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A great time was had by all, as the NJLMSC celebrated another great year of increased (and continuous) membership, active participation in USMS events by the New Jersey members, and the opportunity to work out and chat with USMS Executive Director, Rob Butcher.

Sussex County YMCA "Swim Strong - Live Long" Mini-Meet

 

Pictured above is Paul Kiell, 78, in the 100 yard backstroke in which he took 1st place in his 75-79 age group with a time of 1:34.34.

The meet was run to attract new adult swimmers to the sport and to raise money for the Sussex County YMCA Swordfish Swim Team who will be sending Jimmy Zummo to YMCA Nationals this week in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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7/2/09 Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers who set new NJ SCY records at the Sussex County YMCA Mini-Meet on April 4, 2009.

Women
60-64
June Carson, 60
500 Free  7:30.05

65-69
Judith Oehler, 69
500 Free  12:28.47

Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers who set new NJ SCY records at the Dixie Zone SCY Championships in Pompano Beach, FL on March 6-8, 2009.

Women
60-64
June Carson, 60
1650 Free  26:31.34
50 Breast  43.91

Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers who set new NJ LCM records at the New England LCM Championships at Middlebury College on June 24-26, 2009.

Women
60-64
June Carson, 60
50 Free  37.19
100 Free  1:27.79
200 Free  3:16.14
400 Free  6:54.87
1500 Free  27:20.04
100 Breast  1:53.60

Men
60-64
Frank McElroy, 61
200 Free  2:21.81
400 Free 5:05.90
800 Free  10:36.85
1500 Free  19:58.27
200 IM  2:49.13

7/2/09

The 2009 calendar of open water events in the New Jersey/Metropolitan New York area has been updated and will be updated throughout the summer as updates are obtained.

Please note that there is a USMS Sanctioned Open Water event scheduled in Lavalette on August 8, 2009.  The one mile race will begin at 8am for the USMS registered swimmers and a second "open" wave will begin at 8:10am.  Click here for more information.
Click here for entry form.

Click here for calendar of open water events.

7/2/09 Announcing the 2009 NJ Senior Games to be held on September 12-13 at the Woodbridge Community Center.  Registration deadline is August 28.  This is USMS recognized event.

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Click here for the Senior Games Release Form

6/25/09 Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers who set new NJ LCM records at the NYC Flushing Meadows meet on June 14, 2009 and at the Merryman Masters Invitational meet on June 21, 2009

Women
60-64
Marie Vellucci, 60
200 Breast  4:14.04
200 Fly  4:22.16

Men
60-64
Frank McElroy, 61
400 Free 5:13.49
200 IM  2:55.50

65-69
Bob Hopkins, 67
800 Free  13;17.57

85-89
George Melick, 85
50 Breast  1:02.77
100 Breast  2:31.26
200 Breast  5:50.39

6/16/09

May/June 2009 FastLane posted!

6/13/09 Announcing outdoor Long Course practice beginning at Rahway River Park Pool on Monday, June 22.  Practice runs through early August and will be M-F 6 am-7:30 a.m.  Saturdays are TBA.  Cost is $8/day or $35/week.  For more information, swimmers should contact Jeff Jotz at (732) 382-9419 or jjotz@yahoo.com.
6/13/09

Announcing the Jason E. Nessel Memorial Invitational Long Course meet at the Walter E. Ulrich pool in Rahway River Park on August 1, 2009 at 8am (7:15am warmup).  You must be USMS registered to participate.

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6/13/09

Announcing Grimaldo's Mile Open Water swim scheduled for Sunday, August 9th, 2009.  It has been designated as this year's Colonies Zone Open Water Championship. The USMS division is sanctioned.

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6/13/09

The Sussex County YMCA "Swim Strong - Live Long" mini-meet will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2009.

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6/13/09

Announcing the Swim Champions' Fitter and Faster Tour Age Group and Masters Clinic at Drew University in Madison NJ on October 17, 2009.

