TUCSON, Oct. 25. THE Southern California Unsyncables jumped to an early lead yet a pair ofPortland, Ore. area teams are giving close chase in the trio event at the 2001 U.S. Masters Synchronized Swimming Championships in Tucson, Ariz. on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Unsyncables, two-time overall Masters national champions, earned top scores in three divisions. LeAnna Eaton, Michele Gaza and Melanie Stanton scored the top mark of 80.867 in 20-29 trio prelims. <\/p>\n
Perennial champs Lea Bean, Shelley Beay and Candy Hipp earned the day's top mark in 30-39 Grandmaster with a mark of 81.667, followed by Kathy Gaither, Rebecca
\nRudolph and Teri Thrasher earned a 74.000 to hold on to first in 40-49.<\/p>\n
Two Portland clubs are giving chase – the Multnomah Athletic Club Masters (MAC) and Oregon Synchro Masters from the Tualatin Hills area. MAC's Mary Hulme, Marianne Perrin and Jeanne Steed stand first 70-79 trio with an all but unsurmountable score of 64.133. MAC also stands second in 30-39 and third in 20-29. <\/p>\n
Oregon Synchro Masters pulled in a close third in two
\ndivisions: 30-39 and 50-59. Adding to the rivalry, Oregon and MAC tied for second in the 40-49 division.<\/p>\n
Other top trios eyeing the medal stand after Thursday's action: Seattle Cascades and Seattle Kaleidoscopes, Dayton Synchronettes, Michigan Synchro
\nMasters, and the Ramapo (N.J.) Aqua Masters.<\/p>\n
Thursday's scores will be weighted to 65 percent and added to 35 percent of the swimmers' averaged technical program scores to determine the medalists.<\/p>\n
Nearly 250 of the nation's top Masters synchronized swimmers are competing for solo, duet, trio and team national titles at the U of A Recreation Center Pool, Oct. 25-27.<\/p>\n
The Masters championships began in 1975, making the 2001 event the 27th annual competition. Top athletes will advance to the 2002 World Masters Championships, March 29 – April 11 in Christchurch, New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Complete results can be found at www.usasynchro.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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