August 17, 2017 by Peter Canning

Conn Swimmers have participated in several open water swims this summer.

Click here for results:

Vernon Open Water Swim Race

39th Annual Point to Point Compo Beach Swim Results

Greenwich 2 Mile Swim – Cancelled Due to weather.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Nutmeg State Games Masters Meet (Results)

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Greenwich, Pig Iron, S. Africa Open Water

June 25, 2017 by Peter Canning

 

 

The 5th Annual Lake Terramuggus Open Water Swim races were held on June 18.  Six swimmers (hands raised in above photo) swam all 4 distances: Emily Boerger, Kefe Kirshen, Geoffrey Michaud, Heather Roka, Sarah Taft and Ben Wyckoff.

JEFF STUART won the 3 mile race in 01:10:37.6.

He also won the 2 mile race in 0:48:16.2, edging out GALEN RINALDI in her return from shoulder surgery by four seconds (00:48:20.4).

ZACH WEEKS won the one mile race in 00:23:45.0.

HEATHER ROKA won the half mile in 00:12:23.8.

ED JENSEN won the half mile (WETSUIT division with 00:12:07.4).

Full Results

Thanks to Dave Arnold and Newington Bike for hosting a great event.

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the Sunday July 23, 2017, Pig Iron Open water Swim races.

Pig Iron Swim Race

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A Note from CONN Masters

Connecticut Masters’ Games Swim Meet – May 21, 2017 (Results)

May 21, 2017by Peter Canning

The Connecticut Masters’ Games Swim meet was on Sunday, May 21st at Central Connecticut State University. Great job by race coordinator Galen Rinaldi and crew.  Over 100 swimmers participated.

RESULTS

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Mike Huffman Wins Maxwell Award

May 3, 2017by Peter Canning

Connecticut’s Mike Huffman has won the MAXWELL EXCELLENCE AWARD to honor an outstanding LSC official for their contributions to local swimming. The award is sponsored by Maxwell Medals and Swimming World magazine.

Mike, a regular at state Masters events, has served as a CSI Official since 1997 as well as serving on CSI’s Board of Directors as Officials Chair from 2005-2009 and Program Operations Chair from 2010-2012. He is the current president of the CIAC high school officials association and served terms as the Parent’s Board president for both the Wethersfield Barracudas and the Laurel East Hartford YMCA.

On the pool deck, Mike has been the Meet Referee/Administrative Referee for numerous CSI championship meets and has also served as the Meet Referee for the National Disability Sports Alliance National Championships; CP/ISRA (Cerebral Palsy) World Championships; 2008 Olympic Trials official; FINA World Cup; World Championship Trials; Meet Referee/Starter for multiple NCAA Conference championships; Starter for 2015/2016 NCAA Division I national championships and 2016 NCAA Division III nationals; and will serve as Starter for this year’s NCAA Division I nationals in Indianapolis.

Congratulations, Mike!

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Hartford Masters Spring Meet -April 9, 2017 (RESULTS)

April 9, 2017by Peter Canning

Hartford Masters at Trinity College hosted their spring SCY meet on April 9, 2017.  It was great event attended by many CONN masters.

• 7 teams represented.

• 38 swimmers entered.

• 98 individual event splashes.

• 8 relay event splashes.

RESULTS

Thanks to Patrick McDevitt and officials for a great meet!  Patrick runs a masters group at Trinity, Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6.  Email Patrick for details at [email protected]

Check out Steve Akers high elbow!  Akers swam the 500 free in 5:03:02

Great job by all swimmers!

Galen Rinaldi and Steve Akers.  Galen came out to root her Cornerstone Masters swimmers on.  We are hoping to see Galen back in the pool herself this summer after her recovery from shoulder injury.

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Bill Krumm, former Westport/ Weston Y Coach and CONN Master

March 6, 2017by Editor

It is with great sadness that CONN Masters announces the passing of Bill Krumm.  He will be remembered as a great coach, a great swimmer, and a leader in the world of swimming.  Please see this article from USA Swimming World:

USA Swimming Western Zone Development Consultant Bill Krumm has died. He joined USA Swimming in 2007 after he spent 27 years as the head coach of the Westport Weston Family YMCA in Westport, Connecticut.

Below is the announcement put out by his former team, the Water Rats.

It is with great sadness that we announce that Bill Krumm, the former head coach of the Water Rats, has passed away.

Bill was the Sports Development Consultant for the Western Zone of USA Swimming, which he joined in 2007 after 27 years as Head Coach of the Westport Weston Family YMCA Water Rats. While he was our Head Coach, Bill was the anchor of our program, coaching many of our swimmers at the Age Group level with quite a few obtaining Team, State, and Zone records.

Bill was an exacting coach with a stern façade, who got the best out of his swimmers.  Underneath that curmudgeon-like exterior, however, was a kind and gentle soul who had a great sense of humor and devoted his life to our team when he was its coach.

Swimming was always part of Bill, who was a native of Connecticut. He graduated in 1977 from Southern Connecticut State University, where he was a nationally ranked swimmer and water polo player. When he was a senior, Bill won the Robert B. Muir Award as New England’s top senior swimmer. His team SCSU inducted Bill into its Sport Hall of Fame in 1995.

Bill also held many leadership positions as a volunteer in the swimming community.  He was YMCA League President, member of the USA Swimming Safety Education Committee, and was General Chairman of Connecticut Swimming.

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SCM Top Ten 2016

February 15, 2017by Peter Canning

Mike Laux (6-Individual and 1-Relay) and

Anna Gryglewska (5 Individual and 3 Relay)

led CONN swimmers in Top Ten awards

for the 2016 Short Course Meters Season.  Great job all!

Individual

Relay

2016 USMS Top 10 SCM for Connecticut LMSC

This is a preliminary Top 10 listing  for proofreading purposes only.

Women 25-29

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ==== 

    6  50 Free     Anna C Gryglewska   26  CONN  27.91

    9  50 Free     Thammara Clemente   27   RAC  28.23

    4  100 Free    Anna C Gryglewska   26  CONN  1:01.20

    6  50 Back     Anna C Gryglewska   26  CONN  32.97

    8  100 Back    Anna C Gryglewska   26  CONN  1:10.79

    1  200 Back    Anna C Gryglewska   26  CONN  2:32.20

Women 30-34

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

    9  200 Breast  Michelle Zelek      32  CONN  3:17.95

    4  200 Fly     Heather M Bernstein   31  CONN  2:43.71

Women 60-64

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

    9  100 Breast  Nikki J Holbrook    63  CONN  1:36.56

Women 70-74

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

    7  100 Breast  Janit P Romayko     71  CONN  1:59.65

    7  200 Breast  Janit P Romayko     71  CONN  4:25.13

Men 18-24

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

    9  50 Free     Eric S Traub        24  UC05  24.53

    3  100 Free    Eric S Traub        24  UC05  53.40

    9  400 Free    William H Gerard    24  CONN  4:48.25

    7  800 Free    William H Gerard    24  CONN  10:09.88

    3  100 IM      Eric S Traub        24  UC05  1:00.77

Men 30-34

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

    5  800 Free    Robert E Duguay     31  CONN  10:21.14

Men 55-59

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

    9  800 Free    Jeffrey S Stuart    56  CONN  10:20.94

Men 65-69

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

    9  200 Fly     William J Geoghegan   66  CONN  3:28.35

   10  400 IM      William J Geoghegan   66  CONN  6:48.19

Men 75-79

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

    3  200 Free    Michael A Laux      75  CONN   3:02.87

    5  400 Free    Michael A Laux      75  CONN   6:26.66

    2  50 Breast   Michael A Laux      75  CONN   44.33

    2  100 Breast  Michael A Laux      75  CONN   1:41.21

    3  200 Breast  Michael A Laux      75  CONN   3:44.92

    6  100 IM      Michael A Laux      75  CONN   1:38.62

Men 80-84

Place  Event       Name               Age  Club  Time

=====  ==========  =================  ===  ====  

   10  200 Free    Howard Alkoff       83  CONN   4:14.72

    7  400 Free    Howard Alkoff       83  CONN    9:02.77

This is a preliminary Top 10 listing for proofreading purposes only.

Men 200-239 SCM (2016)

Place  Event       Club             Time  Swimmers

=====  ==========  =============== 

    9  400 Medley  CONN             5:20.50  Erik Higgens (41),

 Robert J Lamontagne (58), Benjamin W Wyckoff (52), Peter Canning (58)

Men 240-279 SCM (2016)

Place  Event       Club             Time  Swimmers

=====  ==========  ===============  

    7  200 Free    CONN             2:12.56  Peter Canning (58),

 Benjamin W Wyckoff (52), William J Geoghegan (66), Michael A Laux (75)

Women 160-199 SCM (2016)

Place  Event       Club             Swimmers

=====  ==========  ===============  

    6  400 Medley  CONN             6:18.88  Cheryl S Edison (54),

 Christine A Matarese (41), Madeline Bey (30), Jennifer R Madonia (44)

Mixed 100-119 SCM (2016)

Place  Event       Club             Time  Swimmers

=====  ==========  ===============  

    9  200 Free    CONN             2:00.21  Anna C Gryglewska (26),

 Robert E Duguay (31), Heather M Bernstein (31), William H Gerard (24)

   10  200 Medley  CONN             2:17.27  Anna C Gryglewska (26),

 Robert E Duguay (31), Heather M Bernstein (31), William H Gerard (24)

    4  400 Free    CONN             5:15.30  Madeline Bey (30),

 Nicole Guglielmo (33), Robert E Duguay (31), William H Gerard (24)

    2  400 Medley  CONN             5:00.98  Anna C Gryglewska (26),

 Robert E Duguay (31), Heather M Bernstein (31), William H Gerard (24)

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32nd Annual Groundhog Meet -Results

February 7, 2017by Peter Canning

The 32nd Annual Groundhog Masters Swim Meet held on Sunday, February 5, at the Westport/Weston YMCA was a great success with 114 entered swimmers, 340 individual splashes and 12 relay splashes.

Results

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Happy New Year CONN Masters!

December 31, 2016by Peter Canning

Happy New Year to all CONN Masters swimmers!  2016 was a great year with many masters swimmers winning championships, earning national Top Tens, hitting personal bests,  swimming for noble causes, swimming a new event for the first time, and or simply showing up in the pool with a smile on their faces.  The CONN team also did well in events from the National YMCA Championships in Sarasota, Florida in May to the New England Short Course Meters Championships in Worcester, Mass in December.

As we look ahead to the new year, let us be thankful for our friends and coaches, and for the water that blesses us all.

Those looking for New Year challenges in 2017, here is a list to consider:

• Pick Three Events and Go for PRs

• See How Many Events in World Championships/or US Championships you can Qualify for.*

• Do the Checkoff Challenge where you get a time in every event (can be done at meet or in practice with timer) plus one open water event

• Swim in a Regional/or National Championship

• Enter One Hour Postal Championship

• Enter One mile Postal Championship

• Enter 400 Kick for Time Postal Event

• Swim 100X100

• Swim an Open Water Event

• Swim an Open Water Event Outside Connecticut

• Do a Swim (or More) for a Charitable Cause

• Swim on a Top Ten Relay**

• Swim a 200/or 400 IM

• Swim a new event and get a starting PR!

• Join CONN Masters in Sarasota, FL for the 2017 YMCA Championships in May

• Join CONN Masters at the 2017 NESCM Championships in Worcester, MA in December

*FINA 2017 World Masters Swimming Qualifying Times

**Requires planning.  Long Course Meter and Short Course Meter events offer best opportunity

Have a Safe and Healthy New Years All!

***

Cornerstone CONN swimmers celebrate a successful year of swimming and friendship and toast their coach Galen Rinaldi, who encourages and inspires them.  Thanks to all the coaches who write the workouts, offer the enthusiasm, push us to our best and make us want to show up even early in the morning or after a hard working day or in the cold of winter.  Thanks all!

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ALTS Class being offered in New Haven

December 1, 2016 by Editor

USMS is offering an Adult Learn to Swim (ALTS) Instructor Certification Program in New Haven on Saturday, March 11, 2017.  This program is great for anyone in interested in teaching adults how to swim, especially aquatics coordinators, instructors and staff that offer or would like to offer adult learn to swim programs.  USMS membership is required along with the ability to perform American Red Cross’ Five Skills of Water Competency: step/jump into water over your head, return to the surface and float or tread water for one minute, turn in a full circle (to find an exit), swim 25 yards, and exit the pool.  The program costs $300 and includes 5 hours of classroom instruction, materials, lunch, and 2 hours of in pool instruction.

The class is being taught by Bill Meier, a long time USMS swimmer and coach, who helped create the ALTS Instructor Program.  Bill is as enthusiastic in his teaching (he may break out into song and dance) as he is knowledgeable.

For more details and to register:  ALTS clinics.

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Trinity College Masters Meet-Nov 13-Results

November 17, 2016by Editor

Another great meet was held at Trinity College on November 13, sponsored by Hartford Masters.

6 teams represented.
29 swimmers entered.
80 individual event splashes, 2 DQs.
4 relay event splashes.

Results for all CONN Swimmers

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CONN Masters Earn Top 10 LCM Honors

November 16, 2016by Peter Canning

CONN Masters recorded 40 individual national Top 10s for the 2016 Long Course Meters season and 10 Relay Top Tens. The 50 combined Top Tens is the most for CONN masters since 2011 when CONN masters earned 54 (49 Individual, 5 relay).

Galen Rinaldi and Mike Laux led the way with 6 individual Top tens each, followed by Jeremy Virgil and Jeff Sargent with 5 each. Andy Reul (4), Nicki Holbrook (3), Anna Gryglewska (2), Janit Romayko (2), Emily Przysinda (2), Ally Sega (1), Robert Duguay (1), William Gerard (1), Peter Deczi (1) and Paul Epstein (1) also recorded Top Tens.

Galen Rinaldi was number one in the Nation for Women’s 45-49 1500 Meters and Jeremy Virgil was number one for Men’s 1500 meters in the Men’s 35-39 Category.

Individual Top 10

Relay Top 10

The lists are preliminary. Any errors or ommisions should be reported to Mary Beth Windrath.

Great job CONN swimmers!

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New workout group at Trinity in Hartford:

October 17, 2016by Editor

Starting November 1st, Trinity will have coached workouts on Monday and Wednesday mornings (facility opens at 5:45am) and baggy workouts during lunch time swim on Tuesday and Thursday.  Membership to Trinity College Sports Center is not required!  New members can register starting November 1, 2016.  Monthly membership are $60 for mornings and $50 for lunch.  Quarterly memberships are $165 for mornings and $135 for lunch.  Punch cards can also be purchased for $100 for 10 swims but expires after 3 mos and drop-in or try-outs are $10.  Payment method is cash or checks made out to Trinity College.
Ferris Sports Center is located off of Broad Street near the intersection of Crescent St and Broad St.  Ferris will be your first building on your right.  Parking and entrance to pool is available behind the building, immediately to your right when turning into campus.  Contact Carlos at [email protected] with any questions.

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Registration and Results pages have been updated.

September 27, 2016by Editor

We are using a new format for the tables in the Registration and Results pages.  This new format allows you to search for meets by entering information in the search field.  So if you know where a meet is located but can’t remember the name of it, for example you know it is in Westport but can’t remember that it’s the Compo Beach Point to Point, you can search Westport and it will list all the meets that have Westport either in the name or description.  We hope you enjoy this new format and find it more user friendly.  Please be patient as we continue to update our website.

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Fairfield YMCA Mile Swim (RESULTS)

September 23, 2016by Peter Canning

The Third Annual Fairfield YMCA Mile Swim was held at Penfield Beach in Fairfield, CT on September 17th. 114 swimmers swam the mile, including many from CONN Masters. Congratulations to all swimmers!

Results

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Lake Quassy Swimfest (Results)

September 5, 2016by Peter Canning

Saturday September 3 was the 10th Annual Lake Quassy Swimfest, held at the Quassapag Sailing Center in Middlebury, Connecticut.

45 Swimmers swam all three races (3 mile, 1.5 mile, 0.5 mile). 96 swam the 3 mile race. 125 swam the 1.5 mile. 114 swam the 0.5 mile.

16 year old Gareet Gallo won with a combined time of 1.59.26.81.

29 year old Eric Nilsson won the 3 mile in 1.04.08.

13 year old Joseph Nazzardo won the 1.5 mile in 36.33.

17 tear old Eric Bombery won the 0.5 mile in 12.03.53.

See all results here:

Results

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August 27-28 – CT Masters Long Course Championships (Wesleyan) RESULTS

August 28, 2016by Peter Canning

The two day CT Masters Long Course Championships held at the Wesleyan Natatorium at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut featured some outstanding swims and great camaraderie.

Mike Laux and Andy Reul scorched their 1500 swims, each launching themselves into potential number #2 national rankings in their age groups. Laux did a 27.33.48 in the Men’s 75-79, while Reul came in at 18.53.43 in the Men’s 50-54 group.

Diann Uustal set a WORLD RECORD in the women’s 70-74 age group with a 200 free swim of 2.46.63. For those who don’t know Dian, she is an amazing swimmer who overcame a near fatal car wreck to reach the heights she has. She is living proof of the power of swimming for building health and fitness and a winning smile!

Ryan Searle, Mike Laux, Bob Cahill and Billy Geoghgean swam a 6.20.36 in the Men’s 280-319 400 Freestyle relay, a time that should guarantee them a National Top Ten in 2016.

There were many other amazing swims this weekend.

Check out the full results here:

2016_ct_long_course_masters_swimming_championships

The meet could not have been the success it was except for the hard work of meet director Peter Solomon, Assistant Meet Director Ethan Cooke, Meet Coordinator Galen Rinaldi, Meet Management and Results Kathy Gaudio, Head Referee Dick Allison, and strokes and turns oficials Mike Barry and Spencer Miller. Tremendous job! And thanks from all who swam for making it possible. (Pictured: Cooke, Solomon, Gaudio, Allison)

Meet Coordinator Galen Rinaldi tearing it up in the Freestyle.

Galen Rinaldi’s Mom Regina and her sister (and former star swimmer) “Boomer” also provided a hand with timing and cheering!

Also thanks to Katie Scrimgeour for providing awesome massages to swimmers! 

Day one events included:

50 ­Meter Breaststroke
50 ­Meter Freestyle
200 ­Meter Individual Medley
100 ­Meter Backstroke
100 ­Meter Butterfly
200­ Meter Breaststroke
200 ­Meter Freestyle
400 ­Meter Medley Relay
1500 ­Meter Freestyle

Day two events:

50 ­Meter Backstroke
50 ­Meter Butterfly
400 ­Meter Individual Medley
100 ­Meter Freestyle
100 ­Meter Breaststroke
200 ­Meter Backstroke
200 ­Meter Butterfly
400 ­Meter Freestyle Relay
400 Meter Freestyle

Filed Under: Connecticut News

CT Nutmeg Games (Results) /Greenwich 2 Mile Swim (Results)

August 6, 2016by Peter Canning

The CT Nutmeg Games Masters Swim Meet, hosted by Central Connecticut State University, was held Saturday, August 6th. The meet featured a sprint and a distance challenge. The sprint challenge was four 50’s (fly, back, breast, free) and the 100 IM. The distance challenge was four – 200s and the 400 IM. The photo above are the three winners (Marta Taddeo, Robyn DeMarco, Joshua Mannarino) of the distance challenge who all won stuffed alligators.

Results

CONN Swimmer Michael Barry served as a race official. Posing here with Chris Matarese and Veronia Suleski.

Race Coordinator Ally Sega and staff did a great job running the meet.

Caroyln Daniels gets a medal in the awards ceremony.

Ben Wyckoff wins the 100 IM in the meet’s final heat.

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For those CONN swimmers who didn’t hit the pool, many traveled to Greenwich for the annual two mile swim. 126 swimmers in total took on the annual event.

John Montesi had the top time of 41.59. Fiona Donnell-McCarthy was the top female finisher in 45:29.

Results

Pig Iron (Results)/ Upcoming Open Water Swims

July 24, 2016 by Peter Canning

The Pig Iron Swimfest was held Sunday July 24 in Vernon, CT. Four races were held that featured many CONN swimmers.

In the 3 mile, Jeff Stuart was first out of the water in a time of 1:20:53. Jeff Michaud was 2nd with a time of 1:21:15. Julie Madison was first female finisher with a time of 1.25.50.

Jeff Stuart also won the 2 Mile and the 1/2 mile races, but finished 2nd to Matt Erasmus in the one mile.

Rowen Price was the top female finisher in the two mile. Fiona Price finished first in the 1 mile, and Svetlana Vassileava won the half mile.

For more results, click this link:

Pig Iron Swim Festival Results.

The event was hosted by the same fine folks from Newington Bike Shop who put on the Lake Terramuggus Swim Festival earlier and who host the Lake Terramuggus Sprint Triathlon Series.

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For those who didn’t get to swim, there are still plenty of open water swims left this year.

We have just received word that while registration is not yet open, the Lake Quassy Swim festival is scheduled for September 3 this year. Save the date on your calendar for this great event featuring 3 mile, 1.5 mile and 0.5 mile races.

Lake Quassy Swim Festival

August 6- Greenwich 2 Mile Swim

September 11 – 2nd Annual Art Figur Tour de Shore 2k Swim

Compo Beach-July 10-Results

July 10, 2016by Peter Canning

The 38th Annual Point to Point Swim was held at Compo Beach on July 10.

Here are the results:

Compo Beach Point to Point Results 2016

North Woods had the top time of 15:24.
Mark Loftis was second with 15.47.

Katy Luchansky had the top female time of 16.16.

The 38th Annual Swim had a large contingent of CONN swimmers including Mike Barry, Greg Sargent, Robin Demarco, Charles Lang, Ann Louise Onton, Ron Abbe, Myles Lynch and Howard Alkoff and many others.

Open water swimmers take note of of the upcoming Greenwich One Mile Swim on Saturday July 17,

Greenwich One Mile Swim

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Wilton LC Summer Sizzler-July 10-Results

July 10, 2016by Peter Canning

The Wilton Wahoo Masters Annual Summer Sizzler Long Course Swim Meet was held Sunday, July 10. It started as a coldish overcast day, but by the end of the meet the sun was out. The race features some great swims and camaraderie. 48 Swimmers from 14 clubs participated.

Great job by the event organizers with putting on a great meet and getting the results posted to the US Masters site so quickly.

Results

Here are some photos:

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Swim Weekend-Mystic Sharkfest, Compo Beach, Wilton LCM

July 1, 2016by Peter Canning

The coming weekend of July 9-10, 2016 features three premiere swim events for Connecticut masters swimmers.

On July 9, Sharkfest brings its brand race for a second straight year to Mystic for a 1500 swim “from from “A” Dock at Seaport Marine, up the Mystic River and under the famous Bascule drawbridge to finish at Mystic Seaport.” Consider bringing your wet suit as the water temperature is expected to be in the low to middle sixties.

Register Here:

Mystic Sharkfest

July 9 06:30 AM EDT – Athlete Check-In

July 9 08:00 AM EDT – Pre-Race Announcements

July 9 08:15 AM EDT – Race Starts

July 9 09:30 AM EDT – Awards Ceremony

After the race visit Mystic Seaport, the Aquarium, go for a sail, or down the road to Misquamicut.

On Sunday Masters swimmers face a tough choice: Open Water at the well run 38th Annual Compo Beach Point to Point One Mile Swim or the 16th Annual Wilton Wahoos Master’s Summer Sizzler Long Course Meters Meet at the Wilton Y’s pool (outdoors in the summer) — one of only two long course meters meets in Connecticut this summer.

Register Here:

38th Annual Compo Beach Point-to-Point Swim

Day of race registration and check in begin at 7 a.m., Sunday , July 10th at Compo Beach in Westport, Connecticut.

8:30 a.m. – Point to Point starts
9:30 a.m. – Kids Mini Point to Point starts
10:00 a.m. – Awards Ceremony

Register Here:

Wilton Summer Sizzler LCM Masters Meet

On-line entries close July 5, 2016.

Warm-up 7:30am; meet start 8:30am; pool must be cleared by 1:00pm. Deck entries must be in by 7:30am! No deck entries will be accepted after this time.

Whatever your choice, send your pictures (and commentary) to Peter Canning at [email protected] and we’ll post them on the web site, along with the race results.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

CT Open Water Championships (Results) -June 25

June 28, 2016by Peter Canning

The Connecticut Open Water Championships was held today at Lake Quassapaug in Middlebury, CT. The one mile swim was sanctioned both by USA Swimming and US Masters and was held on the grounds of Quassy Amusement Park.

Cecilia Embridge won the women’s division in 24.50.

Steve Akers won his 4th straight men’s championship in 22.26. Steve also helped out with running the kid’s Mini-Mile. Below is a video of the 11-12 year old start, future Masters swimmers.

Photos courtesy of Lisa O’Keefe, Glastonbury Assistant Head Coach.

Here are the official results:

Results

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Upcoming Open Water Races in Ct include:

July 9 – Mystic Sharkfest

July 10 – Compo Beach Open Water Swim – Westport

July 16 – Greenwich Point 1 Mile Swim

July 24 – Pig Iron, 1/2, 1, 2, 3 Mile Swim Races, Vernon

August 6- Greenwich 2 Mile Swim

Lake Quassy Swim Fest – Not yet scheduled.

September 11 – 2nd Annual Art Figur Tour de Shore 2k Swim

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Lake Terramuggus Swim (Results) – June 19

June 19, 2016by Peter Canning

Connecticut Open Water Season kicked off today on Lake Terramuggus in Marlborough with 3, 2, 1, and 1/2 mile swim races. Each race featured a wet-suit division. Many CONN Masters swimmers sporting the team colors on their bathing caps and tee-shirts came out on this gorgeous Father’s Day. The water temperature was reported at 73 degrees.

The event now in its fourth year, began at 8:00 A.M. with a three mile swim. The course was a circular one mile loop around the lake, marked by large yellow duck buoys.

27 swimmers took on the 3 mile challenge with Matt Erasmus (wet suit) topping all swimmers with a time of 1:00:46.9. Garrett Gallo was the top male in the regular division with a time of 1:05.32.5. Galen Rinaldi was the top female finisher at 1:05:49.9.

21 racers did the two mile course with Galen Rinaldi topping all swimmers with a time of 44.47.4.

39 took on the one mile distance. Chris Hume (wet suit) had the top overall time of 22.30.8. Gordon Nunes was the top non wet-suit male swimmer and Madison Heist won the women’s division. 12-year old Lidyana Nadeau made her open water debut coming in with a sterling 31.56.3.

24 competed in the final 1/2 mile race with Galen Rinaldi again taking top overall and female honors while Silas Garrett won the men’s division.

Results/Awards (Select Race and Division).

The event was hosted by Newington Bike Shop which also runs the popular Lake T Thursday night Triathlon Series. In July they will be sponsoring another 3, 2, 1, and 1/2 mile swim event — this time at Lake Newhoca in Vernon.

July 24 – Pig Iron, 1/2, 1, 2, 3 Mile Swim Races, Vernon

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

CT Masters Games Swim Meet

May 18, 2016by Peter Canning

The Connecticut Masters Meet was held on Sunday May 15, at Central Connecticut State College in New Britain. It was well attended with 100 swimmers entered and winning medals. Those over 50, qualified for the National Senior Games to be held in Birmingham, Alabama June 2-15, 2017 by coming in any of the top four spots in their age group or by meeting time standards.

Here are results:

Results

Masters Result Site

Here are some photos from the event:

Great job by Race Director Galen Rinaldi and her staff!

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Alkoff, Matarese Lead CONN Masters at NE Champs

March 25, 2016by Peter Canning

Howard Alkoff and Christine Matarese captured multiple 1st place finishes in the New England Short Course Yards Championships at Harvard, leading team CONN to an 11th place finish among 73 teams competing in the championships.  CONN improved upon its 15th place finish in 2015.

Alkoff won the 500, 200 and 50 Freestyle in the Men’s 80-84 division, while Matarese won the Women’s 40-44 division 200, 100 and 50 Breaststroke titles.  Other CONN members with top 3 finishes include Robyn Demarco, Kate Powers, Ally Sega, Ben Wycoff, Douglas Gugino, Steve Akers, and Alexei Bachuretz.

Wyckoff, Bachuretz, and Akers teamed with Rob Duguay to win the Men’s 25+ 800 Freestyle Relay in a blazing 8:22.85 that will likely earn a national top ten.  Connecticut Masters also captured a first place in the Mixed  18+ 800 Freestyle relay thanks to awesome swims by Gugino, Sega, Kimberly Martin and Tomas Buitrago.  Nicole Guglielmo, Julia Golden, and Kathrine Damato teamed with Matarese in the Women’s 18+ 200 Free Relay for a 3rd place finish.

Connecticut scored 1064 points, with the women’s team outpointing the men 565-461.   In 2015, CONN finished with 871 points.

Ally Sega was the top women’s point-getter for Connecticut with 112 points followed by Demarco with 89, and Matarese with 87.

Ben Wycoff was the top men’s point getter with 96 points, followed by Duguay with 68 and Gugino with 63.

Other CONN swimmers making us proud were Laura Campbell, Peter Canning, Carolyn Daniels, Elaine Guardino, Morgan Guardino, and Peter Sheldrick.

If you have never been to the Harvard championships, think about representing us next year.  It is a fantastically well-run meet in a very fast and spectacular pool.  This year’s meet featured 742 swimmers from 73 teams.  The meet is held over four days in March with the distance day held on a Saturday, and the main meet held the following Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Come for one day or come for all.  See you next year!

Check out all results here:

Results

Filed Under: Connecticut News

Wilton YMCA Masters Prep Meet

March 25, 2016by Peter Canning

The Wilton YMCA Wahoo Masters National Prep Meet was held on March 20,2016 with 46 swimmers from 15 teams competing on the 25 yard course.  16 members of CONN competed.

Results are available here:

Results

We are looking forward to a strong turnout for the annual Wilton Summer Sizzler Meet featuring  their 50 meter course — always a highlight of the summer.  Date to be announced.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

CT Masters at NESCY Harvard Championships

March 18, 2016by Editor

A contingent from CONN Masters is up at Harvard this weekend representing Connecticut swimming.  In the first race of the day, Ally Sega and Robyn DeMarco had a photo finish in the 400 IM.  Robyn out touched Ally by 0.49 seconds.  If this is an indication of what is to come, it should be a great weekend!  Check out results at this link:

NESCY Results

Filed Under: Connecticut News

Swim caps for Connecticut Masters

February 17, 2016by Editor

A reminder that swim caps are available for all Connecticut LMSC members.  There was some confusion that they were only for members who had signed up for the Connecticut Masters Club.  This is untrue, ALL Connecticut LMSC members are invited to wear a Connecticut Masters cap.  If you have not received one yet and would like one, please contact Galen Rinaldi or Ally Sega.  We will have them available at Harvard for those who will be there.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

Annual Meeting Minutes 2/7/16

February 17, 2016by Editor

Make up meeting for cancelled 6/28/15 meeting.

Meeting was called to order around 1:30 and was adjourned around 2:00.

The primary topic for discussion was the treasure’s report and subsequent budget.  Connecticut Masters is again generating more revenue than expenses.  It was noted that some board members have not submitted for 2015 expenses which explains part of the lack of expenses.  Said board members have said they will try to get there expenses in ASAP.  It was noted that last year, the board had agreed to run a survey for members to vote on a new logo and then create a cap for members as a free member benefit to all LMSC members.  The survey was successfully completed, caps were created and ordered (both latex and silicone) and have been handed out to any LMSC member at swim meets.  Almost half the of the latex caps have been distributed and all of the silicone caps have.  Due to the success, more caps will be ordered at a later point in time.  The board will also look into creating team t-shirts which will also be free to all LMSC members.

Jeff Sargent suggested to again have the LMSC pay all sanctioning fees for pool meets and would like to fund 2 sanctioned open water swim events.  He suggested we try to fund one in Fairfield/Litchfield counties and another in the central/eastern part of the state.  The board agreed with this decision.  Jeff will work with events in the Fairfield/Litchfield area to pick an event.  Galen Rinaldi will do the same in the rest of the state.

Jeff has been researching other ways services to offer members as a benefit.  He had suggested having learn to swim clinics with Pam Moss and Ally Sega as instructors.  He again suggested having one in the Fairfield/Litchfield counties and another in the central/eastern part of the state with the LMSC picking up costs to run these programs.  Again the board agreed.  It was also mentioned to have a competitive swim clinic somewhere in the state.  Ally was willing to be the coach for a clinic if a place could be found to have one.

Lastly, regarding the budget, Jeff suggested that the members would benefit if the LMSC bought a laptop and a license Meet Manager.  He believes that more places/groups would be willing to run meets if they had access to Meet Manager and that it might be easier for some already existing meets to have access to the LMSC’s license.   His research shows that Meet Manager can be owned by a club or an association, so the LMSC would qualify as an association.  It was noted that having an LMSC license to Meet Manager would be a great way to quickly update and store LMSC records.  It was suggested that the LMSC also buy a portable printer so that all meet hosts would be able to quickly set up and run meets.  The board unanimously agreed to purchase all three items.  Well many qualified members in the IT field were mentioned, it was agreed that Pam would research a good laptop and printer to purchase.  It was believed that her advantage was in hearing the discussion for what equipment would be most useful.

