WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25. OVER the weekend, six world Masters SCM records fell at the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships held in Washington, D.C.
Glenn Mills shot down a trio of global standards in the 45-49 age division. He downed the men's 200 IM record with a time of 2:13.42. Marco Colombo of Italy previously held the record with a 2:15.31 from 2007.
Mills also broke the 100 breast record in the event with a time of 1:05.74 to beat Chris Weissman's 1:06.39 from 2007.
Mills' final record came in the 200 breast with a time of 2:22.68. He destroyed David Guthrie's 2007 record of 2:26.17.
Meanwhile, Swimming World contributor Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen snatched three world records of her own in the women's 45-49 division.
First, she posted a time of 9:20.08 in the 800 free to dash Lynn Marshall's 2006 record of 9:21.65.
She also lowered her own record in the 100 IM with a time of 1:06.80, dropping her previous 2007 record of 1:07.49.
Pipes-Neilsen smashed another of her records in the 100 back with a time of 1:05.55. That was plenty good enough to lower her 1:06.44 from 2007.
Event organizers also state that 16 USMS records fell, as well as 130 meet records.