The Saturday group at Harvard: Front row – Laura Cooper, Jana Slezak, Cindy Curtis, Warren Wise, Brian McSweeney, Ann Fredette, George Brady, Jennifer Machado, Zoe Hall, Paul Griffin, Pete Hay, Nick Paquette, Carol Prescott; 2^nd Row – Debbie Edin, Kerin Elisens, Gail Pentheny, Kim Wesson, Ed Gendreau, Hannah Smalltree, Kendra Garrow, Dave Bright, Sara McLaughlin, Jamie Brandt, Louise Valois, Terri Moyer; 3^rd Row – Nancy Virnelli, Sheila Buccini, Cathy O’Rourke, Mike McAfee, Sandy Woodcock, Patrick Stevens, Manya Hult, Mike Anderson, Kym Berman, Marc Scheele, Greig Cronauer; Back Row – Dave Bucciero, Lee Calderone, Susan Barbary, Ann Richard, Tom Mack, Tara McGarr

The Great Bay Masters won the New England 25-Yard Championship at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool, April 27-29, 2001. This was a fantastic accomplishment for our group, and our first ever victory at the tightly contested 25-yard championship. Our victory was due largely to the breadth and depth of our participation. Great Bay had a more even distribution of women and men, and a more even distribution across all the age groups than any of its rivals. Second place Cambridge Masters set six UMS National Relay Records, and are presently the fastest masters swimming club in New England. Great Bay Masters set no national records, but won the group points contest with tremendous participation, enthusiasm, and effort. Congratulations to our entire group!

Top three point scoring Workout Groups:

1) Great Bay 3,290.50

2) Cambridge 3,035

3) Minuteman 2,658.50

Top Ten Great Bay Point Scorers: Women

Fredette, Ann 89

Barbary, Susan 86

Prescott, Carol 84

Barry, Shereen 56.5

Hult, Manya 56

Pentheny, Gail 55

Hallett, Constance 55

Virnelli, Nancy 47

Wesson, Kim 46

McGarr, Tara 45

Top Ten Great Bay Point Scorers: Men

Gendreau, Edmund 92

Bright, David 65

Griffin, Paul 57

Dufour, Charles 51

Berman, Kym 51

Doleac, Charles 49

Mack, Tom 46

Siegal, Byron 41

Lucey, Brian 39

Scheele, Marc 35

Great Bay New England Relay Records

Women 45+ 800 Yard Freestyle Relay

12:57.96

1) Seidel, Alice 59 2) Barbary, Susan 51

3) Hult, Manya 55 4) Fredette, Ann 56

(old record: none)

Women 35+ 800 Yard Freestyle Relay

10:33.76

1) Virnelli, Nancy 38 2) Valois, Louise 38

3) Moyer, Terri 39 4) Pentheny, Gail 38

(old record 11:06.17)

Mixed 35+ 800 Yard Freestyle Relay

8:21.57 22

1) Gendreau, Edmund 38 2) Barry, Shereen 38

3) Hallett, Constance 41 4) Mack, Tom 42

(old record: 8:40.54)

Mixed 35+ 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

3:48.91 22

1) Barry, Shereen 38 2) Mack, Tom 42

3) Gendreau, Edmund 38 4) Hallett, Constance 41

(old record: 4:04.77)