Wisconsin Masters Swimming April/ May 2019

Wisconsin Masters Swimming April/ May 2019 Wisconsin LMSC Officers Chair: Mary Schneider WIChai r@usm s.org Vice Chair: Jeanne Seidler WIVi cechai r@usm s.org Coaches: Fred Russell WICoaches@usm s.org Edi tor: Carl Mi llholland WIEdi tor@usm s.org Fi tness: Melodee Nugent WIFi tness@usm s.org Offi ci als: Susan Wagner WIOffi ci als@usm s.org Long Distance/Open Water: Mary Jo Dri scoll WILongDi stance@usm s.org Regi strar: Peter Allen 409 Park Dr. Neenah WI 54956-2858 920-216-3229 WIRegi strar@usm s.org Safety: Jerry Louri gan WISafety@usm s.org Sancti ons: Jeanne Sei dler WISancti ons@usm s.org Secretary: Jen May WISecretary@usm s.org Top Ten: Jeanne Seidler WITopTen@usm s.org Treasurer: Mi ke Murray WITreasurer@usm s.org Auditor: Elyce Dilworth InternalAudi t@usms.org Webmaster: Mi ndy Sei dler WIWebm aster@usm s.org From t he Chair... Greetings Masters Swimmers! The short course season is winding down, and the last meet of the season for Wisconsin swimmers is the USMS Short Course Nationals, which will be held April 25-28 in Mesa, AZ. Sixty three swimmers will be making their way to the warmth and sunshine of AZ, to swim in the meet. Let?s all cheer them on! The state meet was held the weekend of March 23-24. I would like to send a huge Thank You on behalf of Wisconsin Masters Swimming, to Jeanne Seidler and her family for running another very successful State meet. Everything ran smoothly, and there was a lot of fast swimming. We even had representation from other states to add to the competition. More highlights can be found elsewhere in this newsletter. Since the short course season is ending, we need to turn our training to long course. The long course meter State meet will be held Saturday, June 15. Even though it will be early in the season, we have the opportunity to swim at the Schroeder Aquatic Center again. The water is cool and deep, which makes for a fast pool! Put the meet on your calendar, and let?s support it! As the weather turns warmer, thoughts turn to open water swimming, especially Wisconsin sanctioned events. One event is the Cream Cit y Classic, a Milwaukee river swim that will be in its second year. There were favorable comments after the inaugural swim. The other sanctioned event is the Madison Open Wat er Sw im (MOWS), which is a well-organized event taking place in Lake Monona in Madison. Think about trying one of these events, and do something different. For those of you who do not swim with a workout group, consider using some of the resources on the USMS website. There are articles on stroke techniques, training plans, and videos. These can all help improve your swimming experience. Take advantage of this membership benefit. You will need to establish an account 1 Continued on next page

Tara Rae Warren August 11, 1970 ~ February 28, 2019 Tara Rae Warren, 48, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 28, 2019 at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. Tara enjoyed swimming, bowling, and traveling. She liked horses,?80s music, and movies especially, Star Wars and Grease. Her favorite color was purple, and she was alw ays one to greet others around her. Tara was a masters swimmer who had her start in Special Olympics. She participated in all the State SCY Champs meets from 2010 through 2014. You might remember her as she was the only swimmer with Down's Syndrome at those meets. She put her whole heart into swimming. It was a privilege to have her in Masters swimming with us.? Jeanne Seidler From the Chair... Continued with a login and password, but then you have access to information no longer available to the general public. Although it is a long time away, the Annual Meeting for Wisconsin Masters will take place on Saturday, September 28. Consider attending the meeting and lending your voice to the matters discussed. The time and place will be forthcoming. If you are interested in volunteering in any way, whether short term or long term, please let me know at WIChair@usms.org. Have a wonderful summer swim season, and go WMAC at USMS Nationals! Mary Schneider Wisconsin Chair WMAC at 2019 USMS Spring Nationals Sixty three swimmers are registered to swim with Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club in Mesa, Arizona from April 25 to 28. It will be fun in the sun! If you have not already done so... 1. Add yourself to the team roster and tell us what relays that you are available to swim on this form: https://goo.gl/azvaf1 2. Enter your order for tee shirt(s) at https://goo.gl/qbdpjw Orders for T-shirts are due on April 10. T-shirts will be delivered at the meet. We will be communicating with you through email with social events and relay assignments. WMAC has rented two canopies for the meet. Look for our banner. WMAC swimmer Leah Schneider lives in the Phoenix area and has contracted with the meet organizers to organized massage therapy for swimmers on the premises. Forms to complete Team Roster and Relays: https:// goo.gl/ azvaf1 (Due Apri l 8) T-Shi rt Orderi ng: https:// goo.gl/ QbDPJw (Due Apri l 10) 2

