• Werner “Vern” Friebel

    Vern served in many executive capacities with the Saskatoon Figure Skating Club and when Saskatoon hosted the inaugural Canada Winter Games in 1971, he was the obvious choice to be the chairperson. Vern worked throughout northern Saskatchewan, organizing and developing Read more →

  • Lil Williamson

    Lil Williamson captured more than 50 championships in various hack, hunter and jumper competitions in Canada and the United States between 1942 and 1960.  In 1958, she moved to Regina and began to serve as a competition judge. Williamson is Read more →

  • Lou Hough

    Beginning in 1961, Lou Hough chaired and organized horse shows in Saskatoon.  In 1973, he played a key role in the organization of the Saskatchewan Horse Federation and served as the Federation’s president from 1975 to 1978.  He served as Read more →

  • Captain Stanley “Cap” Harrison

    Saskatchewan’s most distinguished builder of the sport of thoroughbred racing, Captain Stanley Harrison was recognized for his contributions as a breeder, trainer, writer and race official. Captain Harrison used his talent to capture the spirit of his thoroughbreds for the Read more →

  • Zig Lejins

    Ziguard “Zig” Lejins

    Zig Lejins, who was born in Valmiera, Latvia, and now makes his home in Prince Albert, was a founding member of the Prince Albert Table Tennis Club in 1976, and became one of the leading forces in table tennis in Read more →

  • Sandra Roberts

    Sandra Roberts

    Between 1958 and 1987, Sandra Roberts coached Saskatchewan synchro athletes and teams to a number of provincial titles. During her career, she guided synchro teams and programs at the Regina YWCA, the Saskatoon YWCA and the University of Saskatchewan. In Read more →

  • Lemon Dianne

    Diane Lemon

    Diane Lemon was, at various times in her career, a synchronized swimmer, coach, judge, administrator, and parent of a synchronized swimmer. Diane began to officiate synchronized swimming at local meets in 1966, and then moved to provincial and Canadian championships Read more →

  • Marnie Eistetter, S.O.M.

    Moose Jaw born, Marnie Eistetter first tested the waters of synchronized swimming as a competitor in the late 1940s. However, she truly dove in headfirst when she returned to the sport as a parent and volunteer in the 1960s. Marnie Read more →

  • Sadie Caulder-Knight

    Sadie Caulder-Knight was a pioneer of synchronized swimming in Saskatchewan. Born in Liverpool, England in 1899, she came to Saskatchewan with her brother in 1913 to join her family. In 1941 she began teaching the fundamentals of synchronized swimming, and Read more →

  • Ann Schulman, O.C.

    Ann Schulman became part of the Saskatoon swimming scene by serving in various administrative positions with the Saskatoon Goldfin Swim Club from 1970 to 1983, and then with the Saskatoon Laser Swim Club from 1983 to 1986. Her experience in Read more →

  • Bevan Lawson

    As provincial director of the Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program, Mr. Lawson spearheaded a program that has taught more than a quarter of a million adults and children to swim and to appreciate safety in and around water. Read more →

  • David Dean

    David Dean’s first taste of competitive swimming came when he trained for the Balfour Technical School Swim Team in 1946. Dean continued to train and accumulated many victories. In the late 1940s and early 1950s he held a number of Read more →

  • Betty Lou (Bingham) Dean

    Betty Lou’s induction is the result of her lifetime commitment to competitive swimming. Born in Regina, she spent many hours splashing around the YWCA pool as a child. That initial interest has never ceased; consistently, Betty has been a contributor Read more →

  • John Brennan

    Born in 1933, John was an avid sports enthusiast in Prince Albert. As a youngster he competed in hockey, baseball, tennis, golf and swimming. At the University of Saskatchewan his participation continued and his volunteer career began. Hockey was Brennan’s Read more →

  • Harry Bailey

    Harry Bailey is “Mr. Swimming” in Saskatoon. His competitive career began in 1932 and rose to become provincial breakstroke champion in the 50, 100 and 200 yard events establishing records that stood from 1932 until 1943. Bailey’s foremost contribution, however, Read more →