{"id":366019,"date":"2019-04-25T18:39:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T01:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=366019"},"modified":"2019-04-25T18:39:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T01:39:26","slug":"dan-kirkland-breaks-70-to-74-year-old-1650-freestyle-national-record-at-2019-usms-spring-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dan-kirkland-breaks-70-to-74-year-old-1650-freestyle-national-record-at-2019-usms-spring-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Kirkland Breaks 70 to 74-Year-Old 1650 Freestyle National Record at 2019 USMS Spring Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 2,000 swimmers including Olympians <strong>Matt Grevers<\/strong>, <strong>Josh Davis<\/strong>, <strong>Rick Colella\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Mike Alexandrov<\/strong> will race at the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) 2019 Spring Championships April 25-29 in Mesa, Arizona.\u00a0Swimmers aged 18 to 97 from across the country will compete in the meet.<\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s 1,650 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>On the first night of competition, Oregon Masters&#8217; <strong>Dan Kirkland<\/strong> set a new National Record in the 70-74 1650 Freestyle. His time of 20:16.24 The previous mark was held by <strong>Graham Johnson<\/strong> (20.29.18) and has stood since 2001.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"366023\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dan-kirkland-breaks-70-to-74-year-old-1650-freestyle-national-record-at-2019-usms-spring-championships\/dan-kirkland-1650\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dan-kirkland-1650.png\" data-orig-size=\"245,133\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dan-kirkland-1650\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;dan-kirkland-1650&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dan-kirkland-1650.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dan-kirkland-1650.png\" class=\"alignright wp-image-366023 \" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dan-kirkland-1650.png\" alt=\"dan-kirkland-1650\" width=\"298\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dan-kirkland-1650.png 245w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dan-kirkland-1650-150x81.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SDSM&#8217;s <strong>Tony Ralphs<\/strong> (23:03.23) and <strong>Frank Williams<\/strong> (24:47.42) provided a one-two punch for their team in the 75 to 79-year-old race. TOC&#8217;s <strong>William Van Horn<\/strong> was victorious in the 80-84 age group with an overall time of 27:33.61.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Masters won three age groups in the men&#8217;s 1650 including efforts from\u00a0<strong>John Sarikas<\/strong> (16:46.00; 25-29),\u00a0<strong>Doug Friman<\/strong> (17:47.24; 40-44) and\u00a0<strong>Kurt Dickson<\/strong> (17:36.67; 50-54).<\/p>\n<p>Other event winners in the men&#8217;s 1650 Freestyle include <strong>Larry Wood<\/strong> (19:54.90; 65-69), <strong>Karl Tallman<\/strong> (18:43.22; 60-64), <strong>Chris Birnbrich<\/strong> (18:16.29; 55-59), <strong>Bill Quagliano<\/strong> (18:20.17; 45-49), <strong>Michael Malik<\/strong> (18:09.97; 35-39), <strong>Michel Heijnen<\/strong> (17:25.25; 30-34) and <strong>Ryan Rosenbaum<\/strong> (16:42.87; 18-24).<\/p>\n<p>TOC&#8217;s <strong>Allison Arnold<\/strong> posted the fastest time of the day (17:42.27) in the women&#8217;s race to win the 25 to 29-year-old division. She was followed closely by 35-39 swimmer <strong>Ashley Whitney<\/strong> of NASH who finished in 17:43.53. <strong>Emily Parker<\/strong>&#8216;s 18:09.37 in the 30-34 race was next, followed by <strong>Caitlin Krull<\/strong> (18:15.71) for 18 to 24-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p>More women&#8217;s 1650 Freestyle champions include<strong> Kristi Lee<\/strong> (18:56.07; 40-44), <strong>Alison Hayden<\/strong> (20:19.27; 45-49), <strong>Charlotte Petersen<\/strong> (19:21.07; 50-54), <strong>Kim O&#8217;Grady<\/strong> (19:38.32; 55-59), <strong>Bonnie Spivey<\/strong> (19:58.83; 60-64), <strong>Christie Ciraulo<\/strong> (20:56.04; 65-69), <strong>Joanne Menard<\/strong> (25:03.19; 70-74), <strong>Jane Katz<\/strong> (28:36.87; 75-79) and <strong>Ann Kay<\/strong> (39:54.69; 85-89).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimphone.com\/meets\/event_results.cfm?smid=11079&amp;meid=310702&amp;e=101&amp;s=finals&amp;CFID=2556389&amp;CFTOKEN=86a6405d1b8033aa-66AB102A-91F8-37E9-502E70311EEE017D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Full 1650 Freestyle results are available here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s 1000 Freestyle<\/h2>\n<p>In the shortest race of the day \u2013\u00a0the 1,000 Freestyle \u2013 Kirkland won yet another National Title, this time in 11:59.94. Arizona also picked up four more National Titles courtesy of <strong>Donald Baker<\/strong> (31:14.66; 85-89), <strong>Sean Justice<\/strong> (10:06.86; 40-44), <strong>Adrian Kirkpatrick<\/strong> (9:53.35; 30-34) and <strong>John Sarikas<\/strong> (9:54.69; 25-29).<\/p>\n<p>The quickest performer of the day, STFL&#8217;s Ryan Rosenbaum, was also a double winner on day one. His time of 9:48.95 dominated the 18-24 race. He was joined by\u00a0Tony Ralphs (13:45.47; 75-79) among double-gold medalists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roper<\/strong> (10:55.94; 35-39), <strong>Robert Garland<\/strong> (10:27.59; 45-49), <strong>Mats Nygren<\/strong> (10:17.24; 50-54), <strong>John Sfingi<\/strong> (10:45.48; 55-59), <strong>Andrew Bray<\/strong> (10:50.06; 60-64), <strong>Larry Wood<\/strong> (12:03.59; 65-69) and <strong>Marty Mennen<\/strong> (16:06.32) were also winners in their respective age groups.<\/p>\n<p>The fastest swimmer on the women&#8217;s side was <strong>Kelsey Hojan-Clark<\/strong> in the 25 to 29-year-old race. She won with a time of 10:25.84. <strong>Maddie Sibilia<\/strong> won the 18-24 race in 11:08.26. CMS&#8217; <strong>Sara Holman<\/strong> (11:13.74) and <strong>Mary Holman<\/strong> (11:22.77) went one-two for 30 to 34-year-olds. The club also earned another win from <strong>Heather Wagner<\/strong> for 45 to 49-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Whitney won another event coming in at 10:51.07, as did Kristi Lee in 11:29.46 and Joanne Menard in 15:09.26. Other victories were had by <strong>Charlotte Petersen<\/strong> (11:25.00; 50-54), <strong>Robin Klestinec<\/strong> (11:39.01; 55-59),<strong> Nancy Steadman Martin<\/strong> (12:39.90; 60-64), <strong>Carolyn Battin<\/strong> (12:36.94; 65-69) and <strong>Ellen Shockro<\/strong> (20:19.72; 75-79).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimphone.com\/meets\/event_results.cfm?smid=11079&amp;meid=310703&amp;e=103&amp;s=finals&amp;CFID=2556389&amp;CFTOKEN=86a6405d1b8033aa-66AB102A-91F8-37E9-502E70311EEE017D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full 1000 Freestyle results are available here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 2,000 swimmers including Olympians Matt Grevers, Josh Davis, Rick Colella\u00a0and Mike Alexandrov will race at the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) 2019 Spring Championships April 25-29 in Mesa, 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