On Saturday December 5th, Harold Bernadzikowski, Steve Hicks, Frank Krach, Jerry Meyer, Mark Spence, and Coach Ray went to the Talbot County YMCA for the third Swim Series Meet.  There were almost 100 swimmers registered despite the weather.

     In the 35-39 age group, Steve Hicks broke Scott McPherson's 200 breaststroke record of 2:48.44 that was set at the January Arundel Olympic meet in 2005 with an impressive 2:33.93.

      In the 50-54 age group, Mark Spence continued his record breaking ways by first taking on another one of the most venerable records on our books, John Siebs' 50 freestyle record of 27.53 that was set at the 2001 UMBC Winter meet.  Mark dispensed with this record with a National Qualifying time of 26.38.  Next to go was Richard Mathews' 100 breaststroke record of 1:22.28 that was set at the 2006 December Swim Series Meet at Towson University.  This record was broken with another USMS National Qualifying time of 1:11.54.

      In the 60-64 division, Jerry Meyer first set a new record in the 50 backstroke with a 41.37.  He then led off our 400 Medley Relay team with a new team record in the 100 Backstroke with a 1:25.82.

     Congratulations!

     On Sunday November 15th, Steve Hicks, Jerry Meyer, and Coach Mike traveled to Washington College in Chestertown for the second Swim Series meet. 

    Huh?  What was that first name?

    As many of you know, Steve Hicks has been a great friend of ours ever since he moved to the Eastern Shore from Colorado and established the Delmarva Dogfish Masters Team.  Earlier this year, the economy hit the Eastern Shore very hard, and Steve was forced to come to our side of the Bay Bridge to find employment.  These many months, the Dogfish's loss has been our gain as he practiced with us.  At the Washington College meet, Steve officially became part of the CMYM family by representing us in competition.  And he did so in record setting fashion.  He started things off in the 35-39 age group by breaking Coach Mike's 200 backstroke record of 2:21.55 set at the November Meadowbrook meet way back in 2003 with an impressive 2:17.99.  He then broke Craig Dewing's 200 IM record of 2:19.74 that was set at the UMBC Winter meet back in 2005 with an eye-popping 2:13.83.

     In the 60-64 age group, Jerry Meyer celebrated his birthday from earlier in the week by breaking in the 200 backstroke record with a 3:04.54.

     Congratulations all!

      On Saturday October 17th, we hosted the first Swim Series Meet of the season at the Ellicott City pool.  28 of our CMYM swimmers participated.  As a sign of our team's maturity on the ladies side, it is no longer a given that when one swims an event, a team record will be set.  The race to fill in the gaps in the record board is on!

     Over on the men's side, John Aversa broke two established records in the 30-34 age group.  He first broke Craig Dewing's 200 butterfly record of 2:38.47 set at the NOVA pool in Richmond, VA in February of 2005 with a smoking 2:15.61.  He then turned around, and broke Craig Dewing's 200 breaststroke record of 2:36.29 set at Villanova University in February of 2004 with an equally impressive 2:26.47.

    In the 40-44 age group, both Coach Ray and Scott Moffet set their sights on Phillipe Homassel's 200 backstroke record of 3:06.16 set at the first swim series meet of the 2006-2007 season in our pre-reonovation pool.  Both broke the record, but Scott beat out Coach Ray by almost a full length of the pool 2:43.59 to 2:59.29 to clinch the new team record.

    In the 45-49 age group, Ed O'Malley continued his record making ways by breaking his own record in the 100 freestyle  of 1:01.57 that he set at the Catonsville YMCA in December of 2008 with a 59.64.

     In the 50-54 age group, newcomer Mark Spence definitely shook things up by breaking three long established records.   First to go was Duer Pierce's 50 Butterfly record of 30.81 set at the Arundel Olympic Center in January of 2003 with an eye-popping 29.65.  Next to go was one of the most long standing records on our team.  John Siebs set the 100 IM record of 1:12.11 way back at the UMBC Winter meet in February of 2001...the first season that we came into existence as a team.  Mark dispatched that record with a 1:09.88.  The final piece of flotsam in the Spence maelstrom was the 50 breaststroke record held by Dan Beisel.  Beisel's time of 37.36 set at the Arundel Olympic Center in January of 2004 was swept aside by Mark with an amazing 33.93.

      In the 55-59 age group, Dan Beisel broke his own 50 butterfly record of 32.40 set at the Arundel Olmpic Center this past January with a 32.00.

