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8/26/10 TWO WEEKS OF COMPLIMENTARY COMPETITIVE/MASTERS SWIM WORKOUTS
Raritan Bay Area-YMCA-Perth Amboy Branch
365 New Brunswick Avenue, Perth Amboy NJ, 08861
(732) 442-3632, Email: info@rbaymca.org

NEW ten (10) Lane Competition Swimming Pool -  25 yards x 25 meter
Competition depth, starting blocks; backstroke flags; pace clock; spectators gallery, etc.
Practices run by certified USA/USMS Swim Coach. Newly formed USMS Club will host USMS Swim Meets/Open Water Training sessions.

COMPLIMENTARY  WEEKS (Aug 30th – Sept 10th)

COMPETITIVE SWIM PRACTICES DATES and  TIMES:
Monday          7:00am - 8:00am; 8:00am - 9:30am; 4:30pm - 6:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday         8:00am - 9:30am; 4:30pm - 6:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday    7:00am - 8:00am; 8:00am - 9:30am; 4:30pm - 6:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Thursday        8:00am - 9:30am; 4:30pm - 6:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Friday            7:00am - 8:00am; 8:00am - 9:30am

At the conclusion of the complimentary weeks, the Fall 2010 Session begins on Monday, Sept 13th. Session fee is $50 for Y members and $70 for non-members. Swimmers may attend as many practices as their schedule will allow.  

Questions regarding practices and/or lessons: contact Coach Thaddeus Gamory, at thadgam1@gmail.com

Questions regarding YMCA membership and other aquatic programs, contact Aquatic Director, Jeff Craven at: jcraven@rbaymca.org
8/26/10 Raritan Bay Area-YMCA Announces Open Water/Triathalon Training Swim Workout

The Bay City Y Aquatics Master’s, Open Water/Triathlon Training Swim Workout
Saturday, August 28, 2010  - Workout Starts 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Swim Around “Wibit Island” No lane lines, no walls, deep water Take the challenge

Practice will be held in a brand new competition pool (10 lanes, 25 yards x 25 meters x 7 feet deep). Please arrive at the front desk by early to complete the mandatory waiver form. 
Fee is $7.00 (Open to non YMCA members)  This is a coached workout run by a USA Swimming/USMS Swimming Coach, and an experienced Open Water Swimmer and Triathlete.

Contact Thaddeus Gamory, Bay City Y Aquatics Master’s Swim Coach, if you have any questions at thadgam1@gmail.com

Raritan Bay Area-YMCA-Perth Amboy Branch
365 New Brunswick Avenue, Perth Amboy NJ, 08861
(732) 442-3632
8/18/10 Mark you calendar for Sunday AM Nov 21, 2010

NY Masters vs NJ Masters

NY and NJ masters swimmers will face off in the first annual "DUEL IN THE POOL" at Nassau County Aquatic Center, to be hosted by the Metropolitan LMSC. Details forthcoming!
8/18/10 The Stevens Masters August Swim Meet (SCY) was held on August 15, 2010 at the Stevens Institute of Technology's Debaun Aquatic Center in Hoboken NJ. Congratulations to Emily Woo, 23, who set a new NJLMSC SCY record for the 50 yard backstroke (30.40)!

Click here for results.
8/18/10 Announcing the Sussex County YMCA (SCY) "Just Do It" Mini Swim Meet on October 9, 2010 at the Sussex County YMCA in Hardyston, NJ.  New swimmer orientation meeting from 2-2:30pm, meet check-in time is 2:30pm.

The Adult Starts & Turns Clinicl is scheduled for Sunday, October 3, 2010 from 5pm - 7:30pm at the Sussex County YMCA. This clinic is for any adult swimmers (member and non-member welcome).

Click here for more information on both of these events.
8/9/10 The Jason E. Nessel Memorial Invitational Long Course meet was held at the Walter E. Ulrich pool in Rahway River Park on August 8, 2010. 

Congratulations to the following swimmers who set new NJLMSC LCM records at the meet!

Women
60-64
Marie Vellucci, 61
100 Fly 2:04.97  

Men
45-49
Daniel Moore, 45
200 Back 2:45.20  

80-84
Nickolas Demas, 80
50 Free 36.84
100 Free 1:30.59  

Isaac Siskind, 82
50 Fly 1:07.07  

Click here for meet results
8/9/10

Congratulations to the following swimmers who set new NJLMSC 1 hour postal records in the 2010 USMS One Hour Postal National Championships, hosted by TAM Masters.

Women
35-39
Jennifer Bauman, 37 4525 yards
55-59
Beth Maloney, 59  3510 yards
60-64
Marie Vellucci, 60  3340 yards

Men
40-44
Daniel Moore, 44  4790 yards
60-64
Bill Reichle, 62  3625 yards

Relays
Women
18+
Berkeley Aquatics  11,280 yards
Anne Clewell, 47
Lisa Rivera, 27
Allyson Salisbury, 24

35+
Berkeley Aquatics  12,685 yards
Lynn Ascione, 42
Jennifer Bauman, 37
Sarah Clark, 39

45+
Berkeley Aquatics  10,720 yards
Beth Maloney, 59
Anne-France Saillot, 47
Marie Velucci, 60

Men
45+
Berkeley Aquatics  11,400 yards
Michael Fanelli, 55
Matt Lefkowitz, 49
Bill Reichle, 62

Mixed
35+
Berkeley Aquatics  17,850 yards
Lynn Ascione, 42
Jennifer Bauman, 37
Michael Fanelli, 55
Daniel Moore, 44

8/9/10

CONGRATULATIONS to the NJ LMSC for their continued strong participation in this event! Out of all LMSCs, New Jersey remains in the #5 spot with almost 12,500 miles logged.  New Jersey is #4 in total number of participants with 100!

