Mel Marshall & Alice Dearing Inducted Into Swim England Corridor Of Fame
Mel Marshall and Alice Dearing are amongst a quartet to have been inducted into the Swim England Corridor of Fame at a ceremony in Birmingham, England.
Additionally honoured have been former coach and chair of the British Swimming Coaches Affiliation (BSCA) Glenn Smith and Tom Daley, who retired following Paris 2024 the place he claimed the fifth Olympic medal of a glittering diving profession.
The induction was a part of the Swim England Nationwide Awards 2024 the place 27 honours have been introduced recognising the contributions made by people and organisations from all aquatic sports activities.
Marshall will shortly be heading to Australia to take up a high-performance function with Swimming Australia at Griffith College Swim membership.
The 2-time Olympian loved a high-quality profession within the pool wherein she competed at two Olympics and picked up world, European and Commonwealth medals.
The 42-year-old started her poolside profession at Metropolis of Derby the place she began teaching a 14-year-old referred to as Adam Peaty.
The pair blazed a pioneering path which noticed Peaty sweep all earlier than him as he gained Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth titles in addition to setting the 50m and 100m breaststroke world data that stand at present.
Dearing was the primary black feminine swimmer to signify Nice Britain on the Olympics when she contested the open water in Tokyo. She retired in April 2024 following a high-quality profession that additionally encompassed world and European Championships.
The 27-year-old can be a co-founder of the Black Swimming Affiliation whose intention is to focus on swimming as a necessary life ability and to encourage participation in addition to forestall drowning in black and minority ethnic communities.
Smith guided many swimmers to success on the worldwide stage throughout his teaching tenure at Nova Centurion. Amongst them have been double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington, who he coached in her early years, brothers Sam and Ollie Hynd, with 4 Paralympic golds between them, and Charlotte Henshaw. double Paralympic silver medallist.
In whole, Smith guided swimmers to 10 Paralympic medals together with 4 golds and is at present the chair of Nova Centurion in addition to the BSCA.
Daley competed at 5 Olympics, making his debut at Beijing 2008 aged 14 earlier than changing into 10m platform world champion in Rome the next 12 months.
He gained gold within the 10m synchro in Tokyo alongside Matty Lee and exited the worldwide stage following silver in the identical occasion with Noah Williams.
In addition to 5 medals throughout 4 Olympics, the 30-year-old claimed 4 world and Commonwealth titles and 5 European golds.
Daley, who is predicated in Los Angeles, is an advocate and campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights, a TV persona and tireless knitter!
Following the ceremony at Birmingham College’s Nice Corridor, Andy Salmon, Swim England CEO, stated:
“The Awards are our alternative to recognise these individuals who give a lot to our sports activities and present such dedication. It was tough to choose the winners as every nominee was deserving of an award.
“It was fantastic to spend a day with so many inspirational folks gathered in a single room. Congratulations to all our winners and nominees.”