     In the 65-69 age group, Roy Troppman made a triumphant return to the pool after multiple heart surgeries as well as the blessing of his doctor.  Swimming two individual events, he first broke Robert Alston's 50 freestyle record of 30.00 set at the 2007 UMBC Winter meet with an astounding 29.02.  Next, he broke Alston's 100 freestyle record of 1:12.05, also set at the 2007 UMBC Winter Meet with a swim-your-age time of 1:05.09.

     In Relay action, we added four new standards to the record board.  The 25+ Women's 200 freestyle relay of Rena Jacobson, Helen Kottis, Stacey Moffet, and Kathy Jantac swam a time of 2:51.73 to complete that section of the board.  We now have a team record for every relay swum in the Short Course Yards program for 25+ Women.

    Also on the Women's side, the 45+ 200 freestyle team of Gloria Serrao, Abby Glassberg, Carole Owen, and Anneliese Thomson set a new standard in that event with a 2:33.21.

    Over on the men's side, Jerry Myer, Jeff Manchester, Dan Beisel, and Roy Troppman teamed up for our very first team record in the 55+ category with a new 200 Medley Relay time of 2:39.19.

     Finally, Richard Mathews, Lori Hartle, Mark Spence, and Alice Spriesterbach teamed up to break some new ground of their own with a 200 Medley Relay time of 2:33.21 in the 45+ Mixed category.  This is our first team record in that age category as well.

      Kudos to all!

      The 2008-2009 USMS Short Course Yards Top Ten Results have been released.  This past season, we had four relay teams swim top ten times.  In Short Course Yards, the age of the youngest swimmer determines the age group of the relay.  The 35+ Men's  800 Freestyle Relay team of Coach Ray, Phillipe Homassel, Coach Mike, and Harold Bernadzikowski swam a time good enough to place 8th in the USA.

    The Women's 25+ 800 Freestyle Relay team of Ellen Dooley, Susan Boswell, Kathy Jantac, and Valerie Karam placed 5th.

     The Women's 45+ 800 Freestyle Relay team of Anneliese Thomson, Julie Uhl, Carole Owen, and Abby Glassberg turned in a 5th place time for USMS.

    Finally, the Mixed 18+ 800 Freestyle Relay of Crystal Ray, Scott Moffet, Richard Mathews, and Jen Lomangino swam a time good enough for the 10th spot.

 Kudos to all!

     USMS has released the 2008 Long Course Top Ten results.  Two of our CMYM relays swam times good enough to make the top ten for Masters Swimming competition in the United States.  In Long Course competition, the ages of the four swimmers are added together to determine the age category.

    The Mixed 120-159 400 Freestyle Relay of Coach Ray, Karla Mack, John Aversa, and Anneliese Thomson swam a time that was good enough to be 3rd in the nation.  The Mixed 160-199 400 Freestyle Relay team of Jerry Meyer, Karla Mack, Coach Ray, and Anneliese Thomson swam a time that placed them 5th in the USA.

 Congratulations to all!

     On Saturday August 15, nine CMYM swimmers were among the 100+ swimmers gathered for the UMBC Summer Long Course Meet.  On the women's side, Kathy Jantac started things off by setting a new team record in the 35-39 age group with a 3:43.11 in the 200 IM.  In the 45-49 age group, Valerie Karam set two new team standards in the 100 Freestyle (1:25.18) and 100 Breaststroke (1:44.77).  In the 50-54 age group, Anneliese Thomson set two new records in the 100 Freestyle (1:20.42) and 400 Freestyle (6:21.04).

     Over on the men's side, John Aversa broke three team records in the 30-34 age group.  First up was Coach Ray's 100 Freestyle record of 1:05.90 set at George Mason University way back in July of 2001.  This record was dispatched with a 1:01.22.  Next, he broke two of his own records.  The previous 100 Backstroke record of 1:15.49 which was set at the August UMBC Meet of 2008 was obliterated with a 1:09.46.  Likewise, the 200 IM record of 2:33.72 was similarly waylaid with a 2:30.54.

     In the 35-39 age group, Mark Cronin made short work of Coach Ray's 400 Freestyle team record of 5:43.47 set at the August 2005 UMBC Long Course Meet with a 5:30.48.

     In the 40-44 age group, Coach Ray broke his own 200 Freestyle team record of 2:50.28 set at the June 2009 Terrapin Cup meet at College Park with a 2:47.06.  In  the 400 Freestyle, Coach Ray's old team record of 6:11.12 set at the June 2008 Long Course Meet at the Upper Main Line YMCA was first broken by Coach Ray with a 6:08.31, then again by Coach Mike in the next heat with a resounding 5:29.16.  Coach Mike then turned around by breaking Coach Ray's 100 Butterfly team record of 1:28.26 set at the June 2008 Upper Main Line YMCA meet with a 1:25.67.