The Colonies Zone is the #1 Zone with 66,199 miles!

This event is open to ALL registered USMS members.  To participate, simply 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.

Top (5) LMSCs  as of August 8,  2010:
Pacific                     32,708 miles  232 swimmers
Southern Pacific   17,309 miles  127 swimmers
New England         16,779 miles  119 swimmers
Florida                     13,105 miles  92 swimmers
New Jersey            12,491 miles  100 swimmers

"Go the Distance" as of August 8, 2010

Name

Age

Miles

Sandra L Carosi

F44

669.88

David Juchniewicz

M56

461.69

Nancy Steadman Martin

F56

398.93

Jennifer L Bauman

F38

383.54

Lynn Ascione

F43

367.70

Ronald J Epstein

M43

276.84

Richard C Clew

M45

261.37

Anne-France A Saillot

F48

257.62

Bridgette A Hobart

F48

257.59

Michael Fanelli

M56

254.13

Erika Maresca

F36

241.47

Timothy J Christian

M48

238.42

Andrea Luallen-Egg

F45

235.52

Marie H Vellucci

F61

219.75

Jean Rutter

F51

203.21

Gail F Seelig

F60

200.66

Karen L Charen

F50

197.00

Douglas S Miller

M38

194.52

June F Carson

F62

188.69

Susan Kirk

F50

187.11

Leigh G Segal

F45

183.18

Curtis Miller

M50

179.42

Ed M Tsuzuki

M52

177.40

Lisa D Rivera

F28

172.98

Steve Glassman

M62

171.79

Joseph C Flanagan

M46

170.45

Mary M Teel

F57

161.00

Jay Muldoon

M55

158.53

Erik Werfel

M47

152.11

Jenny M Fowler

F28

151.35

Robert E Franks

M53

147.95

Lisa E Picek

F31

144.35

Carol A Martyniuk

F58

141.96

Amy S Carow

F49

139.26

Richard D Carlson

M57

137.19

Carol R Morman

F58

133.27

Beth B Alemy

F39

130.00

Sara H Johnston

F46

126.08

Michael S Sirkin

M47

124.89

Paula M Pyrcz

F65

121.26

Suzanne Ceravolo

F47

119.35

Kevin D Seise

M36

116.85

Sherri A Plunkett

F44

116.72

Nancy Finn

F49

115.74

Janice E Baker

F50

115.55

Rocco J Celentano

M41

114.6

Jerry A Katz

M72

112.76

Edward M Tirpack

M55

109.83

Robert J Fetter

M33

106.41

Elise M Tatham

F63

106.00

Barry A Bachenheimer

M40

100.00

Robert A Scott

M45

99.26

Julie A Sheaffer

F46

95.60

Peter L Van Nuis

M57

94.69

Michael P May

M32

91.91

Mark S Hoffman

M49

89.23

Ilse Wolfe

F46

88.14

Larry E Lengle

M77

87.81

Ronald A Loria

M55

87.36

Nancy G Moore

F53

87.07

Rosanne Lemongello

F48

86.18

James C Esposito

M31

83.24

Christopher N Swenson

M28

82.45

Ursula Kohama

F53

80.89

Bob Hopkins

M68

78.55

Edward F O'Hara

M64

75.06

Neile A Cooper

F35

73.85

Brian Hopkins

M34

69.21

Carrie A Fellens

F36

66.88

Susan W Olesky

F54

64.89

Elizabeth B Burton

F45

61.40

Ann E Mancuso

F48

58.30

Chip Freund

M48

55.56

Michael O Lavitt

M52

53.62

Erica Rauch

F29

51.22

Rick Schluter

M54

50.97

Anne Marie Nixon

F30

50.25

Anthony Robinson

M38

50.06

Ron Sabo

M65

50

William R Haas

M75

49.61

Rosemarie I Strawn

F48

48.99

Rich Johnston

M46

44.6

Kathleen A Reynolds

F61

44.32

Edward Buscemi

M34

43.77

Amy Campbell

F49

39.82

James W Curd

M44

37.75

Cynthia Orinski

F54

33.01

Mary Roodkowsky

F57

27.52

Bill Schuller

M50

25.37

Peter T Mc Coy

M60

20.4

John A Sabatino

M44

17.76

Chris Lowe

M50

13.28

Ellen N Kranefuss

F50

11.59

John P Szabo

M51

9.26

Ashley M Salter

F28

5.19

Nancy Zwemmer

F45

2.08

 

8/3/10

NJ Masters Swimming is pleased to announce the Second Annual Tom Wear Memorial One Mile Swim which is the 2010 Colonies Zone 1 Mile Open Water Championship to be held on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 9:00am in Lake Hopatcong, NJ.

Click here for the entry form.