Lastly, Jeff brought up elections, which will be held at the next meeting.  He said he will not be willing to serve after this term as chair but would like to remain involved in recruiting groups to host masters events.  He also clarified that the only elected positions on the board are Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Registrar.  All other board positions are appointed positions and do not need elections.  (This is written into the CTLMSC bylaws.)

The floor was then open to at large questions.  The first question was the delay in meets being announced.  It was clarified that this was not a usms or ctlmsc website issue but an issue that the meets themselves are not finalized and announced until shortly before the event.  This was answered in that often the pools dates can not be confirmed until late.  Ally requested that all information for the website be sent to her as early as possible so it can be added to the website quickly.  All agreed to help in with this.  Peter Canning has also agreed to learn the website so that he can be a contributor.  This will hopefully also increase the amount and quickness of information being added to the site.

No other questions were asked and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Ally Sega, CTLMSC Secretary

Filed Under: Connecticut News, Meeting Minutes

NEM SCM Championships a success

December 23, 2015by Editor

CONN Master’s recently went to Worcester for the New England Master’s Short Course Meters Championships and had some wonderful swims and had an even more wonderful time with friends, new and old.  Twenty-one swimmers competed over the course of 3 days, each contributing to an overall 7th place team finish (out of 63 teams).  Please see this article: NEMSCMPOST  by Peter Canning for details and photos.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Fall Meets Results Are In.

November 18, 2015by Editor

Simmons College hosted another well run meet.  Highlight of the meet for many was watching Laura Denison, para athlete from New England, swim her first 200 IM in a meter pool in just over 5 minutes.  Click here for more results: October Swim Fest 2015_Results.  Connecticut was also represented at Hawktoberfest at Roger Williams College by Ursula Nickerson, who had some great times.

Lastly, thanks to all who participated in Trinity College’s first, hopefully annual meet fall meet.  There were many familiar faces and lots of new faces too, from all over Connecticut.  It has been reported that there were at least 5 new swimmers to USMS.  Congratulations to all who competed for the first time, and to those who competed for the first time as an adult.  The officiating was excellent and the meet was well run.  Thanks to Carlos Vega for putting it all together.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Fall Schedule is Being Added to the Registrations and Results Page

September 22, 2015by Editor

The summer swim season might be winding down but Fall is picking up.  Simmons College will again host their mini meet, Saturday, October 17th, up in Boston and Roger Williams will host theirs on Sunday, October 25th.  These are great for those looking for a little adventure or to check out some of the NEM SCM Championships competition.  Hartford Masters will host their first Winter Classic on Sunday, November 8th for those who would like to stay closer to home.  Check out this form for registration:  Hartford Masters Winter Classic 2015.

For those who are thinking, I didn’t get to do anything really crazy this summer, here is your opportunity.  Lewes, Deleware will be having an Escape from Lewes Open waters swims.  There are two distances, a 1 mile and a 5k (approximately 3.1 miles) that will be taking place this Sunday, September 27th.  There is still time to register at Escape from Lewes.

New England Masters has announced that they will be moving their NEM SCM Championships from the beautiful Boston University facility to an equally beautiful Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  The advantage for us in Connecticut is that it is closer for most people and the traffic and parking are usually more reasonable.  The meet is scheduled for the weekend of December 11-13.  More details on this meet will follow.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

More info on Val: Such an Interesting Person

August 28, 2015by Editor

Vladimir I. Ouchakof, of West Hartford, died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Born in Berlin, Germany in 1923, son of Ivan and Eudoxie Ouchakof. Vladimir was married to Josephine (Machuca) for 57 years, who died in 2006. Vladimir spent his youth in France attending both French and Russian language schools. During WWII he was a member of the French Resistance. After the War, Vladimir emigrated to Puerto Rico where he met and married Josephine. They moved to the Bronx, Westchester County and Connecticut where they raised their children. He is survived by his children Oleg Ouchakof and his wife Michelle, Marie Ringquist and her husband David and Boris Ouchakof and his wife Marcia, grandchildren Michael Ouchakof (Cara Lacey), Kara Virello (Andrew), the Reverend Katya Ouchakof (Mike Krajewski), Mary Kok (Sam), Peter Ouchakof, Michael Dartt, Avery Ringquist, Lia Ringquist and great grandchildren Lorenzo Virello and Joseph Kok. He is also survived by his sister, Anna Schilling, of West Hartford. He was an industrial designer for Combustion Engineering for thirty five years. Vladimir’s passion in later life was competitive swimming, which he took up at the age of 50. He competed on the local, national and international levels, winning numerous gold medals in American National Championships as well as Senior World Championships. He competed as recently as three months ago and attended a family reunion in Texas in June. Friends and family may call at the Sheehan Hilborn Breen Funeral Home, New Britain Ave., West Hartford on Friday, August 28, 2015, from 4 pm to 7 pm. Friends are invited to a memorial service at the funeral home at 10 am on Saturday, August 29th, followed by burial at Fairview Cemetery in West Hartford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Vladimir’s name to the Bridge Center, 1022 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford 06107. On-line condolences please visit: www.SheehanHilbornBreen.com

Published in The Hartford Courant from Aug. 26 to Aug. 27, 2015

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Connecticut loses a Legend

August 27, 2015by Editor

Vladimir “Val” Ouchakof passed away last Sunday, August 23, 2015.  Calling hours will be Friday, August 28, 2015 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  A memorial service will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 29, 2015.  Both will be held at Sheehan – Holborn – Breen Funeral  Home located at 1084 New Britain Avenue in West Hartford, CT.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Deadline for Nutmeg Games is Updated.

July 22, 2015by Editor

The deadline for the Master’s Nutmeg Meet will be Monday, July 27th.  Please register before that date to be included in the meet.  There will be tshirts, medals for top 3 places in each age group, and other prizes.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

CONN Master’s Makes the NY Times

July 20, 2015by Editor

While NY Times CONN Masters Article primary speaks to Masters Swimming in Fairfield County (as that is the area the NY newspaper is closest too), it is a great article for promoting all Masters Swimming.  If you have any news regarding adult swimming in Connecticut or any CONN Masters swimmers, please pass them on so that we can continue to show the diversity of all our members and events.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Swim Across the Sound Fundraising

July 20, 2015by Editor

There are many CONN Masters participating and fundraising for the Swim Across the Sound coming up on July 25, 2015.  In an attempt to be impartial, please go to Meet the swimmers page on the St. Vincent’s website to see the names of people registered.  You will find CONN Masters listed under solo, two person relays, and team relays.  I encourage all to consider donating to any of the people swimming. The proceeds from this swim help fund the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation which will be used to provide cancer education, screening, and prevention programs to uninsured and underinsured people.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

A letter from the Chair, Jeff Sargent

June 21, 2015by Editor

“I apologize for the lateness of the Q1 update for Conn Masters. Later than usual championships and other work kept me tied up until just recently. The Masters short course season officially ended May 31 and, once again, Conn Masters had a banner year, including a “best ever” 5th place overall finish at the New England Masters short course championships in March. Conn Masters women grabbed 4th place and Conn Masters Men placed 6th. At the meet, swimming in the Men’s 25+ 800 free relay, the foursome of Steve Akers, Art Gunzl, Rob Duguay and Alexie Bachuretz combined to set a new Masters state record, covering the distance on 8:22.17. Nice work guys. IN late April, 5 Conn Masters headed down to San Antonio and raced at USMS Spring Nationals. Jen Brooks Crozier, Ashley Beeman, Ben Wyckoff, Howard Alkoff and Val Ouchakof all swam very well with Jen winning both the 100 IM and the 100 fly while Ashley Beeman took the title in the 1000 free and Val won the 200 IM. Congratulations to all who competed. Conn Masters followed that up with a very strong meet at the YMCA Masters Short Course Championships held May 7 – May 10. Swimming in Sarasota and under the Wilton Wahoo Masters banner, 36 swimmers joined to, once again, come away with a 3rd place overall, behind a very strong (and very large – 156 swimmers) Sarasota Sharks Masters and an equally strong (but not quite as large – 50 swimmers) YMCA of the Chesapeake team. The women took 3rdand the men placed 6th. One additional Conn Masters swimmers representing the Soundview YMCA also swam well. This meet will return to Sarasota next year, April 14th – 17th and I would encourage all to consider this meet. It is a lot of fun!

After the beat down Conn Masters put on the record books last year, I expected to see a drop off in new standards set. I was mistaken. 29 new Connecticut State individual short course records were set this year with Tait Michael out in front with 6 new records and Andy Reul leading the men with 5 new marks. Swimming in the 50 – 54 age group, Tait and Andy broke outright or tied every individual freestyle record with the exception of the 50 free. A remarkable accomplishment. And just for good measure, Tait decided to take on the 400 IM as well, taking that mark by over 40 seconds. Jen Brooks Crozier set 4 new State records, while Whitney Ross, Myles Lynch, John Craig and Jeff Sargent contributed 2 marks each. Amelia Fox, Maria Zenoni, Steve Akers, Mike Laux, Val Ouchakof and Jeremy Virgil each set 1 standard. In addition to the 800 free relay mentioned above, Lynne Zareski, Mary Anne Condon, Colleen Brandon and Sara Schrager set a new State mark in the Women’s 55+ 200 Medley Relay and Andy Reul, Greg Sargent, Anna Gryglewska and Whitney Ross broke the Mixed 18+ 200 Free Relay. Updated records will be on the website shortly. As always, if you see a record that I missed please contact me with the date and location of the meet and I’ll make the update.

As of May 23, Connecticut Masters membership stood at 477 members, up from 414 last year. We ended 2014 at 492 members and we are definitely on pace to exceed that mark. I am gratified by the increased membership and very pleased with the number of swimmers coming out for meets. Please let me know about your masters group as well. I’d love to hear what you all have going on. Also, please consider hosting a Masters meet. We need more places to race!

As we shift our focus to long course season and open water season, please continue to check the website for new meets and updates. http://www.ctlmsc.org/ The Wilton Summer Sizzler is scheduled for June 28 and there are several open water swims up on the calendar. The Conn Masters annual meeting will be held directly after the Wilton meet. We will hold officer’s elections and all are encouraged to get involved.

If you have any suggestions or comments please contact me directly at [email protected]

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Looking forward to seeing you all at the pool.

Jeff Sargent”

A note from the Editor:  Thank you Jeff for all the hard work you put into Connecticut Masters.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Master’s Swim Clinic to be held at New Canaan YMCA

June 21, 2015by Editor

Saturday, June 27th, New Canaan YMCA will be hosting a Master’s Swim Clinic with guest coach, Dr. Sam Freas.  Dr. Sam Freas has coached all levels of swimming including masters and Olympic.  He focuses on strokes, starts, turns, finishes and dryland.  The clinic will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 and is specifically for adults 18 years and older.  Please see this NCY Masters Clinic for more information.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Wilton Summer Sizzler and Annual Meeting

June 15, 2015by Editor

The Wilton Summer Sizzler is coming up on Sunday, June 28th.  This is a great opportunity to swim Long Course Meters so if you hate flip turns- sign up soon.  Following the meet is the CONN Master’s Annual Meeting.  This meeting is for ALL Connecticut Masters, regardless of if you have a leadership position in the organization.  The purpose of this meeting is for the board to be able to work with the members to set priorities, hear concerns, and work towards having a better organization.  If you have any interest in having a leadership role or feel that you can contribute to CONN Masters, feel free to speak to Jeff Sargent at your earliest convenience.  If you have any concerns or suggestions for the meeting and are unable to attend, please feel free to contact me and I will make sure it is on the meeting agenda.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

CONN Masters SCY Records

June 15, 2015by Editor

The LMSC SCY records have been updated on the Records and Top Ten Lists page.  Congrats to all the people who set records in the last year.  Relay records are currently being updated and should be added soon.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Long Course Meet Added-

May 19, 2015by Editor

For those looking for more pool competition opportunities, a chance to swim long course before Nationals, or just another excuse to get in the water, The 15th Annual Wilton Wahoo Summer Sizzler has been added to the line up.  Please click here for registration.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

CT Master’s Games

May 19, 2015by Editor

Congratulations to all who participated in CT Master’s games.  Many, many awards were given out and there were many close races to cheer for.  Thanks to Galen Rinaldi for being the meet director.  Also, thanks to the officials, timers, and all who helped put the meet together.  Remember that meets are only possible with the large amount of people who commit before, during, and after the meet to work towards it’s success.  I was pleased to hear many swimmers thanking people who were volunteering at the meet.  Please see the results posted here.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

CT Master’s meet registration deadline extended.

May 5, 2015by Editor

Registration is still available online for the CT Master’s games through this Friday, May 8th.  If you have not yet registered, please register here before this Friday.  Remember to consider inviting a buddy, who might sign up at a discounted price.

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CT Master’s Deadline fast approaching

April 27, 2015by Editor

The registration deadline for CT Master’s is this FRIDAY, MAY 1ST.  This year, CT Master’s is having a buddy registration process.  If you have already registered, you may give your code to a friend who can enter the meet at a discounted price.  If you haven’t registered, find a friend and register together.  Please sign up as soon as possible so that everyone can come with a buddy.  Also, Connecticut is an “Open State” meaning that not only can Connecticut residents participate, but out of state residents are welcome also.  Please consider inviting friends from other states to make the competition more interesting.  The registration link can be found here.

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Open Water Season Updates

April 27, 2015by Editor

Connecticut open water swimming is growing in leaps and bounds.  This year, the Dave Parcel’s Open Water Swim will only be sanctioned by USA Swimming.  Adults are still welcome but only with a USA Swimming Memberships.  Please see Connecticut Swimming’s Link for more information.  Conn Masters will have plenty of oppurtonity for open water competition this summer with races at Lake Tarramuggus, Cummings Point, Compo Beach, Shady Beach, Lake Quassapaug, and two races in Greenwich.  A USMS national championship will again be held at Lake George, NY and New Rochelle, NY will be having a new race.  Please see the Registrations and Results page for more details.  Check back often as new information comes in.

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Open Water Season Growing

April 15, 2015by Editor

Open water swim races have already started to be posted and announced so start getting your reflective goggles and sunscreen ready.  Lake Terramuggus is having an open water swim featuring 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 2 mile, and 3 mile races.  Participants can sign up for one or more races.  Greenwich will again be having their 1 and 2 mile races and The Quassapaug Sailing Center will again have their Open Water Swim Festival.  A new race this year, The Inaugural New Rochelle Waterfront Open Water 2K in Memory of Dr. Art Figur, will be held on September 12, 2015 and will be followed by a Beach BBQ and Beverages.  Please see Registrations and Results 2015 for more information.  Also don’t forget the CT Master’s games have a registration deadline of May 1st, 2015, which I have heard they take very seriously.

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Successful Mini Meet in Wilton

April 13, 2015by Editor

Wilton hosted a short course mini meet on Sunday, April 12.  It was a successful meet that included some great swims, some state record breaking relays, and lots of new swimmers.  Thank you for everyone that participated.  Many, many thanks to the people who ran the meet:  especially Jeff Sargent for putting the meet together, officiating, and timing multiple lanes for many races and to Tait Michael for the numerous jobs she did, especially getting the Wilton Mini Meet 2015 Results for USMS.org and CTLMSC.org so quickly.

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CONN Masters has a new logo

March 28, 2015by Editor

C Splash was the winning logo in the recent survey.

134 people responded to the survey.  C Splash was voted their first choice by over 40% of participants.  Caps will be made with the logo for CONN Masters to support their team spirit.  Details about the caps and their distribution will be publish when they are finalized.

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Congratulations to Championships Swimmers

March 28, 2015by Editor

Connecticut Senior Championships were held March 5-8 at Wesleyan University included three Connecticut Masters Swimmers.  Jeff Sargent went a 59.92 in the 100 Fly.  Jennifer Crozier went a 25.46 in the 50 Free.  Jeremy Virgil went a 2:06.32 in the 200 Fly, 10:40.57 in the 1000 Free, and a 5:07.09 in the 500 Free.  Congratulations to all three for their excellent swims.

New England Master’s Championships were help March 15 and 20-22 at Harvard University and also had some great swimming by Connecticut Masters.  Nineteen CONN Masters swimmers with a total of 82 swims and 8 relays participated in the 4 days.  The high point winner for CONN Masters women was Ally Sega with 86 points and for men was Steve Akers with 72 points.  Rob Duguay won a $10 gift card for swimming exactly his seed time in the 100 IM with 1:15.00.  Steven Akers and Robyn DeMarco made the honorable mention list for times within .10 seconds of their seed times.  Two Connecticut records may have been broken:  Steve Akers in the Men’s 40-44 500 Free with a 5:02.77 and Steve Akers, Arthur Gunzl, Robert Duguay, and Alexei Bachuretz in the Men’s 25+ 800 Free Relay with a 8:22.21.  These times still need to checked and confirmed as records but were great swims regardless.  Thank you to everyone who made the weekend so much fun.

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Upcoming Meets

March 26, 2015by Editor

The Wilton YMCA Wahoo Masters National Prep Meet on 4/12/15 has been added to the schedule.  Please click the link for registration.

Also please contact Jeff Sargent for more information on YMCA Masters National Swim Meet.  Last year, Wilton YMCA came in 3rd place with the help of swimmers from all over the state.  Can this year’s team do even better?

Also, please remember that CT Master’s Games registration is open.  Click this link for more information and registration.

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Good Luck to CONN Masters Swimming in Connecticut Senior Championships

March 2, 2015by Editor

Good luck to the following CONN Masters swimming in Connecticut Senior Championships:  Jennifer Crozier: 100 Fr, Gregory Sargent: 100 Ba, Jeff Sargent: 100 Ba, 100 Fl, and 200 Ba, and Jeremy Virgil: 1000 Fr, 200 Fr, 100 Fl, 200 Fl, and 500 Fr.  Connnecticut Senior Championships will be held March 5-8th at Wesleyan University, in Middletown, CT  This is a highly competitive meet run through Connecticut Swimming, and is open to all ages- no ages groups, provided one qualifies for the very challenging cut times.  Since most swimmers in this meet will be between 15-18 years old, these four will be role models of continuing to swim after graduation.  Please join me in wishing them well as they represent all of us and their clubs.

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Message from the Chair, Jeff Sargent

February 11, 2015by Editor

Snow and ice on the road and more snow falling greeted me as I sat down at my desk on another dismal February Monday in Connecticut. Roads were closed. Schools were closed. And unfortunately, the Y had a delayed opening which meant no time to swim before work. I signed on to my computer and pulled up the USMS website to check on our membership numbers. The day went from not so good to good in about 2 seconds. 2015 Conn Masters membership is up 60 members year over year and on pace to reach 550 members by year end, well exceeding our goal of 500 members. The increased membership has given your Board the flexibility to increase the opportunities for you members. In conjunction with USMS, Conn Masters will host a Coaches Certification Clinic this April in Hartford. Conn Masters will offer a ½ scholarship to any member of Conn Masters in good standing. Details to follow. We have made a request to USMS to cohost an adult learn to swim clinic, and two of our members traveled to Massachusetts to become USMS certified Adult Learn To Swim Instructors. Conn Masters will once again sanction the Connecticut Open Water Championships this summer. We are in the midst of tallying your votes for a new Conn Masters logo which, when finalized, will go on our new Conn Masters swim caps and banner. Lastly, at the annual USMS national convention, 2 Conn Masters were accepted as members on national committees. Ally Sega joined the Open Water Committee and I joined the Officials Committee. As our membership numbers continue to increase, it is my hope that we are able to place more members on National Committees which will serve to increase the voice of, as one of our esteemed members so aptly described, “our little rogue LMSC”!

Later that day, I received via email the 2014 Preliminary Short Course Meters Top 10 rankings. Conn Masters swam their way to 43 Individual Top 10 times in 2014, the highest number of SCM Top 10s since 2007 and 5 times as many Top 10s as in 2013. Conn masters also had 8 relays qualify for Top 10 rankings, more ranked relays than any other year other than 2011. More on our Conn Masters relays below. As in previous “seasons” the Conn Masters record book took another body blow with 51 short course meters records falling in 2014. Pam Moss led the charge with 4 new records, while, Ann Louise Onton, John Craig, Amelia Fox, Maria Zenoni and Nicole Holbrook each set 3 new marks. 11 other Conn Masters set 2 records and 10 set 1.

We are now moving quickly into championship season with both regional and national meets drawing our attention. First up will be the New England LMSC short course yards championships held March 15 and March 20 – 22 at Harvard. Ally Sega will be Conn Masters coach on deck for this meet. Colonies Zones Short Course Championships will be held April 10 – 12 at George Mason University in Manassas, Virginia and the USMS SC Championships will be held April 23 – 26 In San Antonio, Texas. Information for these meets is posted on the Conn Masters website, Lastly, YMCA Masters Nationals will be held May 7 – May 10 in Sarasota, Florida. Y membership is required but many Ys will offer 1 month memberships to accommodate Masters swimmers that wish to attend this meet. Last year the Soundview YMCA sent 2 swimmers and Wilton and Westport Y joined forces and sent 34 athletes. Please contact your local YMCA or feel free to contact me directly and I will be happy to steer you in the right direction.

Now, jumping back to the subject of relays as referenced above. Conn masters has had a fair amount of past success in placing 800 free relays in the national and international Top 10 rankings. A few of us were sitting around chit chatting about our “success” when an interesting topic was raised (interesting to swim geeks that is!) Had any LMSC placed a relay in the number 1 spot across all 3 courses, Short Course Yards, Short Course Meters and Long Course Meters? I didn’t know the answer and frankly didn’t really know where to begin to look but I looked at some of the past few years rankings and saw that not only was it “doable” in 1 age group (45+ scy and 200-239 scm & lcm) but it appeared that Conn Masters had the personnel to get it done across 2 different age groups (35+ scy and 160-199 scm & lcm)! And so it began. We raced the 160 – 199 scm relay at the Wilton meet last January, the 45+ scy relay at the Westport Y Groundhog meet last February and the 35+ scy relay at Harvard last March. Both the 160-199 and 200-239 relays went off at the Summer Sizzler at Wilton in June, with the 200-239 relay just off the FINA Masters World Record. Lastly, the 200-239 scm relay raced at the Wilton short course meet in November.  The end result of this year long quest was, in fact, exactly as we had set out to do. USMS Number 1 rankings in 2 different age groups across all 3 courses. I am hopeful that when the FINA World rankings are published in the spring that Conn Masters will land on top there as well.  11 different athletes participated in this adventure with several swimmers participating on multiple relays. The chart below lists the swimmers involved and the finishing times. I would encourage you all to seek out these kind of opportunities. I for one will be happy to race on just about any relay if I’m at the meet and if I have some advance notice.

I am proud to be a member of Connecticut Masters swimming and extremely proud of the progress that we have made in the past several years. I am hopeful that in my future quarterly notes I will have as much good news to report as I have had in the past.

Kind Regards,

Jeff Sargent

Connecticut Masters Chair

 

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Great Groundhog Meet

February 3, 2015by Editor

121 Swimmers competed in the 30th Annual Groundhog Meet on Sunday, February 1st.  20 clubs were represented from all over the US.  Many thanks to Mike Laux and Ellen Johnston for hosting the well run meet.  Also thanks to the officials, timers, and anyone else who volunteered for their time.  Results are posted on USMS.org and CTLMSC.org and on a program called swimphone.com.

Also, CT Master’s SCM records have been updated and are on the Records and Top Ten Lists Page.

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Reminder about upcoming meets.

January 29, 2015by Editor

Registration ends for the Groundhog meet tomorrow, Friday, January 30th, before noon.  On deck entries are discouraged but allow for an increased fee for those unable to get their entries in tomorrow.  I suspect there will be an after meet brunch at a local restaurant.  Please see Carolyn Daniels or Robyn DeMarco at the meet if you are interested.

Also, New England SCY Championships has opened their registration.  The meet this year will be March 15th for the distance day.  Please note this is a Sunday which is different than it has been in the past.  The rest of the meet will be March 20-22, 2015.  Please email me if you are interested in doing relays at Harvard, email me at Ally Sega.  Last year, we had many great swims and relays.  New England swimmers were impressed with our enthusiasm and sportsmanship at this meet.

YMCA Nationals are coming up May 7th- May 10th.  If you are interested in going, but do not belong to a participating YMCA please contact Jeff Sargent.  The Wilton YMCA is offering a deal so that you can belong to their YMCA for the duration of the registration/meet process.  Last year, Wilton placed 3rd with 33 swimmers participating.  Jeff would love to take 40 or more swimmers this year and try for first or second place.

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Attention CONN Master’s

January 20, 2015by Editor

An email will be distributed shortly to all registered CONN Masters with an opportunity to vote for a new CONN Master’s logo and tagline.  There are many creative and fun ideas.  The winning logo will be used to create new CONN Master’s caps which will be distributed to all registered CONN Master’s.   If you are not yet registered for USMS, in the Connecticut LMSC, please register now so that you may participate in the voting process.

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Paul Epstein makes the local news

December 8, 2014by Editor

Many in Connecticut Swimming know Paul Epstein as an avid open water swimmer who isn’t afraid to compete in pool competitions, a great competitor, serious competition, a friendly face, and sometimes- the man behind the camera.  The Hartford Courant and Valley Life have recently written articles, with great pictures, honoring our teammate Paul.  Please click these links: Hartford Courant Article and Valley Life Article to read the articles.

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Galen thanks Cornerstone Meet attendees.

November 19, 2014by Editor

Galen would like to thank all who attended the meet this Sunday in West Hartford.  She says,  “It was a great turnout and exciting to have so many first time master swimmers compete.  It was great to have a lot of New England Masters attend.”  It was a great turnout: 93 swimmers entered from 10 different teams.  There were 21 relays in age groups ranging from 25+ up to 65+ up.  Thank you to Galen, the staff at Cornerstone Pool, and the Conard/Hall swim teams for putting together a great meet.

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Who’s up for lunch after the Cornerstone Meet

November 10, 2014by Editor

For those going to the Cornerstone Meet this Sunday, please fill out this form: http://goo.gl/M9wwtq, especially if you are interested in going to lunch after the meet.  We would like to make reservations well in advance of the meet so that all who are interested might be included.

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Wilton Wahoo Meet

November 5, 2014by Editor

Thanks to all those who participated in the Wilton Wahoo SCM Meter meet on Sunday, November 2, 2014.  There were very new to very experienced swimmers who all swam fabulously.  Most impressive was Jim Dragon’s 50 fly, setting a new world record.  Congradulations to everyone who participated and thank you to all the officials, timers, and staff who helped coordinate the meet.  Click here for results.

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Two meet links added.

October 8, 2014by Editor

First added is a local Connecticut meet to be held at Cornerstone pool in West Hartford.  While this is the first USMS sanctioned meet to be held at Cornerstone, it will probably be quite popular due to it’s convenient location of of Rt 84.  Please register early Cornerstone meet.

The second meet added is the SCM Champs at Boston University.  This meet generally serves as the New England SCM championships, but this year it will also be half of the Colonies Zone SCM Championships. The other half of the Colonies championships is being held at George Mason University in Manassas, VA.  The two meets will be held the same weekend, with results being combined, and is unofficially being called the “North versus South” meet.  This meet might also be quite popular as there may be a big push from both sides to see who will win.  Registration starts November 1st SCM champs.

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Results from the Fairfield Y Open Water Mile Swim

October 1, 2014by Editor

The inaugural Fairfield Y Open Water Mile Swim saw 61 swimmers attempt to “conquer mother nature’s lap pool,” under clear blue skies in near-seventy degree water. State Representative Kim Fawcett, who is now running for a seat in the State Senate, was joined by Kevin Conyer, himself a candidate for State Representative, in counting down to the start of the September 20th race held at Penfield Beach.

“It was incredible to see so much support from the local community,” said Karen Backus, Executive Director of the Fairfield YMCA. “An event like this is important for us because proceeds benefit the YMCA Annual Campaign, which provides financial assistance for children, families and individuals in our community to participate in Fairfield Y programs.”

As participants and spectators celebrated after the race with fruit, water, pizza and other treats supplied by many local businesses, many of them were talking about the blistering pace set by the top finishers. Jeremy Virgil finished first with a time of 16:24, just beating out Greg Sargent (17:23). Staples swimmer Willow Woods was the top overall female finisher at 19:24, which also helped Willow and her dad, Chris, win the award for top family finishers.

Despite the tremendous performances, Race Director and Fairfield Y Board Member Andy Davis (who is also a legendary open water swimmer himself) knows this race is not about record-setting times. “We wanted this event focus on three things: Fun, Fitness, and Family,” said Davis after his duties as awards presenter was complete. “A one mile swim is a perfect introduction into open water swimming so we didn’t want this to feel like an ultra-competitive race. We worried that might scare off the first-timer. At the same time, you have to be in good shape to complete this race. It’s a reminder of the importance of being fit, so you can participate in fun events like this – and hopefully inspire someone in your family to swim with you. We had seven family teams competing this year and we hope to increase the dramatically next year.”

Trophies were handed out to the top two overall male and female finishers, the top two finishers from every age category (as well as the wetsuit division), and the top two family teams.

Located on Old Post Road in the heart of the Fairfield, the Y offers an array of health and human services to all including their summer camp and swim programs, to teen leadership and senior wellness, In 2013 Fairfield YMCA gave away $65,000 in scholarship money to help families in need. This year the Y needs to raise $100,000 for the Annual Campaign. Since the Y is a non-for-profit organization, it depends on their community to help with scholarship funds.

If you were unable to swim in the race, you haven’t missed your chance to support the Fairfield Y Open Water Mile Swim and the YMCA Annual Campaign. There are several raffle prizes showcased at the Fairfield Y branch – winners will be selected on October 5. An NFW watch, a free year of membership at the YMCA and a ride in a Fairfield Police care are just some of the prizes that will appeal to boys, girls and families.

Click here for complete results.

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A message from the Chair

September 23, 2014by Editor

A cool 54 degrees greeted me this morning as I got in my car to drive to Wilton Y for morning practice. The chill in the air and the (not so welcome) view of the bubble over Wilton’s pool signifies the end to another summer, and in our case, the end of Long Course and open water season and the start of short course meters and yards season.

2014 has been a good year for Connecticut Masters. As of this morning, membership stands at 471, up from 405 at end of 2013. This puts us well on our way to meeting my goal of 500 members by end of 2015, a goal that may in fact be less aggressive than I originally feared. 3 new workout groups have registered with Conn Masters since June 30. I’d like to welcome Swim 70, What Masters and Shelton Community Center Masters to the fold. For those of you who are currently registered with a club as opposed to a workout group, I would encourage you to contact your coach and have them make the change from club to workout group. It is all about semantics, but it does give greater opportunity to you athletes to participate on relays, even if you are the only representative of your group at a meet. I can tell you that of the 17 relays that Conn Masters placed in the short course Top 10 last season, 15 of them were made up with members from at least 2 different workout groups. Conn Masters also had 2 relays at the top of the FINA World Top 10 rankings for 2013, both of which were made up of swimmers from different workout groups. Workout group over club identification gives much needed flexibility in an LMSC as small as Connecticut. If you want more clarification on this, please contact me directly at [email protected] or any of the other Board members.

Connecticut Masters swimmers could be found all over the state at the various open water races and triathlons. Greenwich hosted both a 1 mile and 2 mile race, Westport had their annual 1 mile at Compo, and a new 1 mile race was added in Fairfield. Connecticut Swimming Inc. and Connecticut Masters joined together to sanction the Connecticut Open Water Championship at Lake Quassapaug in June. Sanctioning open water races is an expensive proposition for LMSC’s as the insurance requirements are rather cost prohibitive. It is hoped that USMS will have a solution to this issue, but it is not expected before 2016.

In the pool, Conn Masters resumed its assault on the record book. A total of 31 individual state masters records were broken by 16 individuals. 11 records were broken in the men’s 50 – 54 age group alone, with Andy Reul and Jeff Sargent each setting 4 new marks, while Pete Holmquist, Doug Gugino and Matthew Gordon set 1 each. Additional records were set by Melissa Stango, Bill Flick (2), Jeremy Virgil (2), Whitney Ross (3), Myles Lynch, Tait Michael (2), Paul Harris (3), John Craig (2), Mike Laux, Ann Onton (2) and Pam Wilson.

22 Conn Masters made their way up to Montreal to swim at FINA Masters World Championships. Mike Laux, Paul Harris, Doug Gugino, Andy Reul, Jeremy Virgil, Whitney Ross, Pam Moss, Tait Michael, Ann Onton and Pam Wilson all placed in the Top 16 in their events. Congratulations to all! The following week, 4 Conn Masters made the trek down to the University of Maryland for USMS Long Course Nationals. Ally Sega, Christie Anbar, Robert Duguay and Bill Flick all came away with hardware, leading the team to a 54 place finish overall (out of 144 teams), while the men were 52nd and the women were 61st.

