USMS National Championships: Successful Meet Comes to End

AUSTIN, Texas, May 4. THE final day of the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) National Championships came to an end with another session of record-breaking performances.

Here is a list of those top swims:

Men's 500 free
85-89
New Record: Jurgen Schmidt, 85, 8:24.83
Old Record: Jim Eubank, 8:28.81, 2001

Women's 200 breast
55-59
New Record: Andra Jaunzeme, 55, 2:50.32
Old Record: Ginger Pierson, 2:52.76, 2003
(Note: Second-place Catherine Kohn, 55, 2:51.78, also cleared the former record.)

Men's 200 breast
45-49
New Record: Glenn Mills, 46, 2:10.64
Old Record: Jon Blank, 2:11.46, 2006

55-59
New Record: Timothy Shead, 55, 2:17.00
Old Record: Robert Strand, 2:20.49, 2001
(Note: Second-place Rick Colella, 56, 2:17.05, also cleared the former record.)

Men's 100 fly
40-44
New Record: Michael Ross, 40, 49.27
Old Record: Paul Smith, 50.26, 2004

45-49
New Record: Paul Smith, 48, 51.37
Old Record: Paul Smith, 51.53, 2005

55-59
New Record: Greg Shaw, 56, 54.37
Tied Record: Greg Shaw, 54.37, 2007

Women's 50 back
40-44
New Record: Valerie Jenkins, 44, 27.12
Old Record: Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, 27.29, 2002

60-64
New Record: Ruth Shaps, 60, 33.95
Old Record: Betsy Jordan, 34.16, 1998

Men's 50 back
25-29
New Record: William Liscinsky, 26, 22.89
Old Record: Lance Bohlman, 23.09, 2000

45-49
New Record: Clay Britt, 47, 24.31
Old Record: Steve Wood, 24.81, 2007
(Note: Second-place John Smith, 46, 24.38, and third-place Doug Elenz, 45, 24.81, both cleared the former record.)

55-59
New Record: Geoff Mykleby, 55, 26.51
Old Record: Hugh Wilder, 26.63, 2004

60-64
New Record: Hugh Wilder, 60, 26.82
Old Record: Robert Smith, 27.62, 2004

65-69
New Record: Vinus Van Baalen, 65, 29.48
Old Record: Yoshi Oyakawa, 29.55, 1999

Women's 200 IM
40-44
New Record: Susan Von Der Lippe, 42, 2:04.85
Old Record: Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, 2:05.83, 2002

Men's 200 IM
40-44
New Record: Roque Santos, 40, 1:55.82
Old Record: Rich Saeger, 1:55.84, 2006

55-59
New Record: Timothy Shead, 55, 2:04.09
Old Record: Greg Shaw, 2:08.02, 2007
(Note: Second-place Rick Colella, 56, 2:05.15, and third-place Greg Shaw, 56, 2:06.67, both cleared the former record.)

Women's 100 free
30-34
New Record: Dominique Diezi, 30, 50.43
Old Record: Angel Martino, 50.73, 1999

55-59
New Record: Laura Val, 56, 54.72
Old Record: Laura Val, 54.83, 2007

60-64
New Record: Francine Williamson, 60, 1:02.74
Old Record: Carolyn Boak, 1:03.74, 2007

Men's 100 free
25-29
New Record: William Liscinsky, 26, 44.22
Old Record: Gary Hall, 44.27, 2004

40-44
New Record: Michael Ross, 40, 45.35
Old Record: Paul Smith, 45.95, 2004

45-49
New Record: John Smith, 46, 47.02
Old Record: Jack Groselle, 47.54, 2000

50-54
New Record: Stu Marvin, 52, 48.05
Old Record: Trip Hedrick, 48.16, 2004

70-74
New Record: Jeff Farrell, 71, 56.05
Old Record: Jeff Farrell, 56.24, 2007

Women's 200 medley relay
25+
New Record: SMU, 1:45.01
(Lia-Genevieve Oberstar-Brown, Katie McClelland, 31, Laura Holt, 27, Dominique Diezi, 30)
Old Record: Slug, 1:47.70, 1999

Men's 200 medley relay
45+
New Record: ARIZ, 1:35.54
(John Smith, 46, Glenn Mills, 46, Brad Hering, 46, Paul Smith, 48)
Old Record: Colorado, 1:39.69, 2005

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