55 Results for author: Michigan Masters

Happy 97th Birthday – Michigan Masters’ Bob Doud

Happy 97th Birthday - Michigan Masters' Bob Doud Monday, April 27th was a big day for Bob Doud as he turned 97! With some help from Bob's Daughters, the Battle Creek Y Masters team of 10 road tripped to his house on fine lake. Bob's Neighbors were in on the surprise and coaxed him out of the house by saying something was ... More

Libby Silverson: 2019 Michigan LMSC Annual Scholarship Winner

The Michigan LMSC is proud to announce that Libby Silverson was the recipient of the 2019 Annual Michigan Masters Scholarship. Libby was a 2018 graduate of South Lyon East High School, where she was the Captain of the Varsity Girls Swim Team in her senior year. During her time at swimming at South Lyon East High School, ... More

Michigan Masters Brunch/Clinic/Annual Banquet with Olympian Elizabeth Beisel

Michigan Masters Brunch/Clinic/Annual Banquet with Olympian Elizabeth Beisel Over 100 participants took part in a super Sunday of activities with 2016 Olympic Team USA Swimming Co-Captain Elizabeth Beisel on October 20, 2019. First up, brunch with 10 swimmers at a small cafe in midtown Detroit. Then on to the ... More

Michigan Masters takes 7th Place at Mission Viejo, CA – USMS Long Course Summer Nationals

Michigan Masters takes 7th Place at Mission Viejo, CA - USMS Long Course Summer Nationals, in the Regional Club Division Team Michigan at the 2019 Summer USMS National Championships in Mission Viejo, California. Pictured left to right: Tony Anderson, Gaard Arneson, Corrin Buck, Skip Thompson, Tamara Steil and David ... More

Swim Day at Comerica Park

Swim Day at Comerica Park May 5th, 2019 A big thank you to Samantha Snyder, Masters coach at Lifetime Fitness in Rochester Hills, for coordinating the Michigan Masters group at the May 5th Tigers Game for the Detroit Swims fundraiser.  It was so much fun to spend time with fellow Masters swimmers on dry land and see ... More

2019 – Michigan Masters Team at USMS Spring Nationals, in Mesa, AZ

Michigan Masters takes 8thPlace in the Regional Club Division PHOTO:  Pictured: (1st row) - Fares Ksebati, Sallie Bartkowiak, Corrin Buck, Connie Cantrell and Amy Attivissimo. (2nd row) - April Wyncott, Lisa Hypnar, Denise Brown, Maria Veen, Brigitte Zirger, Wendy Szymczak, and James Nitkiewicz. (3rd row) - Sue Weir, ... More

Milford Wins 7th Large Team State Championship

The 47th Annual Michigan Masters State Championships took place at the at Waterford Mott Pool & Fitness Center. Two-hundred and eighty-six swimmers from 27 teams contested the championship from Friday, April 12th until the meet's conclusion on Sunday, April 15, 2019. The Milford Athletic Club was the host. The ... More

Racing After A Heart Transplant – Ralph Davis

Special recognition to Ralph Davis, former Michigan Masters Chair and current U.S. Masters Swimming board member! Michigan Masters swimmer Ralph Davis was a big winner at the 2018 Transplant Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. This year’s Transplant Games featured over 7,000 participants from all over the world, ... More

Bob Doud Breaks a World Record

On Aug. 25th at the Avon Ohio LCM meet, 95 years old Bob Doud broke the World Record in the 200 meter LCM Fly in the 95-99 age-group by over 2 minutes. His time of 11:47.68 broke the previous record of 14:05.25 and he now has all of the available records in the 200 Fly for all 3 courses. Since March 18, 2018 he has set 10 ... More

Michigan Masters Swimmers at the Pan American Masters Championships in Orlando, FL

There were 16 Michigan Masters Swimmers at the 2018 Pan American Masters Swimming Championships in Orlando Florida, with an overall total of 1717 swimmers from 407 teams . Tony Anderson won 2 events and set UANA Records in both the 200 Free and 400 Free. He was second in his 2 other events and swam to 4 Michigan LMSC State ... More