If you have any questions, please contact the event director, Bridgette Hobart   bhobart@ptcllc.com or  973.663.3663 

7/19/10 COMPLIMENTARY COMPETITIVE/MASTERS SWIM WORKOUTS
NEW USMS Swimming Program forming at:
Raritan Bay Area-YMCA-Perth Amboy Branch
365 New Brunswick Avenue, Perth Amboy NJ, 08861
(732) 442-3632, Email: info@rbaymca.org

NEW ten (10) Lane Competition Swimming Pool -  25 yards x 25 meter
Competition depth, starting blocks; pace clock; spectators gallery, etc.
Practices run by certified USA/USMS Swim Coach.   

COMPLIMENTARY  WEEK (July 19th – July 23rd)
COMPETITIVE SWIM PRACTICES DATES and  TIMES:
Monday          July 19th:   7:00 am - 8:30am
Tuesday         July 20th:   12:00 noon - 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (evening)
Wednesday    July 21st:   7:00 am - 8:30 am  and12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
Thursday        July 22nd:  12:00 noon - 1:30 am and 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (evening)
Friday            July 23rd:   7:00 am - 8:30 am and 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm

Arrive a few minutes early, for there is a waiver all new participants will need to complete.  

At the conclusion of the complimentary week, swimmers can register and continuing practicing through the remaining (5) weeks of the summer session (starts Monday, July 26th - August 28th).  Session rates: Member $50.00/Non-member $70.00.  Fall 2010 session details TBA  

Questions regarding practices and/or lessons: contact Coach Thaddeus Gamory, at thadgam1@gmail.com

Questions regarding YMCA membership and other aquatic programs, contact Aquatic Director, Jeff Craven at: jcraven@rbaymca.org
7/12/10 The Records and Tabulation Committee, along with the History and Archives Committee is pleased to announce the inclusion of Top Ten swims dating back to 1971 (as far back as it has been documented) on www.usms.org.  Previously, the on-line top ten listings only went back to 1993.  The complete listings can now be searched and displayed at http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/.
7/12/10 New Jersey Masters Swimming T-shirts available for purchase

The NJ LMSC board is pleased to offer New Jersey Masters Swimming t-shirts to our members for purchase. The proceeds will be used towards offsetting some of the costs of continuing to provide the annual 100 x 100s NJ LMSC event free of charge to all registered NJ Masters swimmers.

The t-shirts are short-sleeved black Hanes Beefy-T 100% cotton and have the New Jersey Masters Swimming small logo on the left chest area and the U.S. Masters Swimming large logo on the back of the shirt. The shirts are $20.00 each and are available in unisex sizes Med, Large, and X-Large. If you would like to have a shirt mailed to you, then there will be an additional $2.50 shipping charge.

If you are interested in ordering a New Jersey Masters Swimming t-shirt, please contact Susan Kirk at sqkirk@gmail.com.

2010 Tee Front 2010 Tee Back
 

Thanks and enjoy your New Jersey Masters Swimming T-shirts!!
7/6/10

CONGRATULATIONS to the NJ LMSC for their continued strong participation in this event! Out of all LMSCs, New Jersey remains in the #5 spot with almost 10,000 miles logged.  New Jersey is #4 in total number of participants with 96!

The Colonies Zone is the #1 Zone with 53,724 miles!

This event is open to ALL registered USMS members.  To participate, simply 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.

Top (5) LMSCs  as of April 30,  2010:
Pacific                     26,400 miles  228 swimmers
Southern Pacific   14,400 miles  121 swimmers
New England         13,100 miles  110 swimmers
Florida                     11,200 miles  88 swimmers
New Jersey            10,000 miles  96 swimmers

