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You can join or renew by going to the USMS renewal/membership site.... Or (for $5 extra) you can fill out a paper form and send it to the Michigan Masters Registrar.
Make sure you understand which club/workout group you are signing up for because after 60 days prior to the State Championship Meet you will not be allowed to switch either your club or workout group affiliation.
Also.....Check HERE for infornation about the Michigan Masters Scholarship!

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smMImastMinutes from the 2011 Annual LMSC Meeting...

See the records update for 12/31/11 for Michigan Swimmers

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2012 USMS Short Course National Championships –Greensboro, NC April 26–29, 2012



The 2012 US Masters Short Course Nationals marked the 42nd anniversary of the meet and were held for the first time at the Greensboro Aquatic Center from April 26 thru April 29.  1862 swimmers from 209 Clubs were entered in the meet making this one the largest nationals ever.  There were 39 Individual and 2 Relay National Records set during the course of the meet. The eighteen Michigan Masters swimmers (12 Men and 6 Women) who swam in the meet earned an 9th place USMS Regional Team banner. This is the fourth straight year that a Michigan Masters team earned a championship banner at a USMS National Championship meet. The Michigan Masters Women’s team took 9th place with 151 points and Men’s team took 11th place with 147 points in the Regional Club Division. The Combined teams took 9th place with 338 points in the Regional Club Division. Michigan Masters swimmers were responsible for 5 State Records.
Corrin Popps was the outstanding swimmer of the meet for Michigan Masters. She won three events, got second in two others, and set 3 State Records in the 100 Breast, 100 IM, and 400 IM. The 100 Breat time is currently 1st in the Nation in the Top Times data base. She now has won 18 USMS National Championship Meet Titles since 1990. Corrin was the Michigan Masters Women’s high point winner with 54 points and this was her 4th time to go along with the 1990, 1992, and 2005 USMS Short Course Nationals. Paul Karas was the Men’s high point winner with 41 points placing second in two events and top 4 in four events. He also broke his own State Record in the 200 Fly.
 Sally Guthrie placed top 6 in all six of her events and top 4 in four events and had a great meet. Adam Wohl set a State Record in the 200 Breast improving his time by a second from last year. Four relays placed in the top 5.  The Men’s 25+ 200 Medley Relay swam to a 2nd place and Men’s 200 Free Relay swam to a 5th place with the same 4 swimmers. Both 45+ Mixed Relays swam to a 5th place finish and those relays had the same four swimmers as well to contribute to the Michigan Masters team effort.
This was the first USMS National Championship for six Michigan Masters swimmers. Keith Corbeil, Susan Duhaime, Susan Harris, Bill Palmer, David Shears, and Patrick Sturdy enjoyed the experience and we hope next year with the meet in Indianapolis that we have many more new swimmers to experience swimming in a USMS National Championship event. The dates for the 2013 US Masters Swimming Spring Nationals are May 9 – 12, 2013.



Michigan LMSC Results:
MI Masters Results with Placings & Records
MI Results with Splits & Scores

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On September 16, 2011 the Michigan Masters Club received the 2011 Club of the Year Award from Michigan Masters Swimming. In 2009, the Michigan Masters Club won its first National Championship since hosting the Nationals in 1996. Since that time some significant accomplishments have taken place to achieve this 2011 Award. In the last 2 years, Michigan Masters has had the greatest growth in membership in LMSC’s over 100 swimmers at 25.8%. So far in 2012, Michigan Masters is on record pace to have its greatest year. Of the 834 swimmers that have been registered, Michigan Masters has the highest participation rate of swimmers participating in USMS Sanctioned events at 68% in the country. USMS Sanctioned events includes pool meets, open water swims, postal championships, and the “Go for the Distance” program. The Club also has the greatest participation rate of 48% of swimmers that compete in the Michigan LMSC State Championship. No LMSC or Club in the nation even approaches these numbers. Every Club member that made the commitment to register for Michigan Masters and participate in the USMS Sanctioned events that are hosted by the various locations around the state of Michigan are responsible for the Club receiving this award. To celebrate this accomplishment, t-shirts accommodating this honor will be available for Club members to purchase at a cost of $8.00 per shirt. This will be similar to the special t-shirt that was designed for the 2009 Regional Club National Championship. T-shirts will be available at the local meets and the State Meet. Swimmers interested in purchasing a t-shirt should e-mail Skip Thompson at thompsonfrank866@gmail.com for t-shirt size. Sizes are Medium, Large, X Large, and XX Large. The material and sizes are similar to the State Championship Meet t-shirts that swimmers have received in the last 8 years.    