2019 WISCONSIN MASTERS LCM STATE CHAMPS at Schroeder LONG COURSE M ETERS SATURDAY, JUNE 15t h, 2019 SPONSORED BY: The Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center Masters SANCTIONED BY: Wisconsin LMSC for USMS, Inc. Sanction No. 209-S007 LOCATION: Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center 9240 N Green Bay Road, Brown Deer, WI 53209-1104 TIME: Warm-up 12:00-12:50 pm, Meet starts at 1:00 pm, Doors open at 11:00 am. Saturday, June 15th, 2019 1. 400m Freestyle (35 entries max.) 2. 400m Freestyle Relay 3. 50m Backstroke 4. 100m Fly 5. 100m Freestyle 6. 200m Breaststroke 7. 200m Medley Relay 8. 400m Individual Medley (21 entries max.) 9. 50m Fly 10. 100m Breaststroke Six (6) events maximum 11. 50m Freestyle 12. 200m Backstroke 13. 200m Freestyle Relay 14. 200 Freestyle 15. 100m Backstroke 16. 50m Breaststroke 17. 400m Medley Relay 18. 200m IM 19. 200m Fly 20. 800m Freestyle Relay 21. 800m Freestyle (14 entries max. w/ wait list) ENTRY OPTIONS: Enter On-Line via Club Assistant (see www.swim-wimasters.org for link) OR via US.Mail with the Wis. Masters Swimming Universal Entry Form, one athlete per form. On-Line entry preferred. NO E-MAIL OR DECK LATE ENTRIES FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ON-LINE ENTRY: ht t ps:// www.clubassist ant.com/ club/ m eet_inform at ion.cfm?c=1176&sm id=11152 FACILITIES: Measured 8-lane 50-meter pool with bulkheads, anti-turbulent lane guides, starting blocks and backstroke flags. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1, but as a bulkhead course, is subject to length confirmation. Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and Records will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement. TIMING: Electronic (automatic) timing (primary), two buttons (secondary) and one watch (tertiary). The timing level meets requirements for setting FINA World Records and USMS National Records. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all USMS-Registered Masters Swimmers 18 years old or older. Mail entries must include a copy of the swimmer?s USMS registration card. Register with USMS before registering for this meet. ENTRY FEE: $5.00/individual event plus a $24.00 pool user surcharge. Fees must accompany US Mail entries, CHECKS PAYABLE TO WSAC. Relay-only swimmers must register for the meet, pay the facility fee and sign the waiver. Relay-only swimmers may enter on-line. There is no cost for relays. SEND ENTRIES TO: Jeanne Seidler? Meet Director N128W16779 Holy Hill Rd, Germantown, WI 53022-1533 Phone: (262) 894-0613 Email jseidler@usms.org 3 ENTRY DEADLINE: Mail entries must be received by Saturday, June 8, 2019. On-line entries will be cut-off on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 at 11:59 PM Central time. ENTRIES CLOSE ONE WEEK BEFORE THE MEET ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019.