     In the 55-59 age group, Dan Beisel set a new team record in the 200 Freestyle (2:57.84), a new team record in the 100 Breaststroke (1:48.96), and broke Jerry Meyer's 200 Backstroke team record of 3:30.82 set at the 2008 Colonies Zone Long Course Championships at the University of Maryland with a 3:30.15.

     In the 65-69 age group, Robert Alston set a new team record in the 100 Freestyle (1:30.48) and broke Maurice Harrison's 200 Freestyle record of 4:29.05 set at the July 2006 Haines Point Meet with a 3:47.65.

    In relay action, Coach Mike, John Aversa, Mark Cronin, and Coach Ray teamed up to set a new team standard in the 120-159 age group 400 Medley Relay with a 5:14.19.  On the women's side, Rena Jacobson bicycled her way to the meet, and promptly found herself swimming lead leg for the Women's 160-199 400 Freestyle Relay along with Kathy Jantac, Valerie Karam, and Anneliese Thomson to set the first women's Long Course relay team record with a 6:40.89.

Congratulations to all!

     On Sunday June 21st, Dan Beisel, Jerry Meyer, and Coach Ray went down to College Park for the Terrapin Cup held at the University of Maryland.  The pool was configured for a 50 meter course, also known as Long Course or Olympic size.  Coach Ray started things off in the 40-44 age group by breaking his own 200 Freestyle record of 2:57.06 set in June of 2008 at the Upper Main Line YMCA with a 2:50.28.  He then broke his own 100 Backstroke record of 1:37.04 set at the same meet at the Upper Main Line YMCA with a 1:35.42.

     In the 55-59 age group, Dan Beisel broke Jerry Meyer's 50 Freestyle record of 39.19 set in August of 2008 at UMBC with a 35.55.  Next, Dan set a new standard in the 100 Freestyle with a 1:19.48.  Turning to the backstroke events, Dan first broke Jerry Meyer's 50 record of 44.03 set at the Colonies Zone Long Course Championships at the University of Maryland with a 42.74.  He then broke Jerry's 100 Backstroke record of 1:40.50 set at the August 2008 UMBC meet with a 1:32.01.  He finished his day with a new team record in the 50 Butterfly with a 37.59.

     In the 60-64 age group, Jerry Meyer broke in this category with four new team records in the 400 Freestyle (7:28.34), the 50 Backstroke (43.02), the 100 Backstroke (1:35.97), and the 200 Backstroke (3:25.63).

     Great job!

     On Saturday March 28th, four of our CMYM swimmers were among the 100 or so gathered for the Swim Series Finale meet held at Big Vanilla in Pasadena.  The meet was held in a 25 meter course, also known as Short Course Meters (SCM).  On the women's side, Rena Jacobson started things off in the 40-44 age group by setting three new team records in the 50 Freestyle (1:00.19), 50 Breaststroke (1:11.47), and 100 Breaststroke (2:24.44).

     In the 50-54 age group, Anneliese Thomson broke her own 50 Breaststroke record of 46.16 set at Big Vanilla in June of 2008 with a nice drop of 45.11.  She also set a new record in the 50 Backstroke with a 45.01.

     Over on the men's side, Coach Mike first broke Coach Ray's 100 Backstroke record of 1:23.60 set just a week before at the Albatross Open at the Montgomery Aquatic Center with a 1:15.09.  He then broke Coach Ray's 400 Freestyle record of 6:20.27 set at the Bayside Recreation Center in Virginia Beach in November of 2008 with a 5:34.23.

     Finally, Jerry Meyer set three new standards in the 60-64 age group with times in the 100 Freestyle (1:27.80), 100 Backstroke (1:33.17), and 400 Freestyle (6:56.51).

     Kudos to all!

     On Saturday March 21st, Ryan McGirr and Coach Ray went down to the Montgomery Aquatic Center in Rockville for the Albatross Open Short Course Meters meet.  192 swimmers registered to participate.  Ryan started by setting three new team records in the Men's 30-34 age group.  He started with the 100 freestyle with an impressive 1:04.99, moved on to the 200 freestyle with a 2:27.23, and finished with the 100 breaststroke turning in a 1:29.27.

     In the 40-44 age group, Coach Ray filled out the team record board with a 3:22.56 in the 200 backstroke.  With that swim, a member of our team has swum every single event in the Short Course Meters program for that age group, joining the 35-39 men as the other age group in that course with a full record board.  In addition, Coach Ray broke his own 100 backstroke team record of 1:26.03 set at the December 2008 Colonies Zone Short Course Meters Championship at Rutgers University with a 1:23.60.

     Both enjoyed the competition immensely.

