Around the NELMSC - March 2022 |
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Upcoming Deadlines...
Don't Miss 'Em!
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Events: Friday & Saturday, April 1-2 at WPI
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Distance Day: Sunday, April 3 at WPI
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Chair's Corner
Alana Aubin, NELMSC Chair
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Greetings, New England LMSC!
I hope you are well as the weather starts to warm and more opportunities for swimming arise. I’m sure you have heard already, but our 2022 SCY championship meet is happening soon and registration is open! Consider this my personal invitation to join us in Worcester from April 1-3.
I recently returned from Denver, CO, where I took part in the USMS Relay 2022 volunteer summit, which focused on club development. Over one hundred USMS volunteers, including five from New England, assembled for a weekend of networking, workshopping, and exchanging ideas. In addition to a keynote from Nathan Adrian, I enjoyed learning how other LMSCs support their clubs, members, and coaches and came away with some ideas I am excited to implement here. As always, if you have any suggestions for how the LMSC can serve you better, feel free to reach out to me directly.
One more thing - please take a look around your club or workout group and consider nominating someone for a local service award this year. Nominations for most of the NELMSC award categories are due May 1, and awards will be presented at our Hall of Fame induction and Awards celebration following the Jenny Thompson meet on July 17th.
Thank you for being part of our Masters Swimming community!
Alana Aubin
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1-Hour Virtual Championships |
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30 NEM swimmers racking up the yardage at the Boston Sports Institute in Wellesley, MA. |
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New England Masters (NEM) finished 2nd to Davis Aquatics in the “large” club division. The 108 NEM swimmers combined for 386,005 yards. The men's 25+, 35+ and 45+, women's 45+ and 65+, and mixed 35+ and 45+ relays all placed first. The following swimmers placed in the top 3 of their age groups:
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Eric Nilsson 1st (35-59)
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Claire Thomas 3rd (35-39)
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Tracy Grilli 2nd (65-69)
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Dorothy Tourtual 3rd (70-74)
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Ruth Stavis 2nd (85-89)
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Great Bay Masters (GBM) ladies (Adrienne K, Kim W, Patty R, Michele S, Gail P, Mary S and Robyn S) combined for 24,000 yards. Alex Ferris took 3rd in the 18-24 age group. Steve Miller placed 11th in the largest overall age group 65-69 with 71 swimmers. GBM placed 9th overall in the small club combined division.
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Alex Ferris competing in the Hour Swim. |
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2021 NELMSC & Colonies Zone Championship
Worcester, MA
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After a year hiatus, the NE-LMSC SCM Championship returned to WPI. Granite State Penguins topped the medium team division with 2,313 points, followed by Connecticut Masters with 2,209.50 and Charles River Aquatics Masters with 2,029. Terrapin Masters took first in the small team division with 906 points, with Tech Masters and King Fins Aquatic Club rounding out the top 3. In the squad division, UV Rays won with Life Time New England taking 2nd and Colonials 1776 taking 3rd. Dick Hutchings (WAM) won male high point with 221 points and Kysa Crusco (GSP) won female high point with 214 points.
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12th Annual UVAC Leaf Peepers Meet
White River Junction, VT
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By Christian Avard (UV Rays)
Masters swimming is back at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center (UVAC) in White River Junction, Vermont.
The 12th Annual Leaf Peepers Masters Swim Meet returned on November 20th after a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Masters swimmers from all over New England and beyond made it to the Green Mountain State for one of the best mini meets in recent years.
Several records were broken. Beth Estel, of the Granite State Penguins, broke the USMS Short Course Meters (SCM) record in the Women’s 65-69 50m breaststroke with a time of 41.39. Estel also set three other New England LMSC SCM records in the 200m butterfly, 3:31:38; 100m breaststroke, 1:32:00; and the 400m freestyle, 5:37:53.
Sue Jensen of the Charles River Aquatics Masters also set a New England LMSC SCM record in the Women’s 60-64 200 meter butterfly with a time of 3:17:23. Greg Weissman of New England Masters set a New England LMSC SCM record in the Men’s 60-64 50m free with a time of 27.91 and Rachel Reynolds of the Granite State Penguins set a New England LMSC SCM record in the Women’s 30-34 100m backstroke with a time of 1:08:91.