Save the dates! It?s almost Open Water season! Mary Jo Driscoll, Long Distance, Open Water It?s never too soon to plan for some open water swims. Save the dates for the following events being held in Wisconsin this summer (click on the links for more information). USMS Sanct ioned Event s Cream City Classic (Milwaukee River Swim)? Saturday August 10th ht t ps:/ / w w w.cream cit yclassic.org Madison Open Water Swim? Saturday August 17 ht t ps:/ / w w w.sw im m ow s.org Non USMS Sanct ioned Event s Minocqua Island Challenge? June 29 ht t ps:/ / runsignup.com / Race/ WI/ Minocqua/ MinocquaSw im Challenge Big Swell Swim Series Big Swell Swim Devils Lake? July 7 Big Swell Swim Madison (New event!) - July 27 (No Milwaukee Swim this year) ht t p:/ / bigsw ellsw im.com Pointe to La Pointe Swim? August 3 ht t ps:/ / w w w.recreat ionandfit nessresources.org/ point -t o-la-point e.ht m l For other Midwest Open Water Swims click: ht t ps:/ / m arat honsw im m ers.org/ sw im -calendars/ m idw est / Looking for an indoor long-distance event? The USMS E-Postal 5k/10K event runs from May 15-September 15th. Registration was not available at the USMS site as of the printing of this newsletter but information on the event can be found at the following link: ht t ps:/ / w w w.usm s.org/ event s/ nat ional-cham pionships/ epost al-nat ional-cham pionships/ 2019-epost al-nat ional-cham pionships 4

Coach's Corner Fred Russell 2018 National Championship Shirts Team members from the Spring 2018 Championship Team can get their Championship Shirt at the State Meet or by making arrangements with me. I would like like to thank the following for their financial support on this project: - Coach Tim Capps & The Baraboo Team - Bob Corris - Dr. Geoff Mykleby - Dr. Darryl Stich - Julie Van Cleave - Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club - A3 Performance Hope to see you in Mesa 2019! Coach Fred Six WMAC Sw im m ers Com plet e USMS One Hour E-Post al The USMS one hour e-postal event was held January 1- February 28. In this event, swimmers swim as many yards as possible in one hour and enter their results on the USMS website. USMS swimmers from all across the country participate and results are compared across the board by age group. Wisconsin swimmers who com pleted the event and posted results i nclude: Jennifer May, Christele Schwerer, Karen Hoffman, Julie Van Cleave, Susan Bonis, and Mary Schneider Complete results can be found at this link. The next USMS E-postal event is the 5k/10k swim held May 15-September 15. Dave Clark Classic at Whit efish Bay High School March 3, 2019 Correspondent: Pam Dowling For this year?s meet, we beat cold temps outdoors and heated it up indoors for a great meet for all! There were a number of folks that posted personal bests, way to go! We had 109 register to swim. Dave Clark was front and center to meet and greet all, and even swim a race. The real work and fun was achieved in the pool and there was one individual that posted a record! Cat ie Knight, age group 35-39, set a 500 free record as a split in the 1650. She did a 05:44.0! She was pretty psyched with good reason! We really appreciate the kind words from everyone about the venue, the efficiency of the meet and the treats! It?s always fun to have new folks who have never competed before come out and do great! The draw for three of the newbies was the 50 fin race? we will keep that on for next year! Thank you everyone for participating! We look forward to another fun filled day of swimming next year! 5 Dave Clark

Sun Prairie Short Course Yards Meet Fun Time on Winter Day Sunday, February 10, 2019 Correspondent: Carl Millholland Winter was still in full effect for the Sun Prairie meet, but spirits were high nonetheless. The pool seems quite tropical? brightly lit with water disinfected via salt and liquid chlorine as well as a UV system. 58 swimmers signed up for events. We had some new faces from the Madison and Monona area, plus several WMAC stalwarts. After the meet a number of swimmers gathered at a little place just south of the school called Chicken Lips. Very much a dive bar, the place is well-known for its chicken wings. We passed several tasty baskets around the table, telling swimming stories over a few beers. It was a good day. McFarland Short Course Met ers Meet Records Fall, Swim m ers Say Good-bye t o AOAC Sunday, March 9, 2019 Correspondent: Carl Millholland This year was the last Masters swim meet in the 25 meter Angie O'Donnell Aquatic Center in McFarland. Built in 1978, the original pool was a six-lane rectangular competition pool in constant demand, both from students and across the village's demographic spectrum. After years of planning and referendums, a new 10-lane pool will take its place. The new pool will still have a 25 meter configuration, which is great news to Wisconsin Masters swimmers. In addition to the West Bend 25 meter pool, McFarland offers us a chance to crack SCM records. And crack we did! 22 records fell on March 9, across many ages for both men and women. See next page for results. With only 40 swimmers registered, this is an impressive number. McFarland Mast ers Swim m ers Showing Their St uff Back: Rachel Nelson (43), Back: Christina Mignon (39), Front: Ann Jackson (58), Middle: Sara Cox Landolt (45), Front: Jennifer Western Hauser (42) 6

