Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen Pulls Off National Record Bonanza at USMS Short Course National Championships

FEDERAL WAY, Washington, May 19. ON the third day of competition at the 2007 USMS Short Course National Championships held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash., from May 17-20, Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen went to town on the 45-49 division national record book with three standards in three tries.

Men's 100 IM
Rich Abrahams (60-64) and Jeff Farrell (70-74) set the table with a pair of national records in the event. Abrahams clocked a 1:00.13 to drop the previous record of 1:00.75 set by Robert Strand on May 14, 2006. Meanwhile, Farrell touched in 1:07.17 to wipe out the 1:08.14 set by Burwell Jones on April 6, 2003.

Other winners included Perry Bullock (18-24 – 54.26), Gary Marshall (25-29 – 51.51), Jeff Commings (30-34 – 51.51), Roque Santos (35-39 – 54.45), Brad Meacham (40-44 – 55.33), Brad Hering (45-49 – 56.11), Jack Groselle (50-54 – 57.00), Hubie Kerns (55-59 – 1:01.42), Richard Todd (65-69 – 1:06.15), Ashley Jones (75-79 – 1:19.37), Frank Piemme (80-84 – 1:25.71) and Will Johnston (85-89 – 3:28.40).

Women's 100 IM
Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen (1:00.10) and Caroline Krattli (1:00.68) each demolished the 45-49 national record of 1:03.62 set by Lisa Dahl on May 14, 2006, with Pipes-Neilsen concluding the race with the record after touching first.

Another twosome eclipsed the 55-59 standard of 1:09.27 set by Charlotte Davis on May 22, 2005 as Laura Val (1:05.21) beat Davis (1:08.64) en route to shattering the record.

Carolyn Boak (60-64) provided the other national record with a time of 1:12.31 to lower her 1:13.19 set on May 22, 2005.

Karla Bailey (18-24 – 1:01.07), Lyndsey Linke (25-29 – 59.81), Katie McClelland (30-34 – 1:00.63), Kristin Gary (35-39 – 1:00.64), Elizabeth Nowak (40-44 – 1:04.10), Colette Crabbe (50-54 – 1:07.28), Barbara Frid (65-69 – 1:21.93), Peggy Buchannan (70-74 – 1:56.42), Lida Gaschke (75-79 – 1:46.78) and Florence Carr (80-84 – 2:12.76) comprised the rest of the titlists.

Men's 200 butterfly
Erik Scalise (25-29) and Dennis Baker (45-49) offered up the 200 fly national standards. Scalise clocked a 1:47.62 to surpass the 1:48.25 set by Yann DeFabrique on May 20, 2001. Baker, meanwhile, touched in 1:51.97 to erase the 1:52.67 set by William Specht on May 18, 2003.

Other national title winners included Devin Saez (18-24 – 1:56.95), Michael McWhorter (30-34 – 2:02.13), Erik Hochstein (35-39 – 1:56.71), Mike Shaffer (40-44 – 1:56.96), Kerry O'Brien (50-54 – 2:07.14), Jim McConica (55-59 – 2:16.22), Carl Selles (60-64 – 2:28.85), Hugh Roddin (65-69 – 2:39.15), Dennis O'Brien (70-74 – 3:07.31), Gordon Gillin (75-79 – 3:51.94), Lou Silverstein (80-84 – 6:10.83) and Andrew Holden (85-89 – 6:10.91).

Women's 200 butterfly
The record book went unscathed in the women's 200 fly, but the following swimmers still walked away with gold medals:

Marifaith Schweitzer (18-24 – 2:13.45), Jessi Crawford (25-29 – 2:14.50), Taunya Roberts (30-34 – 2:21.17), Laurie Dodd (35-39 – 2:16.36), Susan von der Lippe (40-44 – 2:06.01), Susanne Simpson (45-49 – 2:18.31), Mary Lippold (50-54 – 2:28.45), Carolyn Roche (55-59 – 2:48.04), Ginger Pierson (60-64 – 3:00.65), Ida Hlavacek (65-69 – 3:44.09), Jeanne Little (70-74 – 3:59.99) and Gloria Stupfel (80-84 – 7:00.32).

Men's 50 backstroke
The men's 50 back also went without a national standard. Jon Russell (18-24 – 24.32), Ben Erickson (25-29 – 24.53), Lee Wanie (30-34 – 24.49), Lance Bohlman (35-39 – 24.58), Jay Yarid (40-44 – 25.44), Brad Hering (45-49 – 26.15), Philipp Djang (50-54 – 27.29), Steve Mann (55-59 – 28.84), Richard Burns (60-64 – 28.91), Hugh Roddin (65-69 – 32.79), Marshall Greer (70-74 – 35.54), Bob Miller (75-79 – 37.32) and Dale Webster (80-84 – 40.41) still took home national titles in the event.

Women's 50 backstroke
Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen (45-49) maintained her ridiculous pace this season with another record. This time, she clocked a 28.11 to take down the 10-year-old record of 28.26 set by Laura Val on May 18, 1997. Meanwhile, Val earned a record by clocking a 29.09 in the 55-59 division. The effort shattered the 31.63 set by Betty Ann Barnett-Sallee on May 17, 2002.

Another record went down when Betsy Jordan (70-74) touched in 36.91 to eclipse a 12-year-old standard of 38.00 set by Doris Steadman on May 21, 1995.

Swimmers grabbing golds in the event also included Kelly Buschke (18-24 – 28.63), Laura Kownslar (25-29 – 28.26), Kristi Paulsen (30-34 – 29.06), Kristin Gary (35-39 – 27.56), Janis Gebhart (40-44 – 30.65), Patty Landers (50-54 – 31.14), Joy Ward (60-64 – 37.21), Barbara Frid (65-69 – 37.93), Lida Gaschke (75-79 – 48.39), Berni Phillips (80-84 – 52.52) and Betty Christian (85-89 – 50.73).