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2021 USMS Long Course Nationals
Geneva, OH
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NEM A 200 Medley Relay 240-279 comprised of Chuck Barnes, Karen Mareb, Fiona Atkinson, and Mark Keil, took on NEM B of Tara Mack, Dick Hutchins, Tracy Grilli and Matthew McKay. B won, placing 6th followed by A in 7th.
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Chuck Barnes (NEM) set a new FINA Masters world record and USMS record in the men’s 45-49 50 butterfly of 25.24. Chuck placed first in the 50 free, 50 back and 100 back.
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Karen Mareb, Tara Mack, Beth Estel and Tracy Grilli (NEM) lowered the NELMSC record in the 240-279 200 free relay by over 22 seconds, with a time of 2:10.06. This relay achieved #1 in the FINA Top 10 rankings for 2021. |
Beth Estel (NEM) set 3 USMS & NELMSC records in the women's 65-69 age group.
- 50 breast - 41.87
- 100 breast - 1:34.77
- 200 breast - 3:31.83
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Dick Hutchings (NEM) set 4 NELMSC records in the men's 80-84 age group, placing 1st in the 400 and 800 free, 2nd in the 100 free and 3rd in the 200 free.
- 100 free - 1:25.90
- 200 free - 3:17.25
- 400 free 7:01.53
- 800 free - 14:32.49
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Ildiko Szekely (NEM) took 1st in two events in the 40-44 age group:
- 100 fly - 1:00.69
- 200 fly - 2:29.37
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Emily Cook (GBM) officiated & swam 6 events, placing 2nd in the 50 breast and 3rd in the 200 breast. |
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2021 USMS Short Course Yards Nationals
Greensboro,NC
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2021 USMS SCY Nationals returned in July 2021 in Greensborough, NC. New England swimmers traveled to compete in the modified competition where swimmers were broken into sessions by age groups. No relay were contested.
Viktor Soldatov (NEM) raced an exciting 200 Breast, tying for 1st place in the 30-34 age group with a 2:07.31. Viktor's time also set a NELMSC record. Viktor nabbed another NELMSC record in his 100 breaststroke with a 58.53.
Tracy Grilli (NEM) broke the 60-64 NELMSC record in the 1650 with a 20:58.20.
Daniel Epstein (NEM) set a new NELMSC record in the 50 Fly with a 30.64.
Beth Estel (NEM) set two new NELMSC records in the 50 Breast with a 38.12 and the 100 Breast with a 1:23.87, earning 1st place in each event for the 65-69 age group.
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Viktor Soldatov after his 200 breaststroke |
Tracy Grilli (GSP) and
meet director Mark Rubacky
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April 23 - Workout Writing Clinic
Crystie McGrail and Bob Ouellette will host a free Workout Writing Clinic on Saturday, April 23rd from 9:30-11:30am at the Portsmouth Library in Portsmouth, NH. Topics will include workout architecture, considerations for triathletes and open water swimmers, proper warmups and cooldowns, and designing workouts for various abilities.
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June 11 -- Mashpee Superswim
June 11 -- LandShark Swim & Aquathlon
June 12 -- Boston Frogman Swim
June 18 -- MBCC Against the Tide Hopkinton (Sanctioned)
June 18 -- Charles River Swim (Sanctioned)
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Save the Date:
Swim with a Mission
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Save the date for Swim with a Mission, to be held Saturday, July 16 in Bristol, NH. Don't miss the opportunity to race in beautiful Newfound Lake! 1k, 5k and 10k individual events and 10k relays offered.
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July 23 -- Swim Across America - Nantucket Island Open Water Swim
July 23 -- Kingdom Swim
August 6 -- Swim Across America - Boston Open Water Swim
August 13 -- MBCC Against the Tide Brewster (Sanctioned)
August 13 -- Nubble Light Swim
August 13 -- Boston Light Swim
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Save the Date:
Glen Lake Swim
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Don't miss your chance to swim with Glennie! The 4th Glen Lake Swim: The Beast from Loch Glennie goes down on Sunday, August 14th. This is a sanctioned one and two mile race at beautiful Glen Lake in Goffstown, NH.
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August 21 -- Wild Fish Swim Festival
September 10 -- Swim Across America (RI)
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April 28-May 1 -- 2022 USMS Spring National Championship
July 21-28 -- Pan American Masters Championships
August 3-7 -- 2022 USMS Summer National Championship
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May 15-September 15 -- 5k/10k Virtual Championships
September-November 15 -- 3k/6k Virtual Championships
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