International Swimming Hall of Fame

Ann Curtis dies at 86; U.S. swimmer won three medals at '48 Olympics

2012-07-26 00:00:00

Ann Curtis, who emerged as one of the country's greatest female swimmers in the 1940s and won two gold medals and one silver medal in freestyle events at the 1948 Olympics, has died. She was 86. Curtis died June 26 at her home in San Rafael, north of San...

USA Swimming releases list of 46 members banned from its organization for misconduct

2010-05-26 16:33:06

Victoria Manalo Draves dies at 85; Olympic gold medal diver

2010-04-29 00:00:00

Victoria Manalo Draves, the first woman to win two gold medals in diving in the same Olympics — in the three-meter springboard and the 10-meter platform competitions in London in 1948 — and the first Asian American to win an Olympic medal, has...

PASSINGS

2008-11-21 00:00:00

Carole Graebner Doubles champion in tennis Carole Caldwell Graebner, 65, a tennis player who won doubles titles at the U.S. and Australian championships in the 1960s, died Wednesday in New York City after a brief battle with cancer, said her daughter,...

Greg Cote: Knicks would have been spicier matchup for Miami Heat

2013-05-19 00:14:02

Miami Heat players have been steadfastly neutral in claiming no preference as they waited for Indiana and New York to figure out which would play the underdog in the NBA's upcoming Eastern Conference finals. Confident champions do not deign to worry about...

Swimming Hall of Fame may leave area

2013-05-17 17:35:29

After almost a half-century of calling the city home, the International Swimming Hall of Fame is no longer feeling the love. Despite the city's plans to construct a new $32.4 million aquatic complex, hall officials say the project ignores their needs....

Swimming hall of fame could move next to 49ers' new Santa Clara stadium

2013-05-16 07:24:02

Fresh off luring the San Francisco 49ers and on the verge of scoring hosting rights for the 50th Super Bowl, Santa Clara is setting its sights on a new sports target: The International Swimming Hall of Fame. A team of Silicon Valley financial and sports...

Swimming Hall could move to California

2013-05-14 03:44:02

The International Swimming Hall of Fame, a treasure trove of aquatic history, might say farewell to its beachside home and move its medals and memorabilia to California if an agreement on its future cannot be worked out with the city of Fort Lauderdale....

U.S., Chinese swimmers and divers reunite

2013-05-12 00:00:00

To Micki King and Bernie Wrightson, the gifts to Chinese divers were simple signs of friendship, objects to bridge the culture gap in a foreign land. It was only later that they realized their two swimsuits and a towel helped propel the process of...

Diplomatic anniversary draws Chinese swimmers to Fort Lauderdale

2013-05-10 15:33:25

A dozen American swimmers visited the People's Republic of China as part of a now-famous diplomatic initiative in 1973, and although they didn't know it at the time, they changed David Han's life. Han is in Fort Lauderdale this weekend, along with nearly...

The Miami Herald Linda Robertson column

2013-05-09 00:00:00

After a few months on the opposite side of the 10-meter platform, divers David Boudia and Tom Daley return to the competitor's side, which is to say midair and water. Boudia, gold medalist at the 2012 Olympics, is competing for the first time since...

SPIN ROOM: Webster, Demings both declare debate victory

2012-10-19 16:34:02

, Meyer learned to swim in the Chesapeake Bay before moving to California. At 16, she set three world records in the Olympic trials before winning in Mexico City (200, 400 and 800 freestyle).

2012-05-01 00:00:00

Gino Romano, (center) with Gold Coast Aquatic Adventures leads a group of beginners in a free stand-up paddle board lesson and demonstration.

2011-08-14 13:43:52

The grand hall of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is seen in the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center.

2011-08-04 00:00:00