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March 2010 News
March 31, 2010 - Drew University Rangers Masters Swimming hosted the new "March Madness" SCY meet on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Drew University. Click here for results Congratulations to Nancy Steadman-Martin (55), for swimming the 1650 faster than the current USMS National record.  Nancy swam a 19:22.45 which is just over 10 seconds faster than Barbara Dunbar's national record time of 19:32.61. Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers for setting new NJLMSC SCY records at the March Madness meet! Women 18-24 Abby Whitlow (20), 50 Breast - 33.64; Women 55-59 Nancy Steadman-Martin (55), 200 Free - 2:09.17,  1650 Free - 19:22.45; Women 60-64 June Carson (61), 50 Free - 32.15; June Carson (61), 1650 Free - 26:01.52, 50 Breast - 43.79; Marie Velucci (60), 100 Fly - 1:46.76. Men 50-54 Kirby Dillard (50), 1650 Free - 19:24.79; Men 60-64 Frank McElroy (61), 1650 Free - 19:40.44; Men 65-69 Jim Dragon (65), 50 Breast - 33.34; Jim Dragon (65), 100 IM - 1:04.13;  Men 75-79 Paul Kiell (79), 1650 Free - 28:56.97
March 27, 2010 - New Jersey Devils outing planned for the NJLMSC on March 30, 2010.  Only $49 per ticket, which includes a $10 food voucher. Click here for complete information and ticket order form. Questions - please contact Bridgette Hobart-Janeczko at bhobart@ptcllc.com
March 27, 2010 - Final Top Ten for the 2009 SCM season has been posted! Click here to view.
March 27, 2010 - NJ Masters Swimming congratulates the following New Jersey Masters swimmers for their respective levels of commitment to United States Masters Swimming. All 2009 award recipients will be presented awards at the 2010 Annual New Jersey Masters Swimming Awards Banquet and Social to be held on the evening of Saturday, May 8, 2010. The awards are each customized with the commensurate years of continuous NJ LMSC membership and can be viewed on the NJ Masters website.  The guest speaker this year will be U.S. Masters Swimming Eastern US Coach and Club Development Coordinator, Jim Halstead. Additionally, there will be a pre-banquet workout at the Rahway YMCA from 3:30pm - 5:00pm for those interested.  The banquet will be held next door to the Rahway YMCA from 6:00pm - 10:00pm. To conclude the evening, we will again be having door prizes!! If you have any NJ Masters swimming photos that you would like to share with your fellow Masters swimmers as part of the banquet slide show, please e-mail them to Ed Tsuzuki  edtsuzuki@comcast.net  by April 24th.  We would love to add your photos to the montage celebrating the NJ Masters swimming community throughout the years!
March 27, 2010 - Drew University Rangers Masters Swimming hosted the new "March Madness" SCY meet on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Drew University. Results to be posted shortly.
March 27, 2010 - January 2010 NJLMSC Board meeting minutes posted
March 11, 2010 -  March 2010 FastLane posted! 
March 9, 2010 - December 2009 NJLMSC Annual Board meeting minutes posted

February 2010 News
February 24, 2010 - The Ocean County YMCA hosted the OCY Unofficial Team Championship SCY meet on 2/14/10. Congratulations to Ridgewood YMCA who won the meet with 452 points.  Ocean County was second with 430 points and Wyckoff YMCA was third with 198 points. Click here for complete results. Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers who set new NJLMSC SCY records at the Unofficial Team Championships held at the Ocean County YMCA on February 14, 2010. Women 55-59 Nancy Steadman-Martin (55), 100 Free - 1:00.54, 500 Free - 5:39.24, 1000 Free - 11:30.25, 200 Back - 2:33.88 (breaking mom Doris' record from 1984!), 200 Fly - 2:26.06; Women 60-64 June Carson (61), 1000 Free - 15:41.56.  Men 30-34 Mike Betts (31), 100 Free - 46.95 45-49; Bill Segal (45), 200 Free - 1:51.57; Men 50-54 Ron Borchers (50), 500 Free - 5:41.76; Men 60-64 Frank McElroy (61), 200 Back - 2:35.75
February 7, 2010 - Preliminary Top Ten for the 2009 SCM season has been posted! Click here to view.
GTD

February 7, 2010 - CONGRATULATIONS to the NJ LMSC for their incredible participation in this event! Out of all LMSCs, New Jersey is #3!  And, the Colonies Zone is the #1 Zone with 57,456 miles swum!  The next closest zone is the Dixie Zone with 38,823 miles. This event is open to ALL registered USMS members.  To participate, simply submit your total yardage in your on-line FLOG (under MyUSMS). For more details about this fitness event, go to GO THE DISTANCE on the USMS website.

Top (3) LMSCs  as of Dec 31,  2009:
Pacific 27,114 miles
Southern Pacific 17,706 miles
New Jersey 14,716 miles

Click the "Go the Distance" logo above for end of 2009 results
February 1, 2010 - Drew University Rangers Masters Swimming will be hosting a new "March Madness" SCY meet in New Jersey on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Drew University. Click here for meet entry form.

January 2010 News
January 31, 2010 - New Jersey Devils outing planned for the NJLMSC on March 30, 2010.  Only $49 per ticket, which includes a $10 food voucher. Click here for complete information and ticket order form. Questions - please contact Bridgette Hobart-Janeczko at bhobart@ptcllc.com
January 25, 2010 - January/February 2010 FastLane posted!
January 23, 2010 - The NJ LMSC is pleased to announce that the much anticipated Annual 100 x 100s Event is scheduled for Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Rutgers University Sonny Werblin pool from 8am - noon. All 2010 USMS registered NJ Masters Swimmers are invited to attend! Click here for complete information.
January 23, 2010 - The meet formerly known as 'March Madness' will be held on April 10, 2010 at the John Witherspoon Pool in Princeton. Mark your calendars and stayed tuned for more details!!
January 22, 2010 - On Sunday, February 14th, the Ocean County YMCA will once again be hosting the OCY Unofficial Team Championship SCY meet. The meet will be split into two sessions again this year with the 1000 free event in the morning (9:15am warmup; 10:00am start) and a second session for all other events starting in the afternoon (12:00pm noon warmup; 12:40pm start) Entry form must be received by 5:00pm Thursday, February 4th Click here for entry form. If you have any questions, please contact Lou Petto by email at  lpetto@ocymca.org or phone at 732.341.9622  x 2222
January 22, 2010 - Emergency Rule Change for Swimwear (from USMS.org) The USMS Rules Committee and USMS Executive Committee have approved emergency rule changes to the USMS swimwear rules due to the recent FINA Masters swimwear rule changes. Emergency Rule Change document
January 22, 2010 - The NJ LMSC is pleased to announce that the much anticipated Annual 100 x 100s Event is TENTATIVELY scheduled for Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Rutgers University Sonny Werblin pool from 8am - noon. All 2010 USMS registered NJ Masters Swimmers are invited to attend! Stay tuned for the confirmation announcement and for complete details.
January 22, 2010 - SAVE THE DATE!!! Saturday, May 8th, 2010 The 4th Annual NJ Masters Swimming Awards Banquet and Social will be held on Saturday evening, May 8, 2010. We hope to see many of you there to share an evening of fun and camaraderie with your fellow NJ Masters swimmers. More details will be forthcoming!