page_title: Multnomah Athletic Club
section_title: Notable members and staff/Families
hierarchical_section_title: Multnomah Athletic Club / Notable members and staff/Families
caption_attribution_description: 1948 Swimmer Suzanne Zimmerman Edwards Press Photo
context_page_description: The Multnomah Athletic Club is a private social and athletic club in Portland, Oregon, United States.
  Located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club was founded in 1891, and the club has expanded greatly from its beginnings. It now fills two buildings totaling 600,000 square feet, making it the largest indoor athletic club in the world. It is colloquially referred to as either "The MAC Club" or simply "The MAC". Its emblem is a winged "M". It has approximately 22,000 members and employs nearly 600 staff, according to the club's website.
  The club has a capped membership, and holds a lottery every few years to compensate for attrition. Other avenues for joining include a Diversity Admissions Program. The initiation fee is approximately $5500 for an individual member, and monthly dues thereafter are around $298.
context_section_description: Louis Balbach, Olympic bronze medalist in the three meter springboard in 1920
  Sam Bellah, United States pole vault champion in 1911 and 1915
  Julian Illingworth, American squash player who won a record 9 U.S. national titles and became the highest-ranked American male player of all-time after reaching no. 24 in the world
  Alfred Carlton Gilbert, Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault in 1912 and inventor of the Erector Set
  Arthur "Tums" Cavill, swimming and diving instructor
  George Earle Chamberlain, Oregon Governor and U.S. Senator
  Jack Cody, swimming and diving instructor
  Henry L. Corbett, Oregon State Senator
  Can Ergenekan, Turkish Olympic swimmer who currently competes in U.S. Masters Swimming
  Martin Hawkins, Olympic bronze medalist in the 110m hurdles in 1912
  Brenda Helser, American Olympic swimmer who won gold in the women's 4×100-meter in 1948
  Walter Hummel, United States champion in the 440 yd hurdles in 1916
  Herbert Kerrigan, Olympic bronze medalist in the high jump in 1906
  Sam Lee, 1933 NCAA doubles tennis champion who later became president of the Multnomah Athletic Club
  Thelma Payne, Olympic bronze medalist in the three meter springboard in 1920
  Vivian Marshall, American diver who was a vaudeville performer and film actress
  Jack Dillin, American weight lifter
  Olive McKean, American Olympic swimmer who later became the Multnomah Athletic Club's aquatic director
  Nancy Merki, at 14 years old set the 1500-meter freestyle AAU swimming record in 1941 and made the US summer Olympic team in 1948
  Constance Meyer, British diver who trained under Jack Cody in the 1910s
  Maureen Murphy, American Olympic swimmer who competed in 1956
  Chester Newton, Olympic silver medalist, featherweight wrestling in 1924
  Paul Rader, American football player
  Robin Reed, Olympic gold medalist, featherweight wrestling in 1924
  Tommy Ryan, American boxer who served as the club's boxing instructor from November to December 1911
  Rick Sanders, Olympic silver medalist in wrestling in 1968 and 1972
  Carrie Steinseifer, Olympic gold medalist in swimming in the 100 meter freestyle and 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay in 1984
  Charlie Uksila, American ice hockey player who competed in the 1916 Stanley Cup Finals
  Russel Vis, Olympic gold medalist, lightweight wrestling in 1924
  Suzanne Zimmerman, American Olympic swimmer who won silver in the 100-meter backstroke in 1948
  Fuegy, a notable family
caption: Olympic silver medalist Suzanne Zimmerman was a Multnomah Athletic Club member.
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