Lastly, as we look ahead to short course season, Wilton Wahoo Masters will host a short course meters meet on November 2nd and Cornerstone Masters will host a short course yards meet on November 16. Additional information and entries can be found on both the Conn Masters site www.ctlmsc.org or on usms.org. Click on “Events and Results” and then “Calendar of Events”. Additionally, I am trying to arrange for coached weekly practice times for all registered Connecticut masters, must likely on a Sunday morning. Please be sure to check the Conn Masters website for information about the practices and for additional meets.

Happy fall everyone and hope to see you at the pool.

Jeff Sargent

Chair, Connecticut Masters

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Information added to the website

September 9, 2014by Editor

Fairfield Y has added an open water swim on Saturday, September 20th at Penfield Beach.  This is an excellent opportunity to get one last open water swim in before the end of the outdoor swimming season.

SCY and LCM records have been updated on the Records and Top Ten Lists page.  Also, records have been added for Women’s, Mixed, and Men’s SCY relays.  It is excellent to see how many records were broken in 2014.  The SCM records will be updated at the end of the 2014 SCM season.  There have already been records broken in SCM thanks to a meet in Worchester last spring.  Thanks to Jeff Sargent for preparing and updating the record.  If you believe that there is inaccurate information on any of the records spreadsheets, please email Jeff or Ally Sega.

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Connecticut Masters Swim Big at Big Meets

August 27, 2014by Editor

This year, FINA World Masters Championships were held in nearby Montreal, Canada, July 27-August 10.  CONN Masters sent 23 swimmers including: Barbara Baker, Peter Berghaus, Colleen Brandon, Peter Canning, Heather Gesualdi, Matthew Gordon, Doug Gugino, Paul Harris, Hilde Kjekstad, Michael Laux, Tait Michael, Pamela  Moss, Ann Louise Onton, Greg Pinchback, Andy Reul, Whitney Ross, Melissa Stango, Adrian Stroie, Claudia Stroie, Gabriel Stroie, Lucian Stroie, Viorel Stroie, and Jeremy Virgil.  Adrian, Gabriel, Lucian, and Viorel also competed in two relays.  Congrats to all who not only did a great job representing Connecticut, but US Masters.

USMS Nationals were also close by in College Park, Maryland, August 13-17.  Although the numbers were smaller with only 4 swimmers representing CONN Masters, the scores were good.  CONN Masters was 54th out of 144 teams with 65 points.  Christie Anbar, Robert Duguay, and William Flick all scored points in both individual events and relays.  Also competing from Connecticut, swimming for Mansfield was Stephen E. Johnson and Scott James.

Jeff Sargent competed at the 2014 Connecticut LC Senior Championship Meet, July 10-13.  This is a meet run by Connecticut Swimming, as a USA Senior level swim meet and is open too all ages, provided one has made the challenging cut times.  Jeff swam both the 100 back and 100 breast, competing mostly with swimmers between the ages of 15 and 20.

The 2 Mile Cable Swim, also considered a USMS National Championship, was held in nearby Lake Placid, NY August 16th.  CONN Masters were represented very well:  Peg VanZoeren Byram, Rita Caldon, Christine Dos Santos, Paul Epstein, Greg Pinchbeck, Galen Rinaldi, and Jeffrey Stuart.  Out of 111 swimmers, CONN Masters had two finish in the top 10:  Galen Rinaldi, finished first of all swimmers, male and female of all ages and Jeff Stuart finished 7th.  Great job, Galen and Jeffrey.

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Connecticut Swimmers Make the Headlines.

July 3, 2014by Editor

 If you saw this picture in your latest Swimmer Magazine and thought, “that face looks familiar”, there is a good reason.  This is Vladimir “Val” Ouchakof swimming at Spring Nationals in Santa Clara, California.  Val has been setting records and getting National Top Ten Times since 1987 as a CONN Master.  At 90, Val swam four events at Nationals, getting 2 first places and 2 second places.  Very impressive.

 Some of you may have also seen the article on this Connecticut Native in the Hartford Courant.  Marcy MacDonald completed her 15th swim across the English Channel on June 30th, 2014, twenty years to the day after her first crossing.   This makes her the new American record holder for most English Channel Crossings.  Please click here to see the Hartford Courant article.

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Excellent Weekend for CONN Masters

July 1, 2014by Editor

Thanks to Jen Lyman for running the CT Open Water Championships on Saturday.  361 swimmers participated ranging in ages from 9 to 60.  The meet was organized and well run and the weather was perfect for swimming outdoors.  The results have been added to Meet Results or can be found at: CT-OPEN-WATER-SWIM-CHAMPIONSHIP-RESULTS.

Thanks to Jeff Sargent for running the Wilton Wahoos Summer Sizzler on Sunday.  92 swimmers participated, also in beautiful swimming outdoors conditions.  Also thanks to Jeff for organizing relays, especially with the last minute glitches of swimmers who were unable to make the meet.  Results have been added to Meet Results or can be found at: Sizzler_Results_06292014 (1).

Thanks to all the swimmers who participated in these meets, especially those who toughed out both days.  Thanks to both swimmers and fans who came ready to support and cheer for all swimmers.  It showed once again that Connecticut not only has great swimming, but great teammates.

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Last reminder

June 18, 2014by Editor

The deadline for CT Open Water Championships is this Saturday, June 21st.

The deadline for the Wilton Summer Sizzler is next Tuesday, June 24th.

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Deadlines coming up for Summer Championship Season

May 29, 2014by Editor

Here’s a reminder that there is a lot of great swimming going on this season but the deadlines are approaching quickly too.  First is the CT Open Water Championships.  This a great open water race: the competition is tough but the water is beautiful.  The registration deadline is June 21 and the meet is June 28.  Next is the Wilton Summer Sizzler, unofficially the CT LCM Championships.  This is also a great place to swim and the annual meeting will be held following the meet.  Registration ends June 24 and the meet is June 29.  FINA World Championships are in Montreal this year, the closest they have been in a long time and probably the closest they will be for a while.  Registration is quickly coming up on this: June 1 which is this Sunday, even though the meet is July 27-August 10.  USMS LCM National Championships are also close to home this year, in College Park, Maryland.  Registration ends online on July 9, but there is a discount for anyone signing up before June 19.  That meet will be August 13-17.  Anyone signing up for USMS LCM Nationals who either wants to or is willing to do relays, please contact me at [email protected].  For information on how to register for these meets, please go to Meet Results.

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A letter from Jeff Sargent

May 28, 2014by Editor

With the close of short course season upon us, the Connecticut Masters completed one of the teams more successful seasons in recent history. In addition to increased participation at both in state and out of state meets, Conn Masters put in a very strong showing at the New England Masters short course championships in March. Conn Masters followed that up with a very strong meet at the YMCA Masters Short Course Championships held April 10 – April 13. Swimming in Sarasota and under the Wilton Wahoo Masters banner, Conn Masters swimmers swam away with a 3rd place overall, with the women placing 3rd and the men placing 4th. Two additional Conn Masters swimmers representing the Soundview YMCA also swam well.

Short course season saw 29 new Connecticut state individual records and 13 new state relay records. Amelia Fox and Andy Reul led the charge with 5 new individual marks a piece, while Myles Lynch, Denise Callahan, Sian Nimkoff, Pam Wilson and Mike Laux each set 2 new standards. Greg and Jeff Sargent each swam on 4 record setting relays, while Pete Holmquist, Tait Michael, Sheila Stolarski, Pam Henry Moss, Steve Akers, Myles Lynch and Andy Reul were members on 3 relays each. The relay records are still a work in progress and should be on the website shortly. Likewise, the updated individual records will be up soon.

As of May 23, Connecticut Masters membership stood at 414 members, up slightly from last year (405).  I am gratified by the increased membership and very pleased with the number of swimmers coming out for meets. I do want to give a hat tip to both Ally Sega and Galen Rinaldi. Ally is running a growing and very enthusiastic masters group up in Meriden and Galen has a similar vibe going up at Cornerstone Masters. Please let me know about your masters group as well. I’d love to hear what you all have going on.

As we shift our focus to long course season and open water season, please continue to check the website for new meets and updates. http://www.ctlmsc.org/ The Wilton Summer Sizzler is scheduled for June 29 and there are several open water swims up on the calendar. The Conn Masters annual meeting will be held directly after the Wilton meet. We will hold officer’s elections and all are encouraged to get involved.

Lastly, registration for Masters World Championships closes June 1 and USMS Long Course championship entries close July 9th.  Both meets are “local” to Connecticut and I would like to see Conn Masters with some nice entries at both.

If you have any suggestions or comments please contact me directly at [email protected].

Looking forward to seeing you all at the pool.

Jeff Sargent

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Spring Meet Results

May 16, 2014by Editor

Results for the Greenwich Mile 2014, WAM Invitational, and Short Course Nationals have been added.  Please check out Meet Results for more information.  CONN Master’s has had many great swims.  If you believe you may have a new CONN Master’s Record, please email Jeff Sargent at Jeff Sargent.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

CT Open Water Championships Announced

April 9, 2014by Editor

CT Open Water Championships will once again be held at Lake Quassapaug in Middlebury, CT.  The event will be on Saturday, June 28th and is in honor of Dave Parcels.  This event is a great opportunity for Master’s swimmers to support a USA Swimming event and show younger swimmers that swimming is a great sport for all ages.  The event referee is Mike Huffman, who does an excellent job running swim meets and open waters races, paying particular attention to fairness and safety.  Last years race was exciting and this years race should be just as good.  Please click 2014_Open Water_Meet_Announcement for more information.

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Congrats to Dana Brinker, 11th worst seeder at NEM Champs and other notables

March 27, 2014by Editor

Dana Brinker from CONN Masters made the worst seeders (3 or more events) list for NEM Champs.  She came in 11th place, being off 23.5 seconds per hundred in her 3 races, or 18.6% error.  In some cases, being off your seed times can be a bad thing.  In Dana’s case, however, being off is a great thing as her times were all improvements over what she predicted she would be able to swim.  Great job beating your expectations.  One Connecticut swimmer made the best seeders (for 3 or more events) list also.  Carolyn Daniels was 33 on the best seeders list.  Denise Callahan matched her 50 back seed time exactly.  Honorable mentions for best seeded swims went to Lorren Elkins- 50 back, Melissa Stango- 200 breast, Galen Rinaldi- 200 free, and Pam Henry Moss- 100 IM.

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NEM Championships- Team Spirit

March 26, 2014by Editor

Thank you to everyone who participated.  Connecticut Masters was able to enter 10 relays through out the weekend- a record by far.  While the swimming was great, the camaraderie was even better.  I would especially like to thank Galen Rinaldi, Rob Duguay, Peter Berghaus,  and Stephen Johnson (who swam for Mansfield but cheered for CONN).  While ALL the CONN Masters were noted to have superior teammanship and spirit, these swimmers went above and beyond to make others feel good about the weekend.  “Galen was talking to me and I really felt like I could do it afterwards.”  “I did well because Rob helped me with my turns before my race.”  “I have to cheer for Peter because he always cheers for me and it really helps.” “Stephen counted for 5 swimmers in the women’s 500 free just to be nice to people.”  These were just some of the compliments heard.  I would also like to thank Carolyn Daniels and Robyn DeMarco who booked hotel rooms and dinner reservations for the Meriden Workout Group.

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Upcoming Meet information from Ally

February 5, 2014by Editor

I am already being contacted regarding doing relays at Harvard at [email protected].  It looks like we might be able to get at least 3 relays in the same event at least once this year (our past record was 2 relays).  Keep contacting me with your name, age, gender, the days and times you are planning to be at Harvard and the strokes/distances you feel comfortable or uncomfortable swimming.  The more information I have ahead of time, the more accurate our relays can be.  

I have heard some newer swimmers say that they don’t think they are ready for a big meet like Harvard yet.  While there are a lot of fast swimmers at Harvard, they are not necessarily any faster than our fast swimmers- there are just more of them.  There are also a lot more average speed swimmers and there are more newer and slower swimmers.  I have met swimmers at past Harvard meets for whom it is their first swim meet ever.  Despite the large number of swimmers, the meet is run well.  It is efficient but organized and not rushed.  People are friendly and helpful- just like the meets we have hosted in Connecticut.  I believe that any swimmer of any ability or experience can have an enjoyable experience in Harvard.

I have already heard from some people interested in going to Spring Nationals in Santa Clara, California.  I would like to also put relays together for that meet.  If you are planning on going, please email me at [email protected].

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Post Groundhog Meet Message from the Chair

February 5, 2014by Editor

Great turnout at the annual Groundhog Meet last Sunday.  Thanks go out to Mike Laux and the rest of the Westport Masters for putting on a very good meet.  Following on the heels of the Wilton short course meters meet in January, we’ve had 2 good opportunities to get up and race.  The New England LMSC SCY Championships are next on the calendar with distance events scheduled for March 15 and the rest of the meet the following weekend.  Ally Sega ([email protected]) will be coordinating relays for Conn Masters.  Please remember that USMS and FINA rules, relay members must all belong to the same club, but can be members of different workout groups.  Likewise, the rules state that unattached members may not compete on relays.  If you would like to change your club affiliation, please email our registrar Sian Nimkoff ([email protected]).  If you haven’t renewed for 2014 yet, you can follow the attached link and renew here.

The YMCA National Swimming and Diving Advisory Committee will host the annual YMCA Masters National Championships April 10th through April 13th in Sarasota, Florida.  This meet is open only to YMCA members, but the rules state that swimmers must be a member of a YMCA the day entries are due (March 14, 2014) through the end date of the meet (April 13, 2014).  Some YMCAs offer short term memberships spanning the required time frame.  If you are not a YMCA member but would liek to swim at this meet, please contact your local YMCA and ask to speak with the Aquatics Director.  Wilton, Westport-Weston, and New Canaan YMCAs have sent teams in the past.  This year, Wilton and Westport are joining forces and it is hoped that as many as 30 swimmers will swim as one team and show the rest of the Masters teams that Connecticut has some swimming game!  Please feel free to email me at [email protected] for additional information or you can go to the following website for all the meet information.

USMS and Nationwide Insurance are hosting short course nationals at the George Haines Swim Center in Santa Clara, California May 1-May 4.  Information for that meet can be found here: 2014 Nationwide USMS Spring National Championships.

Lastly, as we look ahead to Long Course, please keep in mind that FINA World Masters Championships will be in our proverbial “backyard” this year.  The swimming events will run from August 3-August 10 in Montreal, Canada.  Information can be found at 2014 FINA World Masters Championship.

Hope to see you on deck soon.

Jeff Sargent

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New England Masters SCY Champs

February 3, 2014by Editor

The website for New England Master’s SCY Championships is up and running.  They are not accepting registrations yet but the dates are as follows: 1000/1650 Free is on Saturday, March 15, 2014 and the rest of the events will be split between Friday, March 21- Sunday, March 23.  We will be trying to put as many relays together as we can.  I encourage everyone to get involved in the relays-  No one should be thinking that they are not a good enough swimmer because most all relays earn points for the team.  If you are not currently registered as part of the club CONN (regardless of workout group), please email the registrar if you are interested in swimming relays as part of CONN.  If we have enough swimmers for multiple relays, we will be able to organize swimmers into age groups and ability levels, which makes the relays more enjoyable and earns more points.

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Groundhog meet results

February 3, 2014by Editor

Westport had 80 people register for the 29th Annual Groundhog Meet this Sunday.  There was a wide range in swimming abilities including David Lessing, who had an impressive 51.09 in the 100 free to several swimmers doing their first meet ever.  Click here for full results.  At the beginning of the meet, Mike Laux announced that it should be the last Groundhog Meet at the current Westport YMCA pool.  Next year for the 30th Annual Groundhog Meet, we will hopefully be admiring Westport’s new 10 lane aquatic center.  A reminder that if you have pictures of the Groundhog Meet, the Wilton Meet, or any CONN Masters Swimmers (they don’t have to be swimming), please send them to the webmaster for inclusion on the website.

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A Message from Jeff Sargent

January 19, 2014by Editor

Congratulations to our 2013 Individual All Americans, Galen Rinaldi and Christy Hayes. An athlete earns Individual All American status by swimming at least 1 individual event (pool or open water) that earns a number 1 ranking.

Galen was ranked number 1 in the women’s 45-49 1500 meter free, while Christy was number 1 in the women’s 65-69 50, 100 & 200 breast and the 400 IM.

The Connecticut LMSC also had 17 swimmers qualify for Relay All American status. An athlete earns Relay All American by swimming on at least one relay that earns a number 1 ranking. These include: Dan Goodwin 46, Peter C Holmquist 48, Jeff Sargent 48, Myles G Lynch 46, Tait Michael 49, Sheila M Stolarski 50, Jeremy C Virgil 33, Katherine Grant 20, Alyssa M LaFrenierre 20, Caitlin Cole 19, Morgan Scarth 19, Amelia P Fox 42, Florence M Chretien 39, Lauren Finnegan 27, Andy Reul 50, Gregory O Sargent, and Spencer Scarth 22.

Further infomration on the USMS All Americans program can be found at: www.usms.org/comp/aa

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Meet Results, Registrations, and News

January 13, 2014by Editor

The preliminary results for the meet this weekend:  Wilton Wahoos Results 1-12-14 have been added to the website and to the USMS database.  The registration link for the Ground Hog meet in Westport is now up and running.  Greenwich will again be running a 1650 meet in March which will be a USMS recognized meet.  You can find the registration links for the Ground Hog Meet and the 1650 in Greenwich in Meet Results.

YMCA Nationals, April 10-14,  have also been posted.  Jeff Sargent would like to send one team from Connecticut.  Regardless of what YMCA you belong to or even if you don’t belong to a YMCA, please contact Jeff Sargent if you would like to swim at Y Nationals.  USMS Spring Nationals are to be held in Santa Clara, CA on May 1-4th.  There has already been some interest from CONN Masters.  Please contact Ally Sega if you are planning on going to SCY Nationals so that we can enter relays.  

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Wilton meet is full- There will no deck entries accepted.

January 9, 2014by Editor

The meet has reach full capacity at 92 swimmers.  They are hoping the meet will not run over 12:00 noon.

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Westport Groundhog Meet Announced.

January 9, 2014by Editor

The annual Westport Groundhog Meet Announcement is now posted:  28th Annual Ground Hog Meet2014.  There are some technical difficulties with the links but please use this form to reference the date, time, order of events, etc.  It will be announced when the link to Club Assistant is up and running or when there is an alternative pre race day registration method.  

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A Message from the Wilton Wahoos regarding this weekends meet.

January 8, 2014by Editor

A couple of FYIs for the meet this Sunday.
1.Warmup is 8:00 with a 9:00 start. We are at entry capacity (92 swimmers) so if you are entered in the 400 free, please come to the computer table in the pool and “positive check in”. Current timeline puts the session at just around 3 hours. The meet should be over at or around noon.
2. Any team(s) interested in relays, please get me your relay entries asap. I’d like to pre-enter as many as possible and avoid the rush morning of the meet.
3. The pool will be measured pre and post meet. Times will be submitted for consideration for USMS and FINA Top 10.
4. Forecast is for temps in the mid 40s. The bubble is heated, but the air temp may be a little brisk after these past few days of single digit temps. Bring your fleece, warmups parka, etc.
5. The Y has ample parking but the lot closest to the door is reserved for Y members. This does not include members that will be swimming in the meet.
6. The Wilton Y Wahoos are running a Winter Coat drive which will end this Sunday. We will be accepting new and gently used Coats and also hats and gloves. Any donations will be greatly appreciated and will directly impact someone’s life. All donations will go to benefit the Salvation Army and the AIDS project in Greater Danbury. If you have any questions please contact Dana Dolan at [email protected]. Bins are in the lobby of the Y. Thank you for your generosity!

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Results from the NEM SCM Champs have been added.

December 18, 2013by Editor

CONN Masters had an excellent showing at the New England Master’s Short Course Meters Championships, which was also the SCM Championships for the Colonies Zone.  5 Swimmers scored 488 points to put CONN Master’s 4th in the Small Team Division (4-9 swimmers).  Ann Louise Onton swam impressively being the Women’s High Point Winner with 183 points.  Peter Berghaus was tied for 17th and Steven Skolnick was tied for 112th out of 245 men.  Jennifer Madonia was tied for 51st and Pam Henry Moss was tied for 89th out of 201 women.  All represented Connecticut very well.  Thank you.

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Wilton Wahoos Meet Postponed Until January

December 5, 2013by Editor

The meet will now be held on January 12th, warm up at 8:00 am and meet starting at 9:00 am.  Deck entries will be allowed but must be in by 8:00 am.  Online registration will be allowed at Wilton Wahoos Meet Registration until January 7th.

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Results for the John Merrill Memorial Meet

November 25, 2013by Editor

Results from the John Merrill Memorial Meet have been posted or can be viewed at John_Merrill_Memorial_Masters_Meet_111713.  Congratulations to all the excellent times.  The next upcoming meet in CONN is the Wilton Wahoo SCM Meet on December 8, 2013.

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Y Master’s Nationals Registration Posted

November 6, 2013by Editor

Y Master’s Nationals will be held in Sarasota, Florida April 10-13.  You do have to be a member of a YMCA between the registration period and the meet itself and you must be part of a YMCA team that is insured.  Jeff has said that you might be able to be part of the Wilton Y Master’s team if you would like to participate in this event and do not belong to a YMCA that will be sending a team.  More information to follow on how this can be done.  Click 2014 Masters Packet for the registration information.

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Cold Water Challenge Results

November 6, 2013by Editor

November 2, 40 swimmers challenged themselves by swimming 2.6 miles in the cold Long Island Sound off of Fairfield.  While CONN Masters were well represented, swimmers came from all over the east coast from Maine down to Delaware.  Here are the results:  Cold Water Challenge Results.

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August 9, 2013by Editor

Michael Shove is hosting an all ages swim meet and pool party to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that is chronic and affects metabolic functions.  It can cause the production of a think mucus in the lungs, obstructing airways making breathing difficult and it can cause the pancreas not to produce enzymes that digest food.  The event will be held at the Greenknoll Regional YMCA in Brookfield, CT on Saturday, August 24th.  Warm ups start at 9, the meet at 10, the party and silent auction at 12, and a reception with awards and a cash bar at 3.  Donations would be appreciated even if you are unable to attend.  Please go to Meet Results for more information.

http://www.ctlmsc.org/2013/08/09/1036/

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Pictures Wanted

July 29, 2013by Editor

Please send any CONN Master’s pictures to me at [email protected].  I am looking for both pictures of swimming events, such as Y Nationals and Harvard meets, and swimmers doing things outside the pool, such as our famed guitarist playing a gig or any post practice parties (please keep in mind our website doesn’t have any age limits so please keep the pictures family appropriate).

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Jeff Sargent wants Team CONN Masters at Worlds or Nationals Next Summer

July 25, 2013by Editor

Jeff has announced that his goal for the 2014 season is to bring a team to a national or international level meet.  Masters Worlds are from August 3- August 9th in Montreal.  USMS LC Nationals are August 13-17 at the University of Maryland.  Both sites are about 8 hours from CT which is really very close.  While swimming at this level may seem intimidating, USMS prides itself on being inclusionary.  ALL Swimmers are welcome and the more swimmers, the more individual and relay swims and the more opportunities for points.  Please start looking at your calendars and let Jeff know if you are interested in either of these meets.

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Wilton Summer Sizzler Results

July 24, 2013by Editor

Wilton held their annual Summer Sizzler meet on 7/21/13.  There were many excellent relays, including new world record holders in the Mixed 100-119 800 Free Relay!  Congrats to Katie Grant, Caitlin Cole, Greg Sargent, and Spencer Scarth for putting together that relay.  Please check out the preliminary results at 2013_Sizzler_results (1).  Jeff Sargent would like to thank the Meet Ref- Roger Stewart, Starter- Tom GiGugliemo, Daktronics Operator- Jill Shoshan, Computer Operator- Suzanne Cheruk, back up timers- Elizabeth Sargent and Eden Shoshan, and also Penny Scarth.  We would like to thank Jeff for all that he did to put the meet together.

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Swimmers needed for SWIM Across the Sound

July 24, 2013by Editor

Liz is looking to 2 swimmers for a relay team for SWIM Across the Sound, August 3rd, (less than 2 weeks away).  They are planning on wearing wetsuits.  If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected].  Please put a note in the header that this is for Liz’s Swim.

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Support a CT Youth Team

July 24, 2013by Editor

Cheshire Community Pool has had structural issues since it was built and again collapsed this winter.  The town is still deciding whether to rebuild the cover so that the pool can be used in the winter.  Cheshire CDogs, their USA Swim team, is competing for $5000 in a video contest.  Please consider supporting another Connecticut swim program, going to the website at Go After Your Goals and voting for Cheshire.

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Remember to check the entry deadlines carefully.

July 7, 2013by Editor

Just a reminder to check the entry deadlines for the meets you are interested in participating in.  Meets hosts are allowed to decided how and when to accept registrations.  Most try to vary carefully analyze what will be the easiest while still getting the largest participation.  Meets in the past had early deadlines because they were done through the mail and meet hosts were afraid that mail would arrive late.  Then hosts started allowing for same day entries so they could encourage more  participation.  With computer programs doing online registration, entry dates have been extended but many don’t allow onsite registration anymore.  Some meet hosts, like the Swim Festival, have started to charge different fees depending on when you register to encourage early sign ups.  Be safe, read the entry options and deadlines closely.  Please note that paper entries for the Wilton Sizzler must be received (not just postmarked) by Tuesday, July 9th but online registration goes until next Tuesday, July 16th.  With July just starting, some are being caught off guard at the fast approaching deadlines.

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Zone Championship Results

June 28, 2013by Editor

CONN Masters got 19th overall and 11th for men’s teams.  What makes this feat so impressive is that it was done all by one swimmer.  Peter Berghaus was the only swimmer entered for CONN and scored 54 points, and as such placed quite impressively within other teams from the Colonies Zone.  He swam 8 events, placing second in his age group and scoring 7 points each in the 50 and 200 back, 50 and 200 breast, 200 and 400 IM.  He placed third, scoring 6 points in the 100 back and 100 breast.  Thank you, Peter, for representing CONN Masters so well at Zones.

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Dave Parcells- A Connecticut Legend

June 6, 2013by Editor

When most people think of great swimming, their minds go to California, Florida, Colorado, and Texas but Connecticut has some truly great swimmers especially in open water swimming.  A Connecticut native, Dave Parcells was a triathlete and open water swimmer, competing in the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii and is the oldest person to have done a double crossing of the English Channel.  He was a champion fundraiser and organizer too, being a swim director of the St. Vincent’s Medical Center’s Swim Across the Sound and running the CT Open Water Championships.  He  was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame after his death in 2007.  Connecticut youth and masters swimmers honor him annually at the CT Open Water Championships this year to be held June 29th at Lake Quassey.  Please see the Meet Results page for the registration website.

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Summer Meets Being Added

May 29, 2013by Editor

There are lots of open water events that have been added, including the annual swims in Greenwich and Westport and a new swim in Milford.  More events are still to come.  If you have a registration form or website for an upcoming open water event that has not been added yet, please email it to [email protected].  For those of you more interested in pool competitions, Wilton Wahoos are once again hosting a long course meet.  Online registration can be found at Meet Results.   If you would rather register through the mail, you can print the 2013WiltonSizzler form and send it to Jeff Sargent at the Wilton Wahoos.  Mailed entries must be received by Tuesday, July 9th (not just postmarked but actually received).  Jeff is also asking that if you have your relays set before the meet, please let him know early.

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CT Master’s Games

May 22, 2013by Editor

CT Master’s Games were held on Sunday, May 19th.  For the first year, they required USMS membership but drew as many people as in years past.  Heats were decided by gender and age, regardless of time which was a unique but fun experience.  Many of the faces people have grown to love in CONN Masters were in attendance, including Val Ouchakof, Fred Goldner, Jimmy Goldsmith, Peter Berghaus, and Bob Cahill.  There were also several people there swimming their first meet in many years (sometimes up to 30 years) and some where participating in their first swim meet ever.  The organizers handed out medals after each third of the meet, which was lots of fun, and the medals were very, very nice.  Many swimmers also swam excellent times causing people to wonder what was so fast about CCSU pool on Sunday.

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Greenwich hosts Mile Swim and Pool Party

May 22, 2013by Editor

Back in March, Greenwich YMCA Masters hosted a Mile Swim and Pool Party.  78 swimmers participated in the mile swim with times ranging from 17 minutes and 25 seconds to 46 minutes and 25 seconds.  Here is the complete one-mile results with splits 3-3-13.  Congratulations to everyone who completed the mile.

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New England Short Course Championships

March 7, 2013by Editor

This meet is still accepting entries for those who have debated going.  Connecticut would love to put as many relays together as we can- we love those points and team spirit.  Anyone who is willing to do a relay come see either Charlene Puska, Carolyn Daniels or Ally Sega who will be sitting near the computer table in the bleachers.

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Groundhog Results

March 7, 2013by Editor

Here are the 28th Annual Ground Hog Meet – Feb 2013 results.  The meet was very well attended and ran very smoothly.  Thank you to Mike Laux, Ellen Johnston and everyone who helped organize and run the meet.

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Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen swim clinic in East Lyme

February 13, 2013by Editor

Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen will be holing a Freestyle clinic, including video taping participants in East Lyme.  The clinic will be on Sat, Feb 16th, 2013 from 12-4:30 pm and costs $195.  Please contact [email protected] for more information or click hereto be linked with the Aquaticedge’s registration page which will allow you to print a registration form or register online.

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Meets have been added

January 29, 2013by Editor

Please check Meet Results as many new meets have been added.  First, a reminder that the Annual Ground Hog Meetis less than a week away on Sunday, February 3, 2013.  Hope you have been practicing and we will see you there.  Second, Greenwich YMCA is hosting a Mile Meet and Pool Party on Sunday, March 3, 2013.  This should be a good opportunity for Connecticut Master’s to be able to get in a distance swim early this year.  Then the dates have been announced for the NEM SCY Championships.  The distance day will be Saturday, March 16, 2013 and the rest will be Friday, March 22 through Sunday, March 24, 2013.  The event order has been posted although the entry form is not online yet.  Connecticut Master’s Gameswill host their swim meet on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Central Connecticut State University.  Remember: it isn’t how fast you swam at the meet, it’s that you swam, had fun, and got a good meal afterwards!

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Ground Hog Meet Sunday February 3, 2013

January 10, 2013by Chair

THE LINK FOR THE GROUND HOG ENTRY IS HERE https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1867&smid=4447  Prepare for your Super Bowl Party by swimming in a meet that morning. The Annual Westport Y Masters Ground Hog Meet will be held from 9 AM till 1 PM on February 3, 2013. The event will include the 800 Free Relay and the 400 Medley Relay as new meet events this year. This is also a great opportunity for your relay to swim a TOP TEN Time.
Plan NOW to be there. Enjoy mid-winter camaraderie and fun. Use the January Jam as a method to get in shape and ready for the meet.
Enter on line NOW. HERE IS THE LINK https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1867&smid=4447

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Groundhog Meet to be held in Westport Feb 3

January 10, 2013by Editor

The Goundhog Meet that is held annually in Westport is one of Connecticut Master’s longest running and most treasured swim events.  This is a great local meet that offers all level of competition.  It is a great meet if you are starting your swim career and want to see how a meet works.  It is also a great meet if you want to try your skills against some of Connecticut’s best swimmers or want to have a meet to prepare for New England Championships or other larger meets.  This year it will be held Sunday, February 3rd.  Details will be added to the swim site when they are available.

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New England SCM Champs Results

January 10, 2013by Editor

Results have been added to the results page.  Connecticut again had a proud showing at a New England Meet getting an overall 3rd place in the team event.  Connecticut was led by the very strong showing of Ann Louise Onton, who scored 174 points, placing her 3rd among women (in all age groups)!  Peter Berghaus also did well scoring 95 points for the highest scoring Conn Master’s men.  Christie Hayes added 62 points, Stewart Skolnick added 47 points, and Jack Driscoll added 4 points to Conn Master’s total of 382 points.  Congradulations to those who swam and thank you for representing Connecticut so well.

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Meet Results page has been updated.

November 8, 2012by Editor

The results of the FVY meet have been added to the Meet Resultspage or FVY masters_meet_results_11-04-12[1].  Over 40 swimmers of all abilites participated in Sunday’s swim meet in Granby, CT.  Please join me in thanking Charlie Austin for running another fun and well organized meet for masters swimmers.  New England Masters Short Course Yards Championships will again be held at Boston University.  The meet will have the 800 free on Friday, Dec 7th with the remaining events split between Dec 8th and 9th.  Entry information has been added to Meet Results as well.

