Welcome to the Hawaiian Hangover Edition of the Chlorine Chronicles - the somewhat regular newsletter of the Metropolitan LMSC. And here now the news

USMS Short-Course National Championships Update: "Aloha" means "New Yorkers Kick Butt"

15 Metropolitan LMSC swimmers went to Hawaii for fun, sun and fast times. A summary of the Metro results can be found below, and also on the website (http://www.metroswim.org) and the full results at http://www.usms.org.

Many thanks to Mike Ritter for compiling the Metro results and for taking splits, leading the cheers, and offering lots of moral support. A great time was had by all, and some fast swims too.

Metro now boasts 4 National Champions: Maria Drueckhammer (5 events), Lida Gaschke (3 events), Loys Green (1 event) & Walter Lynch (3 events). Metro All-Stars Combined Team came in 4th place (small division) out of 135 Teams. The women came in 5th place (medium division) out of 8 teams. The men - all 3 of them - were outnumbered, but thanks to Walter's 3 titles, came in 38th out of 107 teams in the small division. The highlight of the trip (at least for your humble newsletter creator) was the night after the meet ended. We started with cocktails, hosted by Marcia Hill, at a swank hotel on Waikiki, followed by a sunset dinner in the shadow of Diamond Head (tastefully arranged by Richard Benson). A special thanks to the Metro LMSC Board for underwriting the cost of the dinner.

Metro All-Star Results, USMS SC National Championships:

50 Yard Freestyle
Place/Name Seed Finals
11 Gorman, Maura 26.98 26.81
17 Fahey, Lisa 28.10 29.12
1 Drueckhammer, Maria 24.29 23.67
3 Willeboordse, H. C. Fall 24.70 24.77
3 Hill, Marcia 33.70 32.21
26 Benson, Richard 31.53 30.20

100 Yard Freestyle
Place/Name Seed Finals
1 Drueckhammer, Maria 52.64 51.59
5 Willeboordse, H. C. Fall 54.41 55.12
18 Driscoll, Colleen 1:05.10 1:05.24
3 Hill, Marcia 1:14.70 1:13.84
16 Ritter, Michael 54.25 52.43

200 Yard Freestyle
Place/Name Seed Finals
7 Gorman, Maura 2:06.00 2:06.94
14 Fahey, Lisa 2:26.30 2:25.52
1 Drueckhammer, Maria 1:57.09 1:53.29
14 Coleman, Cecelia 2:11.70 2:08.26
29.72 1:01.70 1:34.82 2:08.26
14 Driscoll, Colleen 2:19.89 2:22.42
5 Hill, Marcia 2:44.70 2:40.62
2 Gaschke, Lida 3:01.97 3:00.01

500 Yard Freestyle
Place/Name Seed Finals
11 Driscoll, Colleen 6:12.59 6:13.66
6 Hill, Marcia 7:27.00 7:17.66
1 Gaschke, Lida 8:07.00 8:12.64
4 Green, Loys 10:59.60 11:04.32

1,000 Yard Freestyle
Place/Name Seed Finals
5 Willeboordse, H. C. Fall 11:39.90 11:52.52
8 Driscoll, Colleen 12:46.34 13:07.61
1 Gaschke, Lida 17:40.00 16:42.14

1650 Yard Freestyle
Place/Name Seed Finals
1 Green, Loys 37:56.85 37:00.15

50 Yard Backstroke
Place/Name Seed Finals
2 Gorman, Maura 29.88 29.38
9 Coleman, Cecelia 30.10 30.99
4 Green, Loys 1:07.73 1:04.65

100 Yard Backstroke
Place/Name Seed Finals
4 Gorman, Maura 1:04.25 1:02.99
5 Coleman, Cecelia 1:02.60 1:04.70
1 Gaschke, Lida 1:44.00 1:39.40
1 Lynch, Walter 1:56.71 1:59.53

200 Yard Backstroke
Place/Name Seed Finals
4 Gorman, Maura 2:17.00 2:17.15
5 Coleman, Cecelia 2:19.70 2:21.18
1 Lynch, Walter 4:05.22 4:24.16