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5/31/09
   
Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers who have been participating in the 2009 USMS Fitness Committee's fitness event  "GO THE DISTANCE!"

This event is open to ALL registered USMS members.  To participate, simply submit your total year-to-date swim yardage/mileage to Mary Sweat each month at usmsgtd@yahoo.com. For more details about this fitness event, go to GO THE DISTANCE on the USMS website.

CONGRATULATIONS to the NJ LMSC for their continued stellar performance in this event! Out of all LMSCs, New Jersey is #3!  And, the Colonies Zone is the #1 Zone with 18,693 miles swum!

Top (3) LMSCs  as of April 30,  2009:
Pacific                     7,984.75 miles
Southern Pacific  5,952.58 miles
New Jersey           5,396.18 miles

"Go the Distance" April 2009
Name Age Group Miles
Thomas Alne 18-24 305.00
David Juchniewicz 55-59 250.90
Nancy Steadman-Martin 55-59 250.31
James Ryan 55-59 239.55
Jennifer Bauman 35-39 183.24
Lynn Ascione 40-44 152.70
Michael Sirkin 45-49 140.00
Elise Tatham 60-64 135.50
Anne-France Saillot 45-49 127.56
Stephen Glassman 60-64 126.93
Brenda Hershberger 45-49 124.42
Marie Vellucci 60-64 116.50
Sarah Clark 35-39 115.99
Curtis Miller 45-49 110.05
Steve Hiltabiddle 40-44 98.49
Robert Franks 50-54 98.39
Mary Hanlon 50-54 95.77
Sara Johnston 45-49 93.15
Susan Kirk 45-49 92.79
Ed Tsuzuki 50-54 90.57
Bridgette Hobart 45-49 88.02
Richard Nowakowski 55-59 86.81
Rich Johnston 45-49 85.09
Amy Carow 45-49 81.62
Douglas Miller 35-39 80.53
Erika Maresca 35-39 80.11
Laura Linenberg 40-44 78.81
Amy Campbell 45-49 76.93
June Carson 60-64 75.40
Larry Lengle 75-79 74.52
Richard Carlson 55-59 73.58
Mary Teel 55-59 65.52
Joseph Flanagan 45-49 64.16
Elizabeth Burton 40-44 60.40
David Camacho 25-29 59.91
Bob Hopkins 65-69 57.24
Jean Rutter 50-54 55.71
Janice Baker 45-49 55.10
Julie Sheaffer 45-49 54.63
Susan Olesky 50-54 52.56
Rebecca Kalibat 45-49 51.14
Barry Bachenheimer 35-39 51.08
Ilse Wolfe 45-49 51.02
Robert Scott 40-44 50.71
Chip Freund 45-49 49.89
Heidi Pfefferkorn 45-49 48.55
Richard Schluter 50-54 45.50
Ronald Medhurst 65-69 44.35
Ann Mancuso 45-49 44.23
Ron Sabo 60-64 43.00
Carol Morman 55-59 41.36
Jennifer Earley 30-34 41.04
Rosemarie Strawn 45-49 38.99
Anne Clewell 45-49 37.87
William Haas 70-74 37.00
Mary Hesselgrave 65-69 35.19
Edward O'Hara 60-64 33.78
Michael Lavitt 50-54 32.50
Bob McDonnell 40-44 32.43
Ursula Kohama 50-54 28.59
Michael Fanelli 55-59 27.44
Kevin Lynott 55-59 24.40
Rosanne Lemongello 45-49 23.78
Bernard Shepard 50-54 22.93
James Curd 40-44 22.87
Paula Pyrcz 60-64 19.43
Jerry Katz 70-74 19.36
Joanne Ploch 40-44 17.19
Jackie Fanelli 18-24 16.47
Cynthia Orinski 50-54 9.63
5/23/09 Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers who set new NJ SCY records at the USMS SCY National Championships on May 7-10, 2009 at Clovis North High School in Fresno, CA.

Scott Carpenter, 45 is the national champion in the 100 Free, 50 fly and 100 Fly!  Benn Doyle is the national champion in the 200 Breast, swimming it faster than the existing national record!

