan H. Kaufman Frank Keefe Bill Kennedy George Kistler Chuck Knoles Robert S. Krimmel Julian Krug Donald Leas Frank Lichtner Fred W. Luehring Louis D. MacNeill Pat Madden Stu Marvin James J. McAdoo Dennis A. McGinley Joseph D. McQuillen Jack Medica John “King” Miller William Miller Tim O’Connor Mike Orstein Glenda Pae Charles F. Pawling Frank S. Pettinato Will Reeser Allan G. Rose Jamie Rudisill William Saunders William E. Schmidt Mike Seip Kirk “Corky” Semler Richard Shoulberg Gerald J. Snyder Roy G. Snyder Bill Sterner J.Malcom “Mac” Stuber Frank Tribendis Edward T. Twardowski Arthur Weibel OFFICIALS Theodore “Ted” Fitzgerald Don Geyer Raymond A. Gotwalt Virginia Grindle Elizabeth Ryan Halpin B.J. Howat Glenda Pae Joan A. “Jamy” Pfister R. Max Ritter Charles O. Roeser Carol Zaleski CONTRIBUTORS J.C. “Doc” Ainsworth Richard L. Brown Virgil Chambers William Daisley Ann Dallam G. Robert Evans Benjamin Franklin Tom Griffiths Paul C. Grubb Richard A. Guyer George H. Ingram George W. Jones Nathan H. Kaufman Fred W. Luehring John Michael Malatak Dennis A. McGinley William Miller Gordon M. Mullen Carl A. Peterson Albert L. Pierce Charles O. Roeser Edwin E. “Pop” Shafer Armand L. Shaner Roy G. Snyder Lulu Stilley Arthur C. Toner, Jr. Vee Toner Erma C. Weinheimer Robert G. Zubrod Anthony “Tony” Bartle was a four-year high school All-American swimmer who competed at LaSalle College before attending North Penn HS for his senior year. He as a two-time Catholic MVP. While at North Penn HS, Tony was the PIAA State Champion in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle as well as a member of the 400 free relay. After high school, Tony attended UCLA on a full scholarship where he was a 9 time All-American and NCAA finalist in the 500 yd. free, 200 yd. butterfly, and 800 yd. freestyle relay (1977-1980). Other accolades at UCLA were: Team Captain, MVP (1977), Most Inspirational Swimmer (1980), and Coaches Award (1980). On the National and International level, Tony was a 6-time High Point Award winner at the Middle Atlantic Swimming Championships and a two-time Kiputh Award winner at the Eastern Long Course Swimming Championships. Most impressively, Tony is a two-time American record holder. He placed fourth at the US Olympic Trials in the 200-meter butterfly and was ranked fifth in the world in that event. Tony was a silver medalist at the US National Championships on three different occasions and was a 5 time US National team member. Over the years he was ranked in the top 10 in the world in 4 events (200 butterfly, 200, 400 and 1500 freestyle). Tony closed his career at the 1980 US Olympic Trials with a 4th place finish in the 400 Freestyle and a 6th place finish in the 200 Butterfly. In his last swim at that meet, all 8 finalists bettered the silver medalists time from the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Tony proudly joins his brother Bill, as a member of the PA Aquatics Hall of Fame. William Ronald Forrester, Jr. was born in Darby, Pennsylvania and is an Olympic medalist and former world record-holder. He represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won a bronze medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind U.S. teammates Mike Bruner and Steve Gregg. At the 1975 World Championships, Bill Forrester won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly and the bronze in the 100m. He bettered that performance at the 1978 World Championships, winning golds in the 200 freestyle and on the 4x200 freestyle relay, adding a bronze in the 400m free. Forrester also won the AAU 200m butterfly in 1976. He graduated from Auburn in 1980 and later became a swim coach, founding the Georgia Coastal Aquatic Team in 1994. G. Michael Gobrecht has been a part of the Central Pennsylvania aquatic scene his entire life having swum all of his life for teams such as Elizabethtown Aquatic Club, Hershey Aquatic Club, and the West Shore YMCA (WSY). Mike has been the Director of Competitive Swimming at the WSY since 1989. Mike has coached High School teams at Central Dauphin East (1992-1994), Trinity High School (2002-2013) and since 2014 has been the Head Coach for Cumberland Valley High School. Mike's philosophy, in and out of the water, is one that allows the ambitious student-athlete to excel both in the pool and in the classroom. In this philosophy, goals and preparation must match and athletes are taught and expected to budget their time effectively. Coach Mike participates actively in swimming legislation and political bodies. A member of the Olympic International Operations Committee, Coach Mike has served on the Olympic International Operations Committee, as well as previously served on the YMCA of the USA Coaches executive committee and the Middle Atlantic Swimming Inc, Board of Directors. Mike has also previously served on the YMCA of the USA National Swimming and Diving "Steering Committee" as well USA Swimming Open Water "Steering Committee." Under his leadership, WSY student-athletes have been accepted to and have earned athletic and academic scholarships to many prominent colleges and universities in the United States. Mike has also coached athletes that have represented the United States at major swimming championships including the FINA World Championships, USA Swimming National Junior Team, USA Olympic Team Trials, and Open Water Pan American Games. Coach Mike has won awards such as YMCA National "Coach of the Meet" and well as the American Swimming Coaches Association "Awards of Excellence." Mike was the appointed head coach of the FINA Open Water World Championship Team in Roberval, Quebec Canada in 2009 and has been an assistant coach for the USA Swimming Junior Team at the FINA World Youth Swimming Championships, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2006. Henry Jamison "Jam" Handy was born in Philadelphia and was an American Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the field of commercial audio and visual communications. Handy was noted for the number of training films that he produced over the years. As a swimmer, Handy introduced a number of new swimming strokes to Americans, such as the Australian crawl. He would often wake up early and devise new strokes to give him an edge over other swimmers. Swimming led to him earning a bronze in the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. Twenty years later he was part of the Illinois Athletic Club water polo team at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, France. He broke the record of the longest period of time between first and last competition. The team won the bronze at that Olympics. Handy briefly attended the University of Michigan and competed for the Chicago AA and the Illinois AC while working for the Chicago Tribune. He was forced to do most of his training at 3 AM after the newspaper had been put to bed. Handy was an innovative swimmer and would have won more championships had all his ideas stood the test of competition. However, in many fields he was years ahead of his time; he was, for example, the first to use the alternate arm style in the backstroke. He also pioneered underwater photography for stroke analysis and in his later years, set up the Jam Handy Corporation, which specialized in motivational and training films, notably producing many films for the auto industry. The Jam Handy Organization was probably best known for producing the first animated version of the then-new Christmas story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer directed by Max Fleischer. Stu Marvin is a 1978 graduate of Bloomsburg, Stu was an 11-time All-American performer for the Huskies, winning five PSAC titles, and setting six conference records.