Joan Campbell and Nancy Durstein are close in the butterfly at the National Training Center Spring Splash meet in Clermont during March. Story below.
Coach Joe is resuming the monthly Gulf Swims just in time for the Triathlon Season.
- SUN Masters Open Water Swim
- April 3, 2005
- Clearwater Beach
- Palm Pavillion
- 7:30am
SUN Masters swimmers are multi-talented and always busy. Here are results of some of their recent endeavors:
Countryside Sprint Swim Meet, January 29
- Allison Snow : 50FR= 33.25 (PR).
- Roz Randall: 1st 50 Br, 100 IM; 2nd 50 FR
- Marianne Bradley: 1st 50BK, 50BR, 50FR, 100IM
- Joan Campbell: 1st 50BK, 50BR, 50FR, 100IM
- Nancy Durstein:1st 50BK, 100IM 2nd 50FR, 50 FL
- Bill Conlon: 1st 50BK, 2nd 50BR, 50FR, 100IM
- Don Puchalski: 1st 50BK, 50FL, 50BR, 50FR, 100IM
- Relays
- 45+ 200yd FR 1st Joan Campbell, Marianne Bradley, Nancy Durstein, Jean Tsagaris
- 45+ 200yd IM 1st Bill Conlon, Don Puchalski, Marianne Bradley, Jean Tsagaris
Fort Lauderdale Masters Challenge, February 25-27
- Marianne Bradley60-641st 100FR, 200FR, 50BK, 50BR,100IM 2nd 50FR,100BR,50 FL
- Joan Campbell 70-74 1st 50FR, 100FR, 1650 FR, 50BK, 200BK, 200BR, 400IM
- Nancy Durstein 75-79 1st 500FR, 1000FR, 1650FR, 100BK, 200BK, 50FL, 100FL, 200FL, 100IM, 2nd 200IM
SWIFT Swim Spring Splash Clermont, March 19-20
- Marianne Bradley 60-64: 1st 50FL,100IM; 2nd 50FR, 100FR, 200FR, 50BK: 3rd 100BK, 50BR, 100BR
- Joan Campbell 70-74:1st 200BK, 50BR, 200BR, 200FL, 200IM: 2nd 50FR, 200FR, 500FR, 1000FR, 100BK
- Nancy Durstein 75-79: 1st 100BK, 200BK, 100IM, 200IM 2nd 100FR, 200FR, 100FL, 200FL 3rd 50FL, 400IM
- Don Puchalski 65-69: 1st 50BK, 50BR, 100BR, 200BR, 50FL, 100IM, 200IM: 2nd 50FR
High Point Age Group Winners
- 75-79 Nancy Durstein 1st
- 70-74 Joan Campbell 1st
- 60-64 Marianne Bradley 1st
- 65-69 Don Puchalski 2nd
St. Pete Masters SCY Championships, St. Petersburg, April 8-10
- 25-29 Allison Snow: 2nd 100-200-500-1650 free
- 35-39 Beth-Wonicker Cook: 3rd 1650 free
- 60-64 Marianne Bradley: 1st 200 IM; 4th 500 free & 200 IM
- 70-74 Joan Campbell: 1st 100 fly, 200-400 IM; 2nd 50-500 free, 100 back 200 IM; 3rd 50 back
- 75-79 Nancy Durstein: 1st 1650 free, 200 fly, 400 IM; 2nd 200 back, 200 breast, 100 IM
- 60-64 David Gifford: 2nd 200 free, 200 fly; 3rd 200 back, 400 IM; 5th 100 IM
- 65-69 Don Puchalski: 1st 50-100-200 breast, 100-200-400 IM; 2nd 50 fly; 4th 50 free
Feature Story by Marianne Bradley
Well, Spring certainly went out like a lion and came in like a lamb for the four SUN Masters who went to Clermont March 19-20 to swim in the SWIFT Swim Team's First meet, their "Spring Splash."
It was 42 degrees Saturday morning when the warm-up started in the nice warm outdoor pool. The meet was held at the National Training Center, a beautiful Sports, Health, and Fitness complex on one of the highest hills in Clermont, with a panoramic view of the entire area. To add to the low temperature, the wind was blowing about 20 mph, which when one is on top of a hill, and is wet, it makes for very large goose bumps. If one didn't have a swim parka and sweat pants, they will next year.
