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Inductees
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Cheryl Gibson
2005
Swimmer
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Inducted 2005
Category Swimmer
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches Deryk Snelling
Achievements
- 1976 Olympic Games (Montreal) Silver, 400 IM
- 1978 Commonwealth Games (Edmonton) Gold 200 Backstroke, Bronze 100 Backstroke, 400 IM
- 1978 World Championships (Berlin) Bronze 100, 200 Backstroke
- 1979 Pan American Games (San Juan) Silver 100, 200 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay
- 1982 Commonwealth Games (Brisbane) Gold 400 Medley Relay, Silver 200 IM, Bronze 200 Backstroke
- Swimming Canada Circle of Excellence (2009)
- Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (2001)
- Arizona State Sun Devil Sports Hall of Fame (1995)
- BC Sports Hall of Fame (2010)
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Deryk Snelling
2000
Coach
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Inducted 2000
Category Coach
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Achievements
- Generally regarded as Canada’s greatest swim coach and one of the greatest internationally
- Placed 73 swimmers on Olympic teams, winning 21 medals
- 7 world records
- 6 times Canadian Swim Coaches Association Coach of the Year
- Officer of the Order of Canada (1977)
- International Swimming Hall of Fame (1994)
- Canadian Aquatic Hall of Fame (1994)
- BC Sports Hall of Fame (2006)
Notable BC Swimmers Coached
- Leslie Cliff (Olympian Medallist)
- Donna Marie Gurr (Olympian Medallist)
- Gail Amundrud (Olympian Medallist)
- Ian McKenzie (Olympian)
- Bruce Robertson (Olympian Medallist)
- Bill Mahoney (Olympian Medallist)
- Cheryl Gibson (Olympian Medallist)
- Wendy Hogg (Olympian)
- Steve Pickell (Olympian Medallist)
- Wade Flemons (Olympian)
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Donna-Marie Gurr
2003
Swimmer
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Inducted 2003
Category Swimmer
Clubs Arbutus Swim Club, Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches Howard Firby, Deryk Snelling
Achievements
- 1971 Pan American Games (Cali) Gold, 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay
- 1972 Olympic Games (Munich) Bronze, 200 Backstroke
- Order of Canada, Member (1976)
- BC Sports Hall of Fame (1987)
- Swimming Canada Circle of Excellence (2013)
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Donovan Tildesley
2022
Swimmer
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Inducted 2022
Category Swimmer
Clubs Arbutus Swim Club, UBC Thunderbird Swim Club
Coaches Sally Gilbert, Eugene Lum, Bart Van Staalduinen, Kevin Johns, Derrick Schoof
Achievements
- Canada’s flag bearer at 2008 Paralympics
- Sydney 2000 Paralympics – Bronze 200m Individual Medley
- Athens 2004 Paralympic – Silver 200m Individual Medley, 400m freestyle; Bronze 100m freestyle
- Beijing 2008 Paralympics – Bronze 100m freestyle
- World Record holder
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Dorothy Liedtke
2007
Builder
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Inducted 2007
Category Builder
Clubs Victoria Amateur Swimming Club / Island Swimming Club
Achievements
- VASC President, Meet Manager and Official
- 1994 Commonwealth Games, Meet Manager
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Doug Perks
2010
Builder
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Inducted 2010
Category Builder
Clubs Simon Fraser University
Achievements
- Owner of Team Aquatic Supplies, over 25 years as the primary sponsor of Swim BC
- Long-time supporter of the BC Swimming Coaches conference
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Elaine Tanner
1999
Swimmer
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Inducted 1999
Category Swimmer
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches Howard Firby
Achievements
- First Canadian woman swimmer to medal at an Olympic Games
- 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Kingston) 4 Gold, 3 Silver
- 1967 Pan American Games (Winnipeg) 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 World Records
- 1968 Olympic Games (Mexico City) 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Officer of the Order of Canada (1969)
- Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (1971)
- Lou Marsh Canadian Athlete of the Year (1966)
- BC Sports Hall of Fame (1969)
- International Swimming Hall of Fame “Honor Swimmer” (1980)
- Swimming Canada Circle of Excellence (2009)
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Eugene Gyorfi
1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
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Inducted 1980
Category Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Clubs Hyack Swim Club, Simon Fraser University
Coaches Ron Jacks, Paul Savage
Achievements
- 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)
- SFU Hall of Fame
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Gail Amundrud
1999
Swimmer
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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)
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Gary MacDonald
2000
Swimmer
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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