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Swim Meet at Farmington Valley Y Tomorrow

November 3, 2012by Editor

Please remember that tonight is the night we change the clocks.  Before you go to sleep tonight make sure your alarm clock is set back one hour especially if you are going to the Farmington Valley Meet tomorrow morning.  Deck entried will be accepted until 7:30 and warm us starts at 7:00, the meet starts at 8:00.  I hope to see many of you there.

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Quassy Results and new meets

September 24, 2012by Editor

The results for Quassy’s Swim Festival have been added.  It is great to see so many participants.  32 brave souls did all three races for a combination of 5 miles of swimming.  Congradulations to those people.  There have been several meets added around NY and New England that sound enjoyable.  Please remember that Connecticut’s Farmington Valley Y Fall Master’s Meet will be 11/4.

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Results for the John Daly One Mile Swim

September 17, 2012by Editor

Hello- 5 CONN Masters participated in the John Daly One Mile Swim with excellent results.  Ann Louise Onton came in first in her age group and was the second to oldest woman to complete the race.  Chet Morgan and Richard Bolton got third place in their age groups while Mark Schoenherr got fourth and Cristobal DeAldecoa got seventh for theirs.  Thank you for representing CONN Masters so well in a Metropolitan LMSC swim meet.

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Fall Meet Added in Granby

August 20, 2012by Editor

Farmington Valley Y, who hosted a successful spring meet this year, is going to host a fall meet also.  Registration can be found at Farmington Valley Y Fall 2012 Master’s Meet or by going to Meet Results.  The host team is advising that the schedule is subject to change.  If there are a lot of entries for the 500 free, they may move it to the end of the meet.  Please plan your events accordingly and hope to see you there.

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Wilton Summer Sizzler Results

August 6, 2012by Editor

Wilton Summer Sizzler Results 2012 are in and can be found by clicking on the link or by going to Meet Results.  51 swimmers and 6 relay teams competed in the event.  There were swimmers representing teams from all over the Northeast and there was a good mix of competetive levels.    The weather was beautiful and the water felt great.  Overall it was an excellent meet.

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Results have been added…

August 4, 2012by Editor

Results have been added for many of the summer meets and open water swims at Meet Results.  We had two swimmers go to the New England Long Course Championships.  Arthur Gunzl swam the 100 Free and the 100 Back for got first place, and the 50 Free for second place.  Peter Berghaus swam the 100 Breast, 200 IM, 100 Back, and 200 Breast for first place and the 200 Back for second place.  Great job Arthur and Peter.

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Summer Events

July 14, 2012by Editor

We are getting into a great summer season as more events are being advertised on CTLMSC.org.  There is still time to enter the only long course competition in Connecticut:  The Wilton Summer Sizzler (can we call it the Connecticut Long Course Championships?).  Relays will be run in the 200, 400 and 800 distances and it would be great to see CONN Masters set some records at this meet.  Click here: Register for the link to the online registration.  Two open water swims on Long Island have been added.  Also keep the date open for Wilton’s SCM meet on November 11th.  This is a great time to try to set some records for CONN Masters.

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CT Open Water Championships

June 26, 2012by Editor

Registration for the CT Open Water Championships in honor of Dave Parcells can now be done at Active.com.  This meet was formally held at the Madison Surf Club in Madison and has a long history of being a quality, competitive open water event.  The meet is in honor of Dave Parcells, an avid open water swimmer and volunteer whose accomplishments include a double crossing of the English Channel.  He was the meet director for the Open Water Championships from 2001-2006 before passing away in 2007.  This meet includes both USA Swimmers (age groupers) and Masters swimmers.

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Wilton Summer Sizzler details

June 7, 2012by Editor

Registration is available for the Wilton Summer Sizzler Meet.  Click 2012WiltonSizzler_Final[1] for a papercopy that you can mail in.  Wilton is also accepting online applications at Wilton Summer Sizzler 2012 or go to the Meet Resultspage.  The Wahoos will be hosting a BBQ after the meet at 1:00 pm that is free to participants and $5 per guest or $10 per family.  All participants must be USMS registered so if you have not become a member yet, just go to the Registerpage and sign up first.

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Moving up

May 24, 2012by Editor

USMS just released that 4 LMSC”s have already surpassed last year’s membership:  Nebraska,  South Dakota, North Carolina, and Connecticut!!!  Congratulations to us and thanks to all the volunteers that make CONN Masters work.

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FINA TOP TEN TIMES

May 2, 2012by Editor

Mike and Jeff would like to congratulate the following people for having the great honor of making FINA WORLD TOP TEN 2011.  Yes that was world top times.  In SCM Individual events:  Galen Rinaldi, 6th in the 400 Free, Fred Goldner, 4th in the 1500 Free and John Craig, FIRST in the 200 Fly.  In LCM Individual events:  Galen Rinaldi, 10th in the 200 Free, 9th in the 400 Free, 4th in the 800 Free, 2nd in the 1500 Free (to Janet Evans), Sheila Stolarski, 9th in the  100 Back, Fred Goldner, 8th in the 400 Free, 6th in the 800 Free, 4th in the 1500 Free, John Craig, 6th in the 100 Fly.

For SCM Relays:  200 Free:  200-239 Women’s:  Colleen Brandon, Barbara Baker, Pam Henry Moss, Sheila Stolarski, 800 Free:  200-239 Women’s FIRST PLACE:  Colleen Brandon, Barbara Baker, Pam Henry Moss, Sheila Stolarski, 160-199 Mixed:  Michael Hoffman, Galen Rinaldi, Tait Michael, and Jeff Sargent, 200-239 Men’s:  Andy Reul, Jake Gulick, Jack Geoghegan, and Jeremy Virgil.

For LCM Relays:  400 Free:  160-199 Men’s:  Myles Lynch, Jeff Sargent, Greg Sargent, James Lewis.  200-239 Mixed:  Andy Reul, Michael Laux, Charlene Puska, Galen Rinaldi.  200 Medley:  160-199 Mixed:  Sheila Stolarski, Myles Lynch, Gregory Sargent, Galen Rinaldi.

Apologies to anyone who was missed.  Please let me know if you know of someone else who should be included in this distinguished list. 

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Results from Spring Nationals

May 2, 2012by Editor

CONN Masters went to another big meet and did very well.  High point winner for Connecticut was John Craig with 22 points.  He got a 1st in the 200 Fly, 4th in the 100 Fly, and 7th in the 100 Back.  Almost as impressive as the top finishes was that in 2 events, John was able to swim within .1 seconds of his seed time.  Fred Goldner also got a first place in the 1650 and 3rd in the 200 Free.  Greg Sargent had a 6th place in the 100 IM, 7th in the 200 Fly, and 10th in the 100 Fly.  William Traester had a 9 place finish in the 200 IM and Arthur Gunzl had 2 10th place finishes in the 50 and 100 Back.  CONN Masters had 55 points which got them 63rd out of 152 teams.  Way to go CONN Masters.

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Open water season heating up

April 26, 2012by Editor

For those of you who love open water swimming, this is shaping up to be a good year.  For those of you who haven’t done open water swimming, try it.  All triatheletes, get a jump on the competition by practicing some open water swims where you can concentrate just on the swimming.  The CT Open Water Championships in honor of Dave Parcells will be held in a new location this year at Lake Quassapaug on June 30th.  This is a USAS and USMS joint meet and a great opportunity to see some of the best swimming in Connecticut by all ages.  For more information, see CT Open Water Champs.  Greenwich has posted information on both their 1 mile and 2 mile swims.  Quassapaug Sailing Center has posted information on their Open Water Festival which offers a 3 mile, 1 1/2 mile, and 1/2 mile swim and the opportunity to try all three.  Information for all of these events can be found in the Meet Resultstab.  Westport has also stated that they will be hosting their Compo Beach Mile Swim.  Information will be added when it is available.

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CONN Masters Vice Chair Position Filled

April 20, 2012by Editor

Please help me welcome Jeff Sargent to the list of Conn Master’s Officers in the Vice Chair position.  He humbly accepted the position for which he was unanimously voted into at out last meeting.  This is a position that is required by USMS.  Thank you to Jeff for allowing CONN Masters to meet this requirement by accepting the position.  Please visit the Officers page if you would like to contact Jeff.

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Big Weekend at Y Nationals

April 16, 2012by Editor

Connecticut sent two teams to the Y Nationals last weekend: Westport/Weston and Wilton.  There were so many great swims that it would be to difficult to name them all so here are the highlights.  Westport had 6 relays place, 3 got second places.  Wilton had 20 relays, 9 got first places.  Mike Laux, Sheila Stolarski, Kristin Gary, Catherine Milton, Susan Wager, Mereidth Moore, Margit Jebe, Barbara Love, Dan Goodwin, Peter Holmquist, Jeff Sargent all had an individual first place.  Lauren Finnegan, Pam Moss, Markley Rizza, Bill Geoghegan, Danielle Honrath, Denise Callahan, Jill Looney, Cheryl Kupan, Lynne Zareski, Gregory Sargent, James Lewis received at came in top three.  Tracy Phillips, Heather Friel, Coleen Brandon, Sian Nimkoff, Sara Schrager, Alexander Jason, Steven Shtab, James Kroll also all placed in individual events.  That is 30 swimmers in all.  Hope everyone had fun and we are very proud of all of you.  If I forgot anyone or left out a team, please email me for a correction.

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Colonies Zone Championship Results

April 16, 2012by Editor

CONN Master’s only had one swimmer at the Zone Championships but Peter Berghaus did us very proud.  Peter swam 8 events over 2 days.  He placed second in the 100 Ba, 200 Ba, 200 IM and 400 IM.  He placed third in the 50 Br, 200 Br, and 50 Ba.  He placed fifth in the 100 IM with a great time (which just goes to show having a great time and a great place don’t always happen together).  The results can be seen at Colonies Zone Championships 2012 or by going to the Meet Results page.

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CONN Master’s meeting and practice

April 16, 2012by Editor

All members are welcome to come to the meeting and practice at Meriden YMCA on Wednesday, April 18th.  The meeting will start at 6:30 and the practice will start at 7:30.  Meriden Y is located at 110 West Main Street in Meriden.

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Faster Freestyle Clinic in CT 4/21

April 11, 2012by Editor

Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen is going to be doing a freestyle clinic on April 21st at East lyme High School from 12:00-4:30.  Karlyn is a world record holding Masters Swimmer who has been giving swim clinics for pool and open water swimmers/triathletes for years.  Participants will have before and after videotaping of their strokes.  Space is limited to 12 participants and the cost is $175.  Go to:  Faster Freestyle Clinic Registration to register.

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Colonies Zone SCY Championships

March 22, 2012by Editor

Incase you want another chance at SCY before Nationals, The Colonies Zone SCY Championships will be April 13th to April 15th at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.  Registation can be done online at https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1463&smid=3616 and is open until April 6th.  There will be a Colonies Zone meeting April 15th at 8:30 am for any LMSC officer or delegate who is interested in attending.  If you are interested in becoming a CONN Masters officer, please contact Mike Laux at [email protected].

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Spring Nationals Deadline is March 23

March 22, 2012by Editor

Online registration for Spring Nationals in Greensboro, NC closes March 23 at midnight.   Click http://www.usms.org/content/scnats12meetinfo to register.  If you are interested get your entry in quickly.

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Sunday and final results of Harvard…

March 22, 2012by Editor

New England Masters have put out the final results for the Harvard Meet at http://www.meetresults.com/2012/nelmscscy/results.shtml.  If you have never looked at this website, prepare to spend some time.  They have organized the results in about every format you can imagine, they have a seed time analyzer, start reaction time results, and you can even print your own stickers or a participation sticker certificate- already filled out.  Here are some of the highlights I found interesting:  Peter Berghaus was the CONN Master high point winner with 130 points followed by Mike Laux with 68.  Ally Sega was the high point for CONN Master’s women with 56.5 followed by Lauren Finnegan with 47.  Melissa Stango made the best seeders list while no CONN Masters made the worst.  CONN Master’s finished 5th for USMS Clubs.  Overall it was a great meet.  Congradulations!

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Saturday at Harvard

March 18, 2012by Editor

CONN Masters added 34 points by having 2 Mixed 400 Medley Relays.  Bill Geoghegan, Melissa Stango, Lauren Finnegan, and Mike Laux finished 5th while Kristin Scheel, Peter Berghaus, Ally Sega, and Stewart Skolnick finished 12th.   Mike and Peter also battled it out for points in the 70-74 age group; Peter getting first in the 400 IM, Mike getting first in the 50 FL, Mike getting first in the 200 BR while Peter got secone.  Again all CONN Master who swam earned points for the team.  The best part of the day though was being serenaded with Irish songs through the streets of Cambridge by Mike.  Thanks for the lasting memories.

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Friday at Harvard

March 17, 2012by Editor

CONN Masters continued to swim strong Friday at Harvard.  Every CONN Master who swam earned points for the team with Peter Berghaus leading the way, getting second place in the 200 Ba.  Congrats to Carolyn Daniels, Ally Sega and Stewart Skolnick for also helping CONN Masters in the point count.  We are currently in seventh place going into Saturday.

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CORRECTION to Open Practice

March 16, 2012by Editor

The open practice to be held at Westport YMCA will be after the Swim Meet on Saturday, March 17.  The original post said that hte practice would be after the meet on Sunday but since the meet is on Saturday, the practice will also be on Saturday.  Sorry for any confusion.

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Harvard Meet

March 13, 2012by Editor

For anyone going to Harvard this weekend, please consider doing relays with CONN Masters.  We generally organize the relays in the stands behind the computer system/meet announcer.  Many of us sit up there and hang out with other CONN Masters and enjoy a little team spirit and we would love to have a group there to cheer each other on.  CONN Masters is off to a good start, 5th in USMS Clubs and 23 overall.  Fred Goldner got first place in his age group for the 1650.  Jack Driscoll also scored points for CONN Masters.  Thanks for giving us a good start in the point chase.  We are also going out to dinner both Friday and Saturday and encourage anyone who is staying to come out to eat with us.

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Farmington Valley Meet Results

March 13, 2012by Editor

Thanks to all who participated in Farmington Valley’s first Master’s swim meet.  There were 46 participants ranging in age from 18 to 90 with many ages and abilities in between.  The meet ran smoothly and only stopped once so that we could sing “Happy Birthday.”  The meets oldest participant, Ted Simon, celebrated his 90th birthday at the meet.  It was an honor to swim with him.  Please see the results at Farmington Valley Meet Results or check the Meet Results page.  Rumor is that Farmington Valley is going to make this an annual event, although possibly not on Spring Ahead Sunday next time.  Please keep your eyes open for more meets at Farmington Valley YMCA.

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Open Practice in Westport

March 13, 2012by Editor

There will be an open Master’s practice at Westport YMCA after the fun meet, 11:00 am this Sunday, March 18th.  There will be someone running the practice and all are welcome to attend- whether you participate in the meet or not. 

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FUN MEET at Westport YMCA

March 7, 2012by Editor

Barb Baker would like to invite everyone to a fun meet Saturday, March 17th at the Westport YMCA.  It is a Memorial Meet in honor of Maura Marden, who lost her battle with breast cancer last year.  The money raised will going towards teh Swim Across the Sound.  It is a strictly fun meet- check out the events to understand!  All adults are welcome; you do NOT need to be a USMS registered swimmer or a YMCA member to participate. Click: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1867&smid=3767 for more details and the list of events or visit the Meets Results page. 

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CONN Master’s is looking for a Vice Chair

February 28, 2012by Editor

USMS has sent Mike, our Chair, that according to the new standards, all LMSC should have a Vice Chair.  This would be a new position for CONN Masters.  The duties would include assisting the Chair and acting in the Chairs absence.  Often times, the vice chair is expected to become the next chair.  While this would be considered, please don’t let it intimidate you from the position if you are afraid you couldn’t fill Mike’s shoes.  If you are interested, please email your interest to Mike at [email protected].

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TOP TENS

February 15, 2012by Editor

The preliminary SCM Top Ten Times are up at http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/toptenlmscsummary.php.  It has been noted that CONN Masters had 17 Top Ten Relays last year- the most in many years.  We have been challenged to try for 20 Top Ten Relays this year.  Please think about going to either or both the Farmington Valley Y Masters meet or the New England Short Course Championships coming up in March and joining in the relays.  Please note that the deadline for the New England meet is February 16, and entries will only be accepted on a first come first served as available after that.

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Thanks to WHAT

February 2, 2012by Editor

WHAT, West Hartford Aquatics Team, held a Master’s Freestyle Clinic January 22.  Rob Riccobon stressed the importance of kicking and body position, shared some of his drills and tips, and gave feedback to the swimmers in the clinic.  Thank you, Rob, for taking the time to share your knowledge.  WHAT is hoping to put together more clinics in the future.  Please look for more information as it become available on the CTLMSC.org website.

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Emails

January 31, 2012by Editor

Using this website you can sign up to receive emails from CONN Master’s.  Click on the Email tab under Membership and fill in the form.  This is different from receiving the emails of website updates, which is the form on the right hand side of the home page. 

If you think you signed up for receiving website updates and are now not receiving the emails, please try signing up again.  After you sign up to receive updates, you will receive an email asking you to verify that you would like to receive the emails.  This email may be sent to your spam box, so please check for it.  Only once you verify will you begin to receive updates.  There were about 15 emails that had not been verified which have been deleted.  If it was you, please try to sign up again.  If you continue to have any problems, please email [email protected].

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Registration Confusion?

January 31, 2012by Editor

CT currently has 7 registered USMS clubs (CCAT, CONN, EYB, MMST, TARG, TBH, WHAT).  If your workout group is not a registered USMS club then you have the option of signing up as CONN (Connecticut) or UNAT (unattached).  When you sign up with a specific club you are eligible to swim relays with other members who have signed up with the same club.  If you sign up as UNAT you are ineligible to swim in relays.  For example, Wilton masters is not a registered USMS club, it is a workout group.  It’s members can either sign up as CONN or UNAT.  If they sign up as CONN they can swim with other CT swimmers who are also signed up as CONN, if they sign up at UNAT they cannot swim in any relays.

If you would like to change your status from UNAT to CONN, please contact Sian Nimkoff at [email protected].

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New items added…

January 31, 2012by Editor

Hello- Please check out the Meet Results section to see the Ground Hog Meet results and to find the registration form for the upcoming Farmington Valley YMCA meet and the link for the New England Master’s SCY Championships.  Also, a menu option called Top Ten has been added.  This has a link to the USMS Top Ten site.  Once you get to the USMS site, there are hundreds of options for looking up top times.  I encourage everyone to play around on USMS’s site as you might be surprised by how much you can find.

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GROUND HOG MEET RESULTS

January 31, 2012by Chair

The results of the Ground Hog Meet are now available , click on heading above  (I know there is a better format to post this, but until we do it, here it is) :

