53 Results for author: Michigan Masters

April Wyncott Awarded the Dorothy Donnelly Service Award 2022 at the U.S. Masters Swimming Convention in Denver, Colorado

April Wyncott started swimming and volunteering for the Michigan LMSC in 1987 and thru the years relocated to Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and back to Michigan and swam and has given volunteer service to each Club and LMSC for those years. Congratulations April to a well deserved honor and recognition. In March ... More

Summer Long Course Nationals – Michigan Masters takes 7th Place in the Regional Club Division

The 2022 USMS Spring Long Course National Championships took place from Aug. 3-7, 2022 at Swim RVA, in Richmond Virginia. 1065 swimmers entered the meet from 186 Clubs. In the regional team division, Michigan Masters placed 7th combined, 5th in women and 10th in men with 11 total swimmers. Mitzi Amelon scored 10th both in ... More

Michigan Masters takes 6th Place in the Regional Club Division

The 2022 USMS Spring Short Course National Championships took place from April 28 to May 1, 2022 at the Northside ISD Swim Center in San Antonio, Texas. 1814 swimmers entered the meet from 268 Clubs with 57 USMS National Individual Event Records set during the course of the meet. Michigan Masters placed 6th in the Regional ... More

Michigan Masters takes 6th Place in the Regional Club Division

The 2021 USMS Summer Short Course National Championships took place from July 27 to July 25, 2021 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina. The meet was held later than usual and was postponed from April 29 – May 2 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Precautions were in place with the meet split into sessions and ... More

Michigan Masters Wins the National Championship in the Regional Club Division

The 2021 USMS Fall Long Course National Championships took place from October 7 to October 10, 2021 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. 706 swimmers entered the meet from 161 Clubs. 32 USMS and 25 FINA World Individual Event Records were set during the course of the meet. The great news is the Michigan Masters Club won ... More

Former Michigan Masters Chair Publishes New Book

Former Michigan Masters Chair Fred Nelis is the subject of a new book on how a swimmer went from winning races to winning a second chance on life with an organ transplant that was unlike most others. Dubbed the Transplant Brothers by the media, Fred and Gordon Veldman were already casual friends when they found themse... More

2020 Michigan Masters LMSC Awards Announced

2020 Michigan Masters LMSC Awards Announced With the cancellation of the 2020 Michigan LMSC State Championship, the usual on-deck awards presentation to this year's recipients was not possible. However, we would still like to present this year's recipients to the LMSC in a virtual format online. So, here are ... More

Skip Thompson Receives the 2020 USMS Ransom J. Arthur Award

Michigan Masters’ Skip Thompson Receives the 2020 USMS Ransom J. Arthur Award for Extensive Volunteer Service Michigan Masters member Skip Thompson received the Capt. Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award this year for his extensive volunteer service for U.S. Masters Swimming. Thompson has served his LMSC since ... More

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