"Go the Distance" at the end of June 2010

Name

Age

Mileage

Sandra L Carosi

F44

529.70

David Juchniewicz

M56

380.76

Nancy Steadman Martin

F56

331.57

Jennifer L Bauman

F38

315.98

Lynn Ascione

F43

302.22

Anne-France A Saillot

F48

209.18

Timothy J Christian

M48

202.22

Richard C Clew

M45

201.04

Ronald J Epstein

M43

195.45

Erika Maresca

F36

194.84

Jean Rutter

F51

188.73

Michael Fanelli

M56

179.59

Bridgette A Hobart

F48

169.51

Gail F Seelig

F60

164.81

Karen L Charen

F50

161.60

June F Carson

F62

160.12

Douglas S Miller

M38

157.89

Curtis Miller

M50

151.63

Susan Kirk

F50

148.50

Joseph C Flanagan

M46

148.29

Ed M Tsuzuki

M52

146.22

Leigh G Segal

F45

145.75

Andrea Luallen-Egg

F45

142.73

Steve Glassman

M62

141.68

Marie H Vellucci

F61

140.00

Lisa D Rivera

F28

134.80

Jenny M Fowler

F28

129.23

Mary M Teel

F57

128.70

Robert E Franks

M53

127.05

Erik Werfel

M47

126.60

Michael S Sirkin

M47

124.89

Lisa E Picek

F31

117.24

Jay Muldoon

M55

114.94

Amy S Carow

F49

113.40

Beth B Alemy

F39

112.39

Kevin D Seise

M36

109.66

Richard D Carlson

M57

109.32

Sherri A Plunkett

F44

108.73

Sara H Johnston

F46

108.35

Carol A Martyniuk

F58

106.11

Rocco J Celentano

M41

101.88

Nancy Finn

F49

101.50

Janice E Baker

F50

98.10

Carol R Morman

F58

97.94

Jerry A Katz

M72

93.72

Edward M Tirpack

M55

93.30

Barry A Bachenheimer

M40

91.25

Elise M Tatham

F63

88.00

Paula M Pyrcz

F65

87.22

James C Esposito

M31

83.24

Rosanne Lemongello

F48

80.75

Julie A Sheaffer

F46

78.44

Mark S Hoffman

M49

76.96

Robert J Fetter

M33

75.50

Neile A Cooper

F35

73.85

Michael P May

M32

73.50

Peter L Van Nuis

M57

71.62

Robert A Scott

M45

70.28

Larry E Lengle

M77

69.97

Brian Hopkins

M34

69.21

Ursula Kohama

F53

67.41

Carrie A Fellens

F36

66.88

Susan W Olesky

F54

63.24

Nancy G Moore

F53

63.21

Bob Hopkins

M68

62.64

Ronald A Loria

M55

59.76

Ilse Wolfe

F46

54.55

Chip Freund

M48

54.31

Edward F O'Hara

M64

54.12

Elizabeth B Burton

F45

53.08

Rick Schluter

M54

50.97

Anthony Robinson

M38

50.06

Rosemarie I Strawn

F48

48.99

Ann E Mancuso

F48

48.59

Rich Johnston

M46

44.60

Kathleen A Reynolds

F61

44.32

Anne Marie Nixon

F30

43.89

William R Haas

M75

40.37

Amy Campbell

F49

39.82

Edward Buscemi

M34

39.39

James W Curd

M44

37.75

Michael O Lavitt

M52

36.56

Ron Sabo

M65

35.00

Cynthia Orinski

F54

33.01

Bill Schuller

M50

25.37

Mary Roodkowsky

F57

22.78

Peter T Mc Coy

M60

20.40

John A Sabatino

M44

17.76

Chris Lowe

M50

13.28

Ellen N Kranefuss

F50

11.59

Ashley M Salter

F28

3.32

Nancy Zwemmer

F45

1.30

 

6/28/10 Announcing the Stevens Masters August Swim Meet (SCY) on August 15, 2010 at the Stevens Institute of Technology's Debaun Aquatic Center in Hoboken NJ.  Warm-up is at 11:00am and the meet starts at noon. Entry deadline is August 12, 2010. (online entry deadline is August 13). Click here to register on-line Click here to download a paper application
6/10/10

NEW DATE Announcing the Jason E. Nessel Memorial Invitational Long Course meet at the Walter E. Ulrich pool in Rahway River Park on August 8, 2010 at 8am (7:15am warmup).  You must be USMS registered to participate.

VOLUNTEER TIMERS ARE NEEDED...FREE coffee, donuts, bagels and other treats for all volunteers!

Click here for meet entry form

6/7/10

Jeff Jotz is announcing summer Long Course Meters workouts beginning on June 28, 2010 at the Ulrich Pool at the Rahway River Park in Rahway, New Jersey. Workouts will be held Monday through Friday (6-7:30 a.m.). Sat. TBA Cost: $8/workout or $35/week.

If you have any questions, please contact Jeff at jjotz@yahoo.com

6/7/10

Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers who set new NJ LMSC LCM records at the New York Parks LCM meet at the Corona Park Pool in Flushing Meadows on June 6, 2010.

Women
45-49
Lorna Cialdella-Morehead, 46
100 Fly  1:20.41

60-64
June Carson, 62
100 Free  1:25.64
200 Breast  3:54.19

Marie Vellucci, 61
200 Fly  4:19.77

6/4/10

May/June 2010 FastLane posted!

5/26/10

Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers who set new NJ LMSC SCM records at the Bearcat Masters Cinco de Mayo meet at Baruch College (NY) on May 8, 2010.


Women
Emily Woo, 23
50 Back  33.93
50 Breast 40.35

Men
Brad Thornton, 24
100 Breast  1:10.66

5/24/10

Congratulations to the following NJ LMSC swimmers who set new NJ LMSC SCY records at the USMS Short Course National Championships in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center on May 20-23, 2010.

Women
55-59
Nancy Steadman-Martin, 55
100 Free  1:00.27 (3rd place)
1650 Free  19:20.23 (1st place)
200 Back  2:28.88 (1st place)
400 IM  5:14.40 (1st place)

Men
25-29
Christopher Swenson, 28
200 Breast  2:09.59 (3rd place)

50-54
Benn Doyle, 51
50 Breast  27.76 (3rd place)
100 Breast  1:01.57 (2nd place)

Congratualtions also to Chris McGiffin, 44 for his first place swim in the 1650.  Nancy also won the 500 free and the 200 fly.  Also representing NJ were Lynn Ascione (42), Dillard Kirby (50), Susan Kirk (49), Bruce Rollings (60), Bill Segal (45), Leigh Segal (45).
5/13/10

CONGRATULATIONS to the NJ LMSC for their continued strong participation in this event! Out of all LMSCs, New Jersey remains in the #5 spot with almost 7,000 miles logged.  New Jersey is #4 in total number of participants with 90!

The Colonies Zone is the #1 Zone with 37,879 miles!

This event is open to ALL registered USMS members.  To participate, simply 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.