Men
40-44
Bill Segal, 44
200 Free 1:47.11 (4th)

45-49
Scott Carpenter, 45
50 Free  21.78 (2nd)
100 Free  48.13 (1st)
50 Fly  23.37 (1st)
100 Fly  51.72 (1st)

Scott Yeomans, 45
200 Free  1:53.17 (14th)
500 Free  5:08.42 (7th)
200 Back  2:11.28 (6th)
200 IM  2:09.41 (8th)
400 IM  4:38.55 (8th)

50-54
Benn Doyle, 50
100 Breast  1:01.61 (3rd)
200 Breast  2:14.87 (1st)
100 IM  57.89 (6th)
200 IM  2:10.27 (8th)

5/22/09 Congratulations to Marie Velucci, 60, who set new a NJ SCM record in the 100 fly with a 1:57.67 at the NYC Parks and Recreation Masters Meet at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool on May 3, 2009.
5/20/09 Austin Francis Newman, 93, of Toms River, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009. Mr. Newman was born Nov. 21, 1915 in Elizabeth. He lived in Westfield for most of his adult life before moving to Toms River in 2001. He was employed by Elastic Stop Nut, Union and retired in 1982. Mr. Newman was known for his athletic accomplishments. In addition to his national and world records in swimming, he was inducted into the USA Track & Field Masters Hall of Fame in 2007 for his running prowess. His election was based on his three national records, five world records, and 22 national championships as a middle distance runner. He was virtually unbeatable in his age group in numerous triathlons.

Mr. Newman was predecesaed by his wife of 57 years, Marion Otto. He is survived by his daughters, Elsie Romach of South Toms River, Shirley Budd of Loch Haven, Pa., and Diane Manca of Toms River; his son, Kurt Newman of Gorham, Maine; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by four sisters; a brother; and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to the visitation from 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21 until the service at noon at the Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union. The entombment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the First United Methodist Church, 129 Chestnut St., Toms River, NJ 08753.

5/17/09

February 2009 NJLMSC Board meeting minutes posted

3/11/09

Final Top Ten for the 2008 SCM season has been posted!

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5/27/08 Attention All Writers-Or Want-To-Be Writers

The FastLane is looking for some local talent to add splash to the
newsletter. If you've got something to say about Masters swimming we'd love to hear it, whether it's reviewing a meet or open water swim, sharing what Masters swimming means to you, offering a great workout, delving into a topic of interest or-- you name it. We also always love photos if you'd rather tell a story with pictures instead of words.

Contact FastLane Editor, Linda Brown-Kuhn at lbk@sprintmail.com or 908/479-1038.

5/18/08

New!  NJ LMSC Top Ten!

For each course each year, every LMSC must submit the times from meets held in their LMSC for consideration in the USMS Top Ten tabulation. Only swimmers registered in USMS can be considered.

The "Top Ten" listings for meets held in the NJ LMSC will be posted on this website. Please note that this does not include meets held outside of NJ, even if swimmers from NJ swam in them.

Click here to view the NJ LMSC "Top Ten" Listing for SCY.

5/18/08 Attention all recipients of the Continuous Membership Recognition Program Awards!  Please be sure to contact Chris McGiffin cmcgiff@aol.com or Susan Kirk sqkirk@comcast.net to arrange to pick up your award!

Click here to view the award recipients!

4/29/08 USMS has developed a new (smaller, but very attractive and easy to assemble) display to be used to generate interest in United States Masters Swimming at your facility.  Click on the picture below to see the display currently in use at the Sussex County YMCA in conjunction with their May 3rd mini meet. This display helped the Y generate interest and their meet entries have far exceeded their expectations.

Click here for information on how to order this display for your use.

10/15/07

Participate in the NJLMSC Discussion Forum, hosted at www.usms.org!  By joining this free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features.

Click here to visit the NJLMSC Discussion Forum!

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To promote fitness and health in adults by offering and supporting Masters swimming programs.

 

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