Welcome
The RAMS are a Masters swim team in the Niagara LMSC of United States Masters Swimming. Our program currently offers Rochester area swimmers aged 18 and over up to six coached workouts per week at three Rochester facilities. We welcome swimmers of all abilities and interests, from purely recreational swimmers who would like help improving their stroke technique to nationally ranked competitive Masters Swimmers. All swimmers benefit from the planned workouts and the camaraderie of the other swimmers to avoid the tedium of solo lap swimming. The RAMS occasionally host Masters meets and hold several team get-togethers throughout the year. Come try it out!
2009 Opening Day at GVP
Today was the opening day at GVP. Five swimmers braved the cool pool waters. Air temp was about 68; water was 70. After the first hundred, the numbness wore off and we had a great swim. By 9:15 the sky began to turn blue and the sun began to peak through the clouds. Air temp was warmer by the end of the workout. Today's workout is posted in the 'Workout' section of the website.
In attendance were Dana, Bruce, Kay, George Mc and Tom W. Our next GVP practice is Sunday, June 28 at 8:30 am.
July Calendar-RAMS Membership is Now Closed Until Fall
RAMS continues its 28th season with Coach Lorie Rick, featuring practices at Harley School, RIT, WAC and GVP. The July 2009 monthly calendar is posted here.
RAMS membership is now at capacity; we will not be accepting new swimmers before the end of September 2009. If you wish to get on our waiting list, email Kay at kayturn@rochester.rr.com and describe your swimming experience. Due to limited space for new members, preference may be given to swimmers with
2008 Empire State Games - Team Results
The Masters Division of the 2009 ESGs has been cancelled due to NYS budget issues.
Five RAMS swimmers competed at the 2008 Empire State Games, held in the Binghamton area. This is the 30th year of the ESGs and the 27th year of ESG Masters Swimming competition. Our swimmers brought home 19 Gold and 2 Silver Medals. Except for Kay who scored the two silvers, Betty, Louise, George and Jack scored gold medals in all events swum. Congratulations! Results are below:
1500 Free: Kay (28:31.66) Louise (28:50.53)
10th Lake Placid Ironman - Team Results
The 10Th Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon was held Sunday July 20, 2008. This was a 2.4 mi swim, 112 mi bike and 26.2 mi run with over 2300 finishers. Congratulations to RAMS competitors!
Sarah S W 18-24 11:52:56 3/20
Amy T W 35-39 14:18:36 73/119
Denise E W 55-59 13:09:28 x/11
Steve W M 40-44 11:35:30 107/398
Canandaigua Annual Open Water Swim
The Canandaigua Open Water swim was held on Saturday July 19. A picture of most of our team participants can be found in the Photo Gallery in the Open Water section. Results will be posted at the Sawbellies website.
2007 Fingerlakes Triathlon - Team Results
Sunday October 21 was the 2007 Fingerlakes Triathlon in Canandaigua. This was an Olympic distance competition: .9 mi swim, 24 mi bike and 6.2 mi run with 259 total finishers (male and female combined). Congratulations to our teammates Erika, Dana and Ken who participated; their results are below; note Erika was the overall female winner!
2007 Rochester Marathon - Team Results
There were over 2000 competitors in this year's Rochester Marathon. The full marathon saw 518 finishers including: (place in age group)
Eric Grimm (M40-44) (3) 3:02.40
Mike Dunn (M50-54) (5) 3:33.36
Mike Foster (M35-39) (14) 3:34.37
The half-marathon had over 1000 finishers including: (place in age group)
Bill B (M50-54) (10) 1:46.04
Tom B (M50-54) (44) 2:04.19 [Both beat Mayor Duffy]