WRATS YMCA Swim Team HY-TEK’s MEET MANAGER 4.0 – 12:50 PM 1/29/2012 Page 1
26th Annual Ground Hog Meet – 1/29/2012
Results – Meet Start
Event 1 Women 40-44 400 Yard IM
Name Age Team Seed Time Finals Time Points
1 Tiedemann, Kate A 43 Westchester Masters-6 6:00.00 5:42.88
35.57 1:16.08 (40.51) 2:00.86 (44.78) 2:44.00 (43.14)
3:33.71 (49.71) 4:24.93 (51.22) 5:04.02 (39.09) 5:42.88 (38.86)
Event 1 Women 45-49 400 Yard IM
1 Looney, Jill 45 Connecticut Masters-5 5:45.00 5:28.42
36.12 1:16.22 (40.10) 1:59.39 (43.17) 2:41.12 (41.73)
3:27.74 (46.62) 4:15.40 (47.66) 4:53.05 (37.65) 5:28.42 (35.37)
Event 1 Women 65-69 400 Yard IM
1 Onton, Ann Louise 68 Connecticut Masters-5 8:58.41 9:16.89
56.81 3:15.29 (2:18.48) 4:27.11 (1:11.82)
5:50.43 ( ) 8:18.56 ( ) 9:16.89 (58.33)
Event 1 Men 50-54 400 Yard IM
1 Whitmore, David C 50 Mako Masters-5 6:00.00 5:06.26
32.60 1:09.52 (36.92) 1:48.25 (38.73) 2:26.54 (38.29)
3:13.03 (46.49) 3:58.48 (45.45) 4:32.21 (33.73) 5:06.26 (34.05)
2 Gulick, Jake 52 Connecticut Masters-5 5:18.90 5:11.43
32.51 1:49.54 ( ) 2:30.38 (40.84)
3:14.87 (44.49) 3:59.93 (45.06) 5:11.43 (1:11.50)
Event 1 Men 55-59 400 Yard IM
1 Fabrizio, Louis F 58 Connecticut Masters-5 6:30.00 5:46.99
37.93 1:18.05 (40.12) 2:03.35 (45.30) 2:47.69 (44.34)
3:37.60 (49.91) 4:29.05 (51.45) 5:08.64 (39.59) 5:46.99 (38.35)
Event 1 Men 70-74 400 Yard IM
1 Berghaus, Peter P 71 Connecticut Masters-5 7:50.34 7:49.47
53.48 1:56.04 (1:02.56) 2:56.08 (1:00.04) 3:54.06 (57.98)
4:52.95 (58.89) 5:53.58 (1:00.63) 6:52.97 (59.39) 7:49.47 (56.50)
Event 2 Women 30-34 200 Yard Backstroke
1 Kennedy, Elizabeth A 30 Mako Masters-5 2:22.00 2:24.65
Event 2 Women 40-44 200 Yard Backstroke
1 Beeman, Ashley C 40 Unattached 2:40.00 2:48.73
38.66 1:21.02 (42.36) 2:04.81 (43.79) 2:48.73 (43.92)
Event 2 Women 55-59 200 Yard Backstroke
1 Craffey, Joan P 58 Asphalt Green Masters-6 2:43.00 2:45.62
39.45 1:21.74 (42.29) 2:04.50 (42.76) 2:45.62 (41.12)
Event 2 Men 35-39 200 Yard Backstroke
1 Drienik, Milos 39 Mako Masters-5 2:21.21 2:20.10
34.08 1:09.28 (35.20) 1:44.89 (35.61) 2:20.10 (35.21)
Event 2 Men 45-49 200 Yard Backstroke
1 Troiano, Jason 47 Westchester Masters-6 2:30.00 2:23.73
35.16 1:12.21 (37.05) 1:48.55 (36.34) 2:23.73 (35.18)
2 Burkhardt, Martin 48 Westchester Masters-6 2:50.00 2:48.41
40.72 1:22.96 (42.24) 2:05.86 (42.90) 2:48.41 (42.55)
Event 2 Men 60-64 200 Yard Backstroke
1 Cahill, Robert M 64 Connecticut Masters-5 3:30.00 3:23.82
48.50 1:39.26 (50.76) 2:32.52 (53.26) 3:23.82 (51.30)
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26th Annual Ground Hog Meet – 1/29/2012
Results – Meet Start
Event 3 Women 65-69 200 Yard Butterfly
1 Onton, Ann Louise 68 Connecticut Masters-5 4:29.58 4:33.40
1:00.91 2:09.62 (1:08.71) 3:20.12 (1:10.50) 4:33.40 (1:13.28)
Event 3 Men 30-34 200 Yard Butterfly
1 Virgil, Jeremy 32 Connecticut Masters-5 2:15.00 2:10.21
29.19 1:02.65 (33.46) 1:36.30 (33.65) 2:10.21 (33.91)
Event 3 Men 45-49 200 Yard Butterfly
1 Burkhardt, Martin 48 Westchester Masters-6 2:55.32 2:50.59
1:23.12 ( ) 2:07.28 (44.16) 2:50.59 (43.31)
Event 3 Men 50-54 200 Yard Butterfly
1 Whitmore, David C 50 Mako Masters-5 2:40.00 2:25.06
31.92 1:08.83 (36.91) 1:47.30 (38.47) 2:25.06 (37.76)
Event 4 Women 25-29 200 Yard Breaststroke
1 Claycomb, Meredith A 27 Unattached 3:00.00 2:52.92
38.92 1:22.24 (43.32) 2:07.03 (44.79) 2:52.92 (45.89)
Event 4 Women 45-49 200 Yard Breaststroke
1 Nimkoff, Sian 47 Connecticut Masters-5 3:01.00 2:59.68
41.57 1:26.81 (45.24) 2:13.61 (46.80) 2:59.68 (46.07)
Event 4 Men 45-49 200 Yard Breaststroke
1 Burkhardt, Martin 48 Westchester Masters-6 2:53.34 3:04.08
2:15.50 ( ) 3:04.08 (48.58)
Event 5 Women 25-29 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Finnegan, Lauren 25 Connecticut Masters-5 30.00 27.55
Event 5 Women 35-39 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Sega, Ally 38 Connecticut Masters-5 34.55 34.19
Event 5 Women 40-44 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Werth, Lori E 40 Connecticut Masters-5 32.00 26.75
2 Hendricks, Geneve E 43 Westchester Masters-6 31.00 29.25
3 Anbar, Christie M 43 Connecticut Masters-5 29.50 29.41
Event 5 Women 50-54 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Moss, Pam Henry 50 Connecticut Masters-5 29.00 28.16
Event 5 Women 55-59 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Craffey, Joan P 58 Asphalt Green Masters-6 31.92 32.15
2 Schrager, Sara L 59 Connecticut Masters-5 39.52 40.01
3 Wildrick, Terry 59 Connecticut Masters-5 41.61 43.70
Event 5 Women 60-64 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Zareski, Lynne 64 Connecticut Masters-5 43.00 42.05
Event 5 Men 25-29 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Soffer, Gaash 29 Unattached 26.15 25.68
Event 5 Men 35-39 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Sorensen, Joshua 38 Tribeach-5 26.50 27.07
Event 5 Men 40-44 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Slatoff, Karl W 41 Connecticut Masters-5 23.00 23.55
2 Alexander, Jason 44 Connecticut Masters-5 28.00 26.30
WRATS YMCA Swim Team HY-TEK’s MEET MANAGER 4.0 – 12:50 PM 1/29/2012 Page 3
26th Annual Ground Hog Meet – 1/29/2012
Results – Meet Start
(Event 5 Men 40-44 50 Yard Freestyle)
3 Bell, Richard J 42 Maine Masters Swim Club-2 27.20 27.84
Event 5 Men 45-49 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Reul, Andy 48 Connecticut Masters-5 24.50 25.02
2 Troiano, Jason 47 Westchester Masters-6 26.00 25.73
3 Stroie, Viorel 47 Tribeach-5 32.00 29.14
4 Senior, Howie 48 Mako Masters-5 37.96 30.92
Event 5 Men 50-54 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Gunzl, Arthur 50 Connecticut Masters-5 29.00 25.50
2 Buttenwieser, William 54 Connecticut Masters-5 27.31 26.55
3 Gugino, Douglas A 51 Connecticut Masters-5 28.00 27.55
4 Deluca, Robert 51 Unattached 40.00 29.32
Event 5 Men 55-59 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Fabrizio, Louis F 58 Connecticut Masters-5 35.00 28.46
2 Mackey, Peter 55 Connecticut Masters-5 29.10 29.11
3 Bloxham, Frederick J 57 Unattached 31.00 31.13
Event 5 Men 85-89 50 Yard Freestyle
1 Goldner, Fred 85 Connecticut Masters-5 57.00 48.43
Event 6 Women 25-29 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Scheel, Kristin L 26 Connecticut Masters-5 1:20.00 1:13.49
34.92 1:13.49 (38.57)
Event 6 Women 30-34 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Kennedy, Elizabeth A 30 Mako Masters-5 1:05.00 1:06.74
32.14 1:06.74 (34.60)
Event 6 Women 40-44 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Beeman, Ashley C 40 Unattached 1:20.00 1:16.60
36.79 1:16.60 (39.81)
Event 6 Women 60-64 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Zareski, Lynne 64 Connecticut Masters-5 1:50.00 1:43.90
50.43 1:43.90 (53.47)
Event 6 Men 30-34 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Virgil, Jeremy 32 Connecticut Masters-5 1:00.00 1:02.36
31.62 1:02.36 (30.74)
Event 6 Men 50-54 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Gunzl, Arthur 50 Connecticut Masters-5 1:09.00 1:09.87
33.85 1:09.87 (36.02)
Event 6 Men 60-64 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Cahill, Robert M 64 Connecticut Masters-5 1:39.00 1:39.14
48.25 1:39.14 (50.89)
Event 6 Men 65-69 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Geoghegan, Jack 69 Connecticut Masters-5 1:20.00 1:13.39
35.27 1:13.39 (38.12)
Event 6 Men 70-74 100 Yard Backstroke
1 Berghaus, Peter P 71 Connecticut Masters-5 NT 1:40.92
49.85 1:40.92 (51.07)
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Event 7 Women 25-29 50 Yard Breaststroke
1 Stango, Melissa 28 Connecticut Masters-5 40.50 34.24
2 Claycomb, Meredith A 27 Unattached 39.50 38.83
Event 7 Women 40-44 50 Yard Breaststroke
1 Hendricks, Geneve E 43 Westchester Masters-6 38.00 36.41
2 Bednar, Sarah J 42 Mako Masters-5 45.00 40.02
Event 7 Women 45-49 50 Yard Breaststroke
1 Anderson, Lynne A 45 Westchester Masters-6 38.09 38.08
Event 7 Women 55-59 50 Yard Breaststroke
1 Wildrick, Terry 59 Connecticut Masters-5 NT 54.83
Event 7 Men 40-44 50 Yard Breaststroke
1 Bell, Richard J 42 Maine Masters Swim Club-2 32.00 32.78
Event 7 Men 45-49 50 Yard Breaststroke
1 Adamik, Daniel W 48 Connecticut Masters-5 39.20 42.34
Event 7 Men 50-54 50 Yard Breaststroke
1 Gugino, Douglas A 51 Connecticut Masters-5 36.00 33.84
Event 7 Men 55-59 50 Yard Breaststroke
1 Bloxham, Frederick J 57 Unattached 42.00 41.55
Event 8 Women 35-39 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Sega, Ally 38 Connecticut Masters-5 1:37.75 1:30.22
43.34 1:30.22 (46.88)
Event 8 Women 40-44 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Tiedemann, Kate A 43 Westchester Masters-6 1:22.50 1:14.58
34.38 1:14.58 (40.20)
Event 8 Women 45-49 100 Yard Butterfly
— Anderson, Lynne A 45 Westchester Masters-6 1:15.99 DQ
39.55 DQ (47.86)
Event 8 Women 65-69 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Onton, Ann Louise 68 Connecticut Masters-5 2:01.73 1:59.38
56.84 1:59.38 (1:02.54)
Event 8 Men 30-34 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Virgil, Jeremy 32 Connecticut Masters-5 58.50 57.61
27.46 57.61 (30.15)
Event 8 Men 40-44 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Stroie, Adrian 44 Tribeach-5 1:01.00 1:01.53
29.65 1:01.53 (31.88)
Event 8 Men 45-49 100 Yard Butterfly
1 Apgar, Arthur F 46 Mako Masters-5 1:00.17 1:00.39
27.06 1:00.39 (33.33)
Event 9 Women 25-29 200 Yard IM
1 Finnegan, Lauren 25 Connecticut Masters-5 2:30.00 2:28.05
31.44 1:11.39 (39.95) 1:53.36 (41.97) 2:28.05 (34.69)
2 Claycomb, Meredith A 27 Unattached 2:35.00 2:42.83
37.24 1:17.75 (40.51) 2:03.20 (45.45) 2:42.83 (39.63)
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Event 9 Women 30-34 200 Yard IM
1 Kennedy, Elizabeth A 30 Mako Masters-5 2:28.00 2:34.31
33.82 1:10.34 (36.52) 1:57.06 (46.72) 2:34.31 (37.25)
Event 9 Women 40-44 200 Yard IM
1 Werth, Lori E 40 Connecticut Masters-5 2:38.00 2:23.12
30.09 1:05.41 (35.32) 1:48.95 (43.54) 2:23.12 (34.17)
2 Bednar, Sarah J 42 Mako Masters-5 2:45.00 2:39.76
35.55 1:17.99 (42.44) 2:03.90 (45.91) 2:39.76 (35.86)
3 Beeman, Ashley C 40 Unattached 2:45.00 2:46.75
38.06 1:21.61 (43.55) 2:08.61 (47.00) 2:46.75 (38.14)
Event 9 Women 55-59 200 Yard IM
1 Craffey, Joan P 58 Asphalt Green Masters-6 2:53.66 2:54.19
41.22 1:24.39 (43.17) 2:15.46 (51.07) 2:54.19 (38.73)
2 Schrager, Sara L 59 Connecticut Masters-5 3:38.52 3:45.93
51.44 1:51.96 (1:00.52) 2:56.62 (1:04.66) 3:45.93 (49.31)
Event 9 Men 45-49 200 Yard IM
1 Burkhardt, Martin 48 Westchester Masters-6 2:40.12 2:41.27
33.48 1:17.50 (44.02) 2:04.24 (46.74) 2:41.27 (37.03)
Event 9 Men 50-54 200 Yard IM
1 Gulick, Jake 52 Connecticut Masters-5 2:26.70 2:27.34
30.63 1:08.85 (38.22) 1:53.06 (44.21) 2:27.34 (34.28)
Event 9 Men 55-59 200 Yard IM
1 Fabrizio, Louis F 58 Connecticut Masters-5 3:15.00 2:39.57
33.20 1:14.90 (41.70) 2:02.71 (47.81) 2:39.57 (36.86)
Event 9 Men 60-64 200 Yard IM
1 Cahill, Robert M 64 Connecticut Masters-5 3:30.00 3:18.74
42.63 1:36.22 (53.59) 2:33.56 (57.34) 3:18.74 (45.18)
Event 9 Men 70-74 200 Yard IM
1 Berghaus, Peter P 71 Connecticut Masters-5 3:25.96 3:32.69
53.70 1:46.46 (52.76) 2:42.12 (55.66) 3:32.69 (50.57)
Event 10 Women 35-39 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Sega, Ally 38 Connecticut Masters-5 2:54.51 2:57.23
40.12 1:24.37 (44.25) 2:10.65 (46.28) 2:57.23 (46.58)
Event 10 Women 50-54 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Moss, Pam Henry 50 Connecticut Masters-5 2:25.00 2:17.40
Event 10 Women 55-59 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Wildrick, Terry 59 Connecticut Masters-5 3:24.65 3:23.37
45.69 1:37.54 (51.85) 2:32.38 (54.84) 3:23.37 (50.99)
Event 10 Men 35-39 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Drienik, Milos 39 Mako Masters-5 1:58.78 2:04.14
29.26 1:00.39 (31.13) 1:32.71 (32.32) 2:04.14 (31.43)
Event 10 Men 40-44 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Riggs, James A 41 Mako Masters-5 3:20.00 2:27.24
32.79 1:09.53 (36.74) 1:48.11 (38.58) 2:27.24 (39.13)
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Event 10 Men 45-49 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Burkhardt, Martin 48 Westchester Masters-6 2:23.09 2:23.73
32.64 1:09.35 (36.71) 1:47.17 (37.82) 2:23.73 (36.56)
2 Stroie, Viorel 47 Tribeach-5 2:20.00 2:26.79
33.24 1:09.94 (36.70) 1:49.07 (39.13) 2:26.79 (37.72)
3 Senior, Howie 48 Mako Masters-5 3:30.00 2:58.32
Event 10 Men 50-54 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Buttenwieser, William 54 Connecticut Masters-5 2:21.12 2:17.20
32.55 1:08.35 (35.80) 1:44.61 (36.26) 2:17.20 (32.59)
Event 10 Men 65-69 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Geoghegan, Jack 69 Connecticut Masters-5 2:30.00 2:24.43
32.94 1:09.70 (36.76) 1:47.58 (37.88) 2:24.43 (36.85)
Event 10 Men 85-89 200 Yard Freestyle
1 Goldner, Fred 85 Connecticut Masters-5 4:22.85 4:00.59
50.18 1:53.30 (1:03.12) 2:58.34 (1:05.04) 4:00.59 (1:02.25)
Event 11 Women 25-29 50 Yard Butterfly
1 Scheel, Kristin L 26 Connecticut Masters-5 40.00 32.42
Event 11 Women 40-44 50 Yard Butterfly
1 Werth, Lori E 40 Connecticut Masters-5 35.00 29.40
2 Anbar, Christie M 43 Connecticut Masters-5 32.50 31.32
3 Tiedemann, Kate A 43 Westchester Masters-6 35.00 33.49
Event 11 Women 45-49 50 Yard Butterfly
1 Nimkoff, Sian 47 Connecticut Masters-5 31.00 32.19
2 Anderson, Lynne A 45 Westchester Masters-6 35.85 33.50
Event 11 Women 65-69 50 Yard Butterfly
1 Onton, Ann Louise 68 Connecticut Masters-5 53.25 52.19
Event 11 Men 25-29 50 Yard Butterfly
1 Soffer, Gaash 29 Unattached 29.38 29.52
Event 11 Men 30-34 50 Yard Butterfly
1 Virgil, Jeremy 32 Connecticut Masters-5 28.00 25.90
Event 11 Men 45-49 50 Yard Butterfly
1 Apgar, Arthur F 46 Mako Masters-5 27.25 26.79
2 Troiano, Jason 47 Westchester Masters-6 27.00 27.11
3 Adamik, Daniel W 48 Connecticut Masters-5 40.47 41.20
Event 11 Men 55-59 50 Yard Butterfly
1 Bloxham, Frederick J 57 Unattached 38.00 40.29
Event 12 Women 25-29 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Finnegan, Lauren 25 Connecticut Masters-5 1:25.00 1:15.15
35.01 1:15.15 (40.14)
2 Stango, Melissa 28 Connecticut Masters-5 1:18.50 1:15.56
35.28 1:15.56 (40.28)
3 Claycomb, Meredith A 27 Unattached 1:22.50 1:22.74
39.44 1:22.74 (43.30)
Event 12 Women 35-39 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Sega, Ally 38 Connecticut Masters-5 1:44.67 1:47.98
52.45 1:47.98 (55.53)
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Event 12 Women 40-44 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Hendricks, Geneve E 43 Westchester Masters-6 1:25.00 1:20.50
36.97 1:20.50 (43.53)
2 Bednar, Sarah J 42 Mako Masters-5 1:30.00 1:27.42
42.44 1:27.42 (44.98)
Event 12 Women 45-49 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Anderson, Lynne A 45 Westchester Masters-6 1:22.99 1:28.50
Event 12 Women 55-59 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Schrager, Sara L 59 Connecticut Masters-5 1:51.59 1:56.00
55.17 1:56.00 (1:00.83)
Event 12 Men 40-44 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Stroie, Adrian 44 Tribeach-5 1:10.00 1:11.90
34.56 1:11.90 (37.34)
2 Alexander, Jason 44 Connecticut Masters-5 1:11.00 1:13.81
35.68 1:13.81 (38.13)
3 Bell, Richard J 42 Maine Masters Swim Club-2 1:13.50 1:14.66
35.43 1:14.66 (39.23)
Event 12 Men 45-49 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Adamik, Daniel W 48 Connecticut Masters-5 1:29.46 1:31.02
42.95 1:31.02 (48.07)
Event 12 Men 50-54 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Gugino, Douglas A 51 Connecticut Masters-5 1:21.00 1:14.43
34.66 1:14.43 (39.77)
Event 12 Men 70-74 100 Yard Breaststroke
1 Berghaus, Peter P 71 Connecticut Masters-5 1:39.05 1:36.91
Event 13 Women 30-34 50 Yard Backstroke
1 Kennedy, Elizabeth A 30 Mako Masters-5 30.50 31.12
Event 13 Women 55-59 50 Yard Backstroke
1 Craffey, Joan P 58 Asphalt Green Masters-6 36.41 37.12
Event 13 Women 60-64 50 Yard Backstroke
1 Zareski, Lynne 64 Connecticut Masters-5 50.00 49.06
Event 13 Men 45-49 50 Yard Backstroke
1 Stroie, Viorel 47 Tribeach-5 35.00 34.61
Event 13 Men 50-54 50 Yard Backstroke
1 Whitmore, David C 50 Mako Masters-5 31.00 29.95
2 Gunzl, Arthur 50 Connecticut Masters-5 31.50 30.11
Event 13 Men 60-64 50 Yard Backstroke
1 Cahill, Robert M 64 Connecticut Masters-5 48.00 47.66
Event 14 Women 25-29 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Scheel, Kristin L 26 Connecticut Masters-5 1:03.00 1:02.22
Event 14 Women 40-44 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Bednar, Sarah J 42 Mako Masters-5 1:03.00 1:07.60
32.52 1:07.60 (35.08)
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Event 14 Women 50-54 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Moss, Pam Henry 50 Connecticut Masters-5 1:02.00 1:00.55
29.71 1:00.55 (30.84)
Event 14 Women 60-64 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Zareski, Lynne 64 Connecticut Masters-5 1:32.00 1:32.60
43.42 1:32.60 (49.18)
Event 14 Men 35-39 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Sorensen, Joshua 38 Tribeach-5 57.50 59.85
28.37 59.85 (31.48)
Event 14 Men 40-44 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Alexander, Jason 44 Connecticut Masters-5 58.00 58.73
28.47 58.73 (30.26)
2 Riggs, James A 41 Mako Masters-5 1:40.00 1:05.58
Event 14 Men 45-49 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Apgar, Arthur F 46 Mako Masters-5 57.32 56.63
2 Senior, Howie 48 Mako Masters-5 1:20.08 1:11.89
33.12 1:11.89 (38.77)
3 Adamik, Daniel W 48 Connecticut Masters-5 1:18.04 1:19.33
37.57 1:19.33 (41.76)
Event 14 Men 50-54 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Buttenwieser, William 54 Connecticut Masters-5 1:02.45 59.97
29.48 59.97 (30.49)
2 Deluca, Robert 51 Unattached 1:20.00 1:04.20
29.92 1:04.20 (34.28)
Event 14 Men 55-59 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Fabrizio, Louis F 58 Connecticut Masters-5 1:15.00 1:02.41
2 Mackey, Peter 55 Connecticut Masters-5 1:05.40 1:07.25
31.53 1:07.25 (35.72)
3 Bloxham, Frederick J 57 Unattached 1:07.00 1:08.15
32.72 1:08.15 (35.43)
Event 14 Men 85-89 100 Yard Freestyle
1 Goldner, Fred 85 Connecticut Masters-5 2:05.88 1:56.59
53.06 1:56.59 (1:03.53)
Event 15 Women 25-29 100 Yard IM
1 Finnegan, Lauren 25 Connecticut Masters-5 1:15.00 1:09.39
32.74 1:09.39 (36.65)
2 Stango, Melissa 28 Connecticut Masters-5 1:12.50 1:09.89
3 Claycomb, Meredith A 27 Unattached 1:14.50 1:13.85
35.13 1:13.85 (38.72)
4 Scheel, Kristin L 26 Connecticut Masters-5 1:12.61 1:18.58
36.91 1:18.58 (41.67)
Event 15 Women 35-39 100 Yard IM
1 Sega, Ally 38 Connecticut Masters-5 1:33.09 1:34.06
47.77 1:34.06 (46.29)
Event 15 Women 40-44 100 Yard IM
1 Werth, Lori E 40 Connecticut Masters-5 1:14.00 1:07.34
31.05 1:07.34 (36.29)
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2 Hendricks, Geneve E 43 Westchester Masters-6 1:20.00 1:12.87
34.52 1:12.87 (38.35)
3 Anbar, Christie M 43 Connecticut Masters-5 1:15.50 1:13.83
33.39 1:13.83 (40.44)
4 Beeman, Ashley C 40 Unattached 1:30.00 1:15.12
35.48 1:15.12 (39.64)
5 Tiedemann, Kate A 43 Westchester Masters-6 1:22.20 1:17.14
35.49 1:17.14 (41.65)
Event 15 Women 45-49 100 Yard IM
1 Anderson, Lynne A 45 Westchester Masters-6 1:28.50 1:18.73
38.45 1:18.73 (40.28)
Event 15 Women 55-59 100 Yard IM
1 Schrager, Sara L 59 Connecticut Masters-5 1:50.00 1:46.40
51.61 1:46.40 (54.79)
— Wildrick, Terry 59 Connecticut Masters-5 1:44.39 DQ
49.82 DQ (55.05)
Event 15 Women 65-69 100 Yard IM
1 Onton, Ann Louise 68 Connecticut Masters-5 1:54.02 1:55.12
54.98 1:55.12 (1:00.14)
Event 15 Men 25-29 100 Yard IM
1 Soffer, Gaash 29 Unattached 1:19.00 1:13.83
34.54 1:13.83 (39.29)
Event 15 Men 40-44 100 Yard IM
1 Bell, Richard J 42 Maine Masters Swim Club-2 1:15.00 1:11.19
36.13 1:11.19 (35.06)
Event 15 Men 45-49 100 Yard IM
1 Troiano, Jason 47 Westchester Masters-6 1:06.00 1:03.83
29.27 1:03.83 (34.56)
2 Adamik, Daniel W 48 Connecticut Masters-5 1:29.40 1:36.38
48.64 1:36.38 (47.74)
Event 15 Men 50-54 100 Yard IM
1 Gulick, Jake 52 Connecticut Masters-5 1:10.30 1:09.96
32.35 1:09.96 (37.61)
Event 15 Men 55-59 100 Yard IM
1 Bloxham, Frederick J 57 Unattached 1:35.00 1:29.97
44.73 1:29.97 (45.24)
Event 15 Men 60-64 100 Yard IM
1 Cahill, Robert M 64 Connecticut Masters-5 1:43.00 1:40.81
48.23 1:40.81 (52.58)
Event 15 Men 70-74 100 Yard IM
1 Berghaus, Peter P 71 Connecticut Masters-5 1:34.74 1:34.34
46.81 1:34.34 (47.53)
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Event 16 Women 25-29 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Finnegan, Lauren 25 Connecticut Masters-5 6:00.00 6:05.81
30.85 1:05.49 (34.64) 1:41.55 (36.06) 2:18.45 (36.90)
2:56.02 (37.57) 3:34.05 (38.03) 4:12.46 (38.41) 4:50.44 (37.98)
5:28.20 (37.76) 6:05.81 (37.61)
Event 16 Women 40-44 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Tiedemann, Kate A 43 Westchester Masters-6 6:45.00 6:25.89
35.33 1:13.55 (38.22) 1:52.33 (38.78) 2:31.38 (39.05)
3:10.55 (39.17) 3:49.85 (39.30) 4:29.08 (39.23) 5:08.42 (39.34)
5:47.77 (39.35) 6:25.89 (38.12)
Event 16 Women 50-54 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Moss, Pam Henry 50 Connecticut Masters-5 6:20.00 6:20.08
35.28 1:12.71 (37.43) 1:51.28 (38.57) 2:29.95 (38.67)
3:08.76 (38.81) 3:47.78 (39.02) 4:26.26 (38.48) 5:04.65 (38.39)
5:42.80 (38.15) 6:20.08 (37.28)
Event 16 Women 55-59 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Craffey, Joan P 58 Asphalt Green Masters-6 6:42.00 6:37.08
5:19.09 ( )
5:59.36 (40.27) 6:37.08 (37.72)
2 Wildrick, Terry 59 Connecticut Masters-5 8:50.62 8:44.55
45.62 1:39.40 (53.78) 2:35.22 (55.82) 3:28.60 (53.38)
4:22.60 (54.00) 5:15.63 (53.03) 6:09.11 (53.48) 7:01.68 (52.57)
7:53.35 (51.67) 8:44.55 (51.20)
Event 16 Women 60-64 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Zareski, Lynne 64 Connecticut Masters-5 9:01.00 8:41.45
46.82 1:37.12 (50.30) 2:30.11 (52.99) 3:22.71 (52.60)
4:14.87 (52.16) 5:09.08 (54.21) 6:02.50 (53.42) 6:55.98 (53.48)
8:41.45 (1:45.47)
Event 16 Men 30-34 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Virgil, Jeremy 32 Connecticut Masters-5 5:15.00 5:14.44
27.86 59.06 (31.20) 1:30.12 (31.06) 2:01.71 (31.59)
2:33.43 (31.72) 3:05.46 (32.03) 3:37.70 (32.24) 4:10.60 (32.90)
4:43.03 (32.43) 5:14.44 (31.41)
Event 16 Men 35-39 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Drienik, Milos 39 Mako Masters-5 5:45.00 5:37.62
30.12 1:02.90 (32.78) 1:36.52 (33.62) 2:10.76 (34.24)
2:45.70 (34.94) 3:20.55 (34.85) 3:55.16 (34.61) 4:29.72 (34.56)
5:04.08 (34.36) 5:37.62 (33.54)
Event 16 Men 40-44 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Riggs, James A 41 Mako Masters-5 8:20.00 6:42.63
3:11.25 ( )
3:52.59 (41.34) 5:17.78 ( )
6:42.63 (1:24.85)
Event 16 Men 45-49 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Reul, Andy 48 Connecticut Masters-5 NT 5:55.91
31.59 1:06.48 (34.89) 1:42.06 (35.58) 2:17.51 (35.45)
2:53.30 (35.79) 3:29.97 (36.67) 4:06.66 (36.69) 4:43.44 (36.78)
5:20.10 (36.66) 5:55.91 (35.81)
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Event 16 Men 50-54 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Whitmore, David C 50 Mako Masters-5 6:00.00 5:41.01
5:08.37 ( )
5:41.01 (32.64) 5:41.01 ( )
2 Gulick, Jake 52 Connecticut Masters-5 7:28.90 5:59.11
33.19 1:09.48 (36.29) 1:46.13 (36.65) 2:23.07 (36.94)
2:59.88 (36.81) 3:36.70 (36.82) 4:13.61 (36.91) 4:49.66 (36.05)
5:24.90 (35.24) 5:59.11 (34.21)
3 Buttenwieser, William 54 Connecticut Masters-5 6:21.10 6:17.74
34.39 1:12.36 (37.97) 1:51.21 (38.85) 2:30.18 (38.97)
3:09.16 (38.98) 3:47.84 (38.68) 4:25.89 (38.05) 5:04.09 (38.20)
5:41.63 (37.54) 6:17.74 (36.11)
Event 16 Men 55-59 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Fabrizio, Louis F 58 Connecticut Masters-5 7:10.00 6:27.65
34.68 1:13.68 (39.00) 1:52.97 (39.29) 2:32.19 (39.22)
3:11.59 (39.40) 3:51.27 (39.68) 4:29.89 (38.62) 5:10.22 (40.33)
5:49.78 (39.56) 6:27.65 (37.87)
Event 16 Men 60-64 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Geoghegan, William J 61 Connecticut Masters-5 6:25.00 6:59.71
1:18.85 ( ) 2:00.90 (42.05) 4:09.45 (2:08.55)
4:52.86 ( )
6:19.04 ( ) 6:59.71 (40.67)
Event 16 Men 85-89 500 Yard Freestyle
1 Goldner, Fred 85 Connecticut Masters-5 11:22.20 10:39.65
52.40 1:56.36 (1:03.96) 3:02.22 (1:05.86) 4:07.04 (1:04.82)
5:12.61 (1:05.57) 6:17.12 (1:04.51) 7:23.33 (1:06.21) 8:30.04 (1:06.71)
9:36.10 (1:06.06) 10:39.65 (1:03.55)

Filed Under: Connecticut News, CT EVENTS, News

New CONNMASTERS Swim Caps Will be Given Away This Sunday (1/29)

January 24, 2012by Chair

The Ground Hog Meet is this Sunday (1/29) at the Westport Weston Family Y. We will be giving out our new Connmasters swim cap with our new logo to all CT registered athletes who come to the meet. Enter now, come to the meet and get your swim cap.

Click to enter. Don’t delay.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, CT EVENTS, Swim Links

New information added…

January 19, 2012by Editor

Wilton meet results have been added to the Meet Results Section. Click to see them.

Also a photo section has been added. Please enjoy our gallery.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

Registration Form for WHAT Stroke Clinic

January 18, 2012by Editor

Click for a registration form which includes all relavent information for the upcoming Stroke Clinic being hosted by Rob Riccobon and the WHAT Masters Swim Team.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

WHAT Masters stroke clinic January 22, 2012

January 17, 2012by Chair

Contact MWertheimer <[email protected]>

Filed Under: Connecticut News, CT EVENTS, News

This month’s meeting is cancelled…

January 10, 2012by Editor

Unfortunately due to some unseen events, this months meeting is cancelled.  Please put February 11th on your calender as the next monthly meeting.  If you have any questions, concerns or comments in the mean time, feel free to email Ally at [email protected].

Filed Under: Connecticut News

JANUARY JAM for MS SIGN UP

January 9, 2012by Chair

The January Jam has started. Please sign up for it.

Our goal this year is to make it to 1,000,000 yards. That’s a lot of swimming, so if you have not already started, start now. The more we get signed up, the easier it is to make that number.

That will get you ready for the GROUND HOG MEET which is at the end of January. Start the year off in good shape…” every day we get older, but if we stay in shape we can actually slow down that process” Dr Mike (or at least that is what I am hoping).

Filed Under: Connecticut News

GROUND HOG MEET ENTRY JANUARY 29, 2012

January 2, 2012by Chair

Click for the meet entry for THE GROUND HOG MEET ENTRY, which is January 29 at the Westport Family Y.

Please pass this on.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

End of Year Practice and January Events

December 30, 2011by Chair

Here is the info you have all been waiting for.
Time to start getting in shape for the Ground Hog Meet which is one month from yesterday,.. January 29, 2012.

A good opportunity is at our last Masters Practice of the year…tomorrow, Saturday at the Westport Y from 11 AM till 12:30.
Come and get ready for New Year’s eve.

Training for a big swim? Need to get back into shape? Looking for competition? We have the event that will raise the bar: the 2012 January Jam begins on 3 days!

Starting January 1st participants will track their yardage for the entire month to see who can “jam” the most yards into 31 days. The January Jam was created to promote fitness through swimming while raising money for the Dave Parcells MS Fund.

In 2007, Dave Parcells passed away suddenly at the age of 49 while doing what he loved: swimming the Tampa Bay marathon. Just six months before he died, Dave was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This event is a tribute to Dave and to support the MS patients and their families who are faced with expenses not covered by insurance as they undergo treatment for MS.

So get ready!

Josh and Dean of Dynoswim have generously donated their expertise and website to host the January Jam event. We encourage you to visit www.dynoswim.com where you will find workouts to suit your goals and abilities, enabling you to track your distance, and even share your workouts with other swimmers.

The entry fee is $35 (US$). 100% of all collected entrance and sponsorship fees will benefit the Dave Parcells MS Fund, which supports MS patients and families with expenses not covered by insurance as they undergo treatment. Participants are encouraged to seek sponsorship for underserved patients and families. Please remember our friends whom we have lost to MS and those currently battling it.

Click to register.

See you in the pool!

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Results for the John Merrill Memorial Meet

December 16, 2011by Editor

Results can be found in the Meets and Events section under Meet Results or by clicking this link: john merrill meet november 2011.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

Reminder on the CONN Master’s Monthly Meeting

December 12, 2011by Editor

The monthly meeting and practice will be held this Wednesday, December 14th at the Meriden Y.  The meeting should start at 6:30 and the practice is at 7:30.  This will probably be a small meeting as the holidays are coming up and people are busy, but I would like to give everyone a chance to come and beshare their ideas.  Bring your ideas and your bathing suits and enjoy the company of other master’s swimmers.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

Notes on the Nov. CONN Master’s meeting

November 17, 2011by Editor

Hello- CONN Master’s held it’s first meeting in many years on November 9th.  The meeting was attended both board and non board members and was a great place to discuss the direction we would like to see CONN Master’s head.  First discussed was the state of the new website.  While there are still many kinks to be worked out and more sections that we will be adding, most seemed pleased with the progress.  If you have any ideas for changes, improvements, or posting ideas, plesae email Ally at [email protected].  Please note we are working on the places to swim section, adding a photo gallery and working out some of the kinks in adding posts.  Also discussed was that CONN Master’s has accumilated quite a bit of money over the last several years and has spent very little; only to have participants at the National Convention and to start the website.  This was part of the decision to decrease the membership fee for this year.  It was also decided that CONN Master’s would like to purchase caps and tshirts for participants in meets.  After a long debate, it was decided to use orange as the background color for the caps and tshirts as this will both allow for the green and blue logo to be seen and also the members of CONN Masters to be easy to pick out at events.  If you would like to have your voice heard in upcoming decisions, please consider coming to the next meeting, tentatively Dec. 14th.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

Two CT women nominated for 2011 World Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

November 17, 2011by Chair

Elizabeth Fry and Marcy MacDonald both are nominated for this prestigious award. Please visit www.openwaterswimming.com for more information about both and to cast your vote

Westport resident and record-shattering open water swimmer Elizabeth Fry and Marcy MacDonald (USA) – Freestyling Foot Doctor  have been nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.

The nomination recognizes Fry, 52, for “her dynamic spirit in helping others realize their open water dreams while she realizes her own potential in some of the most difficult swims in the world,” according to the sponsor of the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) awards, Open Water Source. In particular, the nomination recognizes Fry for the two “double crossings” she swam in 2011.

Last June, she set the double crossing record and became the only person to complete the unprecedented 35-mile Ederle Swim, swimming from Manhattan Island to New Jersey, and back. Her time of 11 hours, 5 minutes set the standard for both men and women, young and old. She then became the oldest person to complete the 42-mile double crossing of the English Channel in 24 hours, 39 minutes, with her return journey faster than the outgoing swim from England to France. This was her third attempt to complete the two-way crossing of the iconic Channel, having previously accomplished five successful one-way crossings. She wrapped up her 2011 season with a 13 hour, 25 minute, 25-mile crossing from Vermont, U.S.A. to Québec, Canada.

In addition, Fry has served as the long-standing director of the 25K Swim Across the Sound, one of the nation’s largest open water swimming events, which has raised millions of dollars for the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation.

Fry trains with the Westport Swim Club, a Connecticut Masters team, which is coached by Staples Girls Swim coach Michael Laux. She began her swimming career in Long Beach, New York and attended Camp Akomak, a swim camp in Canada. As a teen in Westport, she swam for the Westport Weston Family Y Water Rats and Staples High School swim teams. Fry attended college at the University of Connecticut, where she was awarded the John Squires Award for the most improved swimmer as a freshman while earning a degree in Chemistry, and earned graduate degrees at Fordham University.

About the WOWSA Award

According to Open Water Source, the WOWSA award is meant to honor not necessarily the best athlete, but the individual who best embodies the spirit of open water swimming; possesses the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance for which open water swimmers are known; and has most positively influenced the world of open water swimming in 2011. This year’s award nominees include twelve women from nine countries. Awards also are given for Man of the Year and Performance of the Year.

Voting takes place online at Open Water Swimming from November 1 to December 31. The winner will be announced and honored on January 1 at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

RELAYS PLACE TOP 10

November 16, 2011by Chair

The Connmaster 400 Meter Long Course Zone relays placed 2 and 3 in National Competition this year. The 400 Medley of Galen Rinaldi, Mike Laux, Charlene Puska and Bill Geoghagen placed 2nd with a time of 5:40.49 ( which broke the zone record by 5 seconds), and the 400 Free Relay of Andy Reul , Michael A Laux, Charlene S Puska and Galen D Rinaldi placed 3rd with a time of 4:44.30 ( a time which broke the existing zone record by 30 seconds).
Way to go relays…
Last Sunday, we had a short course meter relay meet at the Wilton Y, at which a number of records were broken. We will post the results soon.
Get involved. Swim a relay.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

New entry deadline for East Lyme Meet

November 14, 2011by Editor

Jack Stabach would like people to know that entries can be postmarked up to Tuesday, November 15, or hand delivered to East Lyme Aquatics Center by  Thursday.”  Click John Merrill Memorial Meet 2011 for a copy of the entry form.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

EAST LYME MEET

November 14, 2011by Chair

ENTER TODAY FOR THE EAST LYME MEET NEXT SUNDAY at
http://www.ctlmsc.org/2011/10/28/correction-in-john-merrill-memorial-meet-info/

Filed Under: Connecticut News

ENTER NOW

November 8, 2011by Chair

MASTERS: The Wilton meet is this Sunday. Enter NOW at
http://www.ctlmsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2011WiltonSCMmeetEntry.pdf
We need you for the RELAYS!!!

Filed Under: Connecticut News

CTLMSC meeting 11/9

November 3, 2011by Editor

There will be a Connecticut Masters meeting 11/9 at the Meriden YMCA in Meriden, CT.  This meeting is open to all interested Connecticut Masters Members.  The meeting will begin at 6:30 and hopefully end by 7:30.  All are welcome to practice with the Meriden Masters afterwards at 7:30 to 8:45.  Meriden YMCA is located at 110 West Main Street, Meriden, CT 06451 and the phone to the Y is (203) 235-6386.  If you have any questions, feel free to call Ally at 860-212-8765.

Filed Under: Connecticut News

CT reduces 2012 registration fee from $44 to $40…Register NOW for rewards

November 2, 2011by Chair

Masters Swimming Renewal

Hello Connmasters

Thank you for being a 2011 member of Connecticut Masters Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming. USMS appreciates your membership and again this year is offering more value if you renew promptly. Renew before December 31, 2011 and you will receive discount codes, totaling more than $30.00 in savings, from nine USMS sponsors.

blueseventy – 20% off purchase
Finis – 20% off purchase
TYR – 20% off purchase
SBR/TRISWIM – 30% off purchase
SwimOutlet.com – 10% off Sporti and USMS logo items
Hammer Nutrition – $5 off total purchase (additional sale prices Nov 14 – Dec 16)
Speedo – 20% off selected items
Aqua Sphere – 20% off purchase
Active.com – 40% off of Active.com Advantage annual membership

Please renew your membership online. Your gift codes will then be emailed separately to you in a welcome letter. You will have until January 15, 2012 to use any or all of your discount codes.

The one-year membership fee for 2012 is $40.00. This includes $31.00 for the USMS portion of the fee, plus $9.00 for the Connecticut LMSC fee. Last year USMS was $29 and CT was $15 for a total of $44. This year USMS went up by $2.00, but CT reduced its fee to $9.00 for a total of $40, a of the total fee by $4 from last year.

When you register for 2012, you will be given the option to print your own USMS membership card. You can save postage by not requesting that a hardcopy be mailed to you when you register. You’ll also receive a link, via email, where you may reprint your membership card at any time.

The link above on memebership will take you to a page on ClubAssistant.com, the service provider for USMS’s online registration. Click the link to renew your registration. You will be asked to verify your identity by entering your date of birth. You will then be able to update any address information, and pay for your registration by entering your credit card information on page 2, or go to
https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/

If you are unable to renew online, contact your Connecticut Registrar, Sian Nimkoff, at [email protected] for a paper form.

Renew now and enjoy your savings!

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Correction in John Merrill Memorial Meet Info

October 28, 2011by Editor

The order of events for the John Merrill Memorial Meet have been updated to eliminate duplicates.  Event #4 is a 200 Medley Relay and the 1650 is now event #15.  Hope this clears up any confusion.  Here is a corrected meet form:   2011 John Merrill

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

John Merrill Memorial Swim Meet

October 12, 2011by Editor

The Nutmeg Swim Club in East Lyme will hold the John Merrill Memorial Swim Meet on November 20, 2011. Warm-ups start at 8:00 am.

Click to download a meet announcement and entry form. The fee for the meet, including all relays, is $30. Entries must be postmarked by November 14.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Wahoo Fall Short Course Meter Meet

October 12, 2011by Editor

The Wahoo Masters Fall Short Course Meter Meet will be held on Sunday, November 12, 2011. Warm-up begin at 12:30 pm.

The meet is open to all USMS-registered swimmers age 18 and older. Age determining date for this meet is December 31, 2011. Include a legible copy of your current 2011 or 2012 USMS registration card with entry form. USMS registration will be available at the meet.

Click for a detailed meet announcement, which you can mail to the Wahoos to register for the meet. You also click to register online. Your credit card
will charged by “ClubAssistant.com Event Billing” for this meet.

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

 

 

U.S. MASTERS NEWS

The 2019 New England LMSC Short Course Yards Championship, hosted by Charles River Masters, will be held March 16 and March 22-24, 2019 at the Blodgett Pool, at Harvard University, Boston MA.  This is one of the best run swim meet in the county in a very fast pool.  The order of events has been posted.  Registration will open soon.

Filed Under: News, U.S. Masters News

Long Course Meters (LCM)Top 10-2018

January 2, 2019 by Peter Canning

CONN swimmers earned (26) 2018 Long Course Meters individual Top 10s and (5) Relay Top 10s led by number one performances by Andy Reul in the Men’s (55-59) 1500 Free,  Jeremy Virgil in the Men’s 35-39 800 Free and Pam Henry Moss, Lauren Finnegan,  Whitney Ross, and  Elizabeth H Sargent in the Women’s 120-159 400 Free Relay.

Great job all swimmers!

Individual

Women 18-24 LCM (2018)

Women 30-34 LCM (2018)

Women 45-49 LCM (2018)

Women 70-74 LCM (2018)

Men 18-24 LCM (2018)

Men 30-34 LCM (2018)

Men 35-39 LCM (2018)

Men 50-54 LCM (2018)

Men 55-59 LCM (2018)

Relay

Men 200-239 LCM (2018)

Women 120-159 LCM (2018)

Mixed 120-159 LCM (2018)

Mixed 160-199 LCM (2018)

Filed Under: Connecticut News, News

Qualifying Times

December 26, 2018 by Peter Canning

There are qualifying times for national Masters swim championship meets and for the FINA International World Masters Championships.

