Relays set records in Orlando
Two GOLD relays bettered existing
world and USMS SCM records at the Rowdy Gaines Classic in Orlando October
14-16.
The women's 240-279 200 medley relay of Mo Hughes, Danielle Ogier,
Pat Sargeant, and Jeannie Mitchell bettered the existing FINA
world record with a time of 2:29.05. The previous record was 2:29.87.
The men's 280-319 800 free relay of Jose Ferraz, Cav Cavanaugh, Howard
Rolston, and David Quiggin set a new USMS record with a time
of 10:28.15. The previous record was 10:35.98.
A link to complete meet results is on the GOLD
competition page.
Ten GOLD swimmers compete in Tropical Splash open
water
GOLD swimmers traveled to Siesta
Key near Sarasota on October 1 for the annual Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash
open water meet, which will be the site for the 2012 Dixie Zone Open Water
Championships.
Ricardo Valdivia led GOLD
swimmers as the overall winner in the 5K race. Also in the 5K were Abigail
Boburka (30-34, 2nd place age group), Diane Babec (40-44, 2nd
place age group), Denise Desaulniers (40-44, 7th place age group),
and Carlos Lloreda (55-59, 2nd place age group). 117 swimmers entered
the 5K.
Swimming in the 2.5K were Karen Lewin (55-59, 5th place age group)
and Dick Brewer (65-69, 2nd place age group). 89 swimmers swam in
the 2.5K.
Leading the way in the 1K were Alexis Martinez (40-44, 2nd place
age group) Robin Stewart (55-59, 1st place age group) and Doug
Brown (70-74, 1st place age group). There were 87 swimmers in the 1K.
USMS LCM Nationals successful for GOLD swimmers
Thirteen GOLD swimmers captured
62 individual medals including 18 gold and 32 relay medals including 12
gold at the 2011 USMS Long Course National Championships August 3-6 at
Auburn University.
Individual national champions were Cav Cavanaugh 75-79 (50-100-200
free, 50 breast), Maureen Hughes 55-59 (50 back), Peggy McDonnell
55-59 (200 free), Todd Pace 40-44 (50 free, 50 fly), David Quiggin
65-69 (50-100-200-400-800 free), and Pat Sargeant 55-59 (50-100
free, 100-200 back, 50 fly).
National champion relays were women's 200-239 200 Free (Pat Sargeant
- Peggy McDonnell - Debbie Cavanaugh - Dale LeClair) and 200 medley
(Mo Hughes - Debbie Cavanaugh - Dale LeClair - Pat Sargeant)
and 200-239 Mixed Medley (Mo Hughes - Scott Walker - Todd Pace
- Pat Sargeant).
Additional individual medal winners were Debbie Cavanaugh, Dale LeClair,
David LeClair, David McIntyre, Jeannie Mitchell, Barb Protzman, and
Scott Walker.
Click here for
all GOLD individual and relay places,
and for real-time results, visit the USMS web site. The 13 GOLD swimmers
placed 5th overall as a team.
2011 GOLD National Team, USMS Long Course Nationals:
front Maureen Hughes, Dale LeClair, Barb Protzman, Jeannie Mitchell;
center Dave Quiggin, Debbie Cavanaugh, Pat Sargeant, Peggy McDonnell;
rear Todd Pace, Scott Walker, David LeClair, Cav Cavanaugh, David
McIntyre
Four honored as FGC LMSC swimmers of the year
Congratulations go to four GOLD
swimmers -- Peggy McDonnell, George Schmidt, Dale LeClair, and Ricardo
Valdivia -- for being named Florida Gold Coast LMSC 2010 Swimmers of
the Year. McDonnell and Schmidt were honored for pool competitions and
LeClair and Valdivia for long distance/open water competitions.
Awards were presented at the annual LMSC awards banquet held June 26
at GG's Grill in Hollywood. A list of all FGC LMSC swimmers honored for
World and USMS Top10 is published in the Summer 2011 LMSC newsletter.
GOLD swimmers collect medals in Honolulu
Eighteen GOLD swimmers competing
in the 2011 IGLA Championships at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu
June 6-10 have collected an impressive array of medals. As a team, GOLD took first place in the medium team competition.
