The forty-five Michigan Masters swimmers who swam in the meet earned us the first place USMS National Regional Championship title. This is the first time in Michigan Masters history that a combined Michigan team has won a National Championship outside the state of Michigan. In the Regional Team Division Michigan Masters scored 1730 points and the next closest team was Illinois Masters, with 1417 points, followed by Swim Kentucky Masters, with 1048 points.
Michigan Masters swimmers were responsible for seven World and thirteen National Records. In Relays, Michigan Masters swimmers set five National Records. Sixty-nine individual and 37 relay State Records were set during the course of the meet, making this one of the most successful Nationals ever for Michigan Masters swimmers.
Lois Kivi Nochman won the maximum of five individual events, for the second time in her career, setting five World Records in the process, and was the Michigan women's high point winner with 55 points. Lois Nochman was also a member of three winning relays and earned a second in her remaining relay, by the smallest of margins (0.12 sec). Alec Mull won four individual events and earned a second in his last individual event (100 fly), on his way towards winning the Michigan men's high point award with 53 points. He was also a member of four National and one World Record setting relays, a highlight of the meet. Other members of these fabulous relays were: Kevin Doak, Cameron Mull, and Patrick Saucedo. Both high point winners, Lois and Alec, returned home with eight gold and one silver medal each.
Kevin Doak won four events, Corrin Popps won three, and Denise Brown, Laura Gogola and Patrick Saucedo won two individual events each. Cameron Mull, Joe Buys, Allan Charlton, Mitch Jacque, and Bob Doud each won a single individual event.
Kevin Doak set his first World Record after setting 12 USMS National Records in the last two years. Kevin broke his own National Record in the 50 back with a time of 26.64 for his 13th National, and first World, Records. The old record was 26.68. Randy Parker set his first two National Records in the 50 and 100 breastroke, swimming in the 55-59 age group. He swam a 32.74 in the 50 and a 1:14.21 in the 100 Breastroke. The women's 200-239 age group 800 freestyle relay, composed of Corrin Popps, Sally Guthrie, Denise Brown, and Marilyn Early, set a National Record of 10:14.83.
One of the highlights of the meet for 44 Michigan Masters swimmers was the "Relay Day" on Saturday Aug 8th. Fifteen relays were contested instead of the usual six that are most commonly offered at Nationals. Michigan Masters entered a total of 42 relays, and 41 scored in the meet. Of those 41, one World, five National, and 37 State Records were set. Eleven relays placed first, 15 were second, nine were third, one was fourth, and two were fifth. Three additional relays placed in sixth, seventh, and eighth places. These relays played a significant part in Michigan Masters winning the National Regional Championship title.