NEWS

Jenny Birmelin acknowledged in comic strip Frazz...


The 2012 YMCA National Masters Championship Meet took place from April 12 – 15 at the  International Swimming Hall of Fame Aquatic Complex in Fort Lauderdale. 489 swimmers from 45 teams entered and swam in the meet. Four Michigan Masters swimmers participated in the meet and they were Emma Charron. John Cowing, Marilyn Early, and Christian Vanderkaay. Emma Charron was the Michigan Masters Women’s high point winner with 48 points and set 4 State Records in winning 2 events and placing 2nd in two other events. Christian Vanderkaay was the Michigan Masters Men’s high point winner with 48 points winning 5 events and setting State Records in the 50 and 100 Breaststroke events in the 30-34 age group. He also set a YMCA Natonal Record in the 100 Breast with a time of 57.13 and just missed the 50 Breast National Record by less than a tenth of a second.  

YMCA Nationals Results for Michigan LMSC
Overall YMCA Results




left to right: Bill Brenner (USMS Club & Coach Services Director), Don Swallwell, Greg Pash, Megan Lassen, Christine Maxbauer, Suzanne Grebe, Gail Dummer, Skip Thompson, Jenny Birmelin, and Noah Birmelin
Eight Michigan LMSC coaches attended the USMS Level I/Level II Coach Certification Clinic held April 21-22 at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Clinic intructors Mel Goldstein and Kris Houchins started the Clinic with two motivational video presentations from the USMS presentations from the USMS YouTube Channel. We are Masters Swimming focuses on reasons for participating in USMS programs, while a second video, narrated by U.S. Olympic Triathlete Jerrod Schoemaker, describes why USMS programs are attractive to triathletes.

Level I topics included characteristics of a masters coach; knowing the adult learner, coaching triathlon and open water swimmers, special populations, safety/risk management, basic business principles/marketing your program, and writing workouts. Level II topics were: coaching style, stroke correction and development, starts/turns/transitions, and dry land training.

Several messages resonated especially well with the Michigan LMSC coaches:

  • Every swimmer on the team is equally important regardless of age, skill, speed, etc. Coaches should speak with each swimmer every day and should provde quality coaching to each swimmer.
  • Coaches should get to know their swimmers and understand their goals. Help swimmers work toward their personal goals (e.g., improving fitness, learning to swim a legal butterfly, achieving a time standard for a national championship meet, placing in a triathlon or open water race, etc.), and celebrate their achievements. Clinic instructors emphasized that a prerequisite to celebrating achievements is knowing about swimmers' competitions and events.
  • Occasionally survey active swimmers to identify likes and dislikes about the program. Discuss reasons for leaving the program with swimmers who choose not to continue their membership.
  • There are many approaches to coaching stroke technique and designing workouts. Use methods that work and that are consistent with the team's philosophy and mission.
  • Masters swimmers are differerent than age-group swimmers, especially with respect to motivaiton for training and need for recovery after high-intensity work.
The next nearly Level I/Level II clinic is scheduled June 2 in Indianapolis. A Level III clinic is tentatively scheduled Septermber 12 at the U.S. Aquatic Sports Convention in Greensboro, NC. More information about the USMS Coach Certification Program is posted. The Michigan LMSC will pay for the Coaches Certification Clinic registration fee for a USMS registered coach of a MI LMSC Club or Workout Group to participate in these clinics. However, be aware that attendees also need to join ASCA ($70) and the MI LMSC will not reimburse for the ASCA fee.

