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Jenny Thompson has been nominated for the US Olympic Hall of Fame and we in the New England LSC can help her get selected. The public can go online and vote for Jenny’s selection at http://halloffamevoting.teamusa.org/ and can vote once per day from now until April 9.

RECORDS SET AT the 2012 SCY NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS NE-RES ( A USA-S New England Registered swimmer, set at any USA Swimming sanctioned meet) NE (A record set by any registered USA swimmer, at a NE Swimming sanctioned meet in New England) 12 & UNDERS: Cathleen Li, BGSC, 11-12 Girl's 50 Butterfly NE-RES with a time of 26.32. Broke Erica Meissner's, ABF, 2001 record. Cathleen's time places her 3rd in the country for 12 year olds in that event! RELAYS: Weymouth Waves (WW) Boy's 11-12 400 Free Relay team...

New England Swimming will be nominating for the following open positions on the Board of Directors: GENERAL CHAIR ADMIN VICE CHAIR FINANCIAL VICE CHAIR SECRETARY SENIOR VICE CHAIR Junior Coach Representative (to be elected by coach-peers) Elections will take place on May 5th, at the Annual Meeting. If you, or anyone you know, is interested in any of the positions, please contact our Nominating Committee Chair, Jamie Bloom, at [email protected] before March 20th.

Paul Getchell, the Head Coach of ANA for 10 years, and a present coach with Exeter Swim Team has passed away. Paul inspired many NE swimmers and is the reason many of them stayed in the sport. As a testament of his ability to inspire and make an impact on those around him, ANA names a swimmer each year with an award in Paul's honor, and now the Exeter Swim Team is going to as well. New England Swimming sends special condolences, and many thanks, to Paul's family for a...

Aquatics director of Eaglebrook School, and head coach of ESSC, Bo Tanner has built the Eaglebrook School swimming program into a power

CRIMSON AQUATICS, coached in three locations by Mike Spring, Carl Cedarquist, Jack Leavitt and Tim Murphy was just recognized with a 2012 Gold Level Status for their outstanding development and excellence in the sport of swimming. Crimson joins the Bluefish Swim Club as the 2nd NE team to achieve this level. The USA Swimming Club Excellence Program is a voluntary program that identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to performance excellence. This program strives to meet the following objectives: Promote the development of strong, well-rounded age group...

New England Seniors, held at the Boston University Pool on December 15-18, 2011 provided just the right amount of competition for three swimmers to break some NE and NE RES records: Kaitlyn Harty of GMSC set a record in the 13/14 Girl's 100 Backstroke with a time of 55.90. This time breaks the record held by Rachel Moore (ANA at time of record) (CRIM) in 2009. Aaron Gustafson of ABF set the NE and NE-RES record in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 48.04. This breaks the record set...

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The winners of the special "Past NES Olympian Awards" at the New England Senior meet in are as follows: 1. The Ray Carey Award (1996, Atlanta) for the winner of the Men's 200 Fly: KEVIN BRADLEY, CRIM (1:50.04) 2. The David Berkoff Award (1988, Seoul, and 1992, Barcelona) for the winner of the Men's 100 Backstroke: Aaron Gustafson, ABF (49.19) 3. The Robert Hackett Award (1976, Montréal) for the winner of the Men's 1500 Free : Liam Egan, CRIM (15:30.24) 4. The Erik Vendt Award (2001, Fukuoka, 2004, Athens, and...

2011-2012 SCY Interim Top 16 Reports from Sept 1, 2011 thru Dec 26, 2011. If you notice any errors of times, please email [email protected] immediately. 8 & Under events that are honored at the top ten banquet are: 25/50/100 of each event, the 200 and 500 Free and the 100 and 200 IM. 8 & Under 25 Yard 8 & Under 50 Yard and above 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 Open