AUSTIN, Texas, May 1. THE first day of the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) National Championships opened with the 1000 and 1650 yard freestyle events.
Jurgen Schmidt, 85, provided the sole record-setting performance of the day with a time of 28:39.15 in the men's 85-89 1650 freestyle event. He erased the previous USMS record of 30:29.58 set by Jim Eubank back in 2001.
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The women's 1650 free saw what might be one of the most inspiring efforts of the meet. Gloria Stupfel, 81, completed the 1650 free in the 80-84 division in a time of 51:31.58. That's an entire practice for some people. Stupfel deserves a lot of credit for even completing the swim.
Results: USMS National Championships
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May 2, 2008 Paul Smith, 48, of Arizona Masters broke the 45-49 100 FR record in the 1000. He went out in 46.89 and swam the rest as a cool-down. Submitted by: Swimmer Bill
May 2, 2008 Thanks, Bill! Congrats to Paul as well! Submitted by: Jason Marsteller
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