New State Records? SCM & SCY Course Age Group Event Tim e Sw im m er Dat e Short Course Meters Men 30-34 100 IM 1:04.60 Conner Andrews 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 30-34 50 FREE :25.45 Conner Andrews 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 45-49 100 FREE 1:01.40 Todd Hrenak 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 55-59 100 IM 1:09.92 Thomas Grisa 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 55-59 400 IM 5:41.02 Thomas Grisa 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 60-64 200 BREAST 3:13.62 Keith Van De Laarschot 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 60-64 200 IM 2:55.37 Keith Van De Laarschot 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 60-64 400 IM 6:14.26 Keith Van De Laarschot 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 65-69 100 IM 1:22.59 Carl Millholland 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 65-69 200 IM 3:06.44 Carl Millholland 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 85-89 100 BACK 2:11.21 Fred Salzmann 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 85-89 200 BACK 4:38.68 Fred Salzmann 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Men 85-89 50 BACK 1:00.69 Fred Salzmann 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 18-24 100 BACK 1:12.20 Francesca Gastrow 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 18-24 100 FLY 1:07.62 Natalie Sepic 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 18-24 200 FREE 2:15.33 Francesca Gastrow 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 18-24 200 IM 2:31.67 Natalie Sepic 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 18-24 50 FLY :30.68 Natalie Sepic 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 60-64 100 BACK 1:30.57 Laurie Alioto 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 60-64 200 BACK 3:05.13 Laurie Alioto 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 60-64 200 FLY 3:07.31 Laurie Alioto 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Meters Women 60-64 400 IM 6:36.49 Laurie Alioto 3/ 9/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 30-34 500 FREE 4:55.04 Craig Frederiksen 3/ 23/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 30-34 1000 FREE 10:21.86 Craig Frederiksen 3/ 24/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 30-34 1650 FREE 17:14.35 Craig Frederiksen 3/ 24/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 40-44 500 FREE 5:11.83 Andrew Babcock 3/ 23/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 40-44 1000 FREE 10:48.95 Andrew Babcock 3/ 24/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 40-44 200 BREAST 2:17.59 Steele Whowell 3/ 23/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 45-49 100 BACK :59.04 Mark Larkin 3/ 23/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 45-49 200 IM 2:10.64 Mark Larkin 3/ 24/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 45-49 100 BACK :59.32 Tom Whowell 3/ 23/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 45-49 50 BACK :27.26 Tom Whowell 3/ 24/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 60-64 400 IM 5:25.57 Keith Van De Laarschot 3/ 24/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 70-74 50 FREE :27.79 Tom Meehan 3/ 24/ 2019 Short Course Yards Men 85-89 200 BACK 4:10.41 Fred Salzmann 3/ 24/ 2019 Short Course Yards Women 25-29 200 BREAST 2:22.62 Jenny Holtzen 3/ 23/ 2019 Short Course Yards Women 25-29 200 FREE 1:54.84 Jenny Holtzen 3/ 23/ 2019 Short Course Yards Women 35-39 500 FREE 5:44.72 Catherine Knight 3/ 3/ 2019 Short Course Yards Women 45-49 50 FREE :25.07 Trina Schaetz 3/ 23/ 2019 Short Course Yards Women 65-69 200 BACK 3:21.14 Janet Schultz 3/ 24/ 2019 7

