INDIANA SWIMMING & DIVING WALL OF FAME
Indiana University Natatorium - Indianapolis
Since its debut 23 years ago, the Indiana University Natatorium has become a mecca for United States athletes. It has been the home of 13 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and boasts 138 American and 19 world records.
The Hoosier State has contributed a distinguished group of swimmers to international competition over the years, including impressive Olympic statistics of 35 Gold, 17 Silver, and 16 Bronze Medals in the ultimate competition against the world’s greatest swimmers. In 1982, an Indiana Swimming & Diving Wall of Fame was established in the Natatorium to recognize Hoosier Olympians in the sports of swimming and diving. At that time, a selection committee painstakingly researched records maintained by the U.S. Olympic Committee to identify these distinguished Hoosier athletes and established the criteria for induction.
In order to be considered and included as an Indiana Olympic swimmer or diver, the athlete must have been an Indiana resident or a non-resident who has been a member of a recognized Indiana swim club. This includes students enrolled at Indiana colleges or universities at the time they qualify as a member of the U.S. Olympic Swimming or Diving Team.
To be considered as an Indiana swimming or diving coach, the individual must have coached and developed the talents of an Indiana Olympic swimmer or diver and must be the officially designated coach of a recognized Indiana swim team, including colleges and universities.
Wall of Fame Sponsors John & Betty Bainbridge Norma Barton Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Marchino Mr. & Mrs. Michael Browning Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Michael Carroll Mr. & Mrs. Richard O’Connor Ivan & Nancy Chalfie Bill, Anne, Amy & Tom Mathews Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chico Frank McKinney, Jr. Family Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Clingner Arthur & Doris Overbay Frank & Lois Fila Mr. & Mrs. Robert Skinner Dr. & Mrs. Hans Geisler Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Trusler Mr. & Mr. Joseph Hale, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Philip Tyndall Mrs. Gary W. Hall Dr. Brant Virts Mr. & Mrs. James Hartzer Mr. & Mrs. Don Virts In Memory of Joanne Hartzer Dr. Kip Virts Bryon Hollett Mark Virts Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Lord James & Celeste Watson Ray & Margaret Maesaka Robert & Helen Wells Louis Mahern & Family Nancy Wickstrand & Family
SWIMMERS ON THE WALL OF FAME
Patty Aspinall Dan Harrigan John Murphy 1940 – Helsinki 1976 – Montreal 1972 – Munich 200 m Breaststroke 200 m Backstroke (bronze) 400 m Free Relay (gold) Terry Auda Dalton Herendeen 100 m Backstroke (bronze) 1968 – Mexico City 2012 Paralympic Games – London 100 m Free (bronze) 100 m Breaststroke 400 m Free Coralie O’Connor Evan Austin 100 m Backstroke 1952 – Helsinki 2012 Paralympic Games – London 100 m Breaststroke 100 m Backstroke 100 m Breaststroke 100 m Butterfly Carol Pence 2016 Paralympic