Sunday morning, the first day of Spring, came up bright and sunny, calm and cool, but warmed up early, and gave us a wonderful day. What a weather contrast! The meet was very well managed, the Olympic size pool clear and bright (below), the hospitality of our hosts and their helpers warm and friendly, food was good and plentiful, and there was plenty of covered or sunny area to sit and overlook the pool down a small grassy knoll.
Don Puchalski in the breaststroke, top.
Marianne Bradley in the breaststroke, bottom.
The Florida LMSC Awards Banquet- March 19, 2005 was attended by more than 50 of us.
2004 Distance Swimmer of the Year -- Joan Campbell
Top 10 Pool Swimmers of the year -- Joan Campbell
Top 10 Distance Swimmers of the Year -- Allison Snow 25-29 & Dan Mullet 45-49
Clermont 1/2 Ironman 10/23/04
- Allison Snow and Beth Wonicker-Cook took 3rd place in the Female Relay Division
St. Pete Beach Classic 10K
- Beth Wonicker-Cook 5th place in her age group ( not her best but the first time she placed in a 10K event
Gasparilla 5K 2/6/05
- Allison Snow: 25:57 another PR !
Gasparilla 15K
- Beth Wonicker-Cook 35-39 1:13:59 (PR)(1st time racing this distance )
- Roz Randall 55-59 2nd place!
- Pat Cohen Racewalker 1:55 (no official timing)
Gasparilla Marathon 2/7/05
- Liz Graham
Armadillo 10K 3/19/05
- Beth Wonicker-Cook 35-39 2nd 47:31 ( PR)
- Roz Randall -50+Grandmaster 1st 48:45
Tri-america Olympic Distance-Clermont, Florida 4/3/05
- 55-59 Pat Cohen 3rd
Harvey's 5K 4/8/05
- 50-54 Roz Randall 1st
Beach to Bayou 5K
- 35-39 Beth Wonicker-Cook 4th
- 55-59 Florence Delaney 5th
For those wanting to get a FACT T-shirt or cap check with Joan Campbell will have some navy and some white tees at the zone meet, and Victor Buehler is ordering more caps from Agonswim.
Please email all your accomplishments or any news you want shared with the SUN Masters Team to me at pcohen1@tampabay.rr.com so I can include them in the newsletter..
Coming Attractions:
Information, dates, and entry forms are on the Dixie Zone meets page
Pool competitions
Apr. 21-24 / SCY: YMCA Masters Nationals. Indianapolis IN.
Apr. 30-May 1 / SCY: Savannah Masters Invitational. Savannah GA. Entry deadline: received by Thursday, April 21
May 19-22 / SCY: USMS National SCY Championships. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Entry deadline: postmarked by April 7 or received by April 14 (on-line entries due by April 14)
June 3-18 / SCY: National Senior Games. Pittsburgh, PA. (must have qualified at one of the 2004 state senior games meets)
June 4 / LCM: Classic City Masters Invitational. Athens GA (UGA). Entry deadline: received by Friday, May 27
June 11-12 / LCM: SWIM Florida Bumpy Jones Classic. Sarasota FL. Entry deadline: received by Wednesday, June 1
June 11-12 / LCM: Golden Isles Long Course Meet. Brunswick GA.
June 12 / LCM: Summer Series I. Ft. Lauderdale FL
July 10 / LCM: Summer Series II. Ft. Lauderdale FL
July 15-17 / LCM: St. Pete Masters Long Course Swimming Championships. St. Petersburg FL. Entry deadline: postmarked by Tuesday, July 5
July 16-17 / LCM: Dixie Zone Long Course Championships. Charlotte NC
July 22-31 / LCM: World Masters Games. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
2005 Open Water/Long Distance
April 16: Tampa Bay Marathon Swim (24-miles). Tampa FL. HYPERLINK "http://www.distancematters.com/marathon" Information & entry (limited number of entrants; entries accepted first come-first serve beginning November 1, 2004). This event is USMS sanctioned.
May 7: Hurricane Man 2.4-mile Rough Water Swim. St. Petersburg FL. Entry deadline: received by Friday, April 15 (entries accepted to May 2 with late fee). This event is USMS sanctioned.
May 7: Pass-A-Grille 1000m Swim. St. Petersburg FL. Entry deadline: received by Friday, April 15 (entries accepted to May 2 with late fee). This event is USMS sanctioned.
