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March 2015 News

March 30, 2015 -  Announcing Sussex County YMCA's "Adult Mini-Meet" on Saturday, April 18, 2015.  There will be a new swimmer orientation from 2:00-2:30 pm, with meet check-in at 2:30 pm, and warmup beginning at 3 pm.  Click here for entry form.  Entries must be received by Wednesday, April 15.  Questions may be directed to Sarah Navarro at (973) 209-9622 ext. 210.  

March 23, 2015 - Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers who set new NJ LMSC SCY records at the Spring Classic Masters Meet on March 7-8, 2015 at The College of New Jersey. Women 80-84: Janet Wehrlen-Moeller (80) 500 free - 10:53.21, 200 fly - 6:28.43; Men 18-24: Eric Materniak (23) 200 breast - 2:16.34, 200 fly - 2:03.78; Men 45-49: Oleg Chebotarev (46) 1650 free - 18:25.09; Men 50-54: William Segal (50) 100 free - 50.84, 50 back - 26.87, 50 fly - 24.94, 100 fly - 54.91; Bill Fallon (52) 200 fly - 2:20.62; Men 55-59: Kip Gibson (58) 1000 Free - 11:25.88; Men 70-74: Jim Dragon (70) 50 Free - 26.58, 50 back - 35.05, 100 IM - 1:10.81; Relays: Men 55+:  400 free relay Lawrence Seidman (67), Sam Cynamon (64), Jack Zakim (69), Arthur Wein (64) - 4:41.06  

March 18, 2015 - 2015 Spring Swim Clinic with Olympian Kim Vandenberg! Come join us on Sunday, April 26th, 2015 at the Raritan Bay Area YMCA for a swim clinic hosted by your NJ LMSC! Olympian Kim Vandenberg will be on deck and in the water to offer ways to swim Freestyle and Butterfly more efficiently. This clinic is open to any registered NJ Masters Swimmer. Space is limited- sign up today!  

March 23, 2015 - New Jersey continues in the number 5 (out of 52 LMSCs) spot in total mileage but has moved up to the third spot in total number of participants in the USMS Go the Distance Fitness event!  Only Pacific and Southern Pacific have more participants.  Of the top 13 participating LMSCs, NJ also has the highest participation rate with 12.5% of its membership recording their swim mileage on line.  The large LMSCs of Pacific, Southern Pacific, Florida and New England continue to dominate the leaderboard in total and the Colonies Zone remains the number one Zone in total mileage.  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. For the NJ LMSC membership note that you can also use GTD to track your mileage for the Swim University fitness event.  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.

GTD

Top (6) LMSCs for 2015:    
Pacific – 21,661 miles, 348 swimmers (4% of LMSC membership)           
Southern Pacific – 12,072 miles, 184 swimmers  (5% of LMSC membership)            
Florida - 8,351 miles, 125 swimmers  (7% of LMSC membership)           
New England - 7,881 miles, 116 swimmers  (6% of LMSC membership)           
New Jersey - 7,389 miles, 116 swimmers  (13% of LMSC membership)       
Oregon - 5,960 miles, 83 swimmers  (9% of LMSC membership)    
Potomac Valley – 5,289 miles, 104 swimmers  (5% of LMSC membership)

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

February 2015 News

February 4, 2015 – New Jersey has retained the number 5 (out of 52 LMSCs) overall spot in both mileage and number of participants in the USMS Go the Distance Fitness event.  Of the top 10 participating LMSCs, NJ also has the highest participation rate with 11.4% of its membership recording their swim mileage on line.  The very large LMSCs of Pacific, Southern Pacific, Florida and New England continue to dominate the leaderboard in total and the Colonies Zone remains the number one Zone in total mileage.  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.  For the NJ LMSC membership note that you can also use GTD to track your mileage for the Swim University fitness event.  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.