Men's 100 freestyle
Jeff Farrell (70-74) provided the lone record in the men's 100 free. He stopped the clock in 56.24 to cut more than a second off the 57.89 set by Cav Cavanaugh on May 14, 2006.

Meanwhile, the following swimmers pocketed gold medals for their efforts:

Jon Russell (18-24 – 46.48), Trent Holsman (25-29 – 45.48), Lee Wanie (30-34 – 46.53), Curtis Taylor (35-39 – 46.99), Richard Landry (40-44 – 48.69), Thomas Emison (45-49 – 50.22), Jack Groselle (50-54 – 48.41), Glenn Gruber (55-59 – 54.31), Rich Abrahams (60-64 – 49.98), Tom Landis (65-69 – 54.53), Graham Johnston (75-79 – 1:04.64), Frank Piemme (80-84 – 1:11.23) and Gilbert Young (85-89 – 1:28.93).

Women's 100 freestyle
Another race, another record for the incomparable Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen (45-49). She dropped another Laura Val standard with a time of 52.97. That effort took out the 53.27 set by Val on May 20, 2001.

No worries for Val, though, as she bounced back with a record in the 55-59 division by hitting the wall in 54.83. That obliterated the 59.08 set by Charlotte Davis on May 22, 2005.

In the next division, Charlotte Davis (60-64) pipped the record with a time of 1:03.74. It lowered her standard of 1:03.95 set on May 22, 2005.

Other national titlists included Kelly Buschke (18-24 – 53.29), Jocelyn Rau (25-29 – 52.59), Kristi Lee (30-34 – 55.49), Jody Smith (35-39 – 53.74), Anna Scott (40-44 – 53.42), Leianne Crittenden (50-54 – 57.81), Beth Schreiner (65-69 – 1:09.77), Jeanne Little (70-74 – 1:15.79), Nan Bohl (75-79 – 1:21.39), Margery Meyer (80-84 – 1:37.26) and Maurine Kornfeld (85-89 – 1:50.03).

Men's 200 breaststroke
Gary Marshall (25-29) and Richard Todd (65-69) came through with national records in their divisions in the 200 breast. Marshall, who just aged up, blew up a 19-year-old record of 2:03.69 set by Douglas Soltis on May 22, 1988 with a time of 1:57.46.

Additionally, Todd registered a time of 2:36.30 to surpass the 2:38.69 set by Mike Freshley on May 14, 2006.

Ben Swanholm (18-24 – 2:11.51), Jared Walkenhorst (30-34 – 2:14.88), Roque Santos (35-39 – 2:09.04), Richard Landry (40-44 – 2:15.75), Jon Blank (45-49 – 2:15.54), Spencer Eldred (50-54 – 2:17.72), Lee MacDonald (55-59 – 2:29.50), Robert Strand (60-64 – 2:28.85), Dick Peterson (70-74 – 3:01.23), Ashley Jones (75-79 – 3:11.85) and Paul Lowry (80-84 – 3:56.12) comprised the rest of the national winners.

Women's 200 breaststroke
Caroline Krattli (45-49) blasted the 200 breast record with a time of 2:25.76 that knocked out the 2:34.27 set by Karen Melick on May 2, 2004. Melick (50-54), however, answered in her division with a time of 2:40.34 to shave two seconds off the 2:42.23 set by Susan Jones-Roy on May 6, 2000.

Other winners included Marion Gallagher (18-24 – 2:27.58), Mel Chamberlin (25-29 – 2:26.20), Katie McClelland (30-34 – 2:19.74), Leanne Farmer (35-39 – 2:31.98), Susan von der Lippe (40-44 – 2:19.71), Barbara Hummel (55-59 – 3:01.77), Ginger Pierson (60-64 – 3:09.69), Susan Meyers (65-69 – 3:17.49), Donna Ryman (70-74 – 3:45.59), Georgia Goggin (75-79 – 4:41.30), June Krauser (80-84 – 6:10.99) and Betty Christian (85-89 – 5:31.31).

Women's 500 freestyle
No national standards fell in the middle distance event. But, Ginny Miller (18-24 – 5:13.96), Courtney Mills (25-29 – 5:10.90), Kristi Lee (30-34 – 5:22.83), Laurie Dodd (35-39 – 5:13.59), Birgit Lohberg (40-44 – 5:15.19), Susanne Simpson (45-49 – 5:26.16), Charlene O'Brien (50-54 – 5:44.82), Barb Gundred (55-59 – 5:53.66), Suzanne Dills (60-64 – 6:36.56), Jane Birkhead (65-69 – 7:43.92), Lavelle Stoinoff (70-74 – 7:45.57), Margery Meyer (80-84 – 9:27.07) and Rita Simonton (85-89 – 10:17.57) wound up taking home gold medals in the event.

Relay Records
The San Diego Swim Masters' men's 75+ 200 medley relay team of Dale Webster (40.12), Paul Lowry (45.69), Frank Piemme (37.32) and Ken Kimball (31.53) clocked a time of 2:34.66. That performance erased the 2:36.73 set by Oregon Masters on April 11, 1999.

In the women's 55+ 200 medley relay, a pair of teams eclipsed the national record of 2:19.50 set by D.C. Masters on April 20, 1997. While Oregon Masters' quartet of Joy Ward (36.86), Ginger Pierson (37.10), Sandi Rousseau (33.51) and Barbara Frid (31.48) touched in 2:18.95, the Pacific Northwest squad of Suzanne Dills (38.76), Sally Dillon (38.96), Charlotte Davis (28.73) and Sarah Welch (29.09) ended up with the record in 2:15.54.

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