2008 ​INDUCTION CEREMONY & DINNER

Hawai'i Swimming Hall of Fame's fourth event was held on November 1, 2008, at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki.  17 people were inducted. 
SWIMMING:
Fred Haywood
Ivanelle Hoe
Dr. Herbert Kobayashi
Jerry Miki

CHANNEL SWIMMING:
James Caldwell
Linda Kaiser
Michael Spalding
MASTERS SWIMMING:
Betty Ann Barnett
Spencer Eldred
Lloyd Osborne
​Cappy Sheely

OPEN WATER SWIMMING:
Betty Ann Barnett

WATER POLO:
Sean Kern​
COACHING:
Harry Mamizuka

CONTRIBUTOR:
Charles Dwight, III
Jane Hale
​Dr. Ralph Hale
Hiroshi Yamauchi, PhD

CLASS OF 2008

BETTY ANN BARNETT
Betty Ann Barnett, born and raised in Hawaii, learned to swim at age two and began swimming competitively at Punahou (’64) in the third grade and never stopped.  She dominates her age group in the Waikiki Roughwater Swim with 38 finishes, the most overall in the first 50 years of the swim, 1970-2019, including 35 firsts, 2 seconds, and one third in her age group.  In the pool she has dominated US Masters swimming including setting 5 world records in the 2006 FINA World Championships, 3 world records in the 2002 FINA World Championships, 5 national records in the 2002 USMS Short Course Nationals, 4 national records in the 2001 Masters Short Course Nationals, and was named 2002 National Swimmer of the Year.
JIM CALDWELL
James G. Caldwell, born in the Philippines, was raised in California where he was a high school All-American in swimming and water polo.  He moved to Hawaii after graduating from USC and began swimming channels from island to island.  He was the first swimmer to swim across the Auau Channel, a distance of 8.8 miles, from Maui to Lanai in 1970.  He then was the first swimmer to swim across the Pailolo Channel, 8.5 miles, from Maui to Molokai, in 1976.  In addition to swimming, Jim was one of the founders of the Maui Channels Swim Relays and he captained over 15 escort vessels for channel swim relay teams. 
CHARLES DWIGHT
Charles Bishop Dwight III, born and raised in Hawaii, graduated from Punahou in 1943, attended Yale, where he was a member of Yale Swim Team which won the National AAU Championships in 1943 and the NCAA Championships in 1944.  He attended the US Naval Academy, 1945-47, then graduated from Georgetown Law.  In Hawaii he became involved in the sport of water polo, where he served in many positions as administrator, officer, meet director, and a member of national and Olympic water polo committees.  This led to his election to the Hall of Fame for USA Water Polo in 1994.   He passed away in 2013 at the age of 87.
SPENCER ELDRED
Spencer C. Eldred, born and raised in California, moved to Maui in 1999 and became a US Masters and FINA Masters swimming champion with numerous Top Ten rankings.  His USMS rankings include four 1st places, 12 2nd places, and three 3rd places.  The FINA rankings include a 1st place, four 2nd places, and five 3rd places.  At the World Masters meet in 2006 he won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke, which he considers his favorite accomplishment.  
JANE HALE
Jane Hale was an early advocate for women’s water polo before it was introduced as an Olympic sport in 2000, recognized as an NCAA championship sport in 2002, and sanctioned as a Hawaii state high school sport in 2002.  Jane worked tirelessly as part of the US Women’s National Water Polo team in the 1980s and 1990s to promote the sport for women.  She was elected to the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1999 (three years after husband, Ralph, was elected).
RALPH HALE
​Dr. Ralph Hale was an administrator, executive, officer and board member of various Olympic, US national and Hawaii state organizations dedicated to overseeing men’s and women’s water polo from the early 1970s to the late 1990s.  As a medical doctor he served on numerous medicine committees related to sports and aquatics.  He was elected to the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1996.   Dr. Hale served in the US Navy, 1962-65.  He and wife, Jane, were both inducted into the USA Water Polo and the Hawaii Swimming Halls of Fame.
FRED HAYWOOD
​Fred Haywood was born on Maui, attended Hawaii Prep on the Big Island, moved to California to complete high school and attended Stanford University.  He was a National High School Champion in 100 yard backstroke 1967, Silver Medalist Pan American Games 1968, College Freshman Champion in the 100 backstroke 1968, NCAA Champion 100 yard backstroke and 4 x 100 yard medley relay 1969, Stanford Swim Team Captain 1970 and 1971.  After graduating from Stanford he retired from competitive swimming, returned to Hawaii, and became a world-class wind surfer.
IVANELLE HOE
Ivanelle Hoe, born and raised in Hawaii (Roosevelt ’55), set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly as a high school senior.  She attended the University of Hawaii (’59) where she swam for famed coach Soichi Sakamoto and set seven state records, including the AAU indoor 200-meter breaststroke, the 100-yard butterfly and the 400-yard IM.  In 1956 she qualified for the US Olympic trials and finished 3rd in the 200 butterfly and 5th in the 100 butterfly.  In 1973 competed in the US Masters Swimming National Championships and set a record in the 50 butterfly and won the 100 breaststroke. She was inducted in the University of Hawaii Hall of Fame in 1994.  She passed away in 2016 at the age of 78.
LINDA KAISER
