TOKYO, Jan. 22. MARTHA Stanton of the Okinawa Dolphins set a Japanese Masters national record last Sunday at the 2002 New Year's Masters Swim Meet in Tokyo.<\/p>\n
The meet, held at the 25-meter Urayasu City Athletic Park, attracted over 1,700 Masters swimmers, aged 18 and above, including four members of the MCCS Okinawa Dolphins Masters Swim Team.<\/p>\n
Led by double gold medalist Martha Stanton, 45, the team returned to Okinawa with six medals. Stanton cruised to first place finishes in the 200 meter freestyle (2:29.92) and set a new Japan Masters national record for women 45-49 in the 200 meter backstroke (2:53.30). <\/p>\n
Stanton's performance was one of 30 Japanese national records set at the meet. There was also one world record established at the competition.<\/p>\n
Silver medal winning performances were turned in by ODST's George Novinger (US State Dept.), 45, in the 100 meter breaststroke (1:23.12) for men 45-49 and by Eiko Chinn, 30, in the 100 meter freestyle (1:34.07) for women 30-34.<\/p>\n
Bronze medals were won by Colin Chinn (USN), 43, in the men's 40-44 100 meter freestyle (1:01.72) and Novinger in the 200 meter individual medley (2:47.51).
\nChinn was also fourth in the 200 free (2:17.51).<\/p>\n
The Dolphins plan to compete again at the Okinawa Spring Championships in Urasoe City and hope to compete in Hong Kong and Taiwan later this year.<\/p>\n
The team is coached by Mathew Luebbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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