Top (5) LMSCs  as of April 30,  2010:
Pacific                     18,763 miles  216 swimmers 2.5% member participation rate
Southern Pacific   10,592 miles  114 swimmers 3.1% member participation rate
New England         9,377 miles  105 swimmers 5.1% member participation rate
Florida                     8,218 miles  83 swimmers 5.5% member participation rate
New Jersey            4,881 miles  90 swimmers 14.5% member participation rate

"Go the Distance" at the end of April 2010

Name Age Miles
Sandra L Carosi F44 325.91
David Juchniewicz M56 274.81
Nancy Steadman Martin F56 238.11
Jennifer L Bauman F38 227.03
Lynn Ascione F43 218.64
Michael Fanelli M56 150.88
Anne-France A Saillot F48 148.18
Richard C Clew M45 147.36
Timothy J Christian M48 138.94
Erika Maresca F36 136.25
Jean Rutter F51 129.60
Karen L Charen F50 117.44
June F Carson F62 115.25
Steve Glassman M62 114.99
Bridgette A Hobart F48 113.63
Ed M Tsuzuki M52 113.03
Robert E Franks M53 109.03
Leigh G Segal F45 108.70
Curtis Miller M50 108.12
Gail F Seelig F60 106.42
Douglas S Miller M38 105.97
Lisa E Picek F31 104.63
Marie H Vellucci F61 103.00
Joseph C Flanagan M46 100.57
Susan Kirk F50 95.11
Jenny M Fowler F28 94.38
Lisa D Rivera F28 93.92
Sherri A Plunkett F44 93.13
Beth B Alemy F39 90.74
Jay Muldoon M55 89.26
Mary M Teel F57 88.41
Michael S Sirkin M47 87.95
James C Esposito M31 83.24
Nancy Finn F49 82.53
Richard D Carlson M57 82.05
Sara H Johnston F46 80.20
Rocco J Celentano M41 79.72
Elise M Tatham F63 79.50
Rosanne Lemongello F48 76.24
Barry A Bachenheimer M40 74.86
Carol A Martyniuk F58 72.41
Amy S Carow F49 72.16
Carol R Morman F58 72.10
Jerry A Katz M72 71.59
Edward M Tirpack M55 71.45
Andrea Luallen-Egg F45 71.12
Neile A Cooper F35 70.27
Brian Hopkins M34 69.21
Paula M Pyrcz F65 69.03
Janice E Baker F50 63.44
Julie A Sheaffer F46 57.60
Mark S Hoffman M49 57.02
Carrie A Fellens F36 53.38
Susan W Olesky F54 53.15
Michael P May M32 53.01
Nancy G Moore F53 51.85
Robert A Scott M45 51.25
Anthony Robinson M38 50.06
Peter L Van Nuis M57 49.69
Rosemarie I Strawn F48 48.99
Ursula Kohama F53 47.56
Bob Hopkins M68 46.88
Rich Johnston M46 44.60
Kathleen A Reynolds F61 44.32
Edward F O'Hara M64 42.59
Amy Campbell F49 39.82
Ann E Mancuso F48 39.29
Robert J Fetter M33 36.30
Cynthia Orinski F54 33.01
Ronald A Loria M55 31.73
James W Curd M44 31.35
Larry E Lengle M77 31.19
Elizabeth B Burton F45 30.82
Chip Freund M48 30.36
Rick Schluter M54 29.66
Ron Sabo M65 29.00
Michael O Lavitt M52 27.32
William R Haas M75 26.93
Edward Buscemi M34 24.10
Ilse Wolfe F46 22.16
Peter T Mc Coy M60 20.40
Bill Schuller M50 18.81
John A Sabatino M44 17.76
Mary Roodkowsky F57 17.13
Ronald J Epstein M43 14.29
Chris Lowe M50 11.67
Ellen N Kranefuss F50 11.59

5/12/10 Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers who set new NJLMSC SCY records at the Colonies Zone SCY Championships at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA on April 23-25, 2010.

Women
60-64
June Carson, 61
200 Free  2:50.26
1000 Free  15:25.95
50 Breast  43.27
100 Breast  1:36.62
200 Breast 3:30.21  

Men
30-34
Mike Betts, 31
100 Free  46.89  

45-49
William Segal, 45
200 Free  1:48.05  

65-69
Jim Dragon, 65
50 Free  24.54
50 Back  32.23
50 Breast  31.35
50 Fly  25.93  

80-84
Nickolas Demas, 80
50 Free  33.34
100 Free  1:18.22
 
4/26/10

UPDATED Announcing the Jason E. Nessel Memorial Invitational Long Course meet at the Walter E. Ulrich pool in Rahway River Park on August 7, 2010 at 8am (7:15am warmup).  You must be USMS registered to participate.

VOLUNTEER TIMERS ARE NEEDED...FREE coffee, donuts, bagels and other treats for all volunteers!

Click here for meet entry form

4/24/10
The Sussex County YMCA hosted their spring mini-meet on April 24, 2010.

Click here for results!

4/23/10

Announcing an open water clinic given by Jeff Jotz at Lake Hopatcong NJ on June 19, 2010 from 10am to 1pm.  You must be USMS registered to participate.  $40 by June 14.

Click here clinic information

4/13/10

Congratulations to Andrea Luallen-Egg for setting a new NJ LMSC SCY record at the New England LMSC SCY Championships at Harvard University on March 26, 2010

Women
40-44
Andrea Luallen-Egg, 44
100 Back  1:04.41

4/12/10

April 2010 FastLane posted!

