Doug Church garners national award

Doug Church

Longtime GRIN swimmer Doug Church was named the  2012 Ransom Arthur award winner this weekend. The award was announced Friday, April 27 at the USMS Short Course National Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

Doug was named the winner for his volunteer work in both USMS and the Indianapolis area. Doug, of course, founded the world-famous NASTI swim team, helped initiate the building of the Fishers YMCA and helped save the beautiful Olympic-sized Forest Park Aquatic Center in Noblesville.

Doug also has been a GRIN board member and serves as the attorney for the USMS board of directors. He chairs the Swimming Saves Lives foundation, an emerging USMS initiative to teach adults to swim.

According to USMS, “This award is given in honor of Captain Ransom J. Arthur, M.D., who, by his sacrifice, perseverance, and dedication to improving the health of adults through swimming, established the Masters Swimming program in the United States. The award is given annually to the USMS registered person who has done the most to further the objectives of Masters swimming.”

Indy Aquatic Masters coach Mel Goldstein nominated Doug for the honor. Mel won the award in 1997. With the help of Doug’s NASTI teammates and Mel’s teammates, the GRIN board presented the nomination to USMS. He will be honored at the annual convention in September, also in Greensboro.

Here is a link to Doug’s page on USMS http://www.usms.org/people/02AJ3

Congratulations Doug Church!

2011 GRIN All Americans Announced

The following listing is for the 2011 All Americans from GRIN – congratulations to all!
SHORT COURSE YARDS – POOL :

Age group	Name	Team	Event	Time
35-39	Ben Christoffel	INDY	100 Free	47.28
	Adam Dawkins	SWIN	500 Free	4:49.56
				9:55:68
60-64	Peter DeWitt	DLMA	100 Free	53.53
70-74	David Costill	INDY	200 Back	2:39.31
	Richard Kitchell	ISF	100 Fly	1:10.47
			200 Fly	2:44.79
75-79	David Costill	INDY	50 Free	27.92
			200 Back	2:40.08
			50 Breast	36.64
			100 Breast	1:19.21
			200 Breast	2:59.83
			50 Fly	30.84
			100 Fly	1:12.71
			100 IM	1:09.69
			200 IM	2:39.07
RELAY
35+	Juliet Port (35)	ISF	400 Free	3:58.35
Women	Kris Houchens(43)
	Victoria Rian (44)
	Michelle Harter (41)
LONG COURSE METERS
Age group	Name	Team	Event	Time
45-49	Jutta Schickore	DOC	200 Fly	2:41.65
65-69	Douglas Miller	INDY	400 IM	6:19.94
70-74
	Marty Mennen	INDY	100 Back	1:26.55
			200 Back	3:07.08
SHORT COURSE METERS
Age group	Name	Team	Event	Time
18-24	Alexandra Young	CSC	200 Fly	2:19.83
35-39	Ben Christoffel	INDY	100 Free	53.36
	Adam Dawkins	SWIN	200 Free	1:59.73
75-79	David Costill	INDY	50 Breast	41.39
			100 Breast	1:31.15
			50 Fly	36.41
			100 IM	1:21.42
RELAY
72-99	Alexandra Young, 22	CSC	200 Free	1:54.17
Mixed	Chelsey Joyce, 23
	Brian Dean, 23
	Chris Etherington, 24
	Chelsey Joyce, 23	CSC	200 Medley	2:04.29
	Brian Dean, 23
	Alexandra Young, 22
	Chris Etherington, 24

LONG DISTANCE:

Age group	Name	Team	Event	Time
30-34	LaurieJo Hall	DOC	>9 MI OW	7:05.53
40-44	Victoria Rian	INDY	>9 MI OW	6:20.36
			5K Postal	1:08:23.60
			10K Postal	2:21:25.16
Also swam on a pool relay All American, Women, 35+, 400 Free
45-49	Victoria Rian		6000 Y Postal	1:14:15.19
			10K Postal	2:26:43.00
18-24	Andrew Mueller	DOC	>6 MI OW	2:18:28.50
			1 HR Postal	5755
	Chris Weisheit	SWIN	>9 MI OW	6:02.33
35-39	Adam Dawkins	SWIN	>9 MI OW	5:42.04
45-49	Thomas Huggins	ISF	>9 MI OW	6:27.13
55-59	Robert Wright	DOC	5K Postal	1:09:11.90
Relays
Note:  Single Sex Relays have 3; Mixed have 2 women and 2 men
Women	Katherine Graham (28)	INDY	>9 MI OW	4:22.54
25+	Carolyn Hall (33)
	Tina Oakes (49)
Men	Ken Catellier (51)	INDY	>9 MI OW	4:11.52
35+	Richard Seaver (39)
	Kip Zurcher (37)
Mixed	Joe Christofferson (34)	CSC	>9 MI OW	5:23.03
18+	Emily Day (24)
	Elliott Parker (36)
	Trish Tyner (37)
25+	Luke Dickson (26)	INDY	>9 MI OW	5:01.03
	John Hubbard (31)
	Rachel Ripley (26)
	Megan Sobecki (26)
35+	Thomas Kline (47)	NAST	>9 MI OW	5:17.55
	Syd Latina (36)
	Jeffrey Maydak (37)
	Debbie Pfledderer (41)
55+	Greg Baker (58)	NAST	>9 MI OW	6:12.46
	Beth Foland (55)
	Byron Haflich (57)
	Robin Walker (55)

