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2014 News Archives

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July 2014 News

July 30, 2014 - Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers for setting new NJ LMSC LCM records at the Jason E. Nessel Memorial Invitational LCM meet in Rahway, NJ on July 27, 2014.  Women 50-54: Laurie Ditommaso (52) 50 Breast - :41.54; Women 55-59: Barbara McGregor (55) 800 free - 12:37.76, 50 back - 44.35; Women 65-69: Marie Vellucci (65) 100 fly - 2:10.36, 200 fly - 4:37.86; Men 70-74: Jim Dragon (70) 50 breast - 38.73, 50 fly - 32.79 

July 24, 2014 - The July/August Fastlane is now available online!

July 10, 2014 - Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers for setting new NJ LMSC LCM records at the 14th Annual Wilton Wahoo Masters Summer Sizzler in Wilton, CT on June 29, 2014.  Women 50-54: Laurie Ditommaso (52) 50 Breast - :42.12, 200 IM - 2:58.67; Lorna Cialdella-Morehead (50) 100 breast - 1:36.20, 100 Fly - 1:20.20; Women 55-59: Deborah Cipriano (57) 50 free - :32.85; Women 80-84: Janet Wehrlen-Moeller (80) 400 Free - 9:21.23, 100 breast - 2:25.43, 200 IM - 4:57.73. Also setting a new 400 free relay record in the Mixed 240-279 age group with a 4:56.84 was Deborah Cipriano, 57, Frank McElroy, 66, Lawrence Seidman, 67 and Laurie Ditommaso, 52  
 

Aug 2014 News

August 25, 2014 - New Jersey continues to show its strength in membership participation and total mileage in 2014 by posting the highest participation among the top 20 LMSCs and the 6th highest mileage totals out of 52 LMSCs.  The very large LMSCs of Pacific, Southern Pacific, Florida and New England, each with over 2000 members continues to dominate the leaderboard in total mileage while Oregon (1,121 members) New Jersey (864 members) and Illinois (2,191 members) are reporting very close results with 19.2k, 19.1k and 18.9k total miles respectively.  This on-line fitness event is a great way to keep a log (you can log all of your fitness activities – not just swimming) and also serves as a tremendous motivator for you to stay consistent.  Please continue to log your yardage! To participate, simply register and then 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.

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Top (7) LMSCs for 2014:  
Pacific - 73.9k miles, 499 swimmers (4% of LMSC membership)        
Southern Pacific - 45.7k miles, 280 swimmers  (6% of LMSC membership)         
Florida - 28.2k miles, 161 swimmers  (8% of LMSC membership)        
New England - 26.1k miles, 170 swimmers  (7% of LMSC membership)        
Oregon – 19.2k miles, 114 swimmers  (10% of LMSC membership)        
New Jersey - 19.1k miles, 121 swimmers  (14% of LMSC membership)    
Illinois - 18.9k miles, 169 swimmers  (8% of LMSC membership) 

Click the "Go the Distance" logo above for the latest results. 

August 13, 2014 - Congratulations (and apologies for the late post) to Oleg Chebotarev who, at age 44 in 2012, broke his own LCM record for the 800 meter freestyle at the 2012 FINA World Masters Championships in Riccione, Italy with a 9:27.76 
 

Sept 2014 News

September 21, 2014 -  Congratulations to NJ LMSC members Ed Tsuzuki and Chris McGiffin who we recently awarded the Dorothy Donnelly Service Award by the USMS – this award recognizes those whose contributions stand out in service to local, regional, and national programs. Up to 15 people are selected each year with nominations coming from LMSCs, clubs, and individuals and this year we are excited to have two swimmers from New Jersey LMSC have earned recognition for their long-time contributions. Their leadership and dedication to USMS has contributed greatly to the organization’s mission and programs. 

September 11, 2014 -  The September Fastlane is now available online!

September 9, 2014 - Announcing the "Adult Mini Meet" on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Sussex County YMCA in Hardyston, NJ.  New Swimmer Orientation: 2:00-2:30 p.m. Check-in: 2:30 p.m. Warmup: 3:00 p.m.  Meet Starts: 3:30 p.m. Entries must be received by Friday, October 3, 2014. Please click here for the entry form. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Navarro at (973) 209-9622, ext. 210 

September 5, 2014 - The NJ LMSC was represented by 14 swimmers from 5 teams at the USMS Summer (LCM) nationals at the University of Maryland on August 14-17, 2014.  Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers for setting new NJ LMSC LCM records and a special congratulations to national champions Michelle Davidson (50 back and 400 IM), Nancy Steadman-Martin (800 free, 200 fly and 400 IM), Scott Yeomans (800 free) and Christopher Gibson (1500 free).  Earning silver medals were Nick Demas (50 free), Nancy (200 free, 400 free and 200 back) and Scott (400 free) and NJ's bronze medalists were Michelle (100 free), Jerry Katz (50 fly) and Scott (200 free).  