Gold medal winners are James Vaucher (25-29, 100 back), Corey
Welch (25-29, 200 back, 50 breast, 100 breast), Zeus Boiser
(35-39, 200 fly), Freddy Arends (40-44, 50 free), Andrea Woodburn
(45-49, 400 IM), Chris Burt (55-59, 200 back), Ed Suarez
(55-59, 50 back, 50 breast), Scott Woodburn (65-69, 100 free, 200
free, 1500 free), Michael Dively (70-74, 50 free, 100 free, 200
free), and John Colavecchio (70-74, 50 back). See all GOLD results.
Two GOLD swimmers already 2011 USMS All-Americans
 Two GOLD swimmers are already 2011 USMS All-Americans,
having won their respective age groups in the USMS10K Open Water National
Championships held June 11 in the Gulf of Mexico by Fort Myers Beach.
Ricardo Valdivia, right, won the men's 45-49 age group
and placed second overall among the 53 swimmers who went into the water.
Abigail Boburka earned All-American honors by winning the women's
30-34 age group.
Valdivia and Boburka were the only two GOLD
swimmers in the championship event, which saw Andrew Mueller,
21, Martinsivlle IN from DOC swimming win the overall men's title and Eney
Jones, 50, Boulder CO, from DAMM swimming win the overall women's title.
Other FGC LMSC swimmers placing in the event were Victor Mestre,
(2nd, 40-44, UNAT, Key Biscayne), William Highsmith (3rd, 55-59,
UNAT, Ft. Myers), Nicole Gundersen (1st, 25-29, YBBM, Delray Beach),
Michael Piazza (2nd, 45-49, SOFL, Pembroke Pines), and Kristy
Marques (3rd, 18-24, FLAQ, Miami Beach).
World records fall for women's long course relays
 GOLD
women continued their assault on the record books at the Bumpy Jones Classic
meet in Sarasota on June 11-12.
The 240+ relays of Mo Hughes, Jeannie Mitchell, Danielle Ogier
and Pat Sargeant broke World Records in the 800 free, 400 Free,
and 400 medley relays.
5 for 5 for 55+
The GOLD Coast Masters team of Peggy
McDonnell, Danielle Ogier, Barbara Protzman, Maureen Hughes and Pat
Sargeant, in various combinations, have broken all five United States
Masters Swimming SCY relay national records in the women's 55+ age group
this year. The "GOLD"en Girls of Florida broke the five records
by a grand total of one minute and 5.90 seconds.
 This may be the first
time that one team has broken all the relay records for an age group for
one course within the same season, in fact in just two meets. Two records
were broken at the Dixie Zone SCY Championship at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic
Center on Feb. 25-27 and the other three at the Hammerhead Invitational
at the Pompano Beach Aquatics Center on April 9-10.
The team had been waiting for a year for their final member to turn
55 to wage their assault on the record book. And they did it without the
long, zippered, buoyant tech suits!
- 200 Free Relay 1:53.58 (previous record 1:54.53)
- 400 Free Relay 4:15.58 (previous record 4:24.31)
- 800 Free Relay 9:27.53 (previous record 10:02.88)
- 200 Medley Relay 2:08.83 (previous record 2:12.46)
- 400 Medley Relay 4:43.19 (previous record 5:00.43)
Michael Lohberg remembered
Michael Lohberg, one of the world's all-time greatest swim coaches,
has died after a lengthy battle with aplastic anemia. Lohberg, who lived
in Weston, is survived by his wife Birgit (Biggi), one of his former Olympic
swimmers and a member of the GOLD Masters team who worked alongside her
husband as head of the Swim America program at Coral Springs; daughter
Stephanie; and son Christopher.
The Coral Springs web site provides more details on Michael's
life and accomplishments.
GOLD swimmers recognized for 2010 USMS Top 10,
All-American
- USMS SCY Top 10: 26 GOLD individual swimmers, 18 GOLD relays
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- SCY All-American individuals: Birgit
Lohbert (100 fly), David Quiggin (500/1000 free), and George
Schmidt (100/200 IM).