 


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FAST wins 2012 Large Team State Championship

The 40th Annual Michigan Masters State Championships for 2012 took place at Lake Orion High School Community Aquatic Natatorium.  The participation was again impressive, with 345 swimmers swimming in the meet, taking place from March 23 to March 25.  This is the third year in a row that the meet has had 345 or more, and that sets a record for attendance with three different areas of the state hosting the meet. This was Lake Orions's second State Championship as a host, with the first being hosted by Lake Orion in 2009.

The FAST (Ford Athletic Swim & Triathlon) team won their third Large Team Combined Championship in their team history to go along with titles in 2008 and 2009.  FAST won the Large Team Women’s and Men’s Championship categories as well, with close contests with MAC (Milford Athletic Club) in the Women’s division and the Battle Creek YMCA in the Men’s division. This is the first time in Michigan Masters history that the top 4 teams scored over 1850 points. Ann Arbor Masters won the Small Team Championships in the Combined, Men, and Women’s divisions. It was their first Small Team Combined Championship since 2008.

NIneteen LMSC State Records (9 Women, 8 Men, and 2 Relays) were set during the course of the meet. Thirty-seven State Championship Meet Records (20 Women, 11 Men, and6 Relays) were set during the course of the meet.  Results, Records, and High Point Awards are included in the results exhibits on the Michigan Masters website. This year marked the 6th year in a row that a USMS National Record has been set in either an individual event or a relay, or both. This year Kevin Doak tied his USMS National Record in the 50 yard Backstroke in the 30-34 age group with a time of 22.64 and this matched the time he swam at Eastern Michigan University in January when he initially broke the record. This is his third USMS National Record in an individual event at a State Meet, with the first one in 2008, and the second one in2009. All three were in this same event. The first two records were set in the 25-29 age group and each time he improved his time from 23.01 to 22.78 to 22.64.

 On the Men’s side, Kevin Doak set six Championship and four State Records; Ryan Papa set two State Records; and Christian Vanderkaay  and Bob Doud each set one State record.  On the Women’s side, Wendy Sanders set four State Records, Barb Church set three State Records, and Emma Charron set two State Records. Milford Athletic Club set two State Records in the 55+ Women's 200 Medley Relay and the 65+ Mixed 200 Free Relay.

Championship Meet Records were set by Emma Charron with five, Barb Church and Sally Guthrie with four each, Wendy Sanders with three, Lois Kivi Nochman and Bob Doud with two each, and one each by Corrin Popps, Denise Brown, Christian Vanderkaay, Michael Green, and Ray Martin. Six relays set Championship Meet Records. All State and Championship meet records for the 2012 State meet are listed in the Records and Awards Summary on the Michigan Masters website.

A big thank you goes out to the Meet Director, Rick Corriveau, the Liquid Lightning team, the Lake Orion Girls’ and Boys’ Swim Teams for their excellent organizations in running the three-day competition.  Also, to our hard working officials, George Newman, Ken Shively, and Anday Howell for their officiating during the long hours of the three-day competition. Special thanks to the 345 swimmers that registered and swam in the meet!!

The Following are Available:
State Meet Championship Results
Individual Point Totals
Team Scores
Record Breakers
Meet Team Summary
Team Summary - Detailed Journal
Records and Awards Summary
Championship Records:
men
women
relays
State Records

ALSO........Information about the ANNUAL LMSC MEETING


At this year's annual meeting we approved proposed revisions to the LMSC bylaws , additionally a new LMSC Policies document was approved by the LMSC Board of Directors.

finalized LMSC Bylaws document
finalized LMSC Policies document
minutes from the 2012 LMSC Annual Meeting
If you were not able to attend the Annual meeting I will leave posted the summary document that details how the new bylaws differ from our previous by-laws -

 

2011 Year-End Newsletter is now ready for downloading!

The Summer LCM USMS Nationals will be held following the US Olympic Trials, in the Olympic Trial pool, in Omaha, NE from July 5th through 8th
Go to the USMS Website for more information...registration for this meet is now open!


Website Last Updated: May 9, 2012