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SOS Hall of Fame

Our fledgling start to the SOS Hall of Fame, where we start by recalling the achievements of those who have set a pioneering pace in the long-course pool since 1954, and in all measure of official pools before that [Photo: the 8-gold gold alive by 0.01 ... by Patrick B. Kraemer, all rights reserved)

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Sybil Bauer - The First Baroness of Backstroke post image
Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Sybil Bauer - The First Baroness of Backstroke

by Craig Lord
Wickham The Game-Changing Wizard Of Aussie Distance Divas post image
Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Wickham The Game-Changing Wizard Of Aussie Distance Divas

by Craig Lord
Helene Madison - Queen Of Waves post image
Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Helene Madison - Queen Of Waves

by Craig Lord
Eleanor Holm Sets The Pace Before Olympic Fame Leads To Celebrity Fortune post image
Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Eleanor Holm Sets The Pace Before Olympic Fame Leads To Celebrity Fortune

by Craig Lord
Arne Borg - Sweden's 'Big Bad Man' Of The Distance Pool Who Took On The World & Won post image
Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Arne Borg - Sweden's 'Big Bad Man' Of The Distance Pool Who Took On The World & Won

by Craig Lord
Karen Muir - The Trailblazer Denied Olympic Honours By South Africa's Apartheid Regime post image
Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Karen Muir - The Trailblazer Denied Olympic Honours By South Africa's Apartheid Regime

by Craig Lord
Adrian Moorhouse - Brit Ace Who Rode A Rollercoaster Ride To Olympic Gold & Pioneering Pace post image
Archive Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Adrian Moorhouse - Brit Ace Who Rode A Rollercoaster Ride To Olympic Gold & Pioneering Pace

by Craig Lord
Stephen Holland - Dolphin Who Made The Pace Of Every Distance Ace Leap To New Heights post image
Archive Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Stephen Holland - Dolphin Who Made The Pace Of Every Distance Ace Leap To New Heights

by Craig Lord
Martha Norelius - The Ledecky Of Her Day & The Last Back-To-Back 400 Free Olympic Champ Before Titmus In 2024 post image
Archive Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Martha Norelius - The Ledecky Of Her Day & The Last Back-To-Back 400 Free Olympic Champ Before Titmus In 2024

by Craig Lord
Lifetime-Achievement Carlile Cup To Aussie Leader & Performance Southern Star Bill Sweetenham post image
2025 Review & Awards Coaching Governance SOS Hall of Fame

Lifetime-Achievement Carlile Cup To Aussie Leader & Performance Southern Star Bill Sweetenham

by Craig Lord
Ilsa Konrads - Distance Pace-Setter With No Olympic 800 Or 1500 To Take A Shot At post image
Legends SOS Hall of Fame

Ilsa Konrads - Distance Pace-Setter With No Olympic 800 Or 1500 To Take A Shot At

by Craig Lord
SOS Carlile Cup For Lifetime Achievement To Dr. Shane Gould post image
Archive SOS Hall of Fame Legends 2025 Review & Awards

SOS Carlile Cup For Lifetime Achievement To Dr. Shane Gould

by Craig Lord