4/12/10 The April Antics meet (formerly known as 'March Madness') was held on April 10, 2010 at the John Witherspoon Pool in Princeton.
Click here for results

Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers for setting new NJ LMSC SCY records at the April Antics meet!

Women
55-59
Nancy Steadman-Martin, 55
100 Back  1:12.99
100 Fly  1:10.81

Men
35-39
Steve Droste
200 Back  2:02.21

45-49
William Segal, 45
200 Free  1:50.76

50-54
Andrew Maggion, 54
200 Free  2:00.67

65-69
Jim Dragon, 65
100 Free  59.02
100 Breast  1:12.84

4/4/10
   
CONGRATULATIONS to the NJ LMSC for their continued strong participation in this event! Out of all LMSCs, New Jersey is #5!

This event is open to ALL registered USMS members.  To participate, simply 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.

Top (5) LMSCs  as of March 31,  2010:
Pacific                     12,825 miles
Southern Pacific   7,597 miles
New England         6,560 miles 
Florida                     5,214 miles
New Jersey            4,881 miles

"Go the Distance" at the end of March 2010

Name Age Miles
Sandra L Carosi F44 216.98
David Juchniewicz M56 192.95
Nancy Steadman Martin F56 175.66
Jennifer L Bauman F38 162.57
Lynn Ascione F43 157.33
Richard C Clew M45 116.54
Anne-France A Saillot F48 104.90
Timothy J Christian M48 94.49
Jean Rutter F51 91.48
Bridgette A Hobart F48 90.34
Erika Maresca F36 90.28
Steve Glassman M62 90.06
Michael S Sirkin M47 87.95
June F Carson F62 87.04
Karen L Charen F50 83.04
Marie H Vellucci F61 81.50
Sherri A Plunkett F44 80.48
Curtis Miller M50 80.05
Michael Fanelli M56 78.13
Gail F Seelig F60 77.22
James C Esposito M31 77.22
Lisa E Picek F31 76.53
Leigh G Segal F45 75.81
Rocco J Celentano M41 71.05
Beth B Alemy F39 70.28
Jenny M Fowler F28 70.17
Douglas S Miller M38 68.72
Robert E Franks M53 68.41
Lisa D Rivera F28 68.07
Jay Muldoon M55 67.98
Susan Kirk F50 65.17
Rosanne Lemongello F48 63.25
Neile A Cooper F35 60.44
Barry A Bachenheimer M40 59.74
Brian Hopkins M34 59.72
Mary M Teel F57 58.86
Sara H Johnston F46 56.82
Suzanne Ceravolo F47 55.03
Jerry A Katz M72 54.86
Carol R Morman F58 54.11
Carol A Martyniuk F58 52.13
Joseph C Flanagan M46 51.76
Edward M Tirpack M55 51.70
Robert A Scott M45 51.25
Anthony Robinson M38 48.86
Rich Johnston M46 44.60
Kathleen A Reynolds F61 44.32
Nancy Finn F49 43.64
Amy S Carow F49 43.10
Elise M Tatham F63 40.75
Janice E Baker F50 40.34
Peter L Van Nuis M57 40.09
Amy Campbell F49 39.82
Julie A Sheaffer F46 39.47
Mark S Hoffman M49 39.46
Carrie A Fellens F36 38.82
Michael P May M32 37.87
Susan W Olesky F54 37.73
Nancy G Moore F53 37.07
Paula M Pyrcz F65 34.94
Edward F O'Hara M64 32.50
Rosemarie I Strawn F48 31.39
James W Curd M44 31.35
Larry E Lengle M77 31.19
Ed M Tsuzuki M52 31.13
Ursula Kohama F53 30.63
Rick Schluter M54 29.66
Cynthia Orinski F54 24.94
Ron Sabo M65 24.00
Ilse Wolfe F46 22.16
Elizabeth B Burton F45 20.82
Michael O Lavitt M52 20.47
Peter T Mc Coy M60 20.40
Chip Freund M48 19.80
Ronald A Loria M55 18.58
Edward Buscemi M34 17.54
William R Haas M75 16.12
Ronald J Epstein M43 14.29
Chris Lowe M50 11.67
Ellen N Kranefuss F50 11.59
Bill Schuller M50 11.31
Mary Roodkowsky F57 10.77
3/31/10 Drew University Rangers Masters Swimming hosted the new "March Madness" SCY meet on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Drew University.
Click here for results

Congratulations to Nancy Steadman-Martin, 55, for swimming the 1650 faster than the current USMS National record.  Nancy swam a 19:22.45 which is just over 10 seconds faster than Barbara Dunbar's national record time of 19:32.61.

Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers for setting new NJLMSC SCY records at the March Madness meet!

Women
18-24
Abby Whitlow, 20
50 Breast 33.64

55-59
Nancy Steadman-Martin, 55
200 Free  2:09.17
1650 Free 19:22.45

60-64
June Carson, 61
50 Free  32.15
1650 Free 26:01.52
50 Breast  43.79

Marie Velucci, 60
100 Fly  1:46.76

Men
50-54
Kirby Dillard, 50
1650 Free  19:24.79

60-64
Frank McElroy, 61
1650 Free  19:40.44

65-69
Jim Dragon, 65
50 Breast  33.34
100 IM  1:04.13

75-79
Paul Kiell, 79
1650 Free  28:56.97

3/27/10 New Jersey Devils outing planned for the NJLMSC on March 30, 2010.  Only $49 per ticket, which includes a $10 food voucher.
Click here for complete information and ticket order form.
Questions - please contact Bridgette Hobart-Janeczko at bhobart@ptcllc.com
3/27/10

Final Top Ten for the 2009 SCM season has been posted!