50 Yard Breaststroke
Place/Name Seed Finals
3 Koster, Carolyn 33.00 32.59
4 Green, Loys 1:02.45 1:04.83
2 Lynch, Walter 47.90 51.70

100 Yard Breaststroke
Place/Name Seed Finals
5 Koster, Carolyn 1:11.90 1:12.00
17 Driscoll, Colleen 1:29.93 1:32.38
6 Hill, Marcia 1:37.00 1:36.89
3 Green, Loys 2:18.97 2:20.99 8
2 Lynch, Walter 1:53.20 2:13.85

200 Yard Breaststroke
Place/Name Seed Finals
6 Koster, Carolyn 2:39.00 2:42.01
13 Driscoll, Colleen 3:45.00 3:13.95
1 Lynch, Walter 4:21.06 4:57.00

50 Yard Butterfly
Place/Name Seed Finals
1 Drueckhammer, Maria 27.09 26.35
13 Koster, Carolyn 30.50 30.08
2 Green, Loys 1:45.01 1:30.99
26 Benson, Richard 32.30 32.02

100 Yard Butterfly
Place/Name Seed Finals 1 Drueckhammer, Maria 1:00.94 57.11
15 Benson, Richard 1:13.05 1:14.00

200 Yard Butterfly
Place/Name Seed Finals
9 Benson, Richard 3:13.00 2:58.82

100 Yard IM
Place/Name Seed Finals
4 Willeboordse, H. C. Fall 1:03.14 1:02.77
8 Coleman, Cecelia 1:06.11 1:05.48
11 Koster, Carolyn 1:08.60 1:08.27
2 Gaschke, Lida 1:41.00 1:39.89

200 Yard IM
Place/Name Seed Finals
6 Willeboordse, H. C. Fall 2:15.59 2:18.70
11 Koster, Carolyn 2:33.32 2:34.85
4 Hill, Marcia 3:21.00 3:14.86
2 Gaschke, Lida 3:40.00 3:37.74

200 Yard Mixed Freestyle Relay - 35+
15 METRO 1:45.00 1:45.33
1) Willeboordse, H. C. Fall 36
2) Benson, Richard 49
3) Coleman, Cecelia 35
4) Ritter, Michael 38

200 Yard Mixed Medley Relay - 35+
13 METRO 1:56.20 1:57.10
1) Ritter, Michael 38
2) Koster, Carolyn 40
3) Benson, Richard 49
4) Drueckhammer, Maria 38

Open Water Season is Fast-Approaching

For those of you looking for open-water training, there are two upcoming practices you might want to attend. On Sunday morning, June 23 and Sunday morning, July 21, a one-hour open water swim practice will be held at 10:00am at Jones Beach Field #6 supervised by the AquaFit-Jones Beach lifeguards. All USMS registered swimmers from the Metropolitan area, regardless of team affiliation, are invited and welcome to participate. Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early; park in lot across the highway and walk underneath to reach Field #6; rendezvous at main lifeguard stand. Wetsuits are recommended for June swim date. Bring family and friends and make a day of it. Lisa Baumann will be available to baby sit any of your children while you swim. All speeds and ability levels are welcome. If you have questions or need additional information, contact Lisa Baumann via e-mail at aquafitinc@aol.com or by phone at 516-294-7946 (Tuesday & Thursday MORNINGS are best).

Upcoming Event Entry Forms - posted at http://www.metroswim.org

* June 14, 2002 55-and-over meet at Riverbank Park, NYC (will be posted shortly)
* June 15, 2002 USMS 2002 10K Open Water Championship
* June 29, 2002 Aussie Prep 2002
* July 14, 2002 Fran Schnarr Memorial 5K Open Water Championships
* July 20, 2002 LCM Meet at Asphalt Green (will be posted shortly)

Parting Shots

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Have a topic of interest that you would like included in future editions of the Chlorine Chronicles? Send the information to the Metro LMSC Chairman, Conrad Johnson, at cjohnson@ywcanyc.org for review and possible inclusion.