     On the weekend of February 21-22, Dan Beisel, Gary Hartmann, Jerry Meyer, and Coach Ray represented CMYM at the UMBC Winter meet.  On Saturday, Jerry Meyer started things off by setting a new team record for the 55-59 men in the 1000 Freestyle with a time of 16:25.78.

     The next day, Dan Beisel broke his own 50 breaststroke record in the men's 55-59 age group of 40.58 set at the October 2008 Swim Series meet at UMBC with a nice 39.12.  He then set a new record in the 100 butterfly with a 1:18.06.  Finally he set a new record for that age group in the 1650 Freestyle with a 23:53.86.

     In the men's 40-44 age group, Coach Ray closed out that age group with a record swim in the 1650 with a 26:35.26.  Now, for the men, a member of our team has swum every single event in the Short Course Yards program from 30-34 all the way through 45-49.

     Our four men also teamed up to swim the 200 Freestyle relay.  Kudos to all!

     On Saturday February 7th, John Aversa, Dan Beisel, Valerie Karam, Jerry Meyer, and Annliese Thomson represented CMYM at the fifth Swim Series meet held at the Woods Community Center in Severna Park.  There were 91 swimmers participating. 

     Valerie started things off in the Women's 40-44 age group by breaking her own 100 Freestyle record of 1:12.42 set at the Arundel Olympic meet last month  with a 1:12.14.  She then set her sights on one of the oldest team records in the book, namely Theresa Shea's 50 Breaststroke record of 45.85 set at the inaugural Howard County YMCA meet way back in October 2001 with an impressive 42.10.

     Anneliese Thomson continued her record breaking ways by finishing off two of her own records in the 50-54 age group.  She first took aim at her 50 backstroke record of 40.27 set at the Salisbury YMCA this past November with a very nice 38.75.  She then took aim at her 100 IM record of 1:21.86 set at UMBC this past October with  a 1:20.32.

     Over on the men's side, John Aversa continued his inexorable takeover of the record board in the 30-34 age group.  And, he did so, exactly five years to the day that both initial records were set.  Craig Dewing's 100 free record of 54.25 set at the Arundel Olympic Center was dispatched like flotsam with a 52.03.  Dewing's 200 free record of 2:02.71 set at the same meet  met an equal fate with a time of 1:58.96.

     Finally, in the 55-59 age group, Dan Beisel was doing a little of his own take over manuevers.  He started by dispatching Jerry Meyer's 100 Backstroke record of 1:28.17 set at the December Catonsville meet with an astounding 1:18.33.  He continued with new standards in the 100 Breaststroke (1:32.48) and 200 IM (2:54.40). 

      Great job!

      On Saturday January 17th, 10 CMYM swimmers were among the 143 swimmers gathered at the Arundel Olympic Swim Center for Swim Series Meet #4. 

     In the 40-44 Women's age group, Valerie Karam started things off by breaking Susan Elliott's 100 Free record of 1:13.67 set at the October 2006 Swim Series meet at the Howard County YMCA with a 1:12.42.  She then broke Susan Boswell's 200 Free record of 3:10.40 set at the Naval Academy this past March with a 2:40.93.  She then set her sights on one of the oldest records in the book by breaking Theresa Shea's 50 Breaststroke record of 45.85 set at the October 2001 Howard County YMCA meet with a 42.21.  Susan Boswell broke new ground by setting a new record in the same age group with a 8:51.56 in the 500 Free.

     In the 50-54 Women's age group, Anneliese Thomson set a new record in the 50 Butterfly with a 36.36.

     Over on the men's side, John Aversa continued his record setting ways by first breaking Michael Jacobson's 200 Backstroke record of 2:20.92 set at the 2002 UMBC Winter meet with a mind boggling 2:08.71.  He then broke Craig Dewing's 100 Butterfly record of 1:02.14 set at the February 2005 SPY meet with a jaw dropping 57.42.  Finally, he broke Craig Dewing's 400 IM record of 4:58.67 set at Villanova University in February of 2004 with a satisfying 4:40.46.

     In the 35-39 age group, Mark Cronin broke Scott Moffet's 200 Butterfly record of 2:39.40 set at the 2007 UMBC Winter meet with a 2:33.98.  In addition to his age group record, Mark has now become the fastest 200 Butterflyer of the entire team, beating out Amy Grammas, who swam her time of 2:37.39 at the 2006 Colonies Zone Championships at George Mason University.

      In the 55-59 age group, Dan Beisel continued his record setting ways by first setting a new team standard in the 500 Free with a 6:45.32.  He then broke Jerry Meyer's 200 Backstroke record of 3:05.09 set at the first Swim Series Meet at UMBC in October with a 3:01.48.  Finally, he set a new standard in the 50 Butterfly with a 32.40.

