New Records Set in Short Course Meets

Congrats to all who participated in the U of Indy and the GRIN Fall Classic meets; quite a few new records were set (see below).  These are still preliminary records at this time, but should be official soon!  Great swims!  

GRIN Swimmers Make a Huge Splash at the 2011 USMS LCM Championships in Auburn.

By Peter Finn The seven GRIN swimmers who competed at Summer Nationals at Auburn brought home a total of 34 medals.  Exceptionally strong swims were made by Marty Mennen (INDY: Indy Aquatic Masters) and Jutta Schickore (DOC IU Masters).  Marty had four Gold medals (400 and 800 free and 100 and 200 back), one Silver [...]

2011 USMS 25K Results

Results for the 2011 USMS 25K Solo and 15K & 20K Relays are posted.  Thanks to Dick Sidner and his incredible supporting cast for being such great hosts and putting on such a wonderful event!  Even with a delay caused by early morning storms, the fun and sportsmanship experienced by the participants and workers shows [...]

GRIN State Meