Rochester Area Masters Swimming - Meets

Meets

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:37:20 -0400

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A number of RAMS members regularly compete in Niagara District meets, Colonies Zone meets, and USMS National Championships. The RAMS have have a long history of hosting meets and currently host a meet at the RIT Aquatic Center each November.. Meet information of interest to local swimmers is posted here.
Niagara meet results can be found at the Niagara website.

2010 Meet Sheets

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:51:27 -0500

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Meet registration information for upcoming meets will be posted here.

Also check Niagara Masters website and USMS website.

*Empire State Games: Friday-Sunday July 23-35, 2010, Buffalo NY; meet information is here

*Canandaigua Open Water Swim: Saturday July 17, 2010; meet information is here.

Kay's 400 Free at ESG-1983

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:03:59 -0500

This is the awards presentation for the women's 400 Free (must have been 35-39). I believe this is the first year ESGs featured Masters swimming. I am embarrassed to say that I placed third!!!!

First place was Ann Svenson of Adirondack; second place was Jane Murphy-Sherman (a breaststroker, of all things...) I think I got better at this race with age.

ESG 06 at Brockport-Team Picture

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:12:33 -0500

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2010 Top Ten Times-RAMS

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:07:48 -0400

The following swimmers had Top Ten times for scyards in 2010:

Ann Marie (35-39): 400 IM/9

Dana (40-44): 1000 Fr/5, 200 Fly/6, 400 IM/9

Denise E (55-59): 1650 Fr/5

Betty (80-84): 100 Fl/7

Betty (85-89): 200 Fr/4, 100 Ba/5, 50 Fl/2, 200 IM/4

2006 LCM Zones Trip

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:47:38 -0400

Scotty and I left Friday night from Rochester for Lancaster Pennsylvania, arrived at 10pm, visited with family and went to sleep at 11pm. We got up at 7am and had first breakfast headed out to the meet. By 8:30am we were shopping for second breakfast at Perkins because I promised Scott if we saw one we would stop and get Eggs Benedict.

We arrived at the hotel at 11:30am and met my mom there. She came from Massachusetts to watch the meet. I did a quick shave and we were leaving for the meet at 12:15pm. The directions were a little off, there was construction and it was a good think my mother got there a day early to scope things out. Now that we have been there once though this will not be a problem. The destination address brings you into university drive and really you need to keep going to the next intersection and go two lights to enter the campus from the other side.

Worlds Day 9 - Alcatraz

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 20:16:29 -0400

Today was my final day out at the world championships, and it was time for another open water swim. This one was a non-competitive swim that was offered as one of the social events associated with the meet. It was also one of those experiences that swimmers want to check off their list of accomplishments in their swimming career - an Escape from Alcatraz. The swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco is only 1.2 miles as the crow flies, but the water is cold and often rough, with very strong currents possible.

Avery Stadium Pool

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:41:05 -0400

The Avery stadium pool at Stanford. This is the main short course pool at Stanford, with lots of seating for big meets. It was set at 25 M and used for warm-ups during the worlds meet. It was also the scene of the opening ceremonies.

Maas Diving Center

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:32:35 -0400

The Maas Diving Center tower and pool at Stanford. This 25M pool was used for warm-ups during the worlds meet. Note the lack of lines on the bottom or crosses on the walls, which made warmup a little confusing.

Belardi Pool

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:29:07 -0400

The Belardi Pool at Stanford. This is the newer of the two long course pools. Several people commented that they thought it was faster than the Baker pool. It was for me, but I also swam better as the week went on and only swam in this pool on my last day.

Baker Pool

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:25:23 -0400

The Baker Pool at Stanford. This is the older of the two long course pools - the one that had to be "shaved down" in order to allow for a 50 M course with touch pads at both ends.

Alcatraz

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:21:29 -0400

Alcatraz island looms in the distance beyond the breakwater guarding Aquatic Park's protected waters.

Worlds Open Water Swim

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:16:44 -0400

Swimmers navigate the final stretch of the worlds 3K open water swim through the whitecaps.

Worlds Day 8 - Open Water Swim

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:48:30 -0400

Today was the 3K open water swim at the FINA Masters World Championships. There were just under a thousand swimmers entered in the event. I was entering it as a recreational open water swim and had no intention of racing it. It was more about the experience of swimming a new open water race with 1,000 new friends. The swim was scheduled to start at noon, and after arriving at the Robert Crown park beach at The Alameda a bit before 10 AM it was obvious that I needed to go back to the car and get everything I had there to help keep warm. It was freezing there with the temperature in the low 60's and a cold offshore wind blowing steadily. After checking in, getting my arms marked, picking up my cap and a T shirt and walking out to the water, I bundled up and settled in under a tent to stay out of the sun. The tide was out very far when I arrived, so you could walk about 100 yards out on the muddy bottom of the bay before hitting water. That would change by the time the race started as the tide was coming in several inches per minute. During the wait, there was a good music mix playing and an energetic announcer sporadically giving information about the swim.