The new LCM records set by the NJ LMSC swimmers are as follows: Women 60-64: Nancy Steadman-Martin (60) 200 free - 2:32.91, 400 free - 5:26.48, 800 free - 11:03.87, 200 back - 2:56.46, 200 fly - 3:01.50, 400 IM - 6:24.05; Men 50-54: Scott Yeomans (50) 200 free - 2:15.24, 400 free - 4:45.50, 800 free - 10:02.27, 200 back - 2:38.32; Men 55-59:  Christopher Gibson (58) 1500 free - 19:21.78;  Men 75-79:  Jerry Katz (76) 50 fly - :40.32 

September 5, 2014 - Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers for medaling at and setting new NJ LMSC LCM records at the FINA World Masters Championships at Jean Drapeau Park in Montreal, Canada on August 3-10, 2014.  This included both pool and open water events and NJ was well represented with over 20 swimmers attending. A special congratulations to world champion and new world record holder in the 50 fly, Jim Dragon (70).  Jim swam a 31.37 to win the event and lower the existing world record of 31.42 held by this year's runner up Richard Burns also from the United States.  Other top ten medalists at this meet are as follows.  New NJLMSC records are marked with an (*)   Women 45-49: Ann Monaghan (48) 50 back - :34.46 (7th place), 100 back - 1:15.35* (5th place); Women 50-54:  Lorna Cialdella (50) 100 fly - 1:15.21* (7th place), 200 fly - 2:50.27* (6th place), 200 IM - 2:45.44* (5th place), 400 IM - 5:58.20* (4th place); Women 55-59:  Deborah Cipriano (57) 200 free - 2:37.58 (10th place); Women 80-84:  Janet Wehrlen-Moeller (80) 50 breast - 1:05.01* (5th place), 50 fly - 1:09.59* (4th place), 100 fly - 2:35.77* (2nd place), 200 fly - 6:54.67* (3rd place), 400 IM - 11:06.59* (4th place)  Men 45-49: Oleg Chebotarev (46) 400 free - 4:38.55* (9th place), 800 free - 9:38.04* (9th place); Men 50-54: William Segal (50) 50 free - :26.46* (10th place), 100 free - 57.81* (10th place), 50 fly - :28.06 (7th place); Men 55-59:  Christopher Gibson (58) 800 free - 10:12.07, Michael Leddy (55) 200 breast - 3:00.16 (8th place); Men 65-69:  Frank McElroy (66) 400 free - 5;13.68 (2nd place), 800 free - 10:52.84 (6th place), 100 fly - 1;15.93* (2nd place), 200 fly - 2:58.18 (2nd place), 400 IM - 6:04.07 (3rd place); Larry Seidman (67) 100 fly - 1:35.37 (9th place); Men 70-74:  Richard Alexander (70) 100 free - 1:11.59* (4th place), 50 back - :36.20* (2nd place), 100 back - 1:24.60* (3rd place), 50 fly - :33.90 (8th place), 100 fly - 1:25.91* (6th place); Jim Dragon (70) 50 free - :30.08* (2nd place), 50 breast - :38.24* (2nd place); Men 75-79:  Jerry Katz (76) 50 free - :35.26 (5th place), 100 free - 1:23.72 (9th place), 50 breast - :47.85 (9th place);  Men's Relays 240-279 age group:  200 free relay Ed Tsuzuki (56), Larry Seidman (67), Jerry Katz (76), Frank McElroy (66) - 2:04.81 (7th place); Mixed Relays 240-279 age group:  200 free relay Deborah Cipriano (57), Larry Seidman (67), Frank McElroy (66), Laurie Ditommaso (52) - 2:07.51* (4th place); 200 medley relay Deborah Cipriano (57), Laurie Ditommaso (52), Frank McElroy (66), Larry Seidman (67) - 2:32.16* (10th place);  280-319 age group:  200 medley relay Janet Wehrlen-Moeller (80), Jerry Katz (76), Barbara Rosenbaum (73), Ed Tsuzuki (56) - 3;19.59* (9th place)

Also setting NJ LMSC records at this meet were Women 50-54:  Laurie Ditommaso (52) 100 breast - 1:29.51; Women 55-59:  Deborah Cipriano (57) 50 free - :32.59, 800 free - 11:38.58;  Men 45-49:  Oleg Chebotarev (46) 200 back - 2:40.74; Men 50-54:  Craig Hubert (50) 800 free - 10:53.77