Read more2Richard Abrahams, Nicolas Granger Close Out USMS Spring National Championships With Two National Records Each26 April 2015SAN ANTONIO - Richard Abrahams and Nicolas Granger each set two individual USMS records, while 21 more records went down during the final day of racing at the USMS Spring National Championships at the Northside ISD Aquatic Complex in San Antonio, Texas. Arizona Masters' Matt Grevers was also a part ...
Read more2Illinois Masters Relay, 90-Year-Old Tom Maine Set Masters World Records14 October 2015The one-day short course meters meet held at the Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center produced four Masters world records, including two from a fast foursome from Illinois and two from 90-year-old Tom Maine. Illinois Masters’ Liz Dillmann, David Sims, AJ Block and Jim Tuchler swam alone in their chase of th...
Read more4Illinois Masters Quartet Sets Two Relay Records In Wisconsin21 June 2015A group from Illinois traveled to Brown Deer, Wis., for the Masters long course state championships, and were rewarded with two world records in mixed relays. The one-day meet at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center featured races in all strokes and distances, including the 200-meter and 400-meter re...
Read moreFritz Bedford, David Russell Set Masters World Records in New England17 December 2014BOSTON - Several FINA Masters world records fell during the NELMSC short course meter championships at Boston University this weekend. Vermont UVRays' Fritz Bedford lowered his own masters world record in the 50-54 50-meter backstroke as the 51-year-old clocked a 27.28 backstroke leg for his team's ...
Read moreNational Record Onslaught at U.S. Masters Swimming Nationals02 May 2014SANTA CLARA, California, May 2. THE best of the best are battling it out at the U.S. Masters Swimming Short Course Nationals at the beautiful Santa Clara Swim Club this week. Today, the first full day of multiple-event competition, featured a bunch of records taking a tumble. Plenty of 400 IM record...
Read more2Fritz Bedford Takes Down Two Backstroke Masters World Records26 October 2015Fritz Bedford raised the men’s backstroke bar in the 50-54 age group to new heights last weekend at the seventh annual UVAC Leaf Peepers Masters Mini Meet. Bedford, 52, swam a 58.47 in the short course meters 100 backstroke, an eye-popping 1.32 seconds under the previous world mark of 59.79 formerly...
Read more7Jeff Commings, Colin Babcock Set Two USMS Records Apiece on Day Three of USMS Spring National Championships25 April 2015SAN ANTONIO - Swimming World's own Jeff Commings and The Olympic Club's Colin Babcock each had a day to remember at the USMS Spring National Championships today, as both swimmers lowered national records in the 100 IM and 100 breaststroke in their respective age groups. Fourteen more USMS national r...
Read moreNoriko Inada Downs Pair of Records To Close Out U.S. Masters Swimming Short Course Nationals04 May 2014SANTA CLARA, California, May 4. NORIKO Inada had herself a strong day during the final session at the U.S. Masters Swimming Short Course Nationals held in Santa Clara, Calif. Inada, 35, obliterated the women's 35-39 100-yard backstroke record with a 54.83. That far surpassed the 56.14 set by Sheri H...