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- SCY All-American relays: Men 65+ 200 free
(David Quiggin, Cav Cavanaugh, Doug Brown, Jose Ferraz) ~ Men 65+
400 free (David Quiggin, Cav Cavanaugh, Doug Brown, Jose Ferraz)
~Mixed 55+ 400 free (Craig Burns, Barb Protzman, Pat Sargeant, David
Quiggin)
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- USMS LCM Top 10: 36 GOLD individual swimmers, 38 GOLD relays
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- LCM All-American individuals: Sean
Frampton (50 fly), Richard Kammerer (50 free, 50/100 back),
Joseph Lammert (50 back, 50 fly), Birgit Lohberg (100/200
fly), Pat Sargeant (200 back), George Schmidt (50 fly), and
Corey Welch (100 breast, 200 breast).
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- LCM All-American relays: Men 120-159 200
free (Corey Welch, Robert Rivera, Roger Stoudt, Luis Comulada) ~
Men 200-239 400 medley (Richard Kammerer, John Grzeszczak, Sean Frampton,
Chris Burt) ~ Women 200-239 200 medley ( Maureen Hughes, Debbie
Cavanaugh, Dale LeClair, Pat Sargeant) ~ Women 200-239 400 medley (Maureen
Hughes, Birgit Lohberg, Dale LeClair, Pat Sargeant) ~ Women 200-239
800 free ( Pat Sargeant, Celia Devanney, Peggy McDonnell, Birgit Lohberg)
~ Women 240-279 800 free ( Cathy Mancino, Jeannie Mitchell, Becky Willman,
Maureen Hughes) ~ Mixed 160-199 200 free ( Robert Rivera, Dale LeClair,
Pat Sargeant, Luis Comulada) ~ Mixed 160-199 200 medley (Roger Stoudt,
Corey Welch, Dale LeClair, Pat Sargeant)
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- USMS SCM Top 10:
29 GOLD individual swimmers, 21 GOLD
relays
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- SCM All-American individuals: Birgit
Lohberg (200 free), Pat Sargeant (200 IM), Timothy Shead
(100 breast, 100 IM), George Schmidt (100 IM), David Quiggin
(200 free), and David McIntyre (50 back, 50 fly).
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- SCM All-American relays: Men 200-239 400
free relay (George Schmidt, James Jacobson, Jonathan Olsen, Joe Wotton)
~ Men 280-320 800 free relay (Cav Cavanaugh, Alan Rapperport, Joseph
Lammert, Timothy Shead) ~ Women 120-159 200 free relay (Sunshine
Scharf, Katie Broussard, Ann Stewart, Dale LeClair) ~ Women 200-239
200 medley relay (Maureen Hughes, Debbie Cavanaugh, Birgit Lohberg,
Pat Sargeant) ~ Women 200-239 800 free relay (Celia Devanney, Peggy
McDonnell, Pat Sargeant, Jill Johnson) ~ Women 240-279 800 free relay:
(Cathy Mancino, Brigitte Edelmaier, Cindi Wood, Susan Gunter)
Three take top honors in Florida Open Water Championship
Series
Three GOLD swimmers won top awards
in the 2010 Florida Open Water Championship Series.
Ricardo Valdivia won his third consecutive overall title with
292 out of a possible 300 points. He won his age group at the 5K swim at
Swim Miami, the 5K Dixie Zone Championships, and the 1-mile Hollywood Open
Water Challenge. He was first overall at Swim Miami and at the Dixie Zone
champs.
Russell Harbach won the 50-54 age group with first place finishes
in his age group at the Swim Around Key West, the 3.27-mile Lake Weir swim,
and the 10K race at Swim Miami.
Carlos Lloreda won the 55-59 age group with an age group first
place at the 1-mile Hollywood Open Water Challenge, 2nd place in the 5K
Open Water Festival, and 3rd place at the 1.5K Open Water Festival. He
also placed first in his age group at the Dixie Zone 5K Championships.
Karen Lewin placed second in the 50-54 age group with an age
group 2nd place in the 1.5K Open Water Festival and a 3rd place in the
1-mile Swim Miami, and a 10th place in the 2.4-mile Hurricane Man Swim.
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