     Finally, in relay action the 35+ 400 Medley Relay foursome of Coach Ray, Valerie Karam, Harold Bernadzikowski, and Susan Boswell broke the previous record of 6:24.71 set by the team of Carin Ganjon, Rick Hrybyk, Dan Beisel, and Michaeleen Blue at the October 2005 Howard County YMCA with a 5:33.18.

      Good show, everyone! 

     On Saturday December 20th, 28 CMYM swimmers were among the 109 swimmers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, and Virginia gathered at the Catonsville YMCA for the third Swim Series meet.

     Megan Mackey started things off for the women in the 30-34 age group by breaking Yasmine Karten's 50 Freestyle record of 29.22 that was set at the February 2003 SPY meet with a 29.00.  She then broke teammate Karla Mack's 50 Butterfly record of 43.34 set at this past year's October UMBC meet with a jaw dropping 32.87.

     In the 40-44 age group, Valerie Karam broke Rena Jacobson's 100 Breaststroke record of 2:19.09 set at the October UMBC meet with a 1:32.86.

     Anneliese Thomson continued her rampage in the 50-54 age group by setting a new record in the 100 Breaststroke with a 1:30.89.

      Over on the men's side, John Aversa broke three team records in the 30-34 age group in spectacular fashion.  He started with Craig Dewing's 50 Freestyle record of 24.15 that was set at the February 2005 SPY meet with an eye-popping 23.16.  Aversa then continued with Coach Mike's 50 Backstroke record of 28.32 set at the 2001 YMCA National Championships in Sarasota, Florida with a resounding 25.68.  Finally, he broke Craig Dewing's 50 Butterfly record of 27.12 set at the same 2005 SPY meet with a whopping 25.31.

     Wanting a change of pace, Teck Choo decided to go for Coach Mike's 100 Breaststroke record of 1:19.60 in the 40-44 age group set at the October UMBC meet with a 1:12.35.  He then turned on his own 50 Butterfly record of 25.99 set at the November 2007 UMBC meet by lowering it to 25.71.

     In the 45-49 age group, meet newcomer Ed O'Malley quickly made a name for himself by breaking Greg Morris' 100 Freestyle record of 1:02.65 set at the 2007 Colonies Zone Short Course Yards Championships held at George Mason University with a 1:01.57.  He then turned around and thumped Greg Morris' 200 Freestyle record of 2:25.51 set at the 2007 Swim Series Finale meet at the Talbot County YMCA with a solid 2:17.84.

    Jerry Meyer continued his relentless pursuit of excellence in the 55-59 age group by breaking his own 100 Backstroke record of 1:29.93 set at this past year's Swim Series Finale meet at the Naval Academy with a satisfying 1:28.17.

     In relay action, the 25+ Women's 200 Medley Relay foursome of Crystal Ray, Megan Mackey, Carolyn Ruppel, and Stacey Moffet set a new standard of 2:48.65.  Likewise, the 800 Freestyle Relay team of Ellen Dooley, Susan Boswell, Kathy Jantac, and Valerie Karam set a new standard with 12:30.45.

     In the 45+ Women's age group, Anneliese Thomson demonstrated her recruiting skills by breaking in this age group with two new relay records.  First, the 200 Medley Relay team of Julie Uhl, Annelies Thomson, Abby Glassberg, and Carole Owen set a new standard with 3:00.21.  Then, changing the order Anneliese Thomson, Julie Uhl, Carole Owen, and Abby Glassberg set a new team record in the 800 Freestyle Relay with a 12:42.46.

    Over on the men's side the 35+ 800 Freestyle Relay team of Coach Ray, Phillipe Homassel, Coach Mike, and Harold Bernadzikowski broke the team record of 9:57.74 set by Scott McPherson, Richard Hrybyk, Gary Nodine, and Scott Moffet at the December 2004 Towson University meet with a 9:39.47.

     Finally, the 45+ men filled the final slot in their team record category with a new 800 Freestyle Relay record of 10:38.48 set by Jerry Meyer, Buzz Loftus, Ed O'Malley, and Allistair Price.

Great job, everyone!

     On the weekend of December 5-7, our own Coach Ray represented CMYM at the Colonies Zone Short Course Meters Championship held at Rutgers University in New Jersey.  On Saturday, he started things off by setting a new record in the 200 Freestyle for the 40-44 Men's age group with a time of 2:41.19.

    On Sunday, he started his day by breaking Scott McPherson's 50 Freestyle record of 31.32 set at the Thunder Hill pool in June of 2007 with a 29.66.  He then set new records in the 100 Butterfly (1:23.36) and 100 Backstroke (1:26.03). He made it home safelylater that same day.

