By Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., August 13. JILL Hernandez set two world records in the women\u2019s 45-49 age group, 44-year-old Dennis Baker swam the fastest 400 free in any age group and Rich Abrahams continued to amaze on Day 3 of the USMS Long Course National Masters Championships in Mission Viejo, California.<\/p>\n
Nine world and 15 U.S. national Masters records were broken, bringing the three day total to 29 world and 51 American records.<\/p>\n
400-meter freestyle<\/b><\/p>\n
Dennis Baker, Oregon Masters, clocked an amazing 4:12.26 to blast the 400-meter freestyle record for men 40-44. Brett Phillips had the old mark of 4:15.57 set in 2001. Baker, who set a WR in the 400 I.M. two days ago, split 2:04.78 \u2013 2:07.48. Jim McConica called the swim \u2013 which bettered fellow Oregonian Don Schollander\u2019s winning time at the 1964 Olympics \u2013 the \u201cswim of the meet.\u201d<\/p>\n
McConica also had an awesome 400 free, as his 4:25.34 chopped over 13 seconds from Tod Spieker\u2019s 4:38.81 set two years ago.<\/p>\n
100-meter butterfly<\/b><\/p>\n
Rich Abrahams, who already had devastated the WRs for 50 and 100-meters freestyle for men 60-64, added the 100 fly to his collection. Splitting 29.08 at the 50 \u2013 under the 50 WR of 29.22 – he touched in 1:03.03, more than three seconds under Robert Poiletman\u2019s former mark of 1:06.63 set in 2003. It also betters by almost a second his own 55-59 record of 1:03.90.<\/p>\n
Jill Hernandez, Chico Masters, swam to a WR 1:07.30 for 100 fly for women 45-49. The previous record was 1:08.02 by Laura Val in 1998.<\/p>\n
Two national records were also set in this event. Dick Stewart, NOVA, lowered Ron Johnson\u2019s 1998 standard of 1:16.85 for men 65-69, as he flew to a 1:15.42 clocking. Ashley De Paul, 20, UCI, notched her third 18-24 standard with her 1:03.23, smashing Sarabeth Schweitzer\u2019s 1:04.67 from 2000. <\/p>\n
50-meter backstroke<\/b><\/p>\n
Ninety-six year-old Julia Dolce set the only world record in the 50 back, but she did it in style, hacking more than 15 seconds off the former mark of 1:57.79 for women 95-99 set by Canada\u2019s Mary Anderson in l998. The Garden State Masters matriarch sped to a 1:42.07 clocking.<\/p>\n
Arizona\u2019s Dave Rollins notched his third 18-24 USMS national mark with a very strong 26.91 effort. The previous standard of 27.43 by David Lawson had stood for ten years.<\/p>\n
200-meter I.M.<\/b><\/p>\n
Santa Barbara\u2019s Frank Piemme set the first of three world records in the 200 I.M. when he utilized a devastating back half to clock 3:34.94, more than eight seconds under Ray Taft\u2019s 80-84 standard of 3:43.19.<\/p>\n
1996 Olympian Allison Wagner, 28, just squeaked under the 25-29 record of 2:22.00 by British Olympian Sharon Davies of five years ago when she touched in 2:21.98. The old U.S. mark of 2:25.45 by Sara Shand, had stood since 1989. Wagner still holds the short course WR for 200m I.M., set at the FINA World Championships in Spain in 1990.<\/p>\n
Jill Hernandez notched her second WR of the day in the 45-49 age group with a swift 2:32.46. Collette Crabbe held the previous standard of 2:35.74 set in 2003.<\/p>\n
Arizona\u2019s Dave Rollins set his second 18-24 USMS record of the day \u2013 and his fourth overall \u2013 with an excellent 2:09.30. In the women\u2019s 60-64 division, The Woodlands\u2019 Carolyn Boak scored her third national record with a 3:02.04, seven-plus seconds faster than Jackie Marr\u2019s 3:09.34 from 2003. The world record-holder, Canada\u2019s Bonnie Pronk, was second.<\/p>\n
200-meter mixed freestyle relay<\/b><\/p>\n
The Tamalpais Masters team of Rich Burns, Ed Cazalet, Nancy Ridout and Laura Val laid waste to the 240+ WR of 2:02.81 by The Heart (England) in 2003, with a stunning 2:00.60. Second-place Gold Coast Masters was also under the old standard with a 2:01.53, while third-place San Diego bettered the previous domestic mark of 2:06.10 by another San Diego team four years ago, touching in 2:04.55..<\/p>\n
In the 72-99 age group, Arizona Masters clocked a USMS mark of 1:47.33, taking down the 1:48.50 by USF in 1992.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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