USMS Athletes Inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF)

Recipient:	Doris Steadman
Year:	2022
LMSC:	New Jersey

Doris Steadman hadn’t swam since her college days at Temple, until she entered her first Masters meet at 58 years old, in Fort Lauderdale at the 1980 AAU Masters Nationals. At the same meet, her daughter Nance, also swam her first Masters Nationals at age 28.

Even in her first Masters meet, Steadman was more than just competitive. She placed in the top three, and shortly after that, she began winning the backstroke events and setting numerous records.  Doris enjoyed traveling and swimming all over the country and went to four World Masters events, with Nancy. One of her favorite trips was when she competed at the FINA World Masters Swimming Championships in Munich, Germany in 2000.  She won all three of her backstroke events, in the pool where the 1972 Olympics had taken place.  She was also extremely competitive and loved to win! 

She loved to work out and continually looked to improve her times and set records.