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Impressive Swimming

Okay, yes, I was impressed with myself and the whole crew this morning when we knocked down multiple 500's, 400's, 300's, 200's and 100's (and a 600 warm up!) with paddles to total 3600 yards.

But, more impressive even...are the team's results from Nationals (Jana - give someone else in your age group a CHANCE will ya?) and Wildflower. I have the results from Nationals below, and aside from knowing that Kelly Couch was fourth female overall (WOW) with a time of 4 hour and 45 minutes, Wildflower results are on their way.

2008 USMS Short Course Nationals

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Pl Name Age Club Seed Time Final Time Points
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Women 45-49 200 Freestyle
1 Matena, Jana 45 MELO 2:01.41 1:58.79 11.00
27.40 57.36(29.96) 1:28.10(30.74) 1:58.79(30.69)

Women 45-49 500 Freestyle
1 Matena, Jana 45 MELO 5:28.88 5:21.71 11.00
29.19 1:01.18(31.99) 1:33.72(32.54) 2:06.46(32.74)
2:39.03(32.57) 3:11.83(32.80) 3:44.41(32.58) 4:17.01(32.60)
4:49.55(32.54) 5:21.71(32.16)

Women 45-49 1000 Freestyle
1 Matena, Jana 45 MELO 11:16.91 11:16.42 11.00
29.54 1:01.84(32.30) 1:34.78(32.94) 2:08.15(33.37)
2:41.92(33.77) 3:15.82(33.90) 3:49.77(33.95) 4:23.72(33.95)
4:57.60(33.88) 5:31.64(34.04) 6:05.60(33.96) 6:39.65(34.05)
7:13.75(34.10) 7:48.30(34.55) 8:22.75(34.45) 8:57.38(34.63)
9:31.86(34.48) 10:06.72(34.86) 10:41.84(35.12) 11:16.42(34.58)

Women 45-49 100 Breaststroke
4 Matena, Jana 45 MELO 1:16.57 1:13.57 7.00
35.30 1:13.57(38.27)

Women 45-49 200 Breaststroke
3 Matena, Jana 45 MELO 2:42.98 2:40.87 8.00
36.14 1:16.90(40.76) 1:57.95(41.05) 2:40.87(42.92)

Women 50-54 50 Freestyle
43 Strauss, Judy 53 MELO 32.00 32.92

Women 50-54 500 Freestyle
23 Strauss, Judy 53 MELO 6:50.00 7:11.48
37.93 1:19.26(41.33) 2:03.13(43.87) 2:46.55(43.42)
3:30.73(44.18) 4:14.75(44.02) 4:59.51(44.76) 5:43.69(44.18)
6:27.83(44.14) 7:11.48(43.65)

Women 50-54 1650 Freestyle
11 Strauss, Judy 53 MELO 23:20.00 24:39.37
38.33 1:19.50(41.17) 2:02.84(43.34) 2:47.12(44.28)
3:31.25(44.13) 4:15.36(44.11) 5:00.09(44.73) 5:44.82(44.73)
6:30.20(45.38) 7:15.15(44.95) 8:00.19(45.04) 8:45.22(45.03)
9:30.14(44.92) 10:15.13(44.99) 11:01.02(45.89) 11:46.71(45.69)
12:31.83(45.12) 13:17.58(45.75) 14:02.64(45.06) 14:48.63(45.99)
15:34.10(45.47) 16:19.69(45.59) 17:05.47(45.78) 17:51.19(45.72)
18:36.51(45.32) 19:21.57(45.06) 20:07.53(45.96) 20:52.78(45.25)
21:38.39(45.61) 22:23.55(45.16) 23:09.18(45.63) 23:54.02(44.84)
24:39.37(45.35)



Pl Name Age Club Seed Time Final Time Points
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Men 35-39 50 Freestyle
11 Turk, John P 36 MELO 24.22 22.07

Men 35-39 200 Freestyle
21 Turk, John P 36 MELO 1:58.50 1:52.91
27.08 56.64(29.56) 1:25.74(29.10) 1:52.91(27.17)

Men 35-39 50 Butterfly
11 Turk, John P 36 MELO 26.01 23.92

Men 35-39 100 Butterfly
16 Turk, John P 36 MELO 59.10 54.48
25.48 54.48(29.00)

Men 35-39 200 Butterfly
7 Turk, John P 36 MELO 2:13.99 2:07.43 4.00
28.23 1:00.25(32.02) 1:33.19(32.94) 2:07.43(34.24)

Men 55-59 50 Freestyle
10 Barnick, Robert A 56 MELO 25.20 24.64 1.00

Men 55-59 50 Breaststroke
4 Barnick, Robert A 56 MELO 31.70 30.47 7.00

Men 55-59 100 Breaststroke
5 Barnick, Robert A 56 MELO 1:10.80 1:07.75 6.00
31.73 1:07.75(36.02)

Men 55-59 50 Butterfly
7 Barnick, Robert A 56 MELO 28.50 26.23 3.00

Men 55-59 100 Individual Medley
9 Barnick, Robert A 56 MELO 1:04.50 1:02.57 2.00
28.57 1:02.57(34.00)

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