     On Saturday November 15th, four CMYM swimmers went to the Salisbury YMCA for the second Swim Series Meet of the season.  Anneliese Thomson continued her record setting ways in the Women's 50-54 age group with three new team records in the 50 free (30.22), 100 free (1:10.08), and 50 back (40.27).

     On the men's side, in the 40-44 age group, Coach Mike broke Phillipe Homassel's 200 Breaststroke record of 3:06.89 set at the Arundel Olympic Center in January of this year with a 2:58.69.

     All in all, a good time was had by all. Congratulations!

   The weekend of August 23-24, Karla Mack, Jerry Meyer, Anneliese Thomson, and Coach Ray went to the University of Maryland for the Colonies Zone Long Course Championships.  More than 200 swimmers from across the Zone (from Maine to Virginia) as well as from California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.

   Karla Mack started things off in the 30-34 age group by setting two new team records in the 50 backstroke (52.92) and 50 breaststroke (49.95).

   Anneliese Thomson broke in the 50-54 age group with three new team records of her own in the 50 backstroke (45.50), 50 freestyle (34.44), and 50 breaststroke (48.27).

   Over on the men's side, Jerry Meyer broke his 50 backstroke record in the 55-59 age group of 45.99 he set at UMBC earlier in the month with a 44.03.  He then set a new standard in the 200 backstroke with a 3:30.82.

    The foursome of Jerry, Karla, Coach Ray, and Anneliese then topped off the meet with two new team records for the 160-199 age group in the 200 Medley Relay (2:48.25) and 400 freestyle relay (5:35.77). 

   CMYM finished the meet in 18th place (out of 79) and 9th in mide-sized teams.  Kudos to all!

     On August 9th, John Aversa, Jen Lomangino, Karla Mack, and Coach Ray went to UMBC for the final Summer Swim Series meet.  This meet was held in a 50 meter pool (also known as Long Course Meters or LCM for short), and was a fitting way to think of the Beijing Olympics....afterall, it was the same course that the Olympics use.

     Jen Lomangino started things off by setting three new team records in the Women's 18-24 age group.  Her times in the 50 free (31.62), 100 free (1:11.31), and 200 free (2:38.26) are new standards in that age group.

     In the Women's 30-34 age group, Karla Mack set three new records herself in the 50 free (37.82), 100 breaststroke (1:48.98), and 50 butterfly (50.30).

     Over on the men's side, John Aversa started things off by apparently swimming four individual events instead of the limit of three (naughty, naughty!).  In the process, he set four new team records in the 30-34 age group in the 400 free (5:01.31), 100 breaststroke (1:22.18), 100 backstroke (1:15.49), and 200 IM (2:33.72).

     Coach Ray continued stretching his comfort zone by swimming three events outside of his specialization, and in the process set three new records in the 40-44 age group, specifically in the 50 breaststroke (45.60), 200 backstroke (3:45.20), and 200 butterfly (3:37.67).

     Under USMS rules, one's age as of the calendar year determines the age group in SCM and LCM.  So even though Rick Hrybyk won't turn 50 until October, he got a jump on the record board as a result of this rule.  He set a new record in the 200 IM with a 3:39.64.

     And Jerry Meyer continued ripping up the record board with three new records in the 55-59 age group with swims in the 50 free (39.19), 50 backstroke (45.99), and 100 backstroke (1:40.50).

     Finally, the foursome of Karla Mack, Coach Ray, John Aversa, and Jen Lomangino teamed up to break in the Mixed Long Course Meters Relay record board with a 400 Free Relay time of 4:54.29 in the 120-159 age group.

     A good time was had by all.  Congratulations everyone!

   On Saturday July 19th, Karla Mack, Mark Cronin, Coach Mike, and Teck Choo represented CMYM at the Howard County Invitational held at the Roger Carter pool.  This meet was in a 25 meter course, also known as Short Course Meters (SCM for short).  Although this competition grouped all adults together in an over 19 group, for our purposes, all team records have been moved to the proper USMS age groups.

   Karla Mack started things off by breaking two of her own team records.  Her 50 butterfly record of 47.88 set at last month's Big Vanilla meet went by the wayside with a 47.80.  Her 100 IM record of 1:50.03 set at last week's Talbot County YMCA meet was vanquished with an astounding 1:41.45.

    In the men's 40-44 age group, Teck Choo set a new team standard in the 100 free with an impressive 59.71.  He then set his sights on Coach Mike's 50 butterfly record of 33.23 set at last month's Big Vanilla meet and answered with a jaw dropping 28.90.  Finally, Coach Mike answered the challenge by breaking his own 100 IM record of 1:16.98 set at last month's Big Vanilla meet with a 1:14.85.  A good time was had by all. Congratulations!

