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Alberto Montini Betters Three FINA Masters World Records
July 1, 2009

RICCIONE, Italy, July 1. AT the Italian Long Course Masters Championships this past weekend, Alberto Montini lowered three FINA Masters world records in the 40-44 age division. He dropped a pair of his global marks, while cracking one held by anot...
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Oswaldo Quevedo Sets U.S. Masters Swimming Record in 100 Fly
June 29, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, June 29. OVER the weekend at the Speedo International Age Group Invitational, Oswaldo Quevedo added the U.S. Masters Swimming 100 fly 30-34 age division over long course meters to his resume.

Quevedo, who already owns ...
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Rosario de Vivanco Clears Four FINA Masters World Records
June 26, 2009

LIMA, Peru, June 26. THIS weekend, Rosario "Choco" de Vivanco put together a pair of incredibly strong meets at the Peru National Long Course Masters Championships and the 1st Pacific Masters Short Course Cup. She completed the week wi...
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FINA Masters World, U.S. Masters Swimming Records Set at Bumpy Jones Classic
June 18, 2009

SARASOTA, Florida, June 18. THIS past weekend at the long course meter Bumpy Jones Classic held in Sarasota, Fla., several FINA World and U.S. Masters Swimming marks took a tumble.

With nearly 200 Masters swimmers attending the meet at the new...
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Three Australian Masters Records Fall This Weekend
June 16, 2009

By Graham Senders, Swimming World Australian Masters correspondent

PERTH, Australia, June 16. THE usual suspects were again at it in the pool at the short course Mandurah Carnival on Sunday.

Three Australian records went down, two to...
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Lois Kivi Nochman Bests Another FINA Masters World Record
June 8, 2009

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 8. DURING a Masters meet held at Cleveland State University this weekend, Lois Kivi Nochman bettered her ninth FINA Masters world record of the year.

Swimming in her first long course meter meet in the 85-89 age division,...
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Open Up The Masters World Record Book
June 4, 2009

Guest editorial by John Craig

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 4. THERE's a big dichotomy right now between the official Masters records in the younger age groups and the unofficial ones. As the rules stand, in order to set an official FINA Ma...
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Victor Paul Sets Three More Australian Masters Records
June 3, 2009

By Graham Senders, Australian Masters correspondent

PERTH, Australia, June 3. BOLD Park Power's Victor Paul has broken three more Australian records in the 65-69 age group. He set the new standards in a State 1500m meet hosted by the...
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Canadian Masters Short Course National Championships Demolish FINA Masters World Record Books
May 27, 2009

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, May 27. THE Canadian Masters Short Course Meters National Championships were held at the beautiful Etobicoke Olympium Complex from May 14-18 in Toronto, Canada. The championships served to illustrate the importance of an...
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FINA Masters World Records Fall at Janet Evans Invitational
May 26, 2009

IRVINE, California, May 26. WHILE FINA Masters world records were taking a tumble at the Swimming World Cactus Classic in Tempe, Ariz., Masters swimmers were gunning for the record books at the Janet Evans Invitational in Irvine, Calif.
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Nine Aussie Masters Records Fall at West Australian Masters State Swim
May 18, 2009

By Graham Senders, Swimming World Australian Masters Correspondent

PERTH, Australia, May 18. NINE national records fell over the weekend at the West Australian Masters State Swim at Challenge Stadium, the venue for the 2008 FINA World Ma...
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Masters Swimmers Rewrite U.S. Masters Swimming Short Course Yard Record Book
May 13, 2009

FRESNO, California, May 13. OVER the weekend, Masters swimmers took dead aim successfully at the U.S. Masters Swimming short course yard record books. During the meet held at Clovis North High School in Fresno, Calif., 12 pages of new records wer...
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May 11, 2009

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Masters Swimmer Charlie Lydecker Takes on Olympian Ryan Lochte and Comes Out a Winner
May 5, 2009

Ryan Lochte at Daytona Beach fundraiser DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, May 5. FIVE years ago, Daytona Beach Community College decided it would become a four-year college and changed its name to Daytona State College. With an enhanced academic offering, college President Dr. Kent Sharples wante...
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YMCA Masters National Championships Features Numerous Records
May 4, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, May 4. AT the YMCA Masters National Championships held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last month, numerous records fell.