Filed Under: News, U.S. Masters News

Worcester 2018- 3rd Place

DECEMBER 19, 2018 BY PETER CANNING

Ann Onton and Paul Epstein paced CONN Masters to third place overall (2,716 points) in the 2018 New England Short Course Meters Championships, December 7-9 in Worcester, Mass. Congratulations to Charles River Masters  (3,343) and Worcester (WAM) Area Masters (3,013) for their respective first and second place finishes. Onton was the 2nd highest female point-getter with 209 points and Epstein was the third highest male point-getter with 169 points. Stellar performances also from Sarah King with 163 points and Ally Sega with 155 points.

Swim Phone Results

Special note goes to last year’s top vote getter Ben Wyckoff who finished with 145. Ben swam despite a lower leg injury that had him hobbling on a cane and doing some of his starts from the water.

Connecticut is hoping to get some national top ten records when they are announced in a few months.  Thanks to Ally Sega, Connecticut put together 20 relays, including a 280-319 Mixed 400 Meter Medley Relay, featuring Mike Laux (77), Paul Epstein (72), Ann Onton (75) and youngster Cheryl Edison (56) .  The relay team recorded a sizzling 8:01:40, which would have been good enough for 4th in the nation last year.

Ann  Onton

The team can relax knowing Ann Onton has arrived.  Ann led all CONN swimmers with 209 points.

Paul Epstein, Galen Rinaldi and Veronica Suleski

Paul led CONN men swimmers with 146 points, while his training partner Veronica scored 91 points in just 7 events.  Galen scored a 3rd in the 800 Free in her only event

Ben Wyckoff and Ally Sega

A hobbled Ben Wycoff still managed to score 145 points while Ally Sega had 155.

Sarah King

Sarah King  scored 165 points, second highest female total for CONN.

Gerald Burbank

The backstroker, Gerald Burbank, scored 97.

Robert LaMontangne

Bob LaMontange scored 42 points in 3 breast stoke events

William Geoghegan

Bill Geoghegan took 1st in the Men’s 65-69 400 IM and 200 Fly, collecting 71 points in 5 events.

Pam Henry Moss

Pam Henry Moss scored 1st in the Women’s 55-59 50 and 100 Free, and would have had a first in the 200 except for a score table mix-up that neglected to officially enter her in the event.

Nicole Guglielmo

Nicole scored 39 points in just three events.

Sarah Perkins

Sarah Perkins scored 28 points for the team, including 11 in the 100 Free.

Cheryl Edison

Cheryl Edison scored 77 points for CONN.

Melissa Duguay

Melissa Duguay scored 69 points for the team, including 39 points in backstroke events.

Chris Doyle

Chris Doyle took a 1st place in the men’s 200 Free in the 50-54 group with a sizzling 2:10.93.

Matthew Mehlhaff

Matthew Mehlhaff scored four 1sts in the Men’s 35-39 group, including the 100 IM, 50 and 100 Back and 200 Breasts.  he totalled 127 points in just 8 events.

Gregory Mastzkevitch

Greg notched 55 points in 4 events.

Mike Laux

Mike Laux scored 59 points in 4 events, including 3 2nds.

Photos Not Available

Amelia Fox had 3 1sts including the Women’s 800 Free, 400 Free and 100 Fly.

Mike Barry came on Sunday and added 20 points in 3 events.

Rob Duguay scored 109 points, including 1sts in the 400 IM and 200 Breast.  Rob had a job interview that cost him half of Saturday, otherwise, he would have scored even more points for us.

Heather Bernstein scored 51 in 4 Saturday events, including two 2nds.

Alexandria Foster scored 39 on Sunday in 3 events.

William Gerard won a 3rd in the Men’s 800 Free on Friday night.

Joseph Lampe had 35 points in 4 events on Saturday.

Tina Porginy scored 18 in two Freestyle events.

Peter Canning swam 13 events, including the 200 Fly, and all six relays.

Members of 13 event club:

Ally Sega, Sarah King, Ben Wyckoff, Ann Onton, Paul Epstein and Peter Canning.

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

Defend Our Title! –Meet This Weekend

DECEMBER 4, 2018 BY PETER CANNING

 

Thirty-Four CONN swimmers will hit the water this weekend in Worcester, MA at the New England Short Course Championships!

CONN Swimmers

Go Team!

Relay teams will be put together at deck side.  We put together fast teams and fun teams.  Everyone won wants to race is put on a rely – no matter the skill level.  Participation scores points for the team!  Two relays a day.  Great chance to make a national Top Ten!

Last year we won with 3,114 points and we needed everyone of them.  The Charles River Masters, the Granite State Penquins,  the Great Bay Masters, the Worcester Area Masters and Swim Rhode Island will be all gunning for us this year.  Let’s prove our upset win was no fluke.

Friday, December 7, 2018 – Session 1 – Distance Day

Warm-ups start at 4:00 PM

Meet Session starts at 4:40 PM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 8:40 PM

Saturday, December 8, 2018 – Session 2 – Saturday

Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 4:45 PM

Sunday, December 9, 2018 – Session 3 – Sunday

Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 4:30 PM

FILED UNDER: CONNECTICUT NEWS, NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

Defend Our Title! –Meet This Weekend

DECEMBER 4, 2018 BY PETER CANNING

Thirty-Four CONN swimmers will hit the water this weekend in Worcester, MA at the New England Short Course Championships!

CONN Swimmers

Go Team!

Relay teams will be put together at deck side.  We put together fast teams and fun teams.  Everyone won wants to race is put on a rely – no matter the skill level.  Participation scores points for the team!  Two relays a day.  Great chance to make a national Top Ten!

Last year we won with 3,114 points and we needed everyone of them.  The Charles River Masters, the Granite State Penquins,  the Great Bay Masters, the Worcester Area Masters and Swim Rhode Island will be all gunning for us this year.  Let’s prove our upset win was no fluke.

Friday, December 7, 2018 – Session 1 – Distance Day

Warm-ups start at 4:00 PM

Meet Session starts at 4:40 PM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 8:40 PM

Saturday, December 8, 2018 – Session 2 – Saturday

Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 4:45 PM

Sunday, December 9, 2018 – Session 3 – Sunday

Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 4:30 PM

FILED UNDER: CONNECTICUT NEWS, NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

New England Short Course Meters Championships – December 7-9, 2018 Registration Open

OCTOBER 3, 2018 BY PETER CANNING

Registration is now open for the New England Short Course Meters Championships held in Worcester, Mass from December 7-9, 2018.

Register On-line

Last Year CONN swimmers shocked New England with a come from behind performance to take the title.

2017 Team Scores

The other teams will be geared up this year so we have to put in our best efforts to defend our title.

Swimmers of all abilities are encouraged to enter and we hope everyone who comes joins us in swimming on the many relays that are offered.  Rob Duguay and Ally Sega will be putting the relay teams together again at deckside.  It is also an excellent chance to earn a national top ten as a relay swimmer.

This is a great event in a nice facility with free parking and easy access from I-90.  Many swimmers stay the night and swim both days.  We often go out as a team on Saturday night.

For More Info on the meet:

Meet Info

Friday, December 7, 2018 – Session 1 – Distance Day

Warm-ups start at 4:00 PM

Meet Session starts at 4:40 PM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 8:40 PM

Saturday, December 8, 2018 – Session 2 – Saturday

Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 4:45 PM

Sunday, December 9, 2018 – Session 3 – Sunday

Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 4:30 PM

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

Gold, Suleski, Healy CONN Swimmers National 5K Open Water Champs

JULY 12, 2018 BY PETER CANNING

Three CONN swimmers braved the savage conditions off Fire Island, New York on July 7, 2018 to take first place in their age groups in the US Masters National Championship 5K Open Water Swim in a race that the race director described as by far the most challenging of the last 7 years the event has been held.  A third of the swimmers who entered could not finish.

Heather Gold took first place in the women’s 45-50 group, Veronica Suleski won the women’s 35-39 group and Martin Healy won the men’s 70-74.

CONN Swimmers Paul Epstein, Simon Hill and Bethany Arnow rook second place in their respective age groups.  Diane Benke took a third place finish.

Race Results

Epstein and Suleski with their medals.

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

USMS Spring Nationals (Results)

JUNE 1, 2018 BY EDITOR

The USMS Spring Nationals were held  in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 10-13.  CONN was represented by five swimmers.  Rob Duguay, Melissa Duguay, William Gerard, Robert Lamontagne, and William Traester.  Great job, swimmers!

Results

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

Weston/Westport Y Takes Third in Y Nationals!

MAY 2, 2018 BY PETER CANNING

The Weston Westport YMCA team of 41 CT swimmers took third in the 2018 YMCA Masters National Swimming Championships held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from April 19-22, 2018.

Michael Laux led the way with 97 points and 10 first place finishes.

Myles Lynch had 70 points and Karen Mareb had 64.

Great job swimmers!

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

CONN Swims at NE Championships

MARCH 21, 2018 BY PETER CANNING

Conn swimmers came in 10th place at this year’s New England Short Course Yards Championships held at Harvard Unniversity in Cambridge, Massachusetts with 1701 points.  Conn men swimmers outperformed the women 793-780.

Ben Wyckoff was the leading Conn point scorer with 177, followed by Rob Duguay with 112 and Gerald Burbank with 54.

Ally Sega was the top Conn female point scorer with 122, followed by Michelle Zelek with 90, and Christine Matarese with 82.

Steve Akers won the Men’s 45-49 200, 500 and 1650 Freestyle Events.

Howard Alkoff won the Men’s 85-89 100, 200 and 500 Freestyle.

Alexander Lunding won the Men’s 40-44 500 Free.

Ann Louise Onton won the Women’s 70-75 1650 Free.

Michelle Zelek won the Women’s 30-34 50 and 100 Breaststroke.

Great job swimmers!

Full results are available here:

2018 New England LMSC Short Course Yards Championship

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

Conn Masters Top Ten SCM 2017

MARCH 16, 2018 BY PETER CANNING

Connecticut Masters earned 34 Short Course Meters Individual Top Tens and 12 Short Course Relay Top Tens.  Rob Duguay led all swimmers with 5 Individual Top Tens, followed by Amelia Fox with 4.  Michelle Zelek  and Thomas A Rebbecchi each had 4 relay top tens to go with 3 individual Top Tens each.

Women 30-34 SCM (2017)

Women 40-44 SCM (2017)

Women 45-49 SCM (2017)

Women 55-59 SCM (2017)

Men 18-24 SCM (2017)

Men 25-29 SCM (2017)

Men 30-34 SCM (2017)

Men 35-39 SCM (2017)

Men 45-49 SCM (2017)

Men 50-54 SCM (2017)

Men 55-59 SCM (2017)

Men 65-69 SCM (2017)

Men 75-79 SCM (2017)

 

Men 100-119 SCM (2017)

Men 200-239 SCM (2017)

Men 240-279 SCM (2017)

Men 280-319 SCM (2017)

Women 120-159 SCM (2017)

Mixed 100-119 SCM (2017)

Mixed 200-239 SCM (2017)

Great job swimmers!

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

Champions!

DECEMBER 12, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

In a stunning upset, the CONN masters swimming team won the New England Short Course Meters and Colonies Zone Championship held on December 8-10 in Worcester, Massachusetts, rallying from 5th place after Saturday to take the title on Sunday.

CONN won not only the individual points totals, but scored the most relay points.  A great team effort!

The weekend was filled with amazing performances.  From Galen Rinaldi’s heroic Friday night 1500 Freestyle, which she swam with one arm after injuring herself during warmups to Ben Wyckoff’s team leading  167 individual points to the arrival of Sunday reinforcements from the Westport contingent, including Mike Laux and John Schwarten who combined with Paul Epstein and William Geoghegan to win two relays in the Men’s 280-319 age group that look destined to earn high national top ten honors.  Their 200 Medley Relay set a Zone record.

Special thanks to Ally Sega and Rob Dugay, who not only scored 142 and 141 individual points, but managed to organize all the relays.

Here are the individual totals:

 

More commentary and photos will be posted later this week.

Way to Go CONN swimmers!  Let’s defend our title next year!

Highlights

Steve Akers and Dave Louden

Dave Louden and Steve Akers had another epic duel in the pool. This time in the 400 Freestyle. Akers, our resident former British Olympian, bested Louden by with a 4:28.97 in a race that until the closing laps was within a body length. Akers took 2nd in the Men’s 45-49 while Louden earned a 2nd in the Men’s 50-54, Akers also took a 2nd place finish in the Men’s 200 Free.

Heather Bernstein

Heather Bernstein scored a 2nd, a 3rd, two 4ths and 5th in the 30-34 age group, getting a 5:15 in the 400 Free.

Madeline Bey and Nicole Guglielmo

Madeline Bey and Nicole Guglielmo, training partners at Cornerstone in West Hartford, both recorded personnel bests in their 200 and 400 Frees in the women’s 30-34, with both women coming under 3:00 minutes in the 200. Nicole edged Maddie out with a 2:58.65 to Maddie’s 2.59.79, but Maddie came back to top Nicole in the 400 by a second.

Gerald Burbank

Masters newcomer Jerry Burbank showed impressive back and breast strokes in scoring 73 points in the Men’s 55-59 group, including a 4th place in the 200 Back.

Kelly Gallagher Burns

Kelly Gallagher Burns helped Conn off to a great start with a 4th place finish in the 1500 Free on Friday night in the Women’s 35-59 group. She came back on Sunday to score 43 more points with high finishes in the four additional events.

Peter Canning

Peter Canning swam his first ever 200 Meter Butterfly, in 4:31.40 (with no time spent hanging on the walls) completing his 2017 Check-off Challenge (swimming in every masters event during the course of the year plus doing an open water), and notching 15 points for CONN in the process with a 2nd place finish in the 55-59 group.

Andrew Davidson

Andrew Davidson notched two third place finishes in the 18-24 group with blazing 100 and 200 Freestyle (1.02.68 and 2.19.52).

Christopher Doyle

Christopher Doyle had three 2nds and a 4th including a 59.55 in the 100 Free in the 50-54 group.

Melissa Duguay

Melissa Duguay earned CONN 40 points in three backstroke events and added another 23 points in two freetles.

Robert Duguay

Rob Dugay swam 11 events, winning 3 of them including the 200 Back, the 200 Breast, and the 400 IM. Rob also finished 2nd in the 30-34 1500 Free.

Cheryl Edison

Cheryl Edison, who trains at Cornerstone and Trinity, won a 2nd, a 3rd, two 4ths and a 5th in the women’s 55-59, including a personal best 1.16.16 in the 100 Free.

William Geoghegan

William Geoghegan won the 200 Fly in the 65-69 group and three 3rds in the 200 and 400 IM and the 200 back.

Michael Laux

Mike Laux, the ageless wonder, took two firsts (50 and 200 Breast), two thirds, and a 4th in the 75-79 group, all on Sunday, scoring 75 points for CONN.

Paul Epstein

Paul Epstein scored 161 points swimming 12 individual events (and all four relays) despite fighting a bad cold. He notched a 2nd in the Men’s 200 IM, the first time he has swum that event.

Amelia Fox

Amelia Fox took three first places in the 100 Fly, 100 and 400 Free, and two seconds in the 50 Fly and 50 Free on the 45-49 group.

William Gerard

William Gerard won three 1sts in the 200, 400 and 1500 Frees and had high finishes in four other events to total 108 points in the 25-29 group.

George Hebner

George Hebner scored three 3rd place finishes in the highly competitive 55-59 group in the 50, 100, and 200 Free

Ryan Heisler

Ryan Heisler scored a 4th and a 6th in the Men’s 30-34 group with blazing 100 and 200 Freestyle performances.

Erik Higgens

Erick Higgens gave CONN a huge Sunday boost with a 1st in the 100 Back, a second in the 50 back, and 4ths in the 100 and 200 Free.

Dave Hinchey

Dave Hinchey racked up 35 points on Sunday with a 3rd, a 6th and a 7th, besting his seed times in each event.

Robert Lamontagne

Robert Lamontagne, with his powerful leg kick, scored 32 points in the three breast stroke events in the men’s 55-59 group.

Christine Matarese

Chris Matarese came all the way from Oklahoma to swim for CONN, winning the 200 Breast, and taking a 2nd in the 50 Breast and the 400 IM — her first time swimming the event in the 40-44 group.

Pam Henry Moss

Pam Henry Moss took 1sts in the 100 and 200 Free and a second in the 50 Free, earning 49 points in three events.

Ann Louise Onton

Ann Louise Onton scored 139 points, including 1sts in the 200 Back, 100 Breast, and 100 Free in the 70-74 group.

Sarah Perkins

Sarah Perkins notched firth place in the 100 Free and three 6ths in the 30-34 group

Thomas Rebbecchi

Thomas Rebbecchi earned three 1sts (50 Fly,100 Back and 50 Breast) and 4 seconds in the 18-24 group, scoring 111 points for CONN.

Galen Rinaldi

Galen Rinaldi hurt her arm on Friday night right before the start of the 1500 Free. She swam the race with one arm in 24:37.

See the video here:

One Armed 1500

Amazing!

Janit Romayko

Janit Romayko delighted us all with her arrival on Sunday afternoon, after shoveling out from the storm, then went out and swam a 54.73 in the 50 Breast in the 70-74 group, earning a third place and 14 points for CONN.

John Schwarten

John Schwarten came up on Sunday and notched a third in the 100 Back in the 65-69 group and two 5ths, scoring 38 points.

Ally Sega

Ally Sega wracked up a team second best 142 points, swimming 12 events, including three 3rds (100 Fly, 200 Fly, and 400 IM) in the 40-45 group.

Ryan Spoon

Ryan Spoon took 1st place in the 50 Breast in the 35-39 group with a blazing 31.45.

Benjamin Wyckoff

Ben Wyckoff led the team with 167 points including 2nds in the 200 IM, 200 Breast,and 100 Back in the Men’s 50-54 group.

Michelle Zelek

Michelle Zelek took three 1sts in the 30-34 group including all the breast stroke events.

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FILED UNDER: CONNECTICUT NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

New England SCM Championships – Go CONN!

DECEMBER 7, 2017 BY EDITOR

The New England SCM Championships at Worcester Polytechnic Institute runs from December 8-10, 2017.  CONN has 37 entered swimmers.  All individual entries are closed.

Psych sheets have been posted on Swim Phone.

Psych Sheets

Anyone swimming this weekend, we need you on our relay teams.

RELAYS: Relay swimmers must be entered in at least one individual event. Relays will be deck entered at the meet and must be submitted by 9:30 am (day’s first relay) and 2 pm (day’s remaining relays). Swimmers will be allowed one relay for each relay event; swimmers may not be on a single-sex and mixed-sex relay of the same event. Due to USMS rules, all swimmers on a relay must be affiliated with the same USMS team.

Look for the Connecticut Masters banner at poolside to find our team.  See Ally Sega or Rob Dugay who will be helping put the relay teams together.  You can join a competitive relay and try for a nation top 10 or a fun relay to help us score points.  Every available swimmer is needed.

Hope to see you there.  We are hoping for our best team finish ever!

Go CONN!

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

New England Short Course Meters Championships- December 8-10, 2017-Registration Ends November 24

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

CONN MASTERS NEED YOU TO SWIM FOR US AT THE NEW ENGLAND SHORT COURSE METERS  CHAMPIONSHIPS, which will be held again in Worcester, Mass on December 8-10, 2017.  This is the first-class team event for CONN Masters where every point an individual swimmer earns adds to the team total, as well as relay points.  There will be two relay events on Saturday (200 Free and 400 Medley) and two on Sunday (200 Medley and 400 Free).  We need as many relay teams as we can field.  Come with your own team or come alone and we will assign you to a relay.

Last year Connecticut had a fantastic showing coming in second place in the medium team category, losing to Rhode Island by only 29 points, and finished fifth overall among all teams with a total of 2,276 points.

2017 is our year to move up in the standings.  Every CONN swimmer counts, and all swimmers who attend are urged to join our relays, which are very important to team scores.  Also, last year many of the relays earned national top ten honors.

Connecticut had 29 swimmers last year. Through November 17, 14 CONN swimmers are signed up, and we expect many more will, but don’t wait.  Registration ends November 24th.  The race organizers have challenged us to bring at least 35, moving us into the large team category and making us eligible for a raffle to win a team pizza party on Saturday night.  We’d like to see even more entrants, and win not just the pizza party, but a top three overall standing.

It is a fantastic facility, a very well run meet, and easy to get to.  Come on everybody!

More information can be found here:

NESCM Championships 2017

Here is a sneak preview of the three day meet:

Friday, December 8, 2017 – Session 1 – Distance Day

Warm-ups start at 4:00 PM

Meet Session starts at 4:40 PM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 8:00 PM

Saturday, December 9, 2017 – Session 2 – Saturday

Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 5:30 PM

Sunday, December 10, 2017 – Session 3 – Sunday

Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM

Meet Session is estimated to end at 6:10 PM

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

2018 Pan Am Games – Orlando, Florida – Registration Now Open

NOVEMBER 10, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

Registration for the 2018 Pan American Games to be held in Orlando, Florida from July 28 to August 5, 2018 is now open.  Masters swimmers can swim in up to 5 individual events and four relays but not more than two individual events a day.  The meet is long course meters.  There are no qualifying times.  Open Water races of 1.5 and 5 k will be held on August 5th.

Meet Web Site

Registration

Here is the event schedule:

Sign up now as the event may fill up.  US Masters will not be holding a Long Course National Championship this year to encourage swimmers to attend the Pan Am Games instead.

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

Connecticut Masters LCM 2017 Top Ten

NOVEMBER 10, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

Connecticut Masters captured 30 individual LCM Top Tens and 5 relay Top Tens in 2017.  Great going swimmers!

Women 18-24 LCM (2017)

Women 25-29 LCM (2017)

Women 40-44 LCM (2017)

Women 45-49 LCM (2017)

Women 55-59 LCM (2017)

Men 18-24 LCM (2017)

Men 25-29 LCM (2017)

Men 30-34 LCM (2017)

Men 35-39 LCM (2017)

Men 50-54 LCM (2017)

Men 55-59 LCM (2017)

 

Men 120-159 LCM (2017)

Women 120-159 LCM (2017)

Women 160-199 LCM (2017)

Mixed 120-159 LCM (2017)

FILED UNDER: U.S. MASTERS NEWS

FINA World Masters Championships-Results

AUGUST 26, 2017 BY EDITOR

FINA World Masters Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary this year from August 14-20th, and featured several CONN swimmers.

Full Results Here:

FINA Results

We hope to postsome pictures and individual CONN results later.

FILED UNDER: NEWS, U.S. MASTERS NEWS

Long Course Nationals-Results

AUGUST 17, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

Great job by CONN Swimmers at the 2017 USMS Summer National Championship in  Minneapolis, Minnesota
from August 2-6, 2017.  the team finished in 27th Place out of over 180 clubs entered.

All | Women | Men |

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ALTS Instructor Class to be offered in Maine

JULY 20, 2017 BY EDITOR

USMS and New England Masters will be holding an Adult Learn to Swim (ALTS) Instructor Certification Class on Saturday, September 30.  The classroom instruction will be in Portland, Maine while the in the water portion will be in Westbrook, Maine.  Bill Meier, head coach of the Simon’s Rock Pace Makers, will be teaching the course.  USMS membership and ability to perform The American Red Cross’ Five Skills of Water Competency are required.  For more information, see the registration site or email [email protected].

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Westport/Weston Masters Take 5th at YMCA Nationals

MAY 8, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

Westport/Weston YMCA took 5th at the YMCA Nationals at Sarasota, Florida on May 4-May 7, 2017.

Full results are available here:

RESULTS

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CONN Swimmers Compete at Nationals with Olympians Adrian, Lochte (Results)

MAY 3, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

Nine CONN swimmers went Riverside, California for the US Short Course Nationals on April 27-30, 2017, where Olympians Nathan Adrian and Ryan Lochte also competed.  The Conn team notched 69 points, finishing 57th out of 172 teams.

Connecticut LMSC Results from 2017 Nationwide U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship

Arenz, Thomas W M59
50 Fly 28.53 18
100 Free 56.82 28
100 IM 1:09.59 46
50 Free 25.34 24

Cortland, Renee F46
100 Breast 1:22.66 19
100 Free 1:08.35 27
200 Breast 3:01.01 15
100 IM 1:20.55 33

Duguay, Robert E M32
1650 Free 20:09.88 8
500 Free 5:46.35 18
400 IM 5:41.17 10
200 Free 2:09.15 18

Glidden, Brenda J F44
200 Back 2:19.26 3
200 IM 2:24.62 3
100 IM 1:07.06 8
50 Back 30.94 5

Moss, Pam Henry F55
100 Free 1:00.30 6
100 IM 1:11.93 12
50 Free 28.03 14
200 Free 2:14.24 8

Olson, Ashley C F45
1650 Free 20:13.08 2
1000 Free 12:08.89 3
200 Back 2:36.11 8
100 Free 1:00.27 10
500 Free 5:52.85 5
200 Free 2:10.00 8

Sega, Ally F44
1000 Free 15:17.96 16
500 Free 7:30.24 18
200 Fly 3:13.00 9

Traester, William F M68
200 IM 3:54.34 14
100 IM 1:44.81 19
50 Breast 45.33 11

Wyckoff, Benjamin W M52
100 Breast 1:09.29 18
50 Fly 27.41 15
200 IM 2:24.75 15
100 Fly 1:00.25 20
200 Breast 2:39.63 18
50 Breast 31.51 15

Mixed 200 Free Relay 1:47.97 25
Glidden, Brenda J F44
Arenz, Thomas W M59
Moss, Pam Henry F55
Wyckoff, Benjamin W M52

Women 200 Free Relay 2:03.54 18
Glidden, Brenda J F44
Cortland, Renee F46
Sega, Ally F44
Moss, Pam Henry F55

Mixed 200 Medley Relay 2:13.15 36
Olson, Ashley C F45
Wyckoff, Benjamin W M52
Sega, Ally F44
Duguay, Robert E M32

Women 200 Medley Relay 2:20.16 18
Glidden, Brenda J F44
Cortland, Renee F46
Sega, Ally F44
Moss, Pam Henry F55

Men 200 Medley Relay 2:17.09 27
Duguay, Robert E M32
Traester, William F M68
Wyckoff, Benjamin W M52
Arenz, Thomas W M59

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US Masters Open Water Marathon Championship

APRIL 28, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

The US Masters Open Water  Marathon National Championship was held on April 22 in Sarasota, Florida.  There were 4 Conn Masters who swam in the 7 mile swim around Lido Kay and all finished and did well. Julie Madison took 2nd in the 25-29 age group with a time of 2:55. Herve Hamon took 14th in 50-54 group in 3:48. Cher Morton took 6th in 60-64 group in 3:58 and Paul Epstein  took 3rd in 70-74 group in 4:22.  Photo – Paul Epstein’s granddaughter Tulsea hands him water as he crosses the finish line.

Results

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New England SCY Championships at Harvard – CONN Takes 10th Place

MARCH 22, 2017 BY PETER CANNING

CONN had its best performance ever at the New England Short Course Yards Championships held at Harvard this March with a 10th Place overall finish and a record high 1699 Points.  Led by Mike Laux (170 Points). Arthur Gunzl (108), Ally Sega (98), Ben Wyckoff (94), Rob Duguay (84) and Christine Matarese (64), the team of 35 swimmers did us all proud and demonstrated that we are growing power in New England.

Laux had 10 Individual Championships, while Gunzl had 3 Individual and 1 Relay Championship.

 Here is the list of Champions:

Event 2  Men 18-24 1650 Yard Freestyle

1 Gerard, William           24 Connecticut-CT      19:08.36

Event 6  Men 75-79 500 Yard Freestyle

 1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT      7:30.72

Event 8  Men 55-59 50 Yard Backstroke

1 Gunzl, Arthur             55 Connecticut-CT          28.99

Event 10  Men 75-79 200 Yard IM

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT       3:10.50 

Event 12  Men 75-79 100 Yard Freestyle

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT       1:10.79

Event 12  Men 80-84 100 Yard Freestyle

 1 Alkoff, Howard            84 Connecticut-CT       1:39.97

Event 16  Men 75-79 100 Yard Breaststroke

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT       1:27.99 

Event 26  Men 75-79 50 Yard Breaststroke

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT        39.19 

Event 32  Men 75-79 100 Yard IM

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT       1:22.79

Event 34  Men 55-59 200 Yard Backstroke

  1 Gunzl, Arthur             55 Connecticut-CT       2:16.88

Event 34  Men 75-79 200 Yard Backstroke

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT       3:39.59

Event 36  Men 75-79 50 Yard Freestyle

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT        31.93

Event 44  Men 75-79 200 Yard Freestyle

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT      2:38.02 

Event 46  Men 75-79 50 Yard Butterfly

  1 Laux, Michael             75 Connecticut-CT       36.26

Event 54  Men 55-59 100 Yard Backstroke

  1 Gunzl, Arthur             55 Connecticut-CT       1:02.32

RELAY

Event 57  Mixed 25+ 200 Yard Medley Relay

  1 Connecticut Masters-CT  'B'                       2:11.99 

     1) Gunzl, Arthur M55         2) Zelek, Michelle W33   

     3) Sega, Ally W44            4) Wyckoff, Benjamin M52

All Results

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USMS Levels 1 and 2 Coach Certification Course

JANUARY 19, 2017 BY EDITOR

USMS will have a Level 1 and 2 Coach Certification Course in Bridgewater, NJ  on Saturday, March 26, 2017 from 8:30-4:30.  This course is intended for any USMS member who currently coaches or runs a masters program or is interested in starting.  This course is also excellent for members who are not currently part of a program and would like more knowledge in how to coach for themselves.  The program does require USMS membership and includes course materials and lunch.  The instructors for this course are Dominic Latella, Owner and Head instructor of Swim Box and Bill Brenner, USMS Education Director.

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New England SCM Individual Champs

DECEMBER 14, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

Mike Laux led CONN Masters with six individual and two relay championships at the December 9-11 New England Short Course Meters Champions in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Here is the list of individual and relay champs:

Individual Champions

Howard Alkoff  Men 80-84

400 Free,  50 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free

Heather Bernstein  Woman’s 30-34

200 Free

Rob Duguay Men’s 30-34

200 Breast

Paul Epstein  Men’s 70-74

100 Fly

William Geoghegan Men’s 65-69

200 Fly

Anna Gryglewska Women’s 25-29

200 Back

Doug Gugino Men’s 55-59

50 Free, 100 Free

Mike Laux  Men’s 75-79

400 Free, 100 Breast, 100 IM, 200 Breast, 200 Free, 50 Breast

Ann Louise Onton Women’s 70-75

50 Fly, 200 Back

Janit Romayko Women’s 70-75

100 Breast, 200 Breast

Jeff Stuart Men’s 55-59

800 Free

Ben Wyckoff Men’s 50-54

100 Breast

Michelle Zelek Women’s 30-34

50 Breast

Relay Champions

Anna Grylewska, Rob Duguay, Heather Bernstein, William Gerard

Mixed 400 Medley Relay Mixed 100-119

Peter Canning, Ben Wyckoff,  William Geoghegan, Mike Laux

Men’s 200 Free Relay 240-279

William Geoghegan, Robert Lamontagne, Mike Laux, Peter Canning

Men’s 200 Medley Relay 240-279

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NESCM Champs-CONN Wins 2nd Place – Medium Clubs/5th- Overall

DECEMBER 9, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

CONN Masters, led by top scorers Ann Louise Onton, Ben Wyckoff and Paul Epstein, took 2nd Place in the medium team category and fifth place overall(out of 61 clubs) in the New England Short Course Masters Championships held December 9-11, 2016 in Worcester, Mass.  Last year CONN was fourth in the medium team category and seventh overall.  Here are the 2016  top 7 teams:

Here are the point totals for CONN swimmers:

CONN Men also reclaimed bragging rights defeating the women 949-909.

Here are the full results .

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CONN Masters Ready for New England SCM Championships-December 9-11, Worcester, MA

NOVEMBER 29, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

The registration deadline has passed. The teams have been finalized. 29 swimmers from CONN will be traveling to the 2016 NE-LMSC & Colonies Zone SCM Championships in Worcester, MA, on December 9-11.

Last year with 21 swimmers CONN finished in 4th place for Medium teams (10-31 Swimmers) and 7th overall. Key to improving on last year’s performance will be putting together as many relays as we can. Last year we finished 34 points — one relay team win away from 3rd place. There are four scored relays (200 Medley, 200 Free, 400 Medley, 400 Free). We can enter as many teams as we can field, but no swimmer can swim in multiple categories within in each relay. In other words, you can’t swim on a Men’s 200 Free Relay and a Mixed 200 Free Relay. Ally Sega and Rob Dugay will be in charge of putting the relays together. If you don’t volunteer, you will be recruited!

Here’s the list of CONN Swimmers:

CONN 2016 SCM Champs Team

There are also 800 Free and 400 IM Relays offered, but they are not scored. In the 400 IM Relay, each swimmer swims a 100 IM.

Check out this letter from the meet director.