    On Sunday July 13, four CMYM swimmers  made their way to Easton for the third Summer Swim Series meet.  The meet was in a 25 meter pool (Short Course Meters, or SCM for short).  Jen Lomangino started things off with four new team records in the 18-24 age group with swims in the 50 free (32.53), 100 free (1:10.74), 200 free (2:36.70), and 100 IM (1:25.89).

     Karla Mack then continued the trend in the 30-34 age group with a new team standard in the 100 IM with a 1:50.03.  Over on the men's side in the same age group, John Aversa broke in that age group with three new team records of his own.  He swam the 50 free (26.95), 50 butterfly (29.55), and 200 IM (2:32.70).

      Finally, Jerry Meyer set three new team records of his own, breaking one of his own records in the process.  His new team standards were in the 50 free (40.18) and 50 backstroke (44.25), while he broke his own record of 1:33.12 in the 100 freestyle set at last month's Big Vanilla meet with a resounding 1:30.56.  Congratulations to all!

     On June 28th, four of our CMYM swimmers went to the Big Vanilla pool in Pasadena for the Summer Swim Series meet held there.  The meet was in a 25 meter pool (known as Short Course Meters or SCM for short), and all four swimmers were able to make their marks in the CMYM team record book.

     In the women's 30-34 age group, Karla Mack continued here record setting ways with new team records in the 50 Freestyle (38.50), 100 Breaststroke (1:46.51), and 50 Butterfly (47.88).

     In the women's 50-54 age group, Anneliese Thomson broke in this division with three new team records of her own in the 50 Freestyle (33.97), 50 Breaststroke (46.16), and 50 Butterfly (39.40).

      On the men's side, Coach Mike started things off with a new record in the 50 Backstroke for the 40-44  age group with a 34.06.  He continued by breaking Scott McPherson's 50 Butterfly record of 36.16 set at Thunderhill in June of 2007 with a 33.23.  Coach Mike then broke Scott McPherson's 100 IM record of 1:19.80 set at the same meet with a 1:16.98.

      Jerry Meyer set three records of his own in the men's 55-59 age group with times in the 100 Freestyle (1:33.12), 100 Backstroke (1:42.10) and 200 Backstroke (3:26.59).

      Our foursome then teamed up for a new team record in the 200 Medley Relay for the Mixed 160-199 division (SCM and Long Course Meters add the ages of the participants) with a 2:43.38.  Jerry Meyer swam backstroke, Karla Mack swam breaststroke, Coach Mike swam butterfly, and Anneliese Thomson swam freestyle.  Congratulations to all!

     On March 29th, 10 CMYM swimmers were part of the 191 athletes assembled for the Swim Series Finale meet held at the Naval Academy.  On the women's side, Susan Boswell set a new standard in the 40-44 age group with a 200 freestyle swim of 3:10.40.  In the 45-49 agegroup, Annelies Thomson broke Kim Morris' 50 breasstroke record of 42.61 set at the Woods Community Center in February of 2007 with  a 41.13.

     On the men's side, Teck Choo started things off in the 40-44 agegroup by first breaking his own 50 freestyle record of 23.78 set at the November UMBC meet with a 23.64.  He then broke Coach Ray's 100 freestyle record of 56.52 set at last year's Colonies Zone Championships with an eye-popping 52.94.

     Not to be outdone, Coach Ray turned in two team records of his own.  He first broke Phillippe Homassel's 200 butterfly record of 3:27.49 set at Towson University in December of 2006 with a 2:52.95.  He then turned in a new record for the 400 IM with  a 6:12.18.

      Finally, newcomer Jerry Meyer made a fast name for himself by setting three new team records in the 55-59 agegroup with swims in the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke events.  His 50 time of 42.85, his 100 time of 1:29.93, and his 200 time of 3:11.89 will serve as benchmarks for future efforts.  Kudos to all!

      On Saturday January 19th, six of our CMYM men were a part of the 158 athletes who swam at the Swim Series Meet #4 at the Arundel Olympic Center.  Newcomer, John Aversa started things off with a bang by breaking three team records in the very solid 30-34 age group.  He started with the 100 breaststroke record of 1:08.41 set by Craig Dewing at Villanova University in February 0f 2004 by setting a new standard of 1:07.02. He then moved on to Coach Mike's 100 backstroke record of 1:02.91 set at the 2001 YMCA National Championships in Sarasota, Florida with an eye-popping 59.45.  His final record for the day came in the 200 IM with him breaking Dewing's standard of 2:17.07 set at the same Villanova meet as the breaststroke record with an impressive 2:13.88.

