Photo Courtesy: Laura M. Hamel
From the East and West, North and South, swimmers from all ages came from all over the country – and even other parts of the world – to compete in the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring Championships.
The meet drew a record 2,500-plus athletes, showing that after the COVID-19 pandemic, masters swimming is indeed on the rise.
Swimmers from hundreds of clubs competed in the meet in Irvine, California. It was the first time Irvine hosted a masters national meet since 1981, and it was a roaring success.
The ages spanned from the 20-24 group all the way to the 100-104 group where Maurine Kornfeld put together another couple record swims and continued to inspire. She swims for the Rose Bowl Masters along with swimmers of all ages.
There were 56 masters age group records set in the short-course meet.
USMS Records Broken
Thursday, April 27
- Heidi George, Unattached: Women’s 45-49 1650 freestyle (17:02.48)
- Joanne Menard, Mesa Aquatics Club-Masters: Women’s 75-79 1650 freestyle (25:09.83)
- Grant Shoults, Mission Viejo Nadadores: Men’s 25-29 1000 freestyle (9:03.99)
- New York Athletic Club: Mixed 18+ 400 freestyle relay (3:11.45)
- The Olympic Club: Mixed 25+ 400 freestyle relay (3:16.11)
- North Carolina Masters Swimming: Mixed 35+ 400 freestyle relay (3:23.51)
- Puget Sound Masters: Mixed 75+ 400 freestyle relay (5:14.51)
USMS Records Friday, April 28
- Benjamin Cono, The Olympic Club: Men’s 25-29 100 breaststroke (51.51)
- Carlo Travaini, Mission Viejo Masters: Men’s 60-64 50 breaststroke (27.76)
- Carlo Travaini, Mission Viejo Masters: Men’s 60-64 100 breaststroke (58.98)
- Gabrielle Rose, Santa Barbara Masters: Women’s 45-49 50 breaststroke (28.92)
- Gabrielle Rose, Santa Barbara Masters: Women’s 45-49 100 breaststroke (1:01.63)
- Erika Braun, North Carolina Masters Swimming: Women’s 50-54 100 breaststroke (1:07.97)
- Kristin Jaffe, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: Women’s 85-89 100 breaststroke (1:59.35)
- Ally Howe, New York Athletic Club: Women’s 25-29 200 backstroke (1:56.74)
- Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: Women’s 70-74 200 backstroke (2:26.12)
- Mario Marshall, Golden Road Aquatics: Men’s 40-44 50 butterfly (22.35)
- Caroline Gmelich, New York Athletic Club: Women’s 18-24 50 butterfly (24.51)
- Jenny Thompson, Palmetto Masters: Women’s 50-54 50 butterfly (25.70)
- Traci Granger, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: Women’s 65-69 50 butterfly (28.79)
- Margaret Toppel, Oregon Masters: Women’s 75-79 50 butterfly (33.93)
- Markus Rogan, UCLA Bruin Masters: Men’s 40-44 200 IM (1:50.17)
- Gabrielle Rose, Santa Barbara Masters: Women’s 45-49 200 IM (2:03.62)
- Maurine Kornfeld, Rose Bowl Masters: Women’s 100-104 50 freestyle (1:29.42)
- Jenny Thompson, Palmetto Masters: Women’s 50-54 100 freestyle (52.00)
- Arizona Masters: Mixed 75+ 200 freestyle relay (2:23.90)
- New York Athletic Club: Mixed 25+ 200 freestyle relay (1:27.54)
- Gabrielle Rose, Santa Barbara Masters: Women’s 45-49 50 freestyle (23.75)
USMS Records Saturday, April 29
- Jenna Campbell, Colorado Masters Swimming: Women’s 25-29 500 freestyle (4:48.88)
- Alison Zamanian, Walnut Creek Masters: Women’s 50-54 500 freestyle (5:12.67)
- Erika Braun, North Carolina Masters Swimming: Women’s 50-54 100 butterfly (58.83)
- Carlo Travaini, Mission Viejo Masters: Men’s 60-64 200 breaststroke (2:10.08)
- Rick Colella, Puget Sound Masters: Men’s 70-74 200 breaststroke (2:21.03)
- Gabrielle Rose, Santa Barbara Masters: Women’s 45-49 200 breaststroke (2:15.71)
- Markus Rogan, UCLA Bruin Masters: Men’s 40-44 100 IM (50.30)
- Mike Irvin, unattached: Men’s 55-59 100 IM (55.07)
- Carlo Travaini, Mission Viejo Masters: Men’s 60-64 100 IM (56.69)
- Gabrielle Rose, Santa Barbara Masters: Women’s 45-49 100 IM (56.20)
- Erika Braun, North Carolina Masters Swimming: Women’s 50-54 100 IM (1:00.03)
- Joy Ward, Oregon Masters: Women’s 80-84 100 IM (1:39.70)
- Caroline Gmelich, New York Athletic Club: Women’s 18-24 50 backstroke (24.83)
- Joy Ward, Oregon Masters: Women’s 80-84 50 backstroke (42.56)
- New York Athletic Club: Women’s 25+ 200 medley relay (1:44.32)
- Oregon Masters: Women’s 75+ 200 medley relay (2:50.06)
- Oregon Masters: Women’s 75+ 200 freestyle relay (2:27.70)
USMS Records Sunday, April 30
- Maurine Kornfeld, Rose Bowl Masters: Women’s 100-104 50 freestyle (1:27.45)
- Jenny Thompson, Palmetto Masters: Women’s 50-54 50 freestyle (23.75)
- Zachary Fong, New York Athletic Club: Men’s 25-29 200 butterfly (1:44.67)
- Rick Colella, Puget Sound Masters: Men’s 70-74 200 butterfly (2:17.30)
- Arizona Masters Swim Club: Mixed 75+ 200 medley relay (2:43.23)
- Ally Howe, New York Athletic Club: Women’s 25-29 50 backstroke (25.25)
- Peter Moore, Novaquatics Masters: Men’s 50-54 50 backstroke (24.43)
- Ally Howe, New York Athletic Club: Women’s 25-29 100 backstroke (52.69)
- Jenny Thompson, Palmetto Masters: Women’s 50-54 100 backstroke (58.87)
- Jenna Campbell, Colorado Masters Swimming: Women’s 25-29 200 freestyle (1:47.88)
- Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: Women’s 70-74 200 freestyle (2:12.26)
- Gabrielle Rose, Santa Barbara Masters: Women’s 45-49 50 breaststroke (28.54)
Note: All records are subject to change pending verification.
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