Colonies Zone SCM Championships
By Ed Tsuzuki, Garden State Masters
(Reprinted from Swiminfo. Com)
Several individuals and one relay posted times below the existing Short Course Meters World Records at the Colonies Zone Short Course Meters Championships held at Rutgers University on December 9 and 10.
Laurie Hug, 35 (Colonials 1776), swam faster than Karlyn Pipes-Nielsen's time of 17:36.24, with a 17:27. 84 in the 1500 freestyle. Laurie split a 9:15.44 at the 800, which is .04 seconds off Karlyn's world record 9:15. 40! Laurie touched with a flip turn instead of a hand touch at the 800 because she was really focused on the 1500, but it is quite possible she could have still set both records with a hand touch at the 800.
Doris Steadman, 76 (Garden State Masters), continues her ongoing world record setting ways in the backstroke as she lowered her own mark from 1:40.47 to 1:39.76. Doris holds the world record in the 50, 100, and 200 SCM backstroke in the 65-69, 70-74, and 75-79 age groups.
On the men's side, Curtis Sawin, 29 (Garden State Masters), debuting his new Speedoä Recordbreaker Bodyskin suit, lowered his own national record in the 50 fly from 25.24 to 25.20, which ties Jonas Akesson's (Sweden) time from 1997. He destroyed the 100 fly world record of 55.85, held by Roberto Neto (Brazil) with a 54.98 (the National mark was 56.11, held by Martin Herrmann).
Olympic trials qualifier Wally Dicks, 37 (Montgomery Ancient Mariners), keep on getting better and better, as he lowered his own world mark in the 100 breaststroke of 1:03.18 with a blistering 1:02.79. His 2:20.90 also broke Serge Score's (Canada) world record of 2:22.64. Wally now holds the national and world records in all three breaststroke events in the 35-39 age group.
The final world record of the meet was set by the Garden State Masters 200-240 year 200 medley relay team of Richard Alexander (56), Benn Doyle (42), Art Deffaa (52), and Jim Dragon (56). Their 1:58.22 lowered Gold Coast's 1998 time of 1:59.34.
Just missing Bruce Stahl's world mark of 23.80 in the 50 free with a very fast 23.83, Mike Fell, 39 (Montgomery Ancient Mariners), crushed Rick Abbott's 53.25 national record in the 100 freestyle with a 52.80.
62 new women's Colonies Zone Short Course Meters Meet records, 71 men's, and 17 relay records were set at this meet. Complete results and meet records can be viewed at: www. colonieszone. org
Potomac Valley First Place Finishers:
Terrapin Masters
James Crowder (19-24): 200 back (2:17.05); 100 breast (1:13.81); 100 IM (1:03.93); 200 IM (2:19.85)
Michael Lee (30-34): 200 free (2:13:28) Allison Thomson
Ed Switzer (30-34): 400 free (4:47.83)
Jeff Hoyle (30-34): 100 IM (1:08.79)
Sean West (30-34): 400 IM (5:20.21)
Eric Nordlund (35-39): 1500 free (20:01.37)
Charlie Hoffman (50-54): 50 breast (34.63); 100 breast (1:17.40); 200 breast (2:52.59)
Mixed 100-119 400 free relay (4:14.35): James Crowder (1:02.20), Allison Thomson (1:04.99), Jennifer Galloway (1:07.12), Sean West (1:00.04)
Mixed 100-119 200 medley relay (2:13.28): James Crowder (35.57), Allison Thomson (39.35), Jeff Hoyle (28.21), Jennifer Galloway (30.15)
Mixed 129-159 800 free relay (9:12.44): Sean West (2:15.35), Ed Switzer (2:19.51) , Allison Thomson (2:24.85), Jane West (2:16.95)
DC Aquatics Club
Rachel Frentsos (25-29): 200 IM (2:29.14)
Montgomery Ancient Mariners
Carol Kammel (30-34): 50 free (29:81); 100 breast (1:26.17)
Michael Fell (35-39): 50 free (23.83); 100 free (52.80)*
Wally Dicks (35-39): 100 breast (1:02.79);** 200 breast (2:20.90)**
Tom Denes (40-44): 1500 free (20:50.19)
John Feinstein (45-49): 50 fly (29.01), 100 fly (1:05.98)
Men 160-199 200 free relay (1:42.61): Michael Fell (24.14), Tom Denes (27.82), John Feinstein (27.17), Wally Dicks (23.48)
*USMS record; ** World Record