PHOENIX, Arizona, April 19. IN the latest edition of Swimming World Magazine<\/i>, which arrived in subscribers mailboxes earlier this month, we named the Top 12 World Masters Swimmers of 2006. They hail from five different countries and range in age from 29-91.<\/p>\n
Here is the complete list of winners:<\/p>\n
MEN
\nGRAHAM JOHNSTON, 75, UNITED STATES
\nMasters of South Texas<\/p>\n
JIM McCONICA, 56, UNITED STATES
\nVentura County Masters and BuenaVentura Swim Club<\/p>\n
ROBERT STRAND, 61, UNITED STATES
\nThe Olympic Club<\/p>\n
MARCUS MATTIOLI, 46, BRAZIL
\nMinas Tenis Clube<\/p>\n
ALEXANDER MILLS, 55, NORWAY
\nHamar Idrettslag<\/p>\n
GORO KOBAYASHI, 91, JAPAN
\nKSG Yamaguchi<\/p>\n
WOMEN
\nJANE ASHER, 75, GREAT BRITAIN
\nKing's Cormorants Wimbledon<\/p>\n
LAURA VAL, 55, UNITED STATES
\nTamalpais Aquatic Masters<\/p>\n
SUSAN VON DER LIPPE, 41, UNITED STATES
\nColorado Loveland Masters<\/p>\n
WILLY VAN RYSEL, 90, GREAT BRITAIN
\nSpencer Swim Team<\/p>\n
BETTY ANN BARNETT, 60, UNITED STATES
\nHawaii Masters<\/p>\n
HITOMI MATSUDA, 29, JAPAN
\nOhahu Club<\/p>\n
Runners-up:
\nMEN
\nDENNIS BAKER, USA
\nJOHN CALVERT, USA
\nRICH SAEGER, USA
\nGARY HALL SR., USA<\/p>\n
WOMEN
\nLYNN MARSHALL, CANADA
\nJENNIFER MERRITT, GREAT BRITAIN
\nKANA OHASHI, JAPAN
\nROSA SELLARES, SPAIN<\/p>\n
We also want to thank our expert panel for participating in the selection process:<\/p>\n
Morrie Chiang, Taipei: president of Taipei Masters Swimming.<\/p>\n
Hideki Mochizuki, Japan: Swimming World Magazine's<\/i> Japanese correspondent and writer for Japanese Swimming<\/i> magazine.<\/p>\n
Mark Moore, USA: Masters editor of SWIM Magazine<\/i> and the Masters program director at Mission Viejo.<\/p>\n
Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, USA: regular contributor to SWIM Magazine<\/i> and former World Masters Swimmer of the Year.<\/p>\n
Skip Thompson, USA: USMS Coach of the Year and swimming expert.<\/p>\n
Andy Wilson, Great Britain: editor of British Masters<\/i> swimming magazine.<\/p>\n
Phillip Whitten, USA: former editor-in-chief of Swimming World Magazine<\/i> and current executive director of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.<\/p>\n
Swimming World Magazine<\/i> is also indebted to the following individuals for their invaluable assistance in preparing the list: Jorge Aguado, Alex Pussieldi, Brent Rutemiller, Amanda Smith and Stephanie West.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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