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3/9/10

December 2009 NJLMSC Annual Board meeting minutes posted

2/26/10 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

Your invitation and event registration form will be forthcoming, but in the meantime, mark those calendars for May 8, 2010!!

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.

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!