We have a very exciting meet planned for you and your teammates, so get them to register, as well!
As a reminder, there will be:
Free parking
Warmer pool
Special snapchat filters
Free give-a-ways on our Facebook page, and throughout the meet
Complimentary meet pictures
Free commemorative lapel pin for all meet entrants
Customized meet t-shirts for purchase. You will get to choose your color and style, and get to print your teammates’ names on the back.
Concessions stand on deck
Massage therapists
Suit vendor Metro Swim Shop
And a fun, incentivised 4x100m IM relay at the end of the meet.
I look forward to seeing the continuation of some fierce, but friendly, rivalries!

Alford Green
Meet Director

Here are last year’s team results:

2015 Results
Large Team
Cambridge Masters Swim Club 3,441.50
Great Bay Masters 2,672
Minuteman Andover Masters Asso 2,555

Medium Team
Worcester Area Masters 2,106
Granite State Penguins (Nh) 2,062
SwimRI 1,419
Connecticut Masters 1,383
Maine Masters Swim Club 1,207

Let’s put some relays together this year and move up in the standings!

2015 SCM NE Championsihips CONN Masters News

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Area Meet Results

NOVEMBER 10, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

Here are results from some recent meets in nearbye states attended by CONN swimmers.

HAWKtoberfest Masters Swim Meet
Oct 23, 2016
1 teams represented.
34 swimmers entered.
88 individual event splashes, 0 DQs, 6 scratches or no-shows.
8 relay event splashes, 0 DQs, 0 scratches or no-shows.

Results

8th Annual UVAC Leaf Peepers Masters SCM Meet
Oct 22, 2016
24 teams represented.
84 swimmers entered.
333 individual event splashes, 0 DQs, 11 scratches or no-shows.

Results

October Swim Fest
Oct 15, 2016
4 teams represented.
65 swimmers entered.
189 individual event splashes, 1 DQs, 0 scratches or no-shows.
9 relay event splashes, 0 DQs, 0 scratches or no-shows.

Results

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What Club should I sign up for and Other Questions?

OCTOBER 17, 2016 BY EDITOR

With meet season coming and registration around the corner, it’s time to review the rules for which club to sign up for.  USMS does not place many rules on what club to sign up for, even allowing people to sign up for clubs in states that are different from their address.  One story that always makes my heart melt is the man from Detroit that belongs to his father’s team in Massachusetts as a memorial.  This is all acceptable within the rules of USMS.

This year I would like to clarify that if you sign up for Club CONN, you are not required to belong to a workout group.  If you do not belong to any of the workout groups listed under Club CONN, you may still belong to Club CONN, instead of UC05.  There are several groups in Connecticut, for example Waterbury YMCA, that do not have a workout group and those members are welcome to belong to Club CONN so that they may do relays with other members of Club CONN.  Remember that if you belong to UC05, you may not do relays, even with other UC05 members.

If you do see your group listed as a club, you are welcome to join that club or CONN according to USMS rules.  Please check with your group to determine their policy.  You may not belong to both at the same time.

There is no difference between a club and a workout group for the purposes of USMS as far as price, requirements, or advantages.  The exception is that workout group members benefit from being able to do relays with members in the larger club, and not just members of their own group, so I would encourage group leaders to consider that when deciding to register a club or a workout group.

Questions welcome at Ally Sega at [email protected]

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Pan Am Games – July 28-August 3, 2018-Orlando, FLorida

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

The 2018 Pan American Games Swimming Championships will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA, July 28-August 3, at the Orlando YMCA Aquatic Center. They were last held in 2015 in Medellin, Columbia. With the 2017 FINA World Championships scheduled for Budapest, Hungry and the 2019 FINA Championships for Gwangu, Korea, the 2018 Pan AM games will be CONN swimmers closest bet for international competition. The races will be long course meters. Mark your calendars now, and hit the pool!

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Boston and Newport Sharkfest (Results)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

Boston and Newport Sharkfests were held this weekend. Results are posted here:

Boston Sharkfest

Newport Sharkfest

There were 77 racers at Newport, including CONN’s Ann Faust who won her age group.

There were 213 swimmers in Boston.

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Coaching Level 3 Certification Class

AUGUST 20, 2016 BY EDITOR

USMS will be having a Coaching Level 3 Certification Class on Sat., Oct. 29, 2016 in East Elmhurst, NY.  In order to take the Level 3 class, you must be a current USMS member and have passed Levels 1 and 2.  The class is going to be taught by Mel Goldstein and Bill Brenner, both of whom are knowledgeable and enthusiastic teachers.  The class runs from 9 am to 3 pm and costs $225.  Registration

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2015-2016 SCY Top Ten

AUGUST 17, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

Conn led by Jeremy Virgil and Mary Anne Condon scored 28 Individual Top Tens for the 2015-2016 Short Course Yards (SCY) Ranking season. Virgil, who earned four top tens, was number one in the nation in the men’s 35-39 age group for the 1650 Yard Swim. Condon was 1st in the 50 Back for 70-74 year old females.

Other Top Ten finishers
Andy Ruel (3)
Myles Lynch (3)
Amelia Fox (3)
Galen Rinaldi (2)
Jeff Sargeant (2)
Shelia Stolarski (2)
Nicki Holbrook (2)
Jennifer Fredricks (2)
Steve Akers (1)
James Auxier (1)
Brenda Glidden (1)
Anna Gryglewska (1)

Ben Wykcoff, Rob Duguay,Alexi Backuretz, and Steve Akers earned a Top Ten for the Men’s 800 Free Relay in the 25 + Age group.

For times and places, click this link:

Individual CONN Top Ten

CONN Relay Top Ten

The 2015-2016 Season ran from June 1, 2015-May 31,2016.

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Frank Wuest

AUGUST 15, 2016 BY EDITOR

It is with sadness that I share the news of Frank Wuest’s passing.  He was a longtime member of New England Master’s.  Some may know him through his participation and organizing in open water swimming, especially in the Rhode Island area.  He was also signed up to swim in the CT LCM Championships coming up in a few weeks.  Please read this message from Doug Sayles, NEM Chair.

“We are deeply saddened to share that long-time Cambridge Masters and New England Masters swimmer Frank Wuest passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 13, 2016, while participating in an open water race in Rhode Island. He was 56.

Frank has served on the board of New England Masters Swim Club and the New England Local Masters Swimming Committee, the regional arm of USMS, since 2011. For many years, he coordinated and promoted NEM’s participation in the One Hour Postal Swim and led NEM to be National Champions in 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2013, the club had 625 swimmers participate, the greatest number of participants ever by one team.

In the water, Frank was a committed long-distance swimmer. He was a USMS Long Distance All Star in 2009 for accumulating the greatest number of points across a series of USMS open water and postal swims during the year, was twice a USMS Individual All-American (winning the 1-mile National Championship in 2008 and the 5K Pool Championship in 2010), and had 21 individual and 49 relay USMS Top-10 swims. Earlier this summer, Frank completed a 10,000M swim for time and was the top male finisher in the annual Charles River Swim.

Frank was the top fundraiser for the Swim Across America 2014 Boston Harbor Relay. He “made waves to fight cancer” by raising funds to honor his stepson, Elias, who had been diagnosed with and successfully treated for melanoma skin cancer.

Frank, President of Marcus Partners, a leading real estate investment and development firm in New England, pursued everything in life that was important to him – family, friends, work, volunteer work, travel, food, and swimming – with passion and focus. Many of you will remember his intensity when racing and when cheering for friends during their swims. Just this past March, he broke a finger during a strong finish in the 400 free relay at the Harvard meet. Frank always had inspirational words for Cambridge Masters teammates as they prepared for races, and provided thoughtful and encouraging feedback after each race. He made everyone feel special.

Frank is survived by his wife, Lyn Duncan (a fellow NEM and Cambridge Masters swimmer), his children, Sam and Allie, and his step-children, Micki and Elias. Funeral arrangements are pending.

With deepest sympathy,

The New England LMSC Board of Directors and Cambridge Masters”

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Swim Across the Sound(Results)/Kingdom Swim

AUGUST 4, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

July 30th was a special day for swimming. Many Conn Swimmers swam for a cause larger than themselves. The 29th Annual St. Vincent’s Hospital Swim Across the Sound was held. Swimmers departed Port Jefferson, NY and swam 25K to Captain’s Cove Seaport, Bridgeport, CT. They swam as solo swimmers, two-person relays and team relays — all for the cause of raising money to fight cancer.

Scan the entrants at the links below and you will see the names of many of our team members.

Team Relay

Two Person Relay

Solo Swimmers

It is not too late to show your support by donating to their fundraising efforts. $100, $50, $25, whatever you can afford is appreciated.

Last year they raised over $250,000.

Results

2015 Swim Photos

Meanwhile up in Newport, Vermont, CONN swimmer Paul Epstein took on the Kingdom Swim, which is also this year’s US National 10 Mile Open Water Swim Championship and the WOWSA (World Open Water Swimming Association) 10 Mile World Championship. Paul, at 70, the oldest swimmer participating, swam in memory of his daughter Serena Rae Epstein, who passed away when she was 27.

He perserved throughout the long ten miles, battling currents and fatigue, and he came out a champion.

Paul Epstein, CONN Swimmer, US and World Champion in 10 Mile Open Water 2016, Age group 70-74.

Kingdom Swim

Full race results will be posted when available.

“The inspiration of a noble cause involving human interests wide and far, enables men to do things they did not dream themselves capable of before, and which they were not capable of alone. The consciousness of belonging, vitally, to something beyond individuality; of being part of a personality that reaches we know not where, in space and time, greatens the heart to the limit of the soul’s ideal, and builds out the supreme of character.”
-Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

On Saturday, no one swam alone.

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Olympic Swim Clinic-Stay Tuned

JULY 22, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

Planning is underway for a Fall Masters Swim Clinic taught by a U.S. Olympic Swimmer. The 4 hour session will cost $149 and feature training and instruction by a selected US Olympian. The clinics are run by Project Streamline. They normally do clinics for youth swimmers. This will be their first foray into Masters Swimming. Stay tuned for more information.

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NE Swim Weekend(Results)/Greenwich 1 Mile/Lady Liberty Sharkfest /NH LCM Meet

JULY 16, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

Another big swim weekend for CONN swimmers.

224 swimmers took on the Greenwich Point One Mile Saturday morning.

2016 Results

Patrokul Stefanou finished first with a time of 16:52.
Jessica Knapp was the top female finisher in 18:57.

Many CONN Masters participated in the annual event including Jennifer Fredricks. Bethany Aronow, Paul Epstein, Ann Louise Onton and Steve Goran.

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The Lady Liberty Sharkfest was also held Saturday, July 16 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ, and featured 110 swimmers from all over the country.

Amanda Civitello, 17, of Wethersfield,CT was the top female from Connecticut coming in 9th overall. T.j. Friedman, 27, of Groton, CT was the top male finisher from Connecticut, coming in 25th.

Lady Liberty Sharkfest

Lady Liberty Sharkfest Results

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Amanda Brown, Rob Duguay, Ally Sega and William Gerard attended the LCM Jenny Thompson meet in Dover New Hampshire on July 17,swimming individual events and doing the 400 meter IM relay together.

Here are the results:

Results

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Mystic Sharkfest-July 9, 2016-Results

JULY 9, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

Sharkfest came to Mystic, Connecticut on Saturday July 9, 2016 for its second annual race. Ominous weather forced a shortening of the route, turning the 1500 event into a 1000 meter swim. The event was held at Mystic Seaport. Swimmers entered time trial style every five seconds, and swam out passed the historic Charles Morgan whaling ship upriver, before turning around and heading back to the designated finish dock. 145 swimmers participated.

CONN swimmer Galen Rinaldi was the overall winner with a time of 10:44.

Harry Hunsberger was the topmale finisher at 11:23.

Results

Overall winner Galen Rinaldi (Superwoman) with Gaile Greenwood.

Sharkfest will be holding two more events in New England this year.

Sharkfest Boston September 17, 2016

“Sharks in Boston Harbor? Bostonians call them “Shaaahks”! Imagine swimming across Boston Harbor from Piers Park Sailing Center in east Boston to the swim finish at the John Joseph Moakley US Federal Courthouse at Fan Pier in South Boston. You can do this! We are thrilled to bring our popular open water swim series to Boston. The 1500 meter competitive swim will have downtown Boston for a backdrop as athletes navigate across the channel to a thrilling finish. The Coast Guard will stop all boat traffic in and out of the channel during this event. Water taxis will transport swimmers from the finish line to the start of the swim. The event is limited to 800 participants – so don’t wait too long to register! This will be the talk of the New England swim circuit.”

Sharkfest Newport September 18, 2016

“The Newport Sharkfest Swim will take place along the historic waterfront of Newport. The swim will start at the harbormaster’s dock in Perrotti Park in front of the Newport Marriott Hotel. It will be an in-water start in waves of 75 to proceed past the docks on your left side and anchored sailboats on the right side of the swimming channel. The 1500 meter swim will be a straight shot down the harbor to finish on the beach at King Park in the shadow of the statue of Rochambeau. The 1.5 mile swim will be the same course but just before the 1500 finish, the 1.5 mile course will turn left to add a rectangular course to bring them back to the finish. The event is limited to 400 participants, so don’t wait to register!”

More Pictures:

Swimmers above include Madeline Bey, Rick Spear, John Delgado, Nicole Guglielmo, Christine Matarese, Paul Epstein, Ann Faust Jim Grimaldi, Cheryl Edison, and Caitlin McLaughlin.

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Olympic Trials Finals on Video

JULY 7, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

If you missed it on TV or just want to rewatch the races, you can see all the Olympic Trial Finals at these links:

Men’s Finals

Nathan Adrian in the Men’s 50.

 

Women’s Finals

Here is Avon, CT’s Madison Kennedy’s valiant attempt to make the team in the 50 Free, missing by 0.15 seconds.

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Why We Swim

JUNE 5, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

https://www.facebook.com/USMastersSwimmingFanPage/videos/1137999426221036/

Former CONN Swimmer, Holly Neumann, who is now the Education Manager for US Masters Swimming in Sarasota, Florida, has sent along news that U.S. Masters Swimming has released a new video and social media campaign called ‪#Why We Swim. You might enjoy watching and sharing it.

You can help the campaign gain steam by following these steps.

1. Go to the USMS Facebook page and share the new video (it will be on top), called “Why We Swim,” with the hashtag *#WhyISwim*‪, and include the reason/s why you swim.

2. If you have a Twitter account, please share the video there with the appropriate hashtag/s.

Spread the word. Swimming is awesome!

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Conn Swimmer Sanchez Sets Records in Puerto Rico

MAY 27, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

CONN swimmer Cyndia Sanchez set three Puerto Rican national records in the women’s 35-39 age group at the Masters Championships of Puerto Rico, winning all three breaststroke events in the long course championships held in San Juan on May 19-22, 2016.

Here are her times:

50 Breast – 39.31
100 Breast – 1.26.17
200 Breast – 3.05.07

Great job, Cyndia!

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SCY Nationals Recap (Race Videos)

MAY 4, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

The CONN team  put up some speedy times in Greensboro.  Andy Reul had two second place finishes, Jennifer Fredricks had two third place finishes and many members of the team have set personal bests in their swims!  Here are the CONN swimmer times in individual events and relays.  Great job by all!  Congratulations on showing the rest of the states what Connecticut swimming is about!

Check out some of the videos below with commentary by Rob Duguay.

All CONN RESULTS HERE

Event 1  Women 45-49 1000 Yard Freestyle

3 Fredricks, Jennifer    45 CONN             11:54.92

Event 1  Men 50-54 1000 Yard Freestyle

2 Reul, Andy             52 CONN             10:39.85

Event 3  Men 30-34 1650 Yard Freestyle

3 Duguay, Robert E       31 CONN             20:19.88

Event 5  Women 40-44 500 Yard Freestyle

19 Sega, Ally             43 CONN              7:53.32

Event 5  Women 45-49 500 Yard Freestyle

3 Fredricks, Jennifer    45 CONN              5:44.97

Event 8  Men 50-54 100 Yard IM

100 IM Video

26 Gunzl, Arthur          54 CONN              1:03.05

32 Wyckoff, Benjamin W    51 CONN              1:04.37

Event 8  Men 55-59 100 Yard IM

Here are some photos of Doug Gugino who raced the 100 IM.  Here is getting encouragement from  CONN Masters Coach Ally Sega before winning his heat.

100 IM Video

25 Gugino, Douglas A      55 CONN              1:06.94

Event 8  Men 65-69 100 Yard IM

15 Traester, William F    67 CONN              1:43.40

Event 12  Men 50-54 50 Yard Backstroke

11 Gunzl, Arthur          54 CONN                28.60

Event 14  Men 50-54 100 Yard Freestyle

13 Reul, Andy             52 CONN                52.12

25 Gunzl, Arthur          54 CONN                55.72

38 Wyckoff, Benjamin W    51 CONN                57.75

Event 13 Women 45-49 100 Yard Freestyle

9 Fredricks, Jennifer 45 CONN 1:00.08

Women’s 100 Freestyle Video

Event 14  Men 55-59 100 Yard Freestyle

24 Gugino, Douglas A      55 CONN                56.98

Event 15  Women 40-44 200 Yard Butterfly

7 Sega, Ally             43 CONN              3:19.33

Saturday Results – Individual

Event 22  Men 30-34 500 Yard Freestyle

9 Duguay, Robert E       31 CONN               5:42.75

Event 22  Men 50-54 500 Yard Freestyle

2 Reul, Andy             52 CONN               5:05.13

Event 24  Men 50-54 100 Yard Butterfly

100 Butterfly Video

14 Gordon, Matthew H      52 CONN              58.16

21 Wyckoff, Benjamin W    51 CONN             1:01.15

Event 26  Men 55-59 50 Yard Breaststroke

50 Breast Stroke Video

17 Gugino, Douglas A      55 CONN              32.04

Event 28  Men 30-34 200 Yard IM

12 Duguay, Robert E       31 CONN              2:30.75

Event 28  Men 50-54 200 Yard IM

25 Wyckoff, Benjamin W    51 CONN               2:24.16

Event 28  Men 65-69 200 Yard IM

9 Traester, William F    67 CONN              3:48.76

Event 30  Men 50-54 50 Yard Freestyle

26 Gunzl, Arthur          54 CONN                 24.82

 Event 30  Men 55-59 50 Yard Freestyle

28 Gugino, Douglas A      55 CONN                 26.20

Event 32  Men 50-54 100 Yard Backstroke

100 Backstroke Video

14 Gunzl, Arthur          54 CONN             1:02.11

Sunday results:

Event 41  Women 40-44 200 Yard Freestyle

18 Sega, Ally             43 CONN              2:53.67

Event 42  Men 30-34 200 Yard Freestyle

11 Duguay, Robert E       31 CONN              2:06.40

Event 42  Men 50-54 200 Yard Freestyle

8 Reul, Andy             52 CONN              1:52.43

Event 42  Men 55-59 200 Yard Freestyle

15 Gugino, Douglas A      55 CONN              2:10.96

Event 44  Men 50-54 50 Yard Butterfly

26 Wyckoff, Benjamin W    51 CONN                27.42

Event 44  Men 65-69 50 Yard Butterfly

17 Traester, William F    67 CONN                43.81

 Event 46  Men 50-54 200 Yard Backstroke

16 Gunzl, Arthur          54 CONN              2:17.42

Relays

Event 17  Mixed 25+ 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

27 CONN 'A' 1:58.34 1:56.99 1) Gugino, Douglas A M55 2) Sega, Ally W43

 3) Fredricks, Jennifer W45 4) Duguay, Robert E M31

 25.84 1:00.73 (34.89) 1:29.25 (28.52) 1:56.99 (27.74)

Event 19  Mixed 25+ 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

21 CONN 'A' 4:21.33 4:21.60 1) Fredricks, Jennifer W45 2) Sega, Ally W43

 3) Duguay, Robert E M31 4) Wyckoff, Benjamin W M51

 29.58 1:00.97 (1:00.97) 1:41.13 (40.16) 2:23.10 (1:22.13)

 2:53.05 (29.95) 3:24.16 (1:01.06) 3:51.79 (27.63) 4:21.60 (57.44)

Event 34 Men 45+ 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

200 Men's Free Relay Video

 20 CONN 'A' 1:40.31 1) Gugino, Douglas A M55 2) Wyckoff, Benjamin W M51

 3) Gunzl, Arthur M54 4) Reul, Andy M52

26.70       52.24 (25.54)

1:16.31 (24.07)     1:40.31 (24.00)

Event 40  Men 45+ 200 Yard Medley Relay

12 CONN  ‘A’                           1:49.66

1) Gunzl, Arthur M54             2) Gugino, Douglas A M55

3) Wyckoff, Benjamin W M51       4) Reul, Andy M52

28.31        59.09 (30.78)

1:26.00 (26.91)     1:49.66 (23.66)

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Westport/Weston Takes 3rd at YMCA Nationals

APRIL 20, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

The Westport/Weston YMCA took 3rd place (out of 45 teams – 18 combined teams) in the 2016 YMCA National Masters Swim Meet in Sarasota, Florida held on April 14-17.  The women took 2nd place in their team division (out of 31) and the men placed 7th (out of 29).  The 1662.5 points total was the best yet for the 38 member squad from Connecticut that in previous years competed under the Wilton Y banner.   Our get up in the frozen dark, scrape the ice off the windshield and drive through the blizzard CONN swimmers have again proven they can compete with those warm weather orange juice drinking sunshine every day Florida folks.

Swimmers think about your plans next April.  The Y team is always looking for more members and can arrange for non Y members to obtain a short-term membership to enable them to swim with the team.

482 swimmers competed in the four day event.  There were 2643 individual event splashes and 311 relay event splashes.

The full results, including relays can be found here:

YMCA Masters 2016 National Championship Results

Erin Condon led the team with nine first place finishes, followed by Amelia Fox, Jeff Sargent and Myles Lynch with five each.  Margit Jebe had four.  Anna Gryglewska, Allison Retotar, Meredith Moore and Jeremy Virgil all had three.

Here are all the 1st place individual swims from the Westport/Weston group:

Women 18-24 100 Yard Freestyle

1 Taddeo, Marisa 24 Westport/Weston 58.35

Women 25-29 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Retotar, Allison 29 Westport/Weston 5:23.18

Women 25-29 50 Yard Backstroke

1 Gryglewska, Anna C 25 Westport/Weston 29.83

Women 25-29 100 Yard Backstroke

1 Gryglewska, Anna C 25 Westport/Weston 1:04.11

Women 25-29 200 Yard Backstroke

1 Gryglewska, Anna C 25 Westport/Weston 2:14.49

Women 25-29 50 Yard Breaststroke

1 Crider, Katie 25 Westport/Weston 32.97

Women 25-29 100 Yard Breaststroke 

1 Finnegan, Lauren 29 Westport/Weston 1:12.02

Women 25-29 200 Yard Breaststroke

1 Retotar, Allison 29 Westport/Weston 2:39.40

Women 25-29 100 Yard IM

1 Retotar, Allison 29 Westport/Weston 1:03.82

Women 25-29 200 Yard IM

1 Retotar, Allison 29 Westport/Weston 2:21.98

Women 35-39 50 Yard Freestyle

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 26.58

Women 35-39 100 Yard Freestyle

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 59.81

Women 35-39 200 Yard Freestyle

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 2:08.87

Women 35-39 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 5:37.00

Women 35-39 1650 Yard Freestyle

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 19:29.88

Women 35-39 100 Yard Backstroke

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 1:06.65

Women 35-39 200 Yard Backstroke

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 2:21.74

Women 35-39 200 Yard IM

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 2:27.13

Women 35-39 400 Yard IM

1 Condon, Erin P 36 Westport/Weston 5:19.19

Women 40-44 50 Yard Freestyle

1 Fox, Amelia P 44 Westport/Weston 26.24

Women 40-44 100 Yard Freestyle

1 Fox, Amelia P 44 Westport/Weston 57.41

Women 40-44 200 Yard Freestyle

1 Fox, Amelia P 44 Westport/Weston 2:03.39

Women 40-44 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Fox, Amelia P 44 Westport/Weston 5:29.90

Women 40-44 100 Yard Butterfly

1 Fox, Amelia P 44 Westport/Weston 1:04.85

Women 45-49 50 Yard Breaststroke

1 McFarlane, Tracey D 49 Westport/Weston 33.69

Women 45-49 100 Yard Breaststroke

1 McFarlane, Tracey D 49 Westport/Weston 1:17.18

Women 50-54 50 Yard Freestyle

1 Stolarski, Sheila M 54 Westport/Weston 27.66

Women 50-54 200 Yard Backstroke

1 Stolarski, Sheila M 54 Westport/Weston 2:26.67

Women 55-59 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Baker, Barbara S 55 Westport/Weston 6:11.80

Women 65-69 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Moore, Meredith A 66 Westport/Weston 7:06.33

Women 65-69 1000 Yard Freestyle

1 Moore, Meredith A 66 Westport/Weston 14:07.07

Women 65-69 50 Yard Backstroke

1 Moore, Meredith A 66 Westport/Weston 39.29

Women 75-79 100 Yard Freestyle

1 Jebe, Margit H 77 Westport/Weston 1:32.86

Women 75-79 1000 Yard Freestyle

1 Jebe, Margit H 77 Westport/Weston 18:04.12

Women 75-79 100 Yard Backstroke

1 Jebe, Margit H 77 Westport/Weston 1:42.67

Women 75-79 200 Yard Backstroke

1 Jebe, Margit H 77 Westport/Weston 3:40.91

Men 35-39 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Virgil, Jeremy C 36 Westport/Weston 5:03.21

Men 35-39 1000 Yard Freestyle

1 Virgil, Jeremy C 36 Westport/Weston 10:22.83

Men 35-39 1650 Yard Freestyle

1 Virgil, Jeremy C 36 Westport/Weston 17:32.63

Men 45-49 200 Yard Freestyle

1 Lynch, Myles G 49 Westport/Weston 1:51.96

Men 45-49 100 Yard Freestyle

1 Lynch, Myles G 49 Westport/Weston 49.43

Men 45-49 100 Yard Breaststroke

1 Lynch, Myles G 49 Westport/Weston 1:03.43

Men 45-49 100 Yard IM

1 Lynch, Myles G 49 Westport/Weston 57.29

Men 45-49 200 Yard IM

1 Lynch, Myles G 49 Westport/Weston 2:06.84

Men 50-54 1650 Yard Freestyle

1 Sargent, Jeff 51 Westport/Weston 18:37.49

Men 50-54 50 Yard Backstroke

1 Sargent, Jeff 51 Westport/Weston 27.74

Men 50-54 100 Yard Backstroke

1 Sargent, Jeff 51 Westport/Weston 59.56

Men 50-54 400 Yard IM

1 Sargent, Jeff 51 Westport/Weston 4:50.93

Men 50-54 200 Yard IM

1 Sargent, Jeff 51 Westport/Weston 2:15.57

Great swims all!

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USA Masters Top Ten SCM

APRIL 3, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

CONN Masters had 18 Top Ten individual finishes for the 2015 Short Course Meters Season and 4 relay teams also won Top Ten honors, according to the official rankings now available on the US Masters website.  Galen Rinaldi led the way with 4 Top Ten individual finishes and 3 Top Ten relays.  Janit Romayko had three individual Top Tens and 1 Top Ten relay.  Amanda Brown had two individual Top Tens and 2 Top Ten relays.  John Craig had the highest men’s finish, ranking second in the nation in the Men’s 60-64 200 Meter Butterfly. Rinaldi had the highest women’s finish, ranking second in the Women’s 45-49 400 Free.

CONN Top Ten Individual SCM 2015

CONN Top Ten Relays SCM 2015

2015 USMS Top 10 SCM for CONN Masters

Women 25-29
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === ==== ===
7 100 Breast Amanda L Brown 26 CONN Connecticut 1:20.11
4 200 Breast Amanda L Brown 26 CONN Connecticut 2:55.01

(Cyndia Sanchez)

Women 35-39
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === ==== ==
10 100 Breast Cyndia Sanchez 37 CONN Connecticut 1:27.55
7 200 Breast Cyndia Sanchez 37 CONN Connecticut 3:07.85

(Ally Sega)

Women 40-44
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === =
9 200 Fly Ally Sega 42 CONN Connecticut 3:51.00

Women 45-49
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === ====
8 100 Free Galen D Rinaldi 47 CONN Connecticut 1:06.31
6 200 Free Galen D Rinaldi 47 CONN Connecticut 2:21.86
2 400 Free Galen D Rinaldi 47 CONN Connecticut 4:54.08
3 1500 Free Galen D Rinaldi 47 CONN Connecticut 19:51.46

Women 70-74
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === ====
7 50 Breast Janit P Romayko 70 CONN Connecticut 53.31
6 100 Breast Janit P Romayko 70 CONN Connecticut 1:56.69
7 200 Breast Janit P Romayko 70 CONN Connecticut 4:14.01
8 100 Fly Ann Louise Onton 72 CONN Connecticut 2:46.17
7 200 Fly Ann Louise Onton 72 CONN Connecticut 6:14.98

Men 25-29
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === ==== ====
8 400 Free William A Ballentine 29 CONN Connecticut 4:43.43

(Rob Dugay)

Men 30-34
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === ==== ===
7 800 Free Robert E Duguay 30 CONN Connecticut 10:27.12

Men 55-59
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === ==== =
3 200 Fly Jeffrey S Stuart 55 CONN Connecticut 2:35.25

Men 60-64
Place Event Name Age Club LMSC Time
===== ========== ================= === ==== =
2 200 Fly John M Craig 61 CONN Connecticut 2:32.05

2015 USMS Top 10 SCM Relays for CONN Masters

(Epstein, Gugino, Gunzl, Spear)

Men 240-279 SCM (2015)
Place Event Club LMSC Time Swimmers
===== ========== =============== ========================
9 800 Free CONN Connecticut 11:20.87 Douglas A Gugino (55), Paul M Epstein (69), Rick Spear (64), Arthur Gunzl (53)

Women 120-159 SCM (2015)
Place Event Club LMSC Time Swimmers
===== ========== =============== =========================
6 800 Free CONN Connecticut 11:20.98 Ann F Faust (56), Amanda L Brown (26), Galen D Rinaldi (47), Madeline Bey (29)

(Onton, Romayko, Faust, Rinaldi)

Women 240-279 SCM (2015)
Place Event Club LMSC Time Swimmers
===== ========== =============== == ========================
6 400 Medley CONN Connecticut 7:23.19 Galen D Rinaldi (47), Ann F Faust (56), Ann Louise Onton (72), Janit P Romayko (70)

Mixed 120-159 SCM (2015)
Place Event Club LMSC Time Swimmers
===== ========== =============== ===========================
10 400 Free CONN Connecticut 4:26.77 Galen D Rinaldi (47), Robert E Duguay (30), Amanda L Brown (26), Arthur Gunzl (53)

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US Masters Calendar of Events

MARCH 25, 2016 BY PETER CANNING

While we will try to keep up notice of upcoming meets on our Connecticut Masters site, the go-to-place for meet information is located on the US Masters site at this link:

Calendar of Events

You can enter any zip code or city, and it will list all upcoming meets within 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1000 miles, as well as open water events. Check it out today.  There are already a number of events listed for Connecticut this summer, including:

Pool Events:

Connecticut Masters’ Games Swim Meet – May 15, 2016

Nutmeg Games – August 6, 2016

Open Water Events:

Lake Terramuggus 3,2,1 and 1/2 mile swims – June 19, 2016

Mystic Sharkfest Swim – July 9, 2016

Greenwich Point One Mile Swim – July 16. 2016

Pig Iron 3, 2, 1, 1/2 Mile Swims in Vernon, CT – July 24, 2016

Island Beach Two Mile Swim – August 6, 2016

New races are added all the time.

Thinking about a vacation to Florida or a visit to in-laws in Ohio?  Go to the Calendar of Events page and see if there is a upcoming meet or open water swim in the area around the time you are planning to go and schedule your trip accordingly. The site lists all meets in the US and some around the world.

There is also a link to upcoming national and international championships.

National and International Championships

Here are the championship events for 2017:

2017 Nationwide U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship
Riverside, California
April 27-30, 2017
Short Course Yards

2017 U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championship
University of Minnesota Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 2-6, 2017
Long Course Meters

XVII FINA World Masters Championship
Budapest, Hungary
July-August, 2017 (Masters dates are TBD)
Long Course Meters

Mark your calendars, then get back in the pool, and start training!

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Registering for a club and participating in relays

FEBRUARY 11, 2016 BY EDITOR

Several years ago, FINA, the international governing body for masters swimming created a rule that no swimmer would be allowed to participate in an international event without belonging to a “team”, or as USMS calls a club.  USMS had allowed for swimmers to be considered unattached and these swimmers not be allowed to participate in international events and could potentially negate the results for other attached swimmers.  USMS considered many possible solutions to this problem and decided upon creating clubs called unattached, one for each LMSC.  These teams or clubs would fulfill all the purposes of a team for FINA’s rules but would still not be considered actual clubs by USMS rules.  While you may swim in international events as an unattached swimmer, you may not participate in relays at any level.