Award Winners Recognized at the 2012 GRIN State Meet

Several awards were presented to GRIN masters swimmers during the annual meeting at the GRIN state meet.

Tim Reiman, Charles Fouts and Russell Judd were all awarded Emeritus status, while Kris Houchens and Dick Smith were presented with the Irv Merritt award for outstanding service to Indiana Masters swimming, and Susie Shuck was presented with the Strong Swimmer award.

Charles Fouts, Emeritus

Kris Houchens and Dick Smith, Irv Merritt award winners.

Susie Shuck - 2012 Strong Swimmer

Russell Judd, Emeritus

Tim Reiman, Emeritus

New Records Set at the 2012 GRIN State Meet!!

The 2012 GRIN State Meet was a success, with 218 swimmers participating.  Thanks to Mel Goldstein, the timers, referees, starters and other volunteers who helped make it such an enjoyable event for everyone there.

Lots of new records are being added to the books; here is the preliminary list so far:

 

45-49	Victoria Rian	INDY	200 Free	2:06.31
			1000 Free	11:23.91
			1650 Free	19:21.03
	Susie Shuck	INDY	100 IM	1:08.45
50-54	Lisa Zedonis	INDY	1000 Free	12:48.02
			1650 Free	21:27.06
	Roberta Norwood	INDY	50 Fly	29.67
70-74	Susan Meyers	INDY	200 Free	2:58.09
			1000 Free	16:55.02
			1650 Free	28:11.48
			100 Back	1:36.10
			100 Fly	1:36.91
60-64	Jim Thompson	INDY	100 Back	1:07.50
	Tom Perrin	INDY	50 Back	28.99
65-69	Doug Miller	INDY	500 Free	6:02.03
			200 Breast	2:50.93
			200 Fly	2:33.56

Relays:

25+Mixed 400 Free Relay
	Luke Dickson, 27	INDY	3:37.21
	Rachel Ripley, 27
	Megan Sobecki, 26
	Ryan Harper, 33

Congrats to all new recordholders, and everyone else who participated!  There are lots of pictures posted on the GRIN Facebook site.

USMS / ASCA Masters Coach Certification

GRIN will be hosting  USMS / ASCA Masters Coach Certification training on June 2, 2012 for those who may be interested.  The event will be held in Noblesville, Indiana, and GRIN will cover the fees for any qualified registered GRIN member who would like to get their level 1 & 2 coaches certification.

Click here for more info and to register online!

GLOWS Series

The 2012 USMS Great Lakes Open Water Swim Series has been announced – click here to see the schedule of events planned for this season!

Opening for Fitness Chairperson

In an effort to expand on our programs, GRIN is also looking for a new Fitness Chairperson.  Interested candidates should contact Jim Barber by April 9, 2012.

New Coaches Liaison Needed

The GRIN board has an opening for the position of coaches liaison.

Joel Stager has long served GRIN well in the Coaches Liaison postition, but needs to concentrate his efforts on other matters.  

This volunteer position serves as the point of contact between the board and team coaches. We’re looking for a liaison who can provide information on workouts, best practices and team building. If you would like to apply for the position, please contact Jim Barber.

GRIN board to meet

The GRIN board of directors will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at Muldoons in Carmel.

Topics for discussion will include records, new meets and awards. The meeting is open.

Seeking Nominations for Irv Merritt Award

Irv Merritt (born F. Irvin Merritt October 25, 1903 – December 1985) was a highly competitive athlete, well into his 80s. He was a regular participant at Masters swimming competitions and also a competitive distance runner. He was a joy to visit with and always had an interest in the people with whom he competed. At the time of his death, Irv´s family established an annual award in his memory to be presented to an Indiana Masters swimmer who exemplified the standards and values embodied in the life of Irv Merritt.

We would like to hear from GRIN members who want to nominate someone they feels embodies the Irv Merritt spirit in GRIN Masters swimming – please forward your nominations to Cheryl Gettelfinger before February 29th!