The Sunday group at Wheaton: Left row – Jack Ceckler, Terri Moyer, Lisa Hart, Jennifer Machado, Dave Monsees (kneeling), Lisa Pappas (behind Jen), Patty Fitzgerald, Kim Wesson, Ann Fredette, Susan Read, Doug Estrich, Phil Read, Sarah Downey, Bruce Lander, Aagje Caron, Shereen Barry, Connie Hallett, Kari Ann McDonald, Manya Hult, Bruce Johansson; Middle Row – Patrick Stevens, Tara McGarr, Debbie Edin, Marc Scheele, Kym Berman, Dan Coons, Gail Pentheny, Ed Ouimette, Brian Nelson, Cindy Curtis, Kendra Garrow, Brian McSweeney, Amanda Telford, Rick Orkin, Hannah Smalltree, Heidi Duehmig, Susan Barbary; Right Row – Paul Griffin, Jordan Kortmansky, Nancy Virnelli, William Peirce, Dave Bright, Mike McAfee, Ed Gendreau, Bruce Mohl, Warren Wise, Patti Delgrosso, Stanley Longstaff, Chuck Doleac, Jana Slezak, Louise Valois, Nick Paquette
The Great Bay Masters won the New England Masters 25-Meter Championship at the Wheaton College Balfour Natatorium. This was the third consecutive victory for Great Bay at the 25-Meter championship. Great Bay has also won four of the last five Workout Group contests: 2001 Wheaton, 2001 Harvard, 2000 Bentley, and 1999 Bentley.
It was a close contest after the first day’s competition, with Great Bay leading Cambridge by a slim 120-point margin. On Sunday the gap exploded to nearly 1000 points thanks to an amazing showing by Great Bay swimmers. In spite of a snowstorm that hit the area late night Saturday and Sunday morning, our group turned out in full force.
Bruce Mohl won the men’s high point competition, achieving the maximum possible score by winning all ten of his individual events. This is the first time a Great Bay swimmer has won a high point award.
It was also a record turnout for our group at a 25-meter championship, with 88 Great Bay masters entered in the meet. Thanks to everyone who made the trip from New Hampshire to southern Massachusetts. In addition to outstanding participation, we owe our success to our relays and the swimmers who score additional points by swimming a lot of events. Congratulations to everyone who swam with us!
Top three point scoring Workout Groups:
1)
Great Bay 3664
2)
Cambridge 2667
3)
Minuteman 2455
Top Ten Great Bay Point
Scorers: Women
Fredette, Ann 69
Virnelli, Nancy 66
Caron, Aagje 66
Woodcock, Sandy 65
Hallett, Connie 64
Pentheny, Gail 61
Wesson, Kim 55
Garrow, Kendra 53
Read, Susan 51
Barbary, Susan 49
Top Ten Great Bay Point
Scorers: Men
Mohl, Bruce 110
Gendreau,
Edmund 91
Bright, David 82
Stevens,
Patrick 72
Doleac,
Charles 61
Ceckler, Jack 59
Read, Phil 53
Griffin, Paul 47
Scheele, Marc 45
Pitts,
Michael 42
Great
Bay New England INDIVIDUAL Records
100
FR M 19-24 24 54.33 Brian Lucey
100
FR M 55-59 55 1:03.62 Bruce Mohl
100
IM M 55-59 55 1:13.18 Bruce Mohl
200
IM M 55-59 55 2:43.76 Bruce Mohl
400
IM M 35-39 39 5:00.17 Edmund Gendreau
50
BACK M 55-59 55 35.27 Bruce Mohl
50
FREE M 55-59 55 28.55 Bruce Mohl
Great
Bay New England Relay Records
MEN 200 MEDLEY
NEM 76+ 2:06.57
Michael
Schambach 22 Leonard Henkel 26 Brian Lucey 24 Mike Pitts 22
MEN 400 FREE
NEM 76+ 4:09.24
Michael
Schambach 22 Leonard Henkel 26 Brian Lucey 24 Mike Pitts 22
MEN 400 MEDLEY
NEM 200+ 5:29.31
David
Bright 48 Bruce Mohl 55
Jack Ceckler 45 Marc Scheele 55
MIXED 400 FREE
NEM 160+ 4:10.20
Shereen
Barry 39 Bruce Johansson 40 Ed Gendreau 39 Connie Hallett 42
MIXED 400 MEDLEY
NEM 160+ 4:47.02
Shereen
Barry 39 Ed Gendreau 39 Bruce Johansson 40 Connie Hallett 42
MIXED 800 FREE
NEM 160+ 9:26.48
Shereen
Barry 39 Bruce Johansson 40 Ed Gendreau 39 Connie Hallett 42
WOMEN 200 FREE
NEM 200+ 2:40.30
Susan
Barbary 51 Aagje Caron 60 Ann Fredette 56 Lisa Hart 38
WOMEN 400 FREE
NEM 120+ 4:41.41
Kerin
Elisens 24 Patti Delgrosso 36 Kim Wesson 34 Gail Pentheny 39
WOMEN 400 FREE
NEM 200+ 6:13.52
Susan
Barbary 51 Aagje Caron 60 Ann Fredette 56 Lisa Hart 38
WOMEN 400 MEDLEY
NEM 200+ 7:27.91
Susan
Barbary 51 Ann Fredette 56 Aagje Caron
60 Lisa Hart 38
WOMEN 800 FREE
NEM 120+ 10:22.17
Patti
Delgrosso 36 Cindy Curtis 33 Kim Wesson
34 Tara McGarr 29