It has been found that when registering, there is still confusion.  Some reasons include the confusion between belonging to LMSC Connecticut and Club Connecticut Masters.  Being part of  the LMSC Connecticut does not automatically place you on Club Connecticut.  Relays are organized at the club level, not the LMSC.

Others might be confused as they do not practice with an established workout group within CONN Masters.  USMS does not require you to practice, pay membership fees, or officially join a team or workout group in order to be listed as part of that group for your membership purposes.  For example, a swimmer who lives in Michigan and practices in Detroit might be a member of the LMSC Connecticut.  A person who practices in West Hartford might be a member of Meriden Masters work out group.  And a person who practices by themselves in Brookfield may still be a member of Club Connecticut Masters.  Under USMS rules, this is all acceptable.

If you are currently listed as UC05, please reconsider joining a club.  If you do not belong to a club listed, please join Connecticut Masters.  It is an advantage to you and other members to belong to a club as it increases the ability to participate in relays.  Please contact Sian Nimkoff, the registrar for Conn (LMSC) Masters at [email protected] to update your club affiliation.

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USMS Coaching and Adult Learn to Swim Classes offered in the Northeast

JANUARY 14, 2016 BY EDITOR

USMS is offering a Coaching Levels I and II class in New York City on March 20, 2016.  Many masters from Connecticut have already taken this class which teaches both on deck coaching skills and also program management skills.  This program is beneficial for those already coaching and those interested in becoming a coach or starting a program and for any masters swimmer who swim independently and are self coaching.  You may register at New York City Levels I and II.

USMS is also offering an Adult Learn to Swim (ALTS) Instructor class in Boston on April 23, 2016. The class will be instructed by Bill Meier, who is very passionate about the ALTS program and April being Adult Learn to Swim month.  This program is great for any swimmer who is interested in teaching adults to swim and has no swim instructor experience or has work with children and would like to learn how to adapt those skills to better help adults.  You may register at:  Boston ALTS Instructor Class

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It’s that time of year again: Registration

NOVEMBER 2, 2015 BY EDITOR

Please go to the Registration Page to register for USMS or to renew your membership.  If you were registered in 2015, your registration is good until 12/31/15 and you may compete in meets for the rest of the year with the your 2015 membership.  However, if you are new to masters, you may register now for the 2016 season and that membership will begin as soon as it is process (almost immediately if done through the website, longer if sent in by mail).  Most years there is confusion as to what areas to sign up for.  First pick your LMSC.  CONN is the LMSC for this area.  Then pick your club.  There are multiple clubs to pick from in Connecticut, including Club CONN (different from the LMSC CONN), and you also have the choice not to pick any club.  If you do not choose a club, you will be added to “Club” UC05.  This club is for technical purposes only and will not allow you to participate in any relays, so it is encouraged that you pick a club.  Under Club CONN, there are workout groups and you may choose a workout group, especially if you practice with one of the many area teams but you are not required too.  As always, our registrar is great about fixing mistakes in the registration process.  She is, however, a volunteer, so please try to be as accurate and thoughtful as possible when registering so as to help her out as much as possible.

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Colonies Zone and National Championships for LCM

JUNE 21, 2015 BY EDITOR

Registration for these two championship meets have been added to the Registrations and Results 2015 page.  If you are planning or interested in going to Nationals in August please contact Rob Duguay at [email protected].  He would like to organize transportation, rooming, and relays with anyone who might be going.  Please note that the registration deadline for Nationals is July 6th which is a month before the meet itself.

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USMS Coaching Certification Class in Connecticut

FEBRUARY 4, 2015 BY EDITOR

USMS is hosting a USMS Masters Coach Certification Level 1 and 2 Class on Saturday, April 18th, 2015, starting at 9:00 am running through 5:00 pm.  The class will be held at Hilton Garden Inn Hartford North\Bradley International Airport located at 555 Corporate Drive, Windsor, Connecticut.  This is an excellent opportunity for any one who coaches Masters Swimmers, paid or volunteer.  Also, if you’ve ever wondered if you have what it takes to start a program or help out with your program, this class will give you the skills you need.  You must be a current USMS Member to participate and received the certification.  Recognized USMS coaches will receive a discount but it is not necessary to participate.  Dominic Latella and Bill Brenner are the instructors for this class.  Click here for registration and more information.  Registration will end Friday, April 17th or when 40 people have signed up.

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Reminder information from the Registration Page

NOVEMBER 19, 2014 BY EDITOR

A reminder for registration season:

During the online registration process, you will be asked to pick a registered USMS club.  If you do not pick a club, you will be automatically assigned to UC05, which is the unattached club*.  Once you pick a club, if that club has workout groups (not all do), you will be asked to pick a workout group.  All members of the same club can participate on relays together, regardless of workout affiliation.  When participating at meets, you will be listed by your club, not your workout group.  So for example: if you register for club CONN, and workout group Wilton, you may participate in relays with someone who registered for club CONN, and workout group Meriden or someone who is registered for club CONN, and did not pick a workout group.  You may not participate in relays with someone who registered for Chelsea Piers, as they are a different club.

*UC05 is referred to as a club for the technical purposes of FINA Master’s Swimming rules, but does not include any of the benefits of being part of a club.  UC05 members may NOT do relays.  You are encouraged to sign up for a club, even if you do not currently plan on doing relays.  While our registrar has been great about fixing swimmers team affiliation extremely quickly, it would be a shame to miss an opportunity because you were not able to coordinate with her.

Also, to clarify: USMS and CONN masters does not care which pool or which team you practice with when registering.  You are welcome to self designate your team/workout group as you see working best for you.  Please check with your pool/team first, however, if you would like to use a different group as they may have other expectations.  If you would like to change your team/workout group status, please contact Sian Nimkoff.

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Invitations to Meets in Metropolitan and New England

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 BY EDITOR

Both Metropolitan (southern New York including NYC and Long Island)  and New England (all of New England minus Connecticut) LMSCs made specific points to invite Connecticut Master’s to their upcoming swim meets.  Highlights of the fall season include: Post SCY in Brookville, NY on October 5th, October Swim Fest at Simmons College in Boston on October 18th, Leaf Peepers Meet in White River Junction, VT on October 25th, Hawktoberfest at Roger Williams University in Bristol on October 26th, and the Dr. Bill Ross Annual Memorial Meet (all proceeds to support pancreatic cancer research) at the Nassau County Aquatics Facility, in East Meadow, NY on Nov 23.  While Connecticut is hosting two meets also, Wilton on November 2nd and Cornerstone on November 16th, please consider finding one meet in a neighboring state to support also.  All registrations can be found under Meet Results.  As always, these meets are open to all registered masters swimmers- there are no qualifying times or speed expectations.  These are for fun and often for fundraising: everyone’s participation is welcome.

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Master’s Swimming and Triathlons just go together

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 BY EDITOR

There have been many Connecticut Masters participating in Triathlons this summer.  Whether a swimmer that tried a tri, or a triathlete that wanted more experience swimming and joined USMS, the sports really to seem to draw many of the same people.  If you are a Connecticut Master’s swimmer and notice a triathlete who is interested in becoming a stronger swimmer, please encourage them to seek out a master’s swim program.  Many triathletes are finding that the best way to improve their swimming over the winter is by joining a master’s program as it both will work on their technique and keep them training harder.  USMS has strongly encouraged master’s coaches to work with triathletes and positively include them in their teams.  If you meet a person who is interested in joining a master’s program and don’t know any programs in their area, feel free to contact a board member.

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FINA World Master’s Championships

MAY 16, 2014 BY EDITOR

Registration has been posted.  Please see Meet Results.  Please note that there are qualifying times to enter the meet.  Please check qualifying times here.  Along with the pool events, there will also be a 3K open water swim.  The time standard for the 3K is 90 minutes or 30 minutes per kilometer.  While the event is listed as July 27- August 10, the pool events are being held between August 3 and 9, while the open water swim is the 10th.  The registration deadline is June 1, 2014 so please check it out now.

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Upcoming USMS Coaching Certification Classes

MARCH 26, 2014 BY EDITOR

For anyone interested in coaching Master’s Swimming, these classes are invaluable.  The knowledge gathered from both the instructors and the other participants is worth years of trial and error.  Not only are current theories of technique discussed, but so are business management, the uniqueness of the master’s swimmer, and the legal/insurance specifics of USMS.  Levels 1 and 2, can and should be taken together as a day long process.  Level 3 cannot be taken until Level’s 1 and 2 are passed and cannot be taken in the same weekend.  There will be two opportunities to take the courses in the northeast.  Boston, Levels 1 and 2 will be held on Saturday, May 17th and Boston, Level 3 will be held on Sunday, May 18th.  New York, Levels 1 and 2 will be held on Saturday, September 27th and New York, Level 3 will be held on Sunday, September 28th.  Please click the above links for more information.  A complete list off classes can be found at Class Schedule.

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Registration is Ready

FEBRUARY 10, 2014 BY EDITOR

Online registration and paper entry forms are available both for New England Championships and Spring Nationals.  The links can be found at Meet Results.

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A Message from USMS regarding the One Hour Postal Championships

FEBRUARY 3, 2014 BY EDITOR

Due to the extreme weather conditions experience during the month of January throughout the country, and the ensuing pool closures, the USMS Long Distance Committee has extended the date by which all swims must be completed for the 2014 USMS One-Hour Postal National Championships.  The extension will be from January 31 until February 10, 2014.  Entries must still be received by February 10, so swimmers should use the on-line entry system for swims done during this extension to avoid missing the deadline.  For swimmers who complete their One-Hour swim during the extension, their age will be determind as of their age on January 31, 2014.  For everyone else, their age of record will still be that on the day they swam, and results will be compiled accordingly.  This extension shall apply to all swimmers regardless of their LMSC.  You can find event and entry details at: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1308&smid=4912.

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2014 Registration is around the corner.

OCTOBER 14, 2013 BY EDITOR

And do you know the new rules?  Clubs and Workout Groups can register starting now.  Individual registration begins Nov 1, 2013.

Due to our participation as part of FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation, the international governing body for swimming including masters), USMS had to change some rules effective immediately.  FINA is requiring all swimmers that complete on an international level to be part of a team.  This is to cut down on cheating and team hopping in other countries.  USMS has in the past used a system of banning swimmers to be “Unattached” as a way of discouraging team hopping.    You might be thinking, but I don’t complete on an international level- why does this effect me?  But it does, because FINA considers anyone participating in a meet with a swimmer that may have an international time to be competing on an international level, and CONN Masters hosts a lot of meets that have International Records and Top Ten Times.

The new rule is that those that would have been previously unattached or UNAT, will now be part of “Team UNAT”.  Swimmers on “Team UNAT” will not be allowed to do relays, even with other swimmers of “Team UNAT” and will not benefit from any other club benefits.  Swimmers who are in the process of switching clubs will need to become members of “Team UNAT” instead of becoming unattached.  If you are not planning to switch clubs, please consider being part of a club other than “Team UNAT’.

Secondly, thanks to the hard working technology staff at USMS, registration for NEW and returning clubs is now available online.  CONN Master’s will also be encouraging groups that want to swim as part of Team CONN at large meets to sign up as work out groups.  Work out groups have many of the same privileges as clubs, such as access to USMS’s Coach and Club Services and USMS Supplies.  Members of a workout group will still be able to swim on relays with their larger club at larger meets.  Workout groups can also register online with the same link as clubs.  Paper registrations are still available for both.

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Leaf Peeper’s Meet

AUGUST 14, 2013 BY EDITOR

UV Rays Master’s are holding their 5th annual Leaf Peepers Masters Mini Meet.  It will be held 10/26/13 in White River Junction, VT at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center.  Click here for a copy of the registration form UVAC_2013_Leaf_Peeper_Info_Sheet.

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Swimmers wanted as study participants

JULY 25, 2013 BY EDITOR

Nate Fritts is a Research Assistant at Boston University’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE).  They are studying the long term effects of sports related concussions and other brain trauma, particularly chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE .  Right about now you are probably wondering why they are looking for swimmers.  Read on:  since swimmer are not normally exposed to concussion they would like to do a comparison study.  The experiment consists of a 10 minute eligibility screening (by phone) and if passed, a two day, all expenses paid assessment at Boston Medical Center.  Please consider joining the study if you:

1) are a male ages 40-69

2) have at least 2 years of collegiate level or higher swimming experience

3) have no history of participation in contact sports such as football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, etc.

4) have no history of brain injury

If you qualify, please contact Nate at via email ([email protected]) or by phone (617-414-8391).

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USMS Convention is coming in September

JUNE 28, 2013 BY EDITOR

The USAS (United States Aquatic Sports) Convention that includes USMS will be held this September 11-15, 2013 in Garden Grove, CA.  While the convention does include some work, including attending committee, zone, and delegate meetings and voting for elections and new rules, there are plenty of opportunities for fun.  Every night includes a social event culminating in a banquet to honor the top athletes, coaches and volunteers for each group within USAS.  It is also a great opportunity to see how the rules get made, voice your opinions and learn new information on all aspects of USMS.  It is an excellent opportunity to meet people from all over whether its an average swimmer from South Dakota, the newsletter writer from Adirondack, a master’s coach from Texas, or even maybe a famous Olympian.  (Yes, the delegates from Connecticut and New England drank beers and chatted with one last year.)  If you are interested in being a delegate to represent CONN Masters, please email Michael Laux as soon as possible.

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Coaches Educational Opportunities

APRIL 29, 2013 BY EDITOR

Hello- There will be two coaching clinics available in Massachusettes.   ASCA Level 1 and 2, Cambridge, MA on May 4, 2013 and ASCA Level 3, Cambridge, MA on May 5, 2013.  Mel Goldstein and Bill Brenner will be the instructors.  They will cover everything from proper stroke technique and working with adults to more behind the scenes coaching needs like how to get the most out of your budget, how to acquire pool time, and how to navigate the USMS insurance policy.

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Reminder to sign up for USMS

JANUARY 10, 2013 BY EDITOR

If you haven’t already, it’s time to register for USMS.  The benefits include getting: Swimmer Magazine, which is the best swimming magazine for adults, being allowed to participate in USMS sanctioned meets and other events, and being able to join USMS programs like Go The Distance.  In order to join Go The Distance, go to USMS.org and click on My USMS in the top right corner.  From there click on My Fitness Log (FLOG) under the Available USMS Member Online Services and follow the directions to enter the Go The Distance 2013.  Also note that the USMS website has been completely updated but still offers swimming articles, nationwide meet information, and information on Swimming Saves Lives Foundation.

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How do the rules get made? More Convention News.

OCTOBER 1, 2012 BY EDITOR

Ever wonder why masters are allowed to do breaststroke kick during butterfly or why masters are allowed to start in the water facing the course or the wall?  (Yes, those really are rules.)  These rules are debated and voted on at the convention.  USMS is made up of many committes that are made up of about 10-20 members.  They cover topics such as The Coaches Committee, Open Water Committee, Rules Committee, Championship Committee, etc.  During convention, they hold meetings that all convention attendees are allow to attend.  They talk about what changes they are working towards in Master’s swimming, including anything that will be voted on by Convention Delegates.  Some of this year topics included how to institute a point system to determine the fastest open water swimmers, what are safe and reasonable temperature limits for open water swimming, and what are reasonable expectations for LMSC boards.  With such broad topics, it is easy to find subjects to feel passionate about.  I enjoyed both in the Open Water Committee Meetings and the LMSC Committee meetings, reminding members that not all LMSC’s have 10,000 plus members and that expectations and rewards should be balanced for the large and small LMSC’s like Connecticut.  While sometimes listening to the debates can seem tedious, it is a great way to give to USMS and get so much back at the same time.

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USMS/ASCA Coaching Clinic

OCTOBER 1, 2012 BY EDITOR

NJ LMSC is hosting a USMS/ASCA Master’s Coach Level 1 and 2 Certification Clinic in Cranford, NJ (which is not far from Elizabeth, NJ which is near Newark, NJ- it is not far from NY).  This is an all day program being taught by Mel Goldstein with help.  Like many coaching clinics, even if you are an experienced coach, you will pick up great ideas from the instructors and the other coaches that attend.  The class covers both the logistics of running a program: budgeting, marketing, insurance and safety issues, etc and swimming fundamentals and the latest theories on good technique.  I have taken this class and even after coaching for 18 years, I thought it was great.  Click here for registration information.

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USMS Convention held in North Carolina

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 BY EDITOR

I was lucky enough to attend the USMS Convention in North Carolina this last week.  The highlights are too numerous to share in just one news burst so over the next couple weeks, I will share some of my experiences.  The convention is both a way to give to USMS, which is almost entirely run and organized by volunteers but also a way to get more out of Masters.  I was able in many occasions to voice my opinion that USMS should remember that some LMSC’s are smaller, like Connecticut, and that rules, regulations, and rewards need to be balanced to equally represent us.  I was also able to remind people that USMS is for “fitness, fun, and fellowship” and that fast is not one of the founding principals (even though it can be fun too).  While I can talk at length to the importance of committee meetings and workshops, the real benefit of going to convention is the socials.  While I have so many great memories, I will share this one first.  Friday night, a group from New England and I celebrated a successful day by drinking some beers by the pool.  Who should wander over but none other than, world record holding, Olympic gold medalist, Aaron Peirsol, who sat a drank with us for over 2 hours.  And the best is that he is really cool, down to earth, and has a great attititude about swimming for fun.  Yes, I will add the pictures for those of you who think this is just a ploy to get more CONN Master’s to convention next year.  But really, consider making time for next year’s convention in Anaheim, California.

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Masters Coaching Clinic Available

JUNE 7, 2012 BY EDITOR

NJ LMSC is hosting an USMS/ASCA Level 1 and Level 2 coaching course in Cranford, NJ on Saturday, October 13, 2012.  I have attended these courses and can attest that they are well worth the time for those that are interested.  Mel Goldstein is going to be leading the course with help TBA.  Mel is an extremely accomplished swimmer and coach on many levels.  For more details click Coaching Course- NJ.

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New England Meets Added

MAY 9, 2012 BY EDITOR

New England Championships are back on: Register!  They will be held at Blodgett Pool at Harvard.  There will be a new format this year since the meet will only be held on Sunday.  There will be no long distance events, only 200’s and shorter for individual events and the 400 Medley and Free Relays.  This is an excellent opportunity for some of our distance swimmers to try some new events. 

Vermont is also holding a meet May 19th in White River Junction: Register.  This meet will be held in a yard pool; great for those who weren’t happy with their times this spring or want something a little easier before the long course meets start up. 

Unfortunately, I have not found any information on a long course colonies zone championships.  Last year the Colonies Zone Championships were hosted by the Middlebury Muffintops in Vermont.  The meet was very convenient for us New Englanders but was not convenient for others in the zone.  While there had been rumors of teams offering to host the Zone Championships, I haven’t seen anything yet.  If anyone hears of a Colonies Zone Championships, please let me know at [email protected].

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Maryland Swim for Life

APRIL 19, 2012 BY EDITOR

Maryland Swim for Life is holding it’s 21st Open Water Race on July 14, 2012.  This year’s race is sponsered this year by The District of Columbia Aquatics Club.  The races begin and end at Rolph Wharf on the Chester River and include a 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mile events.  The is no registration fee but instead they are requiring each swimmer to get a minimum of $100 in donations which will go to several charities in the local area.  More information can be found at their website:  21st Annual Maryland Swim for Life.

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Relay All Americans for 2010-2011

APRIL 18, 2012 BY EDITOR

CONN Master’s had 11 Swimmers Make the 2011 Relay All Americans.  They are as follows: Barbara Baker, Collenn Brandon, Dan Goodwin, Michael Hoffman, Myles Lynch, Tait Michael, Pam Henry Moss, Galen Rinaldi, Gregory Sargent, Jeff Sargent, and Shila Stolarski.  If any of the winners would like a patch and certificate to commemorate being a Relay All American, please mail the 2011 Relay AA Request Form to USMS.

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National Meets have been posted

MARCH 13, 2012 BY EDITOR

Please see the Meet Results page for the upcoming National Meets.  There has been a misconception that you must the qualifying times in order to participate in the meet.  Unlike, youth swimming, at Master’s Nationals you may swim up to 3 events without meeting the qualifiying times.  Having the qualifying times allows you to enter more than the three events.

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Master’s Meet in Ohio

FEBRUARY 2, 2012 BY EDITOR

For people who want a reason to visit Ohio this February, Spire Master’s is hosting a Winter Classic Swim Meet.  The meet will be held the weekend of February 18th-19th in Geneva, Ohio which is located about half way in between Cleveland, Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania on Lake Erie.  Please check the meet announcement: Winter_Masters_Invitational[1], the meet registration: Spire Master’s 2012 Winter Classic, and locale hotel information: Hotel_Descriptions_Jan_2012[1].  Please note that there is online registration available for this meet at https://register.spireinstitute.org/civi/node/1866.

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New England Masters SCY Championships

JANUARY 18, 2012 BY EDITOR

The date has been posted for the “Harvard Meet”.  The distance day which usually includes the 1000 and 1650 will be March 10.  The rest of the events will be the following weekend, March 16-18.  While the details have not been posted yet, please put these dates into your calender.  CONN Master’s has presented a strong team in the past at New England Championship meets and we always have fun.

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Reminder Entires for New Engalnd’s at Boston U are Due NOW

NOVEMBER 30, 2011 BY CHAIR

CONN Masters has a strong tradition of support New England Master’s Championships. Please consider adding this meet, Dec 9-11, to your schedule. Entry forms and information can be found at: https://www.meetresults.com/entries/.

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NEM SCM CHAMPS

NOVEMBER 17, 2011 BY EDITOR

CONN Masters has a strong tradition of support New England Master’s Championships.  Please consider adding this meet, Dec 9-11, to your schedule.  Entry forms and information can be found at: https://www.meetresults.com/entries/.

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I’m a Brute Postal Event

NOVEMBER 14, 2011 BY EDITOR

Doug Garcia from Fort Collins Colorado would like Connecticut Masters Swimmers to consider doing their annual “I’m a Brute” Postal event.  The event consists of going  a 1650/1500 Free, 400 IM, and 200 Fly in one day and the money raised goes to support a local non profit.  For more information, visit their website at www.BruteSquadSwim.com.

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USMS News for Coaches

OCTOBER 21, 2011 BY CHAIR

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This month’s SLC contains some unique opportunities for coaches. Also–please make sure your USMS club is registered by October 31.

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Free marketing materials are available for USMS programs. Caps, stickers, brochures, etc. You pay shipping.

Small club? Just starting out? Don’t have an advertising budget? We have created free templates that you can use to promote your program, your swim meets and your open water events.

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What is it that makes coaches great? Is it their workouts, their motivational skills, their knowledge of swimming? It’s an interesting question and if you posed it to 10 people, I bet you would get 10 different answers.

Over time, as a swimmer and as a coach, I’ve learned many things, but a few basic tenets of good coaching keep popping up over and over again. To me, coaching is “the journey that never ends” and I wanted to share some of the ideas I’ve tucked away in my coaching toolbox. Read more…
USMS Club and Coach Services Director Job Opening
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Fall and Winter Open Water Training
Mallory Mead As the 2011 open water season wraps up, it is time to set sights to the 2012 season. Even though most of our swimmers will be confined to pool training for the months that lay ahead, it’s never too early to start preparing them for the 2012 season. Here are some tips for making all and winter really count for your open water swimmers Read more…
30-Day Trial Period Available
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Maintaining USMS Insurance Coverage
Coach Services For those new swimmers who want to participate in your workouts but do not want to wait until November 1 to register for 2012 or pay for an “end of year” USMS membership, they can use the 30-Day Tryout!

Unregistered swimmers may try out USMS with a club or workout group. The tryout period must not exceed 30 consecutive days in any 12-month period, during which time the swimmer may participate in swim practices only.

To maintain USMS insurance coverage (which covers registered members only, but not the swimmer who is trying out), each tryout swimmer must fill out the standard membership application form. The coach or contact person should make sure that the liability release is properly signed, write “30-Day Tryout” in the margin, and retain the form for the 30-day period. When the swimmer elects to join USMS, it is then a simple matter to cross out the annotation, attach the check, and forward the application
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Coach on Deck The USMS Online Coaching Program provides regular themed practices from qualified coaches to interested members through the USMS website. Applications for the 2012 program are now being accepted. This year the highly successful program has been expanded to now include seven different themes: High Volume, High Intensity, Strokes & IM, Fitness & Beginners, Expectant and New Mothers, Open Water and Triathlon.

Coaches who wish to participate in this program, which includes a stipend, may download an application in PDF format. The application deadline is November 15, 2011.
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Register The club renewal process is underway. All clubs that were registered in 2011 have been sent an email containing a customized renewal link. The link allows the club to renew online with a Visa or MasterCard.

The goal is to have all clubs renewed by October 31. Members can begin registering for 2012 the following day, November 1. If a club has not renewed its membership for 2012, members will not be able to join that club during the registration process.

The LMSC registrars should be creating their paper registration forms and setting their LMSC fees in the registration software. The registration form template can be found in the USMS Guide to Operations registration section.

The National Office will begin sending renewal reminders to all 2011 members on November 1, per the membership retention plan schedule. The registrars are encouraged to send additional communications to their members as they see fit.

Once again, USMS will be offering sponsor discounts to all members who register for 2012 by December 31. Eight sponsors will be participating this year. Members will receive coupon codes in their registration receipts.
FINA World Masters Championships
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Full Time Masters Coach Job Opening
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Asphalt Green Seeking Full Time Coach
Asphalt Green Masters Swimmers 2010 USMS Club of the Year Asphalt Green is seeking a full time Masters Coach for their over 300 member team in New York City. The ideal candidate will be a creative coach that can design workouts with competitive goals in mind. More information on this job opening can be found on the USMS Forums.
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The Coach Asks: I was told at a short course meters meet that we couldn’t have counters for the 400 freestyle. Is that true?

Answer: No. A swimmer may appoint a counter for events of 16 lengths or more except for the individual medley (USMS 102.10.6A). It is a violation of USMS rules to deny a swimmer a counter for events of 16 lengths or more except for the IM. However, even though USMS allows counters for the 400 freestyle, note that there is no warning signal for the 400 freestyle, because a starter or designee shall sound a warning signal in events 500 yards or longer (USMS 103.8.7).

For any questions about rules contact Kathy Casey, USMS Rules Chair

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U.S. Masters Swimming U.S. Masters Swimming, founded in 1970, is a membership-operated national governing body that promotes adult health, fitness, wellness and competition through aquatics. It does so by partnering with more than 1,000 adult swim programs across the country; promoting information via the bi-monthly member magazine, SWIMMER, monthly e-newsletter, STREAMLINES, and usms.org; and by sanctioning and promoting pool, open water and virtual competitions. More than 50,000 adults are registered members of U.S. Masters Swimming.

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Streamlines for Volunteers

OCTOBER 14, 2011 BY CHAIR

Some of you may be new volunteers since our annual convention in September. If this is your first issue of STREAMLINES for Volunteers, welcome! SLV is bimonthly and always contains information to help you in your volunteer efforts. Thank you for all you do!

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Elected Officials and Assignments
USMS Logo 100X100The 2011 United States Aquatic Sports Convention was held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, Fla. September 14-18. We have compiled the below list of current and newly elected officers and committee chairs. More information, including awards and honors, can be found in the convention press release.

Executive Committee

President – Nadine Day
V.P. of Administration – Michael Heather
V.P. of Community Services – Jody Smith
V.P. of Local Operations – Ed Tsuzuki
V.P. of Programs – Dave Diehl
Secretary – CJ Rushman
Treasurer – Ralph Davis
Past President – Jeff Moxie
Legal Counsel – Patty Miller

At-Large Directors

Jim Clemmons
Phil Dodson
Maria Elias-Williams
Chris McGiffin
Don Mehl
Hugh Moore
Anthony Thompson
Phillip Whitten

Committee and Zone Chairs

Jill Gellatly – Audit Chair
Sarah Welch – Comp & Benefits Chair
Homer Lane – Finance Chair
Anthony Thompson – Governance Chair
David Burgio – Investment Chair
Betsy Durrant – Policy Committee Chair
Doug Church – Swimming Saves Lives Chair
Jeff Roddin – Championship Chair
Scott Bay – Coaches Chair
Marcia Anziano – Fitness Education Chair
Meegan Wilson – History & Archives Chair
Sean Fitzgerald – Legislation Chair
Paige Buehler – LMSC Development Chair
Donn Livoni – Long Distance Chair
Edward Saltzman – Officials Chair
Lynn Hazlewood – Open Water Chair
Sally Dillon – Recognition & Awards Chair
Chris Stevenson – Records & Tabulation Chair
Leo Letendre – Registration Chair
Katherine Casey – Rules Chair
Jane Moore – Sports Medicine & Science Chair
Stacy Broncucia – Breadbasket Zone Chair
Jeffrey Strahota – Colonies Zone Chair
Jerry Clark – Dixie Zone Chair
Daniel Cox – Great Lakes Zone Chair
Wes Edwards – Northwest Zone Chair
Michael Moore – Oceana Zone Chair
Jill Gellatly – South Central Zone Chair
Mary Hull – Southwest Zone Chair

2013 Pool Championships Locations

2013 Spring Nationals: IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, Ind. May 9-12
2013 Summer Nationals: Marguerite Aquatic Center, Mission Viejo, Calif. August 7-11

Meeting Minutes
Taking notesDid you miss a meeting? Could not attend the convention? We have you covered. All meeting minutes are posted on the USMS Convention page.

Convention Workshop Videos Available
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Club Registration
RegisterThe club renewal process is underway. All clubs that were registered in 2011 have been sent an email containing a customized renewal link. The link allows the club to renew online with a Visa or MasterCard.

The goal is to have all clubs renewed by October 31. Members can begin registering for 2012 the following day, November 1. If a club has not renewed its membership for 2012, members will not be able to join that club during the registration process.

The LMSC registrars should be creating their paper registration forms and setting their LMSC fees in the registration software. The registration form template can be found in the USMS Guide to Operations registration section.

The National Office will begin sending renewal reminders to all 2011 members on November 1, per the membership retention plan schedule. The registrars are encouraged to send additional communications to their members as they see fit.

Once again, USMS will be offering sponsor discounts to all members who register for 2012 by December 31. Eight sponsors will be participating this year. Members will receive coupon codes in their registration receipts.
Long Course Meter Top 10 Submissions
Top 10The deadline for LCM Top 10 tabulations including those for relays are due to Mary Beth Windrath, National Swims Administrator, by October 20.

USMS Records and Tabulation Document
Volunteer Profile
House of DelegatesAnother convention is in the books and there is no doubt that its success is due to the energy, dedication, and passion of YOU, one of the more than 240 delegates in attendance.

Whether you are a delegate representing your LMSC or are appointed because of your work at the national level, you take on the responsibility of being well-informed, so you are able to make the best decision for our membership when casting your votes for our leadership, rules or legislation.

Many of you are club and LMSC volunteers as well as national committee members. You donate your time for committee work during the year, participating in conference calls, task forces and projects. Many use your personal vacation time and, depending on the stipend, assume some of the convention expenses yourselves.

You attend the IMSHOF Induction Ceremony and USAS Awards banquet to honor those from USMS and the other NGBs who are the best of the best. You swim at morning coached workouts, participate in workshops, network in the hospitality suite and bring ideas back to your clubs and LMSCs.

A special thank you to all of you. U.S. Masters Swimming would not be the organization it is today without you!
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U.S. Masters Swimming, founded in 1970, is a membership-operated national governing body that promotes adult health, fitness, wellness and competition through aquatics. It does so by partnering with more than 1,000 adult swim programs across the country; promoting information via the bi-monthly member magazine, SWIMMER, monthly e-newsletter, STREAMLINES, and usms.org; and by sanctioning and promoting pool, open water and virtual competitions. More than 50,000 adults are registered members of U.S. Masters Swimming.

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Message from the new USMS President

OCTOBER 13, 2011 BY CHAIR

September 29, 2011

Message from USMS President Nadine Day
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Dear Michael,

The club renewal window for 2012 opens on October 1. It is our goal to have all clubs renew on time, which means between October 1 and October 31. Individual member renewal opens November 1 and last year we had more than 20,000 members renew in November and December.

If a club is not renewed by October 31, and individual members attempt to renew their membership starting on November 1, they will renew unattached, renew with the wrong club, creating extra work for your registrar or, worst case, not renew at all because they cannot find their club in the drop-down menu.

Our membership coordinator Anna Lea Matysek will be sending a customized club renewal link to all 743 clubs on October 1, and our club and coach development coordinators, Mel Goldstein, Susan Ingraham and Lisa Dahl, will be reaching out to all USMS clubs, encouraging ontime club renewal and offering the services of USMS and your LMSC.

We wanted you to be aware of this outreach and assure you that we will keep you updated on communication and requests from local clubs so we can together provide assistance.

Swimming for Life,
Nadine Day

President | U.S. Masters Swimming
217-304-3395 | [email protected]
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