Inductees

Gail Amundrud
1999
Swimmer
Inducted 1999
Category Swimmer
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches Deryk Snelling
Achievements
  • 1973 FINA World Championships (Belgrade) 4th 400 Freestyle Relay, 5th 400 Medley Relay
  • 1974 Commonwealth Games (Christchurch) Gold 400 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay, Silver 100
  • Freestyle, Bronze 200 Freestyle
  • 1975 FINA World Championships (Cali) Bronze, 400 Freestyle Relay
  • 1976 Olympic Games (Montreal) Bronze, 400 Freestyle Relay
  • 1978 World FINA Championships (Berlin) Bronze, 400 Freestyle Relay
  • 1979 Pan American Games (San Juan) Silver, 400 Freestyle and Medley Relay, Bronze, 50 and 100 Freestyle
  • ASU Sun Devil Sports Hall of Fame (1984)
Gary MacDonald
2000
Swimmer
Inducted 2000
Category Swimmer
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club, Simon Fraser University
Coaches Paul Savage
Achievements
  • 1974 Commonwealth Games (Christchurch) Gold 400m Freestyle Relay, Bronze, 50m Freestyle
  • 1975 Pan American Games (Mexico City) Silver, 400 Freestyle and Medley Relays
  • 1976 Olympics (Montreal) Silver 400 Medley Relay
  • Canadian Record Holder 50 Freestyle
  • Simon Fraser University Sports Hall of Fame (1987)
  • Gary MacDonald Park (Mission) named after him
George Gate
1999
Coach
Inducted 1999
Category Coach
Clubs Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
Achievements
  • Swam under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Coach Percy Norman
  • Head Coach, Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club (1950 – 1964)
  • Selected 7 times as Head Coach of Canadian National Team (1954 – 1985)
  • Canadian Aquatic Hall of Fame (1982)
  • Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (1983)
  • International Swimming Hall of Fame “Honor Coach” (1989)
  • Member of the Order of Canada
  • Swimming Canada Circle of Excellence (2008)
Notable BC Swimmers Coached
  • Alan Gilchrist
  • Ron Gilchrist
  • Ralph Hutton (Olympian, Medallist)
  • Sandy Gilchrist (Olympian, Medallist)
  • Lenora Fisher
  • Jack Kelso
  • Richard Pound (Olympian, Medallist)
  • Ian McKenzie
Graham Welbourn
1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Inducted 1980
Category Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches Tom Johnson
Achievements
  • 1978 World Championships (West Berlin)
  • 1979 Pan American Games (San Juan)
  • 1980 Honorary Olympic Team (Special Recognition of BC swimmers impacted by the Government of Canada’s boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games)
  • 1982 Commonwealth Games (Brisbane)
  • 1982 World Championships (Guayaquil)
Greg Streppel
2007
Swimmer
Inducted 2007
Category Swimmer
Clubs University of Victoria / Island Swimming Club
Coaches Ron Jacks, Peter Vizsolyi
Achievements
  • World Marathon Swimming Championships (1994), Gold Medal 25 km
  • Canadian Swimmer of the Year (1991 – 1995)
  • Between 1992 and 1995 won every FINA Open Water race he entered
  • UVic Sports Hall of Fame (2011)
  • Swimming Canada Circle of Excellence (2009)
  • International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (1996)
Guiseppe “Flip” Filipelli
1998
Builder
Inducted 1998
Category Builder
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Achievements
  • Long serving volunteer, International Official, CDSC Board of Directors
  • Member, FINA Technical Committee
  • FINA Silver Pin recipient for outstanding service to swimming (officiating) (1991)
  • FINA Gold Pin recipient for outstanding service to swimming (officiating) (1988)
  • President Aquatic Federation of Canada (1982 – 1986)
  • President, CASA-BC (Swim BC) (1976)
  • President of Canadian Amateur Swimming Association (Swimming Canada) (1978)
Helen Stewart Hunt
2019
Swimmer
Inducted 2019
Category Swimmer
Clubs Vancouver Amateur Swim Club
Coaches Howard Firby
Achievements
  • 1954 Empire Games (Vancouver)
  • 1955 Pan American Games (Mexico City)
  • 1956 Olympic Games (Melbourne)
  • 1959 Pan American Games (Chicago)
  • 1960 Olympic Games (Tokyo)
  • Recipient of the Beatrice Pines trophy (Outstanding Canadian Women swimmer) 1955 – 1957
  • Member, BC Sports Hall of Fame
Howard Firby
1998
Coach
Inducted 1998
Category Coach
Clubs Vancouver Amateur Swim Club, Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Achievements
  • Co-founder of Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
  • Head Coach, Canadian Dolphin Swim Club 1956 – 1967
  • Six times Club National Championships
  • Coached swimmers to 12 world records, 34 international games records, more than 300 Canadian records
  • Selected 7 times as Head Coach of Canadian National Team (1954 – 1985)
  • 1964 Olympic Games (Tokyo) Head Coach
  • First National (CASA) Technical Director
  • Best-selling author and artist, technical swimming
  • BC Sports Hall of Fame (1977)
  • Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (1979)
  • Canadian Aquatic Hall of Fame (1982)
  • International Swimming Hall of Fame “Honorary Coach” (1985)
  • Swimming Canada Circle of Excellence (2011)
Notable BC Swimmers Coached
  • Elaine Tanner
  • Mary Stewart
  • Helen Stewart
Ian McKenzie
2006
Swimmer
Inducted 2006
Category Swimmer
Clubs Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club, Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches George Gate, Deryk Snelling
Achievements
  • 1972 Olympic Games (Munich), 7th, 800 Freestyle Relay, Top 16, 100m Backstroke
  • 1973 World Championships (Belgrade) Bronze, 400 Medley Relay
  • 1974 Commonwealth Games (Christchurch) Gold, 400 Freestyle Relay
Jack Kelso
2005
Builder
Inducted 2005
Category Builder
Clubs Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club, UBC Thunderbirds
Achievements
  • International Swimmer
  • Coach, UBC Thunderbirds
  • Master Swimmer, World and Canadian Records
  • Swimming Historian, Publications include Swimmers and Divers, An Illustrated History, The History of Competitive Swimming in Canada, The Ocean Falls Swim Club History, The Canadian Dolphin Swim Club History, several Compendia of Canadian International Swimming Results
  • UBC Sport Hall of Fame (2011)

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