     In the men's 40-44 age group, Phillipe Homassel broke his own 200 breaststroke record of 3:11.28 set at the November 2006 Salisbury YMCA meet with a resounding 3:06.89.

      Finally, Dan Beisel aged up and immediately set upon three records of his own in the 55-59 age group.  He first broke Ron Heller's 50 Freestyle record of 38.64 set at the December 2006 Towson meet with a satisfying 29.86.  He then moved on to Heller's 100 Freestyle record of 1:31.72 set at last year's Arundel Olympic meet with a walloping 1:07.08.  He then finished off with a new standard in that age group with 2:28.26 in the 200 Freestyle.

     Congratulations to all! 

      On Saturday November 10th, 20 CMYM swimmers went over to UMBC to swim at the Swim Series Meet.  Craig Dewing returned to us, and did so in a very attention getting fashion by breaking Coach Mike's 500 Free record of 5:44.52 set at the 2004 Finale meet at UMBC with a very impressive USMS National Qualifying time of 5:24.26. 

Teck Choo followed up with breaking two more records in the 40-44 Men's division with two USMS National Qualifying times of his own.  Both records were previously held by Ross Kennard.  In the 50 Free, Kennard's 23.99 time set at the 2002 UMBC Winter meet was surpassed with a 23.78.  In the 50 Butterfly, Kennard's 26.42 was erased with a 25.99 time.  Choo's performance in the 50 Butterfly is actually the fastest 50 Butterfly time for ALL men's age groups. 

Not to be outdone, Catonsville Swimmer Robert Alston set a new team standard in the 100 IM for the Men's 65-69 division with a 1:36.92.  And just for the record, although his 50 Free time of 30.50 was not good enough to break his own team record he set earlier this year, it was good enough for a USMS National Qualifying time.

In addition, we put together four relays.  A good time was had by all.

The CMYM Team had 20 ladies compete in the Iron Girl Triathlon on 8/19.  There was a total improvement of 59 Minutes and 39 Seconds from our 2006 results.  Another fantastic job by all!!

PLC   NAME                 TOTALTIME   SWIM   TRN1    BIKE   TRN2  RUN    2006     DIFF
34    Laura Travisano      1:44:25.25  21:02  1:54    52:46  1:07  27:40  1:47:14  -2:49
49    Maura Dunnigan       1:47:18.00  20:53  2:24    54:55  1:12  27:57  1:47:11  +0:07
54    Toni Cheney          1:48:27.25  16:52  3:38  1:02:17  1:31  24:12  NT
58    Kathy Meyer          1:49:00.80  20:43  2:23    57:13  1:04  27:39  1:49:12  -0:12
127   Natalie Janiszewski  1:53:59.50  17:43  1:34  (RELAY-Assorted Nuts) NT
268   Pamela Mooring       1:59:29.30  19:31  3:22  1:03:36  1:53  31:11  NT
272   Susan Elliott        1:59:41.50  20:07  3:36  1:03:02  2:10  30:49  NT
292   Kristina Bennett     2:00:45.05  24:18  2:29  1:01:23  1:48  30:49  2:14:13  -13:28
335   Carolyn Ruppel       2:01:50.40  19:28  3:11  1:05:08  2:39  31:26  NT
407   Kim Michelotti       2:04:00.10  27:23  2:27  1:03:28  1:27  29:17  2:10:29  -6:29
446   Carole Owen          2:05:21.55  23:03  4:05  1:04:15  1:33  32:28  2:11:52  -6:31
563   Stacey Moffet        2:08:40.60  21:10  5:02  1:07:24  2:08  32:58  2:14:36  -5.56
701   Jill Krause          2:12:31.95  22:17  3:42  1:07:23  2:18  36:54  NT
796   Lori Hartle          2:15:14.65  20:06  4:32  1:13:18  3:15  34:06  2:28:59  -13:45
825   Catherine Marks      2:15:56.25  22:48  2:52  1:08:35  1:43  40:00  2:26:23  -10:27
858   Terri Pazornick      2:16:58.00  24:21  3:57  1:11:58  1:17  35:28  NT
1171  Carin Ganjon         2:26:51.65  22:35  4:47  1:12:12  2:23  44:57  2:29:09  -2:58
1208  Rena Jacobson        2:28:14.55  36:10  5:19  1:05:35  2:45  38:28  2:43:33  -15:19
1470  Barbara Garner       2:45:53.05  33:44  6:27  1:22:18  3:30  39:55  NT
1566  Michaeleen Blue      2:57:27.15  28:36  5:34  1:31:19  4:55  47:05  2:49:21  +8:06