Click here to view.

3/27/10 NJ Masters Swimming congratulates the following New Jersey Masters swimmers for their respective levels of commitment to United States Masters Swimming. All 2009 award recipients will be presented awards at the 2010 Annual New Jersey Masters Swimming Awards Banquet and Social to be held on the evening of Saturday, May 8, 2010. The awards are each customized with the commensurate years of continuous NJ LMSC membership and can be viewed on the NJ Masters website

Click here for the event registration form!

The guest speaker this year will be U.S. Masters Swimming Eastern US Coach and Club Development Coordinator, Jim Halstead. Additionally, there will be a pre-banquet workout at the Rahway YMCA from 3:30pm - 5:00pm for those interested.  The banquet will be held next door to the Rahway YMCA from 6:00pm - 10:00pm. To conclude the evening, we will again be having door prizes!!

If you have any NJ Masters swimming photos that you would like to share with your fellow Masters swimmers as part of the banquet slide show, please e-mail them to Ed Tsuzuki  edtsuzuki@comcast.net   by April 24th.  We would love to add your photos to the montage celebrating the NJ Masters swimming community throughout the years!

2009 NJ Masters Swimming Continuous Membership Recognition Program Award Recipients

Continuous 5YR USMS Members (2005 – 2009)
Steve Becker Michael Fanelli John Lemmo Joanne Ploch
Joscelin Burrer Robert Franks Alexandra Lopez Heidi Remak-Ziff
Rich Callaghan Charles Freund Carol Malone Jane Riff
Kathleen Carylon David Goldberg Eric Marquard Eric Schiebler
Brian Carr Soren Hastrup Margaret Martonosi Leigh Segal
LaJoy Collins Rick Hrabchak Emily McKimmy Bernard Sheppard
Donald Cox Maureen Koziol Patric Mills Bridget Sherratt
Ann Dandurand Michael Lavitt Jay Muldoon Erik Werfel

Continuous 10 YR USMS Members (2000 – 2009)

Richard Cahayla-Wayne Scott Duprex Paul Gondek Gita Roy
Sandra Carosi Donald Fink Jacqueline Jankewicz Donald Smart
Matthew Donovan Dennis Friedman Fran McManus Gail Stevancsecz

Continuous 15 YR USMS Members (1995 – 2009)

Ann Ferguson Chris McGiffin Murray Simon
Mark Hoffman Kenneth Niemi  

Continuous 20 YR USMS Members (1990 – 2009)

Cathy Deat Maurice Sercarz Brenda Ziegler
Michael Keltos Dieter Wunderlich  

Any award recipient is also eligible to purchase an award of an achievement level that has already been surpassed and can do so at the banquet. Additionally, all award merchandise without the customized number of years of continuous membership will be available for purchase at the banquet by any registered NJ Masters swimmer.

3/27/10 Drew University Rangers Masters Swimming hosted the new "March Madness" SCY meet on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Drew University.
Results to be posted shortly.
3/27/10

January 2010 NJLMSC Board meeting minutes posted

3/11/10

March 2010 FastLane posted!

3/9/10

December 2009 NJLMSC Annual Board meeting minutes posted

2/24/10 The Ocean County YMCA hosted the OCY Unofficial Team Championship SCY meet on 2/14/10.

Congratulations to Ridgewood YMCA who won the meet with 452 points.  Ocean County was second with 430 points and Wyckoff YMCA was third with 198 points.

Click here for complete results.

Congratulations to the following NJLMSC swimmers who set new NJLMSC SCY records at the Unofficial Team Championships held at the Ocean County YMCA on February 14, 2010

Women
55-59
Nancy Steadman-Martin, 55
100 Free  1:00.54
500 Free  5:39.24
1000 Free  11:30.25
200 Back  2:33.88 (breaking mom Doris' record from 1984!)
200 Fly  2:26.06
 
60-64
June Carson, 61
1000 Free  15:41.56

Men
30-34
Mike Betts, 31
100 Free  46.95

45-49
Bill Segal, 45
200 Free 1:51.57

50-54
Ron Borchers, 50
500 Free  5:41.76
60-64
Frank McElroy, 61
200 Back  2:35.75
2/7/10

Preliminary Top Ten for the 2009 SCM season has been posted!

Click here to view.

2/7/10
   
CONGRATULATIONS to the NJ LMSC for their incredible participation in this event! Out of all LMSCs, New Jersey is #3!  And, the Colonies Zone is the #1 Zone with 57,456 miles swum!  The next closest zone is the Dixie Zone with 38,823 miles.

This event is open to ALL registered USMS members.  To participate, simply 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.