Scenes from this year's meets Sun Prairie Jenny Holtzen, Cheyanne Carbone, Madison Boyle, Mindy Seidler Whitefish Bay Janet Schlutz, Candy Christenson, Susan Boni s, Mary Schnei der celebrate new record Amy Walther, Patricia Hagen, Mary Jo Dri scoll, Kathleen Daley Jim Arnold, Fred Salzmann, Tom Michelson, Alex MacGi lli s (Cheerleader), Don Jack son Mark Steinhafel, Scott Richards, Greg Blommel, Tom Grisa 8 Baraboo sw i m m ers from 2018 Nati onals: Doug Mering, Kara McCarty, Tim Capps, Ann Berres-Oli votti, Nora Bergeon-Capps, Katy Meri ng

WMAC Swimmers to Compete at the YMCA Nationals From Apr 11 to Apr 14, 10 WMAC swimmers are traveling to Orlando to compete in the YMCA Masters Nationals. From Oshkosh, Melinda Mann, Jeff Schmiedel and Kelly Wynns. From Schroeder, Geoff Mykleby, Jeanne Seidler, Mindy Seidler, Barbara Lemm, Jim Arnold, Fred Salzmann and Phyllis Jane Smith. About 400 swimmers are attending this meet, members mostly from YMCAs in the Midwest and East Coast. It is a very friendly meet. Fred looks forward to competing against his friend, Olympian Yoshi Oyakawa, in the 100 backstroke. Yoshi was the 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 backstroke. He Swam an IM epostal And all he got was a t-shirt When Scott Conley heard about an 2400 yard IM epostal called IM Madness, he said, "Dude, I gotta do that!" And did it he did on March 31. Organized by North Carolina Masters Swimming, the epostal consisted of 4 X 200 IM, 2 X 400 IM and 1 X 800 for a cumulative time. The epostal does offer shorter IM sets, but seriously what's the point? Swimmers can rest between laps, but those rests count against your overall time. Scott, however, did not rest, swimming the entire 2400 yards without stop at the Robert Kueny YMCA in Kenosha in a time of 42:16. Scott beat out another WMAC swimmer by a Scott Conley whopping 6 seconds. Way to swim, Scott! 2 Days of Peace, Love and Chlorine Wisconsin Short Course Yards Cham pionship 61 women and 91 men competed in the two-day Wisconsin Masters Short Course Yards Championships last month. Several swimmers from neighboring states came to experience the fast lanes of the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, and few were disappointed. Wisconsin swimmers broke 18 state SCY records, while three relay records fell. 2019 SCY Relay Records Wom en's 65+ 400 Medley? 7:13.70 Susan Boni s, Candy Chri stenson, Janet Schultz, Mary Schnei der Wom en's 65+ 800 Freestyle? 13:01.68 Susan Boni s, Candy Chri stenson, Janet Schultz, Mary Schnei der Men's 55+ 400 Medley? 4:06.81 Thomas Grisa, Gregory Blommel, Scott Richards, Mark Steinhafel 9

2018 Nat ional Top Ten List? Short Course Met ers Congratulations to the following Top Ten Individual swimmers for short course meters in 2018. Nam e, Age, Event s, (Place) Madeline Hoover, 23, 50 Free (5), 50 Breast (9) Ashley Higgins, 23, 50 Free (6), 50 Fly (5) Hanna H Henry, 24, 200 IM (6) Molly Woodford, 28, 400 Free(5), 1500 Free(3), 200 Back(8) Catherine A Knight, 39, 400 Free (7) Trina R Schaetz, 46, 100 Breast (2), 50 Breast (1) Rita Hookstead, 54, 1500 Free (7) Candy J Christenson, 71, 200 IM (8) Brian J Heiser, 26, 100 Fly (9) Brandon O'Donnell, 28, 200 IM (5) Andrew Babcock, 41, 400 Free (9), 800 Free (5), 1500 Free (6), 100 Fly (6), 200 Fly (6) Darryl D Stich, 43, 200 Breast (8) Thomas M Grisa, 56, 100 Back (6), 200 Back (6), 200 IM (9) Carl D Millholland, 66, 200 Fly (10) Fred F Salzmann, 86, 400 Free (7), 50 Back (8), 100 Back (5), 200 Back (3), 200 Breast (5) Deadline for Next New slet t er: May 17 409 Par k Dr ive N een ah WI 54956-2858 10 Wisconsin M ast er s Sw im m ing