Games – Rio de Janeiro 200 m I.M. 1948 – London 100 m Free 2016 Paralympic Games – Rio de Janeiro 200 m Breaststroke 400 m Freestyle 400 m Freestyle Dave Perkowski 100 m Butterfly 100 m Butterfly 1968 – Mexico City 100 m Breaststroke 100 m Breaststroke 100 m Breaststroke 200 m I.M. 200 m I.M. Blake Pieroni 400 m Free Relay 400 m Free Relay 2016 – Rio de Janiero 400 m Medley Relay 400 m Medley Relay 400 m Free Relay (gold) Larry Barbiere Charlie Hickcox Judy Roberts 1968 – Mexico City 1968 – Mexico City 1952 – Helsinki 100 m Backstroke 400 m Medley Relay (gold) 100 m Free Lindsay Benko 400 m I.M. (gold) Joan Rosazza 2000 – Sydney 200 m I.M. (gold) 1956 – Melbourne 800 m Free Relay (gold) 100 m Backstroke (silver) 400 m Free Relay (silver) 200 m Backstroke Jennifer Hooker Fred Schmidt 200 m Free 1976 – Montreal 1964 – Toyko 2004 – Athens 200 m Free 400 m Medley Relay (gold) 800 m Free Relay (gold) Jack Horsely 200 m Butterfly (bronze) 400 Free Relay (silver) 1968 – Mexico City Larry Schulhof 200 m Free 200 m Backstroke (bronze) 1964 – Tokyo Steve Bigelow Bryce Hunt 400 m Medley Relay 1988 – Seoul 2004 – Athens Lizzie Smith 200 m Backstroke 200 m Backstroke 2016 Paralympic Games – Rio de Janeiro George Breen Chet Jastremski 50 m Free 1956 – Melbourne 1964 – Tokyo 100 m Butterfly 800 m Free Relay (silver) 200 m Breaststroke (bronze) 100 m Backstroke 400 m Free (bronze) 1968 – Mexico City 200 m I.M. 1500 m Free (bronze) 400 m Medley Relay (gold) 400 m Free Relay (silver) 1960 – Rome Charles Keating 400 m Medley Relay (bronze) 1500 m Free (bronze) 1976 – Montreal Alan Somers Patrick Calhoun 200 m Breaststroke 1960 – Rome 2000 – Sydney Lilly King 400 m Free 100 m Breaststroke 2016 – Rio de Janeiro 1500 m Free Keith Carter 100 m Breaststroke (gold) Mark Spitz 1948 – London 400 m Medley Relay (gold) 1968 – Mexico City 200 m Breaststroke (silver) 200 m Breaststroke 800 m Free Relay (gold) Gary Connelly John Kinsella 400 m Free Relay (gold) 1972 – Munich 1968 – Mexico City 100 m Butterfly (bronze) 400 m Free Relay 1500 m Free (silver) 100 m Free (bronze) Gary Dilley 1972 – Munich 200 m Butterfly (bronze) 1964 – Tokyo 800 m Free Relay (gold) 1972 – Munich 200 m Backstroke (silver) Mary Anne Marchino 800 m Free Relay (gold) Euphrasia Donnelly 1956 – Melbourne 100 m Free (gold) 1924 – Paris 100 m Backstroke 400 m Free Relay (gold) 400 m Medley Relay (gold) Don McKenzie 200 m Butterfly (gold) Stephanie Elkins 1968 – Mexico City 200 m Free (gold) 1980 – Moscow 100 m Breaststroke (gold) 100 m Butterfly (gold) 400 m Free 400 m Medley Relay 400 m Medley Relay (gold) Kathy Ellis Frank McKinney, Jr. Mike Stamm 1964 – Tokyo 1956 – Melbourne 1972 – Munich 400 m Medley Relay (gold) 100 m Backstroke (bronze) 400 m Medley Relay (gold) 400 m Free Relay (gold) 1960 – Rome 200 m Backstroke (silver) 100 m Freestyle (bronze) 400 m Medley Relay (gold) 100 m Backstroke (silver) 100 m Butterfly (bronze) 100 m Backstroke (silver) Dick Tanabe Gary Hall Cody Miller 1956 – Melbourne 1968 – Mexico City 2016 – Rio de Janeiro 800 m Free Relay 400 m I.M. (silver) 100 m Breaststroke (bronze) Tom Trethewey 200 m Backstroke (silver) 400 m Medley Relay (gold) 1964 – Toyko 1972 – Munich Jim Montgomery 200 m Breaststroke 200 m Butterfly (silver) 1976 – Montreal Mike Troy 200 m I.M. (silver) 100 m Free (gold) 1960 – Rome 400 m I.M. (silver) 400 m Free Relay (gold) 200 m Butterfly (gold) 1976 – Montreal 800 m Free Relay (gold) 800 m Free Relay (gold) 100 m Butterfly (bronze) 200 m Free (bronze) Fred Tyler Ann Hardin Betty Mullen 1972 – Munich 1940 – Helsinki 1956 – Melbourne 800 m Free Relay (gold) 400 m Free 400 Free Relay 200 m Free (gold)
SWIMMERS ON THE WALL OF FAME
Jeanne Vaughan 1948 – London 200 m Breaststroke Matt Vogel 1976 – Montreal 100 m Butterfly (gold) 400 m Medley Relay (gold) Sharon Wichman 1968 – Mexico City 200 m Breaststroke (gold) 100 m Breaststroke (bronze) Bill Woolsey 1952 – Helsinki 800 m Free Relay (gold) 1500 m Free (gold) 1956 – Melbourne 800 m Free Relay (silver) 100 m Free (silver) 400 m Free (silver) Camille Wright 1976 – Montreal 400 Medley Relay (silver) 100 m Butterfly 200 m Butterfly Danny Zehr 1932 – Los Angelos 100 m Backstroke Trischa Zorn 1980 Paralympic Games – Arnhem 7 Gold Medals 1984 Paralympic Games – New York 6 Gold Medals 1 Silver Medal 1988 Paralympic Games – Seoul 12 Gold Medals 1992 Paralympic Games – Barcelona 10 Gold Medals 2 Silver Medals 1996 Paralympic Games – Atlanta 2 Gold Medals 3 Silver Medals 3 Bronze Medals 2000 Paralympic Games – Sydney 4 Silver Medals 1 Bronze Medal 2004 Paralympic Games – Athens 1 Bronze Medal
SWIMMING COACHES ON THE WALL OF FAME
Dave Boggs Steve Hunyadfi Tony Santino Seymour Swimming Club Olympia (Ft. Wayne) Cardinal Community Swim Club 2000 Games 1968 Games 2016 Paralympic Games Patrick Calhoun Sharon Wichman Lizzie Smith
Jim Clark Tom Johnson Jeff Thompson Indianapolis Athletic Club Concord Swim Club Terre Haute Torpedoes 1952 Games 2012 Paralympic Games 2012 Paralympic Games Judy Roberts 2016 Paralympic Games 2016 Paralympic Games 1956 Games Dalton Herendeen Evan Austin Mary Ann Marchino Frank McKinney Kevin Kinel Duneland Swim Club Mike Chapman 2016 Games Boonville Dolphins Blake Pieroni 2016 Games Lilly King Tony & Karen Kowals Michiana Marlins Doc Counsilman 1976 Games Indiana University Dan Harrigan 1956 Games George Breen Gene Lee 1960 Games Riviera Club George Breen 1964 Games Frank McKinney Kathy Ellis Alan Sommers 1968 Games Mike Troy Terry Auda 1964 Games Head Men’s Coach Chet Jastremski Karen Leeth Fred Schmidt 2000 Games Lary Schulof Lindsay Benko Tom Tretherwey 2004 Games 1968 Games Lindsay Benko Larry Barbiere Gary Hall Ray Looze Charlie Hickox Indiana University Jack Horseley 2016 Games Chet Jastremski Assistant Women’s Coach John Kinsella Lilly King Don McKenzie Cody Miller Dave Perkowski Blake Pieroni Mark Spitz 1972 Games Dick Papenguth Gary Connelly Purdue University Gary Hall 1948 Games John Kinsella Carol Pence John Murphy Jeanne Vaughan Mark Spitz 1952 Games Head Women’s Coach Mike Stamm Coralie May O’Connor Fred Tyler 1956 Games 1976 Games Betty Mullen Gary Hall Joan Anna Rosazza Charles Keating Jim Montgomery Bob Royer Indiana University Dave Gibson 1952 Games Fort Wayne Bill Woolsey 1988 Games 1956 Games Steve Bigelow Dick Tanabe Bill Woolsey Glen Hummer Huntington YMCA Bud Sawin 1964 Games Riviera Club Gary Dilley 1940 Games 1976 Games Patty Aspinall Matt Vogel Ann Hardin
DIVERS ON THE WALL OF FAME
David Boudia Steele Johnson 2008 - Beijing 2016 – Rio de Janeiro 10 m Platform 10 m Synchro Platform (silver) 10 m Synchronized Platform 10 m Platform Diving 2012 – London 10 m Platform (gold) Mark Lenzi 10 m Synchro Platform (bronze) 1992 – Barcelona 2016 – Rio de Janeiro 3 m Springboard Diving (gold) 10 m Platform (bronze) 1996 – Atlanta 10 m Synchro Platform (silver) 3 m Springboard Diving (bronze)
Kelci Bryant Christina Loukas 2008 – Beijing 2008 – Beijing 3 m Synchronized Springboard 3 m Springboard
Brian Bungum Amy McGrath 1980 – Moscow 1980 – Moscow 3 m Springboard Diving 10 m Platform Diving
Lesley Bush Jessica Parratto 1964 – Tokyo 2016 – Rio de Janeiro 10 m Platform Diving (gold) 10 m Platform 1968 – Mexico City 10 m Synchronized Platform 10 m Platform Diving Cynthia Potter Cassandra Cardinell 1968 – Mexico City 2004 – Athens 3m Springboard Diving 10 m Synchronized Platform 1972 – Munich 3 m Springboard Diving Amy Cozad 10 m Platform Diving 2016 – Rio de Janeiro 1976 – Montreal 10 m Synchronized Platform 3 m Springboard Diving (bronze) 1980 – Moscow Mary Beth Dunnichay 3 m Springboard Diving 2008 – Beijing 10 m Synchronized Platform Ariel Rittenhouse 2008 – Beijing Rick Earley 3 m Synchronized Springboard 1972 – Munich 10 m Platform Diving Ken Sitzberger 1964 – Tokyo Thomas Finchum 3 m Springboard Diving (gold) 2008 – Beijing 10 m Platform Mark Virts 10 m Synchronized Platform 1980 – Moscow 10 m Platform Diving Rick Gilbert 1968 – Mexico City Win Young 10 m Platform Diving 1968 – Mexico City 10 m Platform Diving (bronze) Jim Henry 1968 – Mexico City
3 m Springboard Diving
Sara Reiling Hildebrand
2000 – Sydney
10 m Platform Diving
2004 – Athens
10 m Platform Diving
10 m Synchronized Platform
Michael Hixon
2016 – Rio de Janeiro
3 m Springboard Diving
3 m Synchro Springboard (silver)
Haley Ishimatsu
2008 – Beijing
10 m Platform Diving
10 m Synchronized Platform
DIVING COACHES ON THE WALL OF FAME
Hobie Billingsley 1964 Games Lesley Bush Ken Sitzberger 1968 Games U.S. Women’s Olympic Coach Lesley Bush Rick Gilbert Jim Henry Cynthia Potter Win Young 1972 Games U.S. Men’s Olympic Coach Rick Earley Cynthia Potter 1976 Games Cynthia Potter 1980 Games Brian Bungum Amy McGrath Cynthia Potter 1996 Games Mark Lenzi
Wenbo Chen 2008 Games U.S. Assistant Olympic Coach Kelci Bryant Haley Ishimatsu Ariel Rittenhouse
Jeff Huber 2000 Games U.S. Women’s Olympic Coach Sara Reiling Hildebrand 2004 Games Cassandra Cardinal Sara Reiling Hildebrand 2008 Games Christina Loukas
Drew Johansen 2016 Games U.S. Head Olympic Coach Amy Cozad Michael Hixon Jessica Parratto
Adam Soldati 2012 Games David Boudia 2016 U.S. Assistant Olympic Coach David Boudia Steele Johnson
John Wingfield 2008 Games U.S. Head Olympic Coach David Boudia Mary Beth Dunnichay Thomas Finchum