Valentine's Meet- Feb 11-12th, 2006
Back by popular demand. SUN Masters will be organizing, planning and presenting the Valentine's Meet which will take place at the Long Center. We will need everyone's cooperation and participation. Start thinking of Sponsorship prospects, what events you what to swim and how you can help by volunteering to time, help with hospitality and/or clean-up..
The LMSC Awards Dinner will take place at the LONG Center on the 11th after the meet.
SUN Masters swimmers are multi-talented and always busy. Here are results of some of their recent endeavors:
St Croix 1/2 Ironman May 1, 2005
- Jeff Allen (photo at right)
Gulfcoast 1/2 Ironman- May, 2005
- Pat Cohen 55-59 2nd
Walt Disney 1/2 Ironman May, 2005
- Beth Wonicker-Cook 35-39
- Val Tavanese
- Roberta Klar
- Jerry Napp
Hurricane Man Open Water Swim 2.4 miles May, 2005
- Don Puchalski, Nancy Durstein
Dunedin Hog Hustle 5K May 14, 2005
- Arnaud Glacet -30-34= 1st
Clearwater Beach Patrol Ocean Swim May 28,2005
- Arnaud Glacet 30-34 3rd
Clearwater Beach Patrol Ocean Swim- June 25, 2005
- Arnaud Glacet 30-34 3rd
Midnight Run 5K July 4, 2005
- Arnaud Glacet 30-34-1st
US Masters Swimming Championship-Ft. Lauderdale, Fl-May 19-22, 2005
Florida Aquatic Team (FACT) 3rd Overall;Women's division-2nd;Men's division-3rd.
The FACT team is comprised of over 500 State swimmers and is coached by our own SUN Masters coach Joe Biondi.
Individual results for our team were as follows:
- Marianne Bradley: placed 6th, 9th and 10th in her individual events
- Joan Campbell: National Champion (Gold) in 200IM, 400IM, 200 BR and 3 silver medals
- Nancy Durstein: 1 Silver and 2 Bronze
- Don Puchalski: Silver in in 4 events; Bronze in 1 event and a 4th
Relays
75+ Joan Campbell, Nancy Durstein, Bunny Cedarlund and Edna Gordon participated on two relay teams that broke the National USMS record!!! Check out the picture in this month's Swim Magazine!!
National Senior Games-Pittsburgh, Pa- June 16th-18th,2005
- Joan Campbell-75-79; 3 Gold and 3 Silver
- Nancy Durstein 75-79; 1 Gold, 3 Silver and an 8th place
- Don Puchalski 65-69; 5 Gold and 1 Silver. Don set 3 Senior Game Records!!
- Joan, Nancy and Don all qualified to participate in the National Senior Olympics locally at the Good Life Games in Clearwater and at the State level in the Florida State Games in the Villages last December
St. Pete Masters Long Course Championship July 115-17, 2005
- Karen Mirlenbrink 25-29 2nd 200 BR; 3rd 200Fr, 50 BR
- Marianne Bradley 60-64 1st 100BR, 100FR, 50FL, 200IM
- Joan Campbell 70-74 1st 1500FR, 200FL, 100BR 2nd in 4 events; 3rd in 3 events and High Point age group winner.
- Nancy Durstein 75-79 Competed in several events including the 1500.
Florida LMSC Top 5 2004-2005
- Allison Snow 25-29: 2nd 200FR, 1000FR, 1650FR; 3rd 100 FR, 500FR;
- Beth Wonicker-Cook 35-39: 4th 1000FR; 5th 1650FR
- Rosalyn Randall 50-54:2nd 1650FR;3rd1000FR,
- Marianne Bradley 60-64: 1st 50FL, 100IM, 200IM; 4th 50FR, 100FR, 200FR, 500FR, 50BK, 100BK, 50BR, 100BR, 200BR
- Joan Campbell 70-74: 1st 100FL, 200FL, 200IM, 400IM; 2nd 50FR, 100FR, 200FR, 500FR, 1000FR, 1650FR, 100BK, 200BK, 100IM ; 3rd 50BR, 200BR 4th 50BK, 5th 100BR
- Nancy Durstein 75-79: 2nd 1000FR, 1650 FR100FL, 200IM 3rd 200FR, 500FR, 100BK, 200BK, 200FL 4th 100FR, 50BK, 100 BR, 50 FL, 100IM, 400IM
- Don Puchalski 65-69: 1st 50BK, 50BR, 100BR, 50FL, 100IM, 200IM, 400IM: 2nd 200BR, 3rd 50FR
RELAYS
75+ 1st Place National Record 200FR and 200Medley
- Edna Gordon
- Joan Campbell
- Nancy Durstein
- Bunny Cedarlund
Happy Birthday
- 6/16 Mark Walker, 7/2 Buffy Price, 7/2 Jerome Napp, 7/3 Ellen Bowen
For those wanting to get a FACT T-shirt or cap check with Joan Campbell.
Please e-mail all your accomplishments or any news you want shared with the SUN Masters Team to me at HYPERLINK "mailto:pcohen1@tampabay.rr.com" pcohen1@tampabay.rr.com so I can include them in the newsletter
SUN Masters are active in the hemisphere
Jeff Allen, above, in the St. Croix 1/2 Ironman, and
Pat Cohen and friends, below, during a Colorado bike trip