GTD

Top (6) LMSCs for 2015:    
Pacific – 8,201 miles, 312 swimmers (4% of LMSC membership)          
Southern Pacific – 4,627 miles, 167 swimmers  (5% of LMSC membership)           
Florida - 3,161 miles, 115 swimmers  (7% of LMSC membership)          
New England - 3,046 miles, 107 swimmers  (6% of LMSC membership)          
New Jersey - 2,480 miles, 105 swimmers  (11% of LMSC membership)      
Oregon - 2,343 miles, 80 swimmers  (9% of LMSC membership)   
Potomac Valley – 2,042 miles, 97 swimmers  (5% of LMSC membership)  

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

February 18, 2015 -  Announcing the Spring Classic Masters Meet at The College of New Jersey, hosted by Eastern Express Swim Team on Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, 2015. Click here for the paper entry form or register online. Entries close Monday, March 2, 2015. Any questions, please contact meet director Michael Randazzo at Michael.Randazzo87@gmail.com 

February 17, 2015 - Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers who set new NJ LMSC SCY records at the OCY Unofficial Masters Team Championships Short Course Yards meet on February 15, 2015. Women 60-64: Nancy Steadman-Martin (60) 500 free - 5:59.43, 1000 free - 12:11.82, 50 back - 34.91, 100 back - 1:15.05, 200 back - 2:38.03; Women 80-84: Janet Wehrlen-Moeller (80) 1000 free - 22:08.68, 50 breast - 1:02.27, 50 fly - 59.07, 200 IM - 4:42.08; Men 18-24: Richard Maier (24) 50 breast - 27.41, Men 45-49: Oleg Chebotarev (46) 1000 free - 10:48.12; Men 65-69: Jack Zakim (69) 100 back - 1:15.86; Men 70-74: Jim Dragon (70) 50 free - 26.95, 100 free - 1:04.24, 50 breast - 34.85 Mixed Relays 55+: 200 Free Relay - Garden State Masters (GSM) 2:03.12 - Nancy Steadman-Martin (60), David Pierson (62), Ron Borchers (55), Mary Molloy (56); 200 Medley Relay - Garden State Masters (GSM) 2:18.35 - Nancy Steadman-Martin (60), David Pierson (62), Ron Borchers (55), Mary Molloy (56) 

February 13, 2015 - The preliminary top ten for SCM 2014 has been posted to usms.org. Click here to view the listing.  Please report any discrepancies to edtsuzuki@gmail.com  

February 6, 2015 -  The January/February Fastlane is now available online!

February 4, 2015 - Congratulations to Scott Yeomans for setting new NJ LMSC SCM records at the Colonies Zone SCM Smackdown meet at George Mason University on December 12-14, 2014.  Scott, 50, set new records in the Men's 50-54 age group in the 400 meter free (4:42.33), the 800 meter free (9:52.04) and the 200 back (2:31.95) 
 

January 2015 News

January 12, 2015 - Announcing the 2015 Unofficial Masters Team Championships at Ocean County YMCA on Sunday, February 15, 2015.  Click here for the paper entry form or register online at here.  Entries close February 13, 2015. 

January 12, 2015 - Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers who set new NJ LMSC Long Distance Records at the U.S. Masters Swimming 2 mile cable national championships at Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, NY on August 16, 2014. Women 45-49: Lynn Ascione (47) 50:06.62, Women 50-54:  Margaret Martonosi (59) 56:04.96, Women 55-59:  Sarah Sangree (56) 56:41.30, Men 40-44: Gregory Gallo (41) 1:03:18.84, Paul Kiell (83) 1:32:04.68 

January 12, 2015 - Announcing the 2015 Unofficial Masters Team Championships at Ocean County YMCA on Sunday, February 15, 2015.  Click here for the paper entry form or register online at here.  Entries close February 13, 2015. 

January 12, 2015 - Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers who set new NJ LMSC Long Distance Records at the U.S. Masters Swimming 2 mile cable national championships at Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, NY on August 16, 2014. Women 45-49: Lynn Ascione (47) 50:06.62, Women 50-54:  Margaret Martonosi (59) 56:04.96, Women 55-59:  Sarah Sangree (56) 56:41.30, Men 40-44: Gregory Gallo (41) 1:03:18.84, Paul Kiell (83) 1:32:04.68