Kentucky Masters Swimming is the governing body for Masters swimming in the Kentucky LMSC (Local Masters Swimming Committee). We subscribe to the founding principles of United States Masters Swimming: to encourage and promote improved physical fitness and health in adults, to offer adults the opportunity to participate in a lifelong fitness and/or competitive swimming program, to encourage organizations and communities to establish and sponsor Masters swimming programs, and to enhance fellowship and camaraderie among Masters swimmers.
General Information
The KY-LMSC covers the geographic area of the state of Kentucky, with the addition of Floyd and Clark Counties, Indiana (de facto suburbs of Louisville). In 2005, we had 521 swimmers, ranging in age from 18 to 93.
Click here for a history of the LMSC.
Current KY-LMSC board members are:
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Chair, Bill Tingley
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Vice Chair, Mike Lemke
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Secretary, Robin Segnitz
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Treasurer, Melinda Schmitt
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Registrars, Susan Ehringer & Pam Luebbe
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Top Ten Chair, Bob Adams
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Sanctions Chair, Melinda Schmitt
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Officials Chair, Pam Luebbe
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Fitness Chair, Tom Mester
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Safety Chair, Mark Rogers
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Records Chair, Brad Schmied
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Newsletter Editor, Randy Hansbrough (Kentucky Waves, online newsletter of the Kentucky LMSC)
Record-breaking
performances at IGLA meet!
Five SKY swimmers participated in the IGLA championship. Craig Pickering
broke Kentucky SCM records in the men's 30-34 400, 800 and 1500 free,
the 200 fly, and the 400 IM. Michelle Ward broke the women's 40-44 records
for the 200 fly and 400 IM. Meg Smath broke the women's 50-54 records
for the 50 and 100 breast. Vicki Catlin won first place in all five of
her events, and Mike Neal just missed a couple of LMSC records. Complete
results for Kentucky swimmers here.
Dave Maehr: In
memoriam
Wildcat Masters swimmer Dave Maehr was killed in a small plane crash
in Florida on June 20 while doing research on black bears. Dave was a
conservation biologist with the UK Department of Forestry, and he loved
distance swimming. Please keep Dave's family in your prayers, and think
of him the next time you swim a 1650. The University of Kentucky Forestry
Department's website has information
on a memorial service and fund for Dave. A Lexington
Herald-Leader article about Dave describes his work.
Results of SwimLouisville.com Invitational available
Congratulations to Marty O'Toole, who will be inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association's Hall of Fame. Marty has coached St. X to the boy's state championships for a gazillion years in a row!
Entry for SwimLouisville.com Invitational now available!
Final results available for Wildcat Invitational.
SKY wins One Hour
Postal!
SKY, or should I say the SKY's the limit!!! Go to www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/1hrresultsteams.pdf
to find the team results for the One Hour Postal. Swim Kentucky Masters
took the Large Team category with 337,795 yards over Masters of South
Texas and three other teams in the 50-99 swimmer range. In fact, our average
of 3,753 yards per swimmer beat every team in the Extra Large Category
other than UCLA, which compiled 411,035 yards with 108 swimmers. MOST
had the least yardage of the four teams in the Extra Large category and
we beat those other 3 teams on the yardage/swimmer totals.
www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/ will get you to individual and relay results. Of note, SKY did win one relay, the Mixed 25+ Relay totaling 19,225 yards with David Kuendig, Jose Manuel Nieto, Carolyn Harris, and Leslie Weeter. None of our other five relays finished worse than 7th.
Great job (and fun) by everyone. Let's have even greater participation the this fall's 3000-6000 event sanctioned by Kentucky Masters and run by Swim Louisville Masters-U of L.
Tom MesterResults of Cardinal Invitational now available.
Online registration for USMS membership now available! Haven't renewed your membership yet for 2008? Thinking about joining for the first time? Now you can register yourself, using your Visa or Mastercard — no paper, no stamps, no waiting!
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