Linda L. Kaiser, born in Hilo, raised on Oahu (Kalani ’68), completed nine different channel crossings in the Hawaiian Islands, touching all eight major islands, the most of any channel swimmer in Hawaii history (tied with Mike Spalding).  Her list of channel crossings include:  Auau (Lanai to Maui), 1989, Pailolo (Maui to Molokai), 1990; Kalohi (Molokai to Lanai), 1991; Alalakeiki, (Maui to Kahoolawe), 2001,; Kaulakahi (Kauai to Niihau), 2003; Kealakahiki (Kahoolawe to Lanai), 2005; Kaiwi (Molokai to Oahu), 2007; Alenuehaha (Big Island to Maui), 2009; Kaieiewaho 6-person relay (Oahu-Kauai), 2010, total 72 mi.  In her spare time was an avid canoe paddler, marathon runner and triathlete.  She was elected to the Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame in 2013.  She passed away in 2018 at the age of 68.
SEAN KERN
Sean Kern, born and raised in Hawaii, was an elite water polo player in high school (Punahou ‘97), college (UCLA), and at the Sydney Olympics.  He led Punahou to three consecutive league titles and earned three ILH player of the year awards, 1994-96.  He went on to UCLA, taking the Bruins to back-to-back NCAA titles in 1999 and 2000 and was named the tournament’s MVP for the two years in a row. Kern was also chosen player of the year in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. In his collegiate career he was a four-time All-American, two-time National Player of the Year, two-time NCAA champion and three-time UCLA scoring leader. 
HERBERT KOBAYASHI
Dr. Herbert M. Kobayashi, born and raised in Hawaii, was an outstanding high school (St Louis ’47) and collegiate swimmer (Ohio State University ’52).  He set the national interscholastic record for the 100-yard freestyle in 1946.  At Ohio State he was on the NCAA national championship team in 1951 and 1952.  He was a captain of the Ohio State swim team in 1951 and 1952 and was named NCAA All-American in 1950, 1951 and 1952.  He passed away in 2012 at the age of 82.
HARRY MAMIZUKA
Harry Mamizuka, born and raised in Hawaii (Farrington ’41), began working at Palama Settlement at the age of 17 while still in high school; he coached their swimming and football programs until 1974. He also coached football for St. Louis School, Kamehameha Schools, McKinley High and Kalaheo High.  He coached swimming for Kaimuki High, McKinley High, Aulea Swim Club and eventually started his own swim club, Manoa Aquatics in 1979.  He stressed discipline, self-respect, and respect for others, and his personal motto was “Education will get you ahead in life.”  He passed away in 1997 at the age of 75.  
JERRY MIKI
Jerry J. Miki, born and raised in Hawaii (Roosevelt ’56), was an outstanding swimmer at Indiana University, 1956-60, and an Olympic Trials qualifier in both 1956 and 1960.  At Indiana he was named NCAA All-American in 1959 and 1960.  He co-captained the Indiana swim team in 1960.  He was a member of the 400-medley relay team which was first at the NCAA Championships.  As an Olympic Trials qualifier in 1956 he swam the 200-meter breaststroke and came in 7th, and in 1960 he swam the 100-meter breaststroke and finished in third (while serving in the Air Force).  He went on to a career in the Air Force and retired after 30 years as a colonel.
LLOYD OSBORNE
Lloyd Baker Osborne was born in Massachusetts, swam for Yale University where he was team captain in 1932, and after earning his mechanical engineering degree, enlisted in the US Navy as a naval aviator.  He was an eyewitness to the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.  He retired as a Captain then resumed his swimming career in Hawaii in US Masters Swimming.  From 1978 at age 69 he began setting national records in his age group at all distance events from the 200 to the 1500 meters in all strokes (freestyle, butterfly and individual medley).  His final championship was in 1992 at age 82.  He passed away in 2001 at the age of 92.
CAPPY SHEELEY
Cappy Sheeley, born and raised in Hawaii, began swimming at Punahou School, where he was named a high school All-American in 1959, continued at El Camino College, where he was a junior college All-American in 1962 and 1963, and qualified for the US Olympic swimming trials in 1964 in the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly.  In the 1990s he began swimming in US Masters, setting numerous age group records, and in 2002 at the Nationals he won the 100 fly and set a national record in the 400 IM.  In 2007 he won the 50 fly setting a new national record.  He also dominated open water races in Hawaii with numerous age group wins in the Waikiki Roughwater Swim and the North Shore Swim Series. He was inducted into the El Camino College Hall of Fame in 1993.
MIKE SPALDING
Michael S. Spalding, a Maui native, completed 9 different channel crossings in the Hawaiian Islands, touching all 8 major islands, tied for the most of any channel swimmer in Hawaii history (with Linda Kaiser).  His list of channel crossings include:  Auau (Lanai to Maui), 1983; Pailolo (Maui to Molokai), 1990; Alalakeiki, (Maui to Kahoolawe), 2001; Kaulakahi (Kauai to Niihau), 2003; Kealakahiki (Kahoolawe to Lanai), 2005; Kaiwi (Molokai to Oahu), 2007; Kalohi (Molokai to Lanai), 2007; Kaieiewaho 6-person relay (Oahu-Kauai), 2010; Alenuehaha (Big Island to Maui), 2011.  In 2014 Mike was named to the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
HIROSHI YAMAUCHI
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Ph.D., born and raised in Hawaii, was a scholar, a researcher, a professor, and a renowned expert on water resources at the University of Hawaii.  He earned his BS at the University of Hawaii (‘55), and his MS (‘66) and Ph.D. (‘68) from UC Berkeley.  He was a professor of agriculture and water economics at UH until his retirement in 1999 when he began swimming with the UH masters swim program.  He was inspired to promote swimming in Hawaii and was one of the founders of the Hawaii Swimming Legacy Project, established in 2002 as a non-profit tax-exempt organization, and the parent of the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame.  He passed away in 2014 twelve days shy of his 82nd birthday.