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Scyllis and Hydna

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Persian Gulf Pearl Divers

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Esther Williams

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The Plunge

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NYAC Water Polo

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Sutro Baths

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Grand Water Circus

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The Swimmers of Budomel

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Rock Lake Pool

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Hershey Park Pool

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Dongola Men Swimming Across the Cataract

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Duke Kahanamoku Playing Surfboard Water Polo

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Surfing 1874

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York, PA Pool

International Aquatic History Symposium & Film Festival

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The Organizing Committee of the International Swimming Hall of Fame is delighted to announce the inaugural International Aquatic History Symposium & Film Festival (IAHSFF) that will be held in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA in 9-12 May 2012.

Why have an IAHSFF?

Sports history and historical events provide inspiration for youth, a historical context for current rules, skills and the achievements of athletes, a platform for documentary and feature films, for fictional and non‐fiction literature and art –all of which serve to promote sport in the media and with the general public. Thus, the heritage of every sport is a fundamental component of its future and must be respected and preserved in a meaningful way. It is for this reason that the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) and Museum was established in 1962 and to further this important mission, ISHOF is initiating the inaugural IAHSFF.

Speakers

Among the confirmed speakers are:

  • Robert Pruter: ”Having the Necessities”- The remarkable story of the DuSable High School swim team of Chicago, 1935-1952.
  • Dr Stathis Avramidis: “Hollywood Films: Truths and Lies in relation to Drowning and Lifesaving”, “Aquatic and Lifesaving Related Messages that arise from Art”, and “Facts, Legends and Myths on the Evolution of Resuscitation”.
  • Dr Kevin Dawson: “Swimming, Surfing, and Underwater Diving in West Africa” and “African Swimmers in the New World: Enslaved Swimmers and Underwater Divers“.
  • Richard “Sonny” Tanabe: “Evolution of Freediving & History of Spear fishing in Hawaii”, and “Hawaii’s swimming contribution to the aquatic world”.
  • Bruce Wigo: “A Race of Swimmers: Native American Swimming Skills Before and After The Arrival of the Europeans” and “The Design and Culture of American Pools:  before and after integration became the law of the land“.
  • Prof. Bob Barney: “Resistance, Persistence, Providence: Swimming Science, David Armbruster, and the Evolution of the Butterfly Stroke“
  • Dave Barney: “O Brave New World of Super Suits: So Fast Even Phelps Didn’t Know the Water was There“.
  • Barbara Dunbar, Robert E. Beach, John R. Spannuth, Meegan Wilson: “Masters Swimming for Life- From the Beginning”
  • Chuck Kroll: “Prints, Postcards, Posters, Photos, Pins and Patches: Collecting Swimming and other Aquatic Related Memorabilia“.
  • Craig Perlow: “How collecting changed my life“.

Book signing

  • Lynn Sherr: “Swim: Why we Love the Water”.
  • Richard “Sonny” Tanabe: “The Evolution of Freediving”.
  • Stathis Avramidis: “The History of Aquatic Safety”.
  • Lisa Bier: “Fighting the Current: The Rise of American Women’s Swimming, 1870-1926″.
  • Dawn Pauwson Bean: “Synchronized Swimming: An American History“.

Exhibitions

  • Charles R. (Chuck) Kroll: A “First Look” Anniversary Celebration of Lifeguarding, Lifesaving and Water Safety in American 1880s-1980s.
  • Dawn Pawson Bean: Synchronized Swimming: Historical Collection of Photos, Newspaper Articles and Costuming.

Cinematography

Among the confirmed films to be presented are:

  • Ted Woods: “Whitewash“.
  • Cheryl Furjanic: “Sync or Swim” and  ”BACK ON BOARD Greg Louganis (TRAILER)“.
  • Terje Stakset: “How to Teach Young Children to Swim“.
  • Dr Frank Pia: “On Drowning”. 
  • Paul Carvalho: “The Mermaid’s Club-A History of Syncrhonized Swimming” and ”Sylvie Frechetter: Against all Odds”.
  • Dr Stathis Avramidis: ”TV Spot about Drowning” and “Ode to (Lifesaving) Joy“.
  • Deborah J. McDonald: “50 year old FRESHMAN Suzanne Heim-Bowen“.
  • Dr Tom Griffiths: “The Five Minute Scanning Strategy“.
  • Nancy Beffa: “The Best Aquatic Stories of Bud Greenspan”.
  • Bruce Wigo: “The 200m Breaststroke in 1936″, “The Olga Dorfner Vase“, “The Tomb of the Diver“, “The Etruscan Tomb of Hunting and Fishing“.
  • Jens Lind: “The Sunshine Olympics of 1912″.

Best regards on behalf of the organizing committee.

Dr Stathis Avramidis                               Bob Duenkel

IAHSFF Co-Chairman                               IAHSFF Co-Chairman

 

 

 The controversial image that is believed to depict people

performing the ‘doggy’ style in the African “Cave of Swimmers”.