Top (3) LMSCs  as of Dec 31,  2009:
Pacific                     27,114 miles
Southern Pacific  17,706 miles
New Jersey           14,716 miles

"Go the Distance" at the end of 2009

Name Age Group Miles
Nancy Steadman-Martin 55-59 753.42
David Juchniewicz 55-59 750.26
Jennifer Bauman 35-39 580.33
Lynn Ascione 40-44 464.15
Thomas Alne 18-24 415.00
Marie Vellucci 60-64 382.50
Bridgette Hobart 45-49 372.83
Michael Sirkin 45-49 358.86
Anne-France Saillot 45-49 353.24
Stephen Glassman 60-64 341.82
Brenda Hershberger 45-49 310.91
Curtis Miller 45-49 309.84
Ed Tsuzuki 50-54 303.94
Mary Teel 55-59 289.74
Susan Kirk 45-49 286.69
Steve Hiltabiddle 40-44 284.92
Elise Tatham 60-64 277.00
Michael Fanelli 55-59 267.29
Erika Maresca 35-39 260.05
Robert Franks 50-54 257.87
Sara Johnston 45-49 254.89
Douglas Miller 35-39 254.81
June Carson 60-64 236.37
Jean Rutter 50-54 232.89
Amy Campbell 45-49 232.73
Carol Martyniuk 55-59 232.58
Richard Nowakowski 55-59 225.04
Amy Carow 45-49 224.75
Mary Hanlon 50-54 220.90
Richard Carlson 55-59 217.65
Joseph Flanagan 45-49 203.01
Carol Morman 55-59 202.08
Larry Lengle 75-79 178.43
Janice Baker 45-49 171.88
Barry Bachenheimer 35-39 169.71
Ed Tirpack 50-54 169.57
Bob Hopkins 65-69 169.02
Sarah Clark 35-39 167.86
Susan Olesky 50-54 154.74
Ilse Wolfe 45-49 153.02
Rich Johnston 45-49 147.99
Robert Scott 40-44 145.47
Julie Sheaffer 45-49 142.84
Ronald Medhurst 65-69 140.00
Elizabeth Burton 40-44 138.77
Richard Schluter 50-54 135.86
Ursula Kohama 50-54 124.59
Chip Freund 45-49 124.12
Laura Linenberg 40-44 123.89
Ron Sabo 60-64 113.45
William Haas 70-74 112.07
Ann Mancuso 45-49 111.80
Mary Hesselgrave 65-69 110.45
Edward O'Hara 60-64 105.02
Michael Lavitt 50-54 100.28
Paula Pyrcz 60-64 100.11
Rosemarie Strawn 45-49 87.70
Jerry Katz 70-74 85.48
Heidi Pfefferkorn 45-49 79.94
Timothy Christian 45-49 78.63
Mark Hoffman 45-49 74.86
Rosanne Lemongello 45-49 69.81
Cynthia Orinski 50-54 67.76
Jennifer Earley 30-34 63.74
Joanne Ploch 40-44 60.17
Kristen Sonntag 40-44 56.53
James Curd 40-44 55.99
Bob McDonnell 40-44 53.93
Rebecca Kalibat 45-49 51.14
Anne Clewell 45-49 46.97
Robert Fetter 30-34 29.59
Kevin Lynott 55-59 28.52
Bernard Shepard 50-54 22.93
Jackie Fanelli 18-24 21.10
Robert Hanlon 40-44 7.46
Edward Buscemi 30-34 3.98
2/1/10 Drew University Rangers Masters Swimming will be hosting a new "March Madness" SCY meet in New Jersey on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Drew University.

Click here for meet entry form.

1/31/10 New Jersey Devils outing planned for the NJLMSC on March 30, 2010.  Only $49 per ticket, which includes a $10 food voucher.
Click here for complete information and ticket order form.
Questions - please contact Bridgette Hobart-Janeczko at bhobart@ptcllc.com
1/25/10

January/February 2010 FastLane posted!

1/23/10 The NJ LMSC is pleased to announce that the much anticipated Annual 100 x 100s Event is scheduled for Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Rutgers University Sonny Werblin pool from 8am - noon. All 2010 USMS registered NJ Masters Swimmers are invited to attend!

Click here for complete information.

1/23/10 The meet formerly known as 'March Madness' will be held on April 10, 2010 at the John Witherspoon Pool in Princeton. Mark your calendars and stayed tuned for more details!!
1/22/10 On Sunday, February 14th, the Ocean County YMCA will once again be hosting the OCY Unofficial Team Championship SCY meet. The meet will be split into two sessions again this year with the 1000 free event in the morning (9:15am warmup; 10:00am start) and a second session for all other events starting in the afternoon (12:00pm noon warmup; 12:40pm start)

Entry form must be received by 5:00pm Thursday, February 4th
Click here for entry form.

If you have any questions, please contact Lou Petto by email at  lpetto@ocymca.org or phone at 732.341.9622  x 2222
1/22/10 Emergency Rule Change for Swimwear (from USMS.org)

The USMS Rules Committee and USMS Executive Committee have approved emergency rule changes to the USMS swimwear rules due to the recent FINA Masters swimwear rule changes.

Emergency Rule Change document
1/22/10 The NJ LMSC is pleased to announce that the much anticipated Annual 100 x 100s Event is TENTATIVELY scheduled for Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Rutgers University Sonny Werblin pool from 8am - noon. All 2010 USMS registered NJ Masters Swimmers are invited to attend! Stay tuned for the confirmation announcement and for complete details.
1/22/10 SAVE THE DATE!!! Saturday, May 8th, 2010

The 4th Annual NJ Masters Swimming Awards Banquet and Social will be held on Saturday evening, May 8, 2010. We hope to see many of you there to share an evening of fun and camaraderie with your fellow NJ Masters swimmers. More details will be forthcoming!