During the meet, which took place April 16-19, 180 swimmers had their hands in breaking YMCA and U.S....
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Australian Masters Swimming Features Several FINA Masters World Records
May 4, 2009

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 4. DANIEL Kowalski put on a show at the 2009 Australian Masters Long Course Championships. Swimming in the 30-34 age division, Kowalski cleared three FINA Masters World Records.

Kowalski posted a time of 8:18.76 in t...
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CSA Masters Coach Nancy Kirkpatrick-Reno Named 2008 SPMA Coach of the Year
May 4, 2009

SIMI VALLEY, California, May 4. CONEJO Simi Aquatics (CSA), a premier aquatics club serving the Simi and Conejo Valley areas, today announced that Nancy Kirkpatrick-Reno, Head Masters and Triathlon Swim Coach for the club, has been named the South...
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Mike Ross Swims Fastest Backstrokes in Masters History En Route to Five National Records
April 28, 2009

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 28. MASTERS national records were taken to a new level in the 40-44 age group last weekend, as Mike Ross put his stamp on five new short course yards records at the Colonies Zone Championships in Fairfax, Va.

Following a...
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FINA's Defining Moment in History and How The World of Competitive Swimming Changed
April 28, 2009

By Brent Rutemiller

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 28. THE current firestorm over competition swimsuits can be traced back to one key moment in FINA history: The redefining of fabric by FINA rule GR 5.5(b) Material in early 2008.

Let's ...
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David Radcliff Sweeps Freestyle Masters World Records in 75-79 Age Group
April 27, 2009

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 27. MASTERS swimmer David Radcliff has been on a tear this spring in the 75-79 age group, swimming under the world marks in all six freestyle short course meters events at the MSABC Provincial Championships in Duncan, Briti...
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Making Sense of a Major Mess: Not an Easy Task
April 27, 2009

By John Lohn

CRANBURY, New Jersey. APRIL 27. WHAT the heck does fast mean anymore? Do we really have any idea? Is something fast because the time is a world record, or buzzes in the vicinity of a global standard? Or, does fast have to be measur...
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Australian Masters Records Fall Last Weekend
April 22, 2009

By Graham Senders, Swimming World Australian Masters Correspondent

PERTH, Australia, April 22. VICTOR Paul of Bold Park Power stormed into the record books in his new age group on Saturday, April 18 under unseasonal stormy skies.

At...
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Rosario de Vivanco Sets FINA Masters World Record
April 21, 2009

LIMA, Peru, April 21. OVER the weekend, Peru's Rosario "Chocho" de Vivanco lowered the FINA Masters World Record in the women's 50 free of the 60-64 age division at the Peru Masters Championships. de Vivanco clocked a time of 30...
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Three USMS National Records Fall in Michigan
April 9, 2009

LAKE ORION, Michigan, April 9. LAST weekend, three USMS National records went down at the Michigan Masters State Championships held over short course yards.

The team of Adam Schmitt, Patrick Saucedo, Alec Mull and Kevin Doak posted a time of 1...
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Mixed Foursome Sets FINA Masters World Record in Short Course Freestyle Relay, Jack Groselle Takes Down Another
April 7, 2009

MEDINA, Ohio, April 7. OVER the weekend, the Ohio Masters Swim Club foursome of Todd Stultz, Laura Kessler, Jack Groselle and Karen Staursky claimed the FINA Masters world record in the mixed 200+ 200-meter freestyle relay over short course meters...
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Rob Baker Breaks AUSSI Masters Records
April 7, 2009

By Graham Senders, Australian Masters correspondent

PERTH, Australia, April 7. ROD Baker gets faster. At the carnival hosted by Melville AUSSI Masters on Sunday, the Mandurah club's 81 year-old broke his Australian long course record...
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FINA Masters World Record Roundup
April 2, 2009

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 2. IT has been a busy couple of weeks for Masters swimmers as several more FINA Masters world records have fallen by the wayside throughout the globe.

Olympic gold medalist Alex Baumann took to the water at the Ontario ...
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