U.S. Masters Swimming has released the preliminary top ten booklet for the 2017-2018 long course season. Please review it. If you find any errors that impact Montana LMSC swimmers, please let Phillip Luebke know ASAP at MTTopTen@usms.org. If you just want to see the Montana LMSC swimmers, you can do so here.
Ella Ackley and Pat Hastings traveled to Orlando, Florida recently to compete in the 2018 UANA Pan American Masters Championships. While there, they set a total of five state records. Hastings broke two W80-84 records formerly held by Charlotte Sanddal, in the 200m breast and the 200m I.M. Ackley broke three W75-79 records formerly held by Hastings, in the 50m free, 200m free and 200m back. Updated long course meters records are available at http://swimmontana.org/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2018/08/Long-Course-Meters-Records-2018-0815.pdf.
Unofficially, a dozen Montana LMSC long course records were set or broken this weekend at the May Classic in Bozeman: In the W70-74 age group, Sue Harkin (Bozeman Masters) lowered her marks in the 200m breaststroke and the 200m individual medley and broke Jeanne Ensign’s records in the 800m freestyle and 1500m freestyle and Barb Jackson’s record in the 50m breaststroke. Jordan Teller (Big Sky Montana Masters), now competing in the W35-39 age group for meters competitions, broke records in…
While many of us were at the Northwest Zone Championships in Missoula this past weekend, Butte Doctor of Physical Therapy and West Virginia University alumnus, August “Jake” Querciagrossa, was at the South Central Zone Championships in Texas, where he broke Montana LMSC records in every event he swam. He didn’t swim two events he entered, but those likely would have been record-breaking performances as well. Check out the updated short course yards records at http://swimmontana.org/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2018/04/Short-Course-Yards-Records-2018-0411.pdf.
The following zone records were broken or established at the Northwest Zone SCY Championship Meet this past weekend: Men 85-89 50 Breast – Richard Knight, UC31, :49.93, 4/8/18 Women 75-79 50 Free – Ella Ackley, UC31, :38.06, 4/7/18 100 I.M. – Ella Ackley, UC31, 1:49.37, 4/8/18 Women 95-99 50 Free – Charlotte Sanddal, BSMT, 1:28.64, 4/7/18 100 Free – Charlotte Sanddal, BSMT, 3:08.64, 4/7/18 50 Back – Charlotte Sanddal, BSMT, 1:34.67, 4/7/18 100 Back – Charlotte Sanddal, BSMT, 3:15.65, 4/7/18 200 Back – Charlotte Sanddal, BSMT, 7:08.37,…
The state (SCY) records have been updated with results from this past weekend’s meet in Missoula. A total of 66 state records were broken or established by the following swimmers: Charlotte Sanddal (8) Edie VanBuskirk (7) Wendy McNamara (5) Fred Froelicher (4) Richard Knight (4) Gayle Phillips (4) Francesca Reale (4) Ella Ackley (3) Michael Dougherty (3) Christy McCann (3) Nancy Schuber (3) John Cole (2) Sue Harkin (2) Dana Johnston (2) Paul Landes (2) Peggy Stringer (2) Tate Carney…