Pacific Northwest Swimming
Hall of Fame
Class of 2005

On July 30, 2005 the Pacific Northwest Swimming Association inducted 15 new members into their Hall of Fame in Federal Way, Washington. The PNS Hall of Fame has three categories of members, swimmers, coaches and valuable contributors. This year ten swimmers, one coach and four contributors were honored. Pictured in the photo are:Front row: Olive McKean, Barbara Mitchell, Evi Kosenkranius, Bob Jackson, Roger Von Jouanne, Barbara Johnson (accepting for her husband Neville) and Don Duncan.Back Row, Ugur Taner, David Weil (accepting for his father Chuck Weil), Jerry Smith (accepting for his daughter Miriam Smith) Dick Hannula, Dave Hannula, Donald Graham, Janet Buchan and Dan Wolfrom.

Athlete: Janet Buchan Janet Buchan won the gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley in the 1979 World University Games in Mexico City. Janet had a superb freshman season at Stanford University, which culminated in a rewarding 1980 women’s national collegiate championship (AIAW). Janet was the high-point winner in this championship, having medaled in all six events she swam. Athlete: Dave Hannula In 1975 Dave Hannula won the 400-meter individual medley at the Long-Course USA National Championship. He represented the USA on the National Team at the World Championship, placing fourth in the 400-meter individual medley in Cali, Colombia; he swam on the USA National Team in the Japan/USA Dual Meet; and he was selected to compete in the Pan American Games. This great swimming year culminated with Dave being ranked third in the World in the 400-meter individual medley. Athlete: Richard M. Hannula Richard M. Hannula (Dick) won the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle in the 1977 World University Games in Sofia, Bulgaria. This gold-medal swim of 4:02.17 was a new World University Games record. Dick’s second gold medal in this selective international meet was in the 800-meter freestyle relay. Previously, Dick’s 1975 400-meter time of 4:00.38 placed him in the top-ten World rankings. Athlete: Bob Jackson In 1981 Bob Jacksonswam on the US National Team in the World University Games in Romania. At the 1984 United States Swimming Long-Course Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Bob won the 100-meter breaststroke. As a member of the University of Puget Sound swim team, Bob swam on two 400-yard medley relays that set National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Championship Meet records. Athlete: Evi Kosenkranius As a fourteen-year old, Evi Kosenkranius won the 1500-meter freestyle at the 1976 AAU Long-Course National Championship. Her time of 16:41.77 was the top World time for that year. Also she competed in the 1976 Olympic Trials. Nine of the Pacific Northwest Swimming Long-Course and Short-Course records that Evi set in 1974 and 1976 were still held by her at the time of her 2005 induction. In the 11-12 age-group, Evi continues to hold the records for the 200-, 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle events and the 500- and 1650-yard freestyle events. In the 13-14 age-group, she is the record holder for the 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter freestyle events. Evi has held these nine Pacific Northwest Swimming records for approximately thirty years. Athlete:Olive Mckean Olive McKean won the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay and swam to a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany (the “Jesse Owens Olympics”). She won five national championships in the 100-yard and 100-meter freestyle from 1934 to 1936. She also held the American Record for the 400-meter and 400-yard freestyle relays from 1935 to 1937. Olive swam for the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle from 1930 to 1936. Athlete: Barbara Mitchell Barbara Mitchell’s exciting 200-meter beaststroke race in the 1972 Olympic Trials qualified her to represent the USA in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. As a sixteen-year old in the Olympic Games, Barbara placed thirteenth in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:47.05. She earned World Rankings in the 200-meter breaststroke. Representing Highline High School in Burien, Barbara was a Washington State High School Girls’ Swimming Champion each year in the 100-yard breaststroke. Athlete:Miriam Smith Miriam Smith was a finalist at the USA National Championship in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke events from 1974 to 1977. Miriam had an outstanding swim in the 1976 Olympic Trials, placing third in the 200-meter backstroke. This swim qualified her to compete in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada. In 1977, Miriam was selected to be a member of the USA National Team competing in the Russian National Championship Meet in Leningrad, Russia. Athlete: Ugar Tanner Ugur Taner won six events in US Swimming National Championships between 1993 and 1999, four 200-meter butterfly events and two 200-meter freestyle events. Representing Chinook Aquatic Club, Ugur set the PNS Open record in the 200-meter and the 200-meter in 1994. At the time of Ugur’s PNS Hall of Fame induction, this extraordinary swimmer still holds over forty Pacific Northwest Swimming records. Athlete:Roger Von Jouanne Roger Von Jouanne’s swimming career had many great highlights, including an American Record swim in the 200-yard butterfly in 1980. Two years later, Roger won the 200-yard individual medley at the US National Championship. He competed in the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Trials, placing fifth in the 200-meter individual medley and fourth in the 200-meter butterfly, respectively. At the 1982 World Championship Trials, Roger placed third in the 200-meter butterfly. Elected US Men’s Team Captain, Roger competed in the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton, Canada. Representing the USA, he was selected to compete in several international meets, including competitions in Sweden, New Zealand, and Japan. Coach: Don Duncan As the head coach for the University of Puget Sound, Don Duncan has won more collegiate competitions than any other swimming coach in the Pacific Northwest. In the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Don’s teams were ranked in the top-ten for twenty-seven years and the top-five for fifteen years. His teams won 307 out of 434 dual-meets. Don coached twenty individual National Champions and eighty-four All-American swimmers including Bob Jackson. Contributor: Donald G. Graham Mr. Donald G Graham, retired CEO of Fisher Communications represented the O. D. Fisher Charitable Foundation for their decades of support of PNS. Mr. Graham’s two sons both swam competitively in the region and “giving back” became a way of life for Graham. Mr. Graham provided remarks at the ceremony highlighting the beneficial effects competitive swimming had on his life and his son’s. Contributor: Dan Wolfrom Dan Wolfrom served on the Pacific Northwest Swimming Board of Directors for over three decades, serving as the PNS General Chair, Vice-Chair, and Chair of the Age-Group, Time Standards, Members-at-Large, and Hall of Fame Committees. Dan was the meet director for the 1994 USA Swimming National Championship in Federal Way. Dan was the Foss High School (Tacoma) boys’ coach for thirty-one years and the girls’ coach for twenty-one years. His teams won six Washington State High School State Swimming Championship Titles. Contributor: Neville Johnson Neville Johnson officiated at meets of all levels—local, zone, college, national, and international competitions. He was recognized as the preeminent starter in the Pacific Northwest, and admired throughout the country. He worked as a starter and referee at the Olympic Trials in 1988, 1992, and 1996. Many of today’s USA Swimming referees and starters studied under Neville. His professionalism and dedication to promoting excellence in officiating continues to play a role in today’s swimming meets. Contributor: Chuck Weil Chuck Weil began officiating iformally at his sons’ local summer-league meets in the 1950s. After his boys began swimming for Cascade Swim Club in Seattle in 1964, Chuck began officiating at AAU meets. For nearly two decades thereafter, he could be found working diligently on pool decks at swimming meets of all levels.