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TIM GARTON<\/strong> passed away early Monday morning at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, with his wife Mara at his side. He was 70 years old.\u00a0 Tim courageously battled cancer the last 25 years of his life and was one of the most dominant swimmers in the history of Masters Swimming. \u00a0In 1997, Tim, along with Gail Roper<\/strong>, were the first two Masters Swimmers to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Tim learned to swim at age two and a half in Elkhart, Wisconson and joined an AAU program in high school, but his first opportunity to train in a serious program when he attended Yale University from 1960 to 1964. Yale workouts were approximately 2,000 yards in distance and represented a 500% increase over his minimal high school program. While his times improved greatly at Yale, and twice earned All-American status on relays, he failed in his dream to make the 1964 Olympic team.<\/p>\n

Working as a real estate developer in Vail, Colorado, in 1972, Tim read about the results of the Masters National Championships and decided to train for the 1973 championships in the 25-29 age group. He was the surprise newcomer, winning three events and setting the first of hundreds of national and world records as he aged up.<\/p>\n

In 1991, Tim was diagnosed with lymphoma, considered an incurable cancerous disease of the lymph system. During chemotherapy and radiation treatments, he continued to train at reduced levels. When his cancer was declared in remission, in August 1991, some of the doctors credited his devotion to swimming as being largely responsible. In 1992, he started competing again and, in the FINA World Masters Championships in Indianapolis, he won his 100th national and international victory by winning the 100-meter freestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fox lived his life fully,\u201d says Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist Steve Clark<\/strong>. \u201cHe was one of my best friends for the last 55 years, and on a regular basis kicked my ass in Masters swimming through every age group we entered\u2026.At Yale, he took me under his wing and taught me the virtues of wine, women and song\u2026If ever there was a man whose life can be described by a baseball metaphor, he was that man: after rounding the bases at full speed, at the end he slid into home plate full of dirt and grime collected from having played the game to the very upmost. He will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve lost one of the fastest post-college swimmers ever,\u201d says the legendary Olympic and Masters Swimming Hall of Famer Jeff Farrell<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u201cTim could never catch Steve at Yale but clobbered him constantly years later, with many national and world record swims. He was a special person to watch and to be with. \u00a0Steve’s description was an admiring – and accurate – memory of a special guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe loved swimming,\u201d says Yale Alum Greg Lawler<\/strong>. \u201cHe loved his family, loved his friends, and loved his stories, most of them involving swimming.\u00a0 He was particularly proud of one\u00a0– about swimming against his best friend Steve Clark.\u00a0 Steve had set the world record in the 100 free at the Tokyo Olympics, but at a masters meet in Japan years later, with both swimming absurdly fast for not young people Tim beat Steve in a 100 race.. When asked by a reporter asked how he had beat Steve, he answered \u2013\u2018some people age like fine wine, others like a ripe banana.\u2019\u00a0 Tim was very proud of that insult, proof of his affection for Steve.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTim always seemed a bit larger than life,\u201d says Masters Swimming Hall of Fame Contributor Phil Whitten<\/strong>, \u201da Rabelaisian figure who always had time for friends and\u00a0was happy to help out the sport he loved. Never bound by conventional expectations, he had no intention of quitting swimming when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 25 years ago and told he’d never be able to compete at the elite Masters level again.\u00a0 Tim never bought that prognosis and in short order was winning gold in the Masters World Championships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tim was passionate about his love for swimming and he will be missed.<\/p>\n

The press release was submitted by the International Hall of Fame<\/em><\/p>\n

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