8 Results for group: member-spotlight

Kurt Olzmann

Current Age Group:  74-79.  I will age up to 80-84 in 2025 and will once again be able to challenge my CA friend, Mike Freshley. Team you are a part of: BK Training Systems When did you start competitively swimming? I started at age 8.  My parents both came from Germany and were members of a Detroit German/American ... More

Ali Blondell

Current Age Group: 35-39 Team you are a part of: Straycats When did you start competitively swimming? 9 How long have you been in Michigan Masters? Since 2018 What is your favorite swim event/race? 50 and 100 fly So far, what was your favorite Masters Swim Meet? I’m torn between Spring Nationals in Irvine ... More

Denise Brown

Current age group: 65-69 Team you are a part of: I l strive for inclusivity.  I like all the teams and everyone in Michigan Masters and so I claim all of them. When did you start competitively swimming: I started swimming competitively at the age of 8 at the Needham YMCA.  I had taken all the swimming lessons ... More

Trey Conner

Current Age Group: 30-34 Team you are a part of: Stray Cats When did you start competitively swimming? 7th Grade How long have you been in Michigan Masters? I have been in Michigan Masters on and off for about 9 years now. What is your favorite swim event/race? 50 Fly So far, what was your favorite ... More

Jeff Bailey

Current Age Group: 55-59 Team you are a part of: Battle Creek Y Masters When did you start competitively swimming? When I was 11. How long have you been in Michigan Masters? 25 years. What is your favorite swim event/race? 100 Free So far, what was your favorite Masters Swim Meet? USMS LCM Nationals in ... More

Lou Ann Dixon

Current Age Group: 55-59 Team you are a part of: Ann Arbor Masters When did you start competitively swimming?When I was 5 - from lessons at the Y - to the team How long have you been in Michigan Masters? In Michigan Masters since I moved to Ann Arbor in 2012- was a GRIN master swimmer in Indiana since 2006. ... More

Sarah Bednarcik

Current Age Group: 30-34 Team you are a part of: FAST / Michigan Masters 🙂 When did you start competitively swimming? when I was 10 in a summer swim league How long have you been in Michigan Masters? about 10 years – almost 11 this fall! What is your favorite swim event/race? the longer the ... More

Luke Griffioen

Current Age Group: Men 30-34 Team you are a part of: Stray Cats When did you start competitively swimming? I started swimming when I was 14 How long have you been in Michigan Masters? 11 years, my first masters meet was the 2013 state meet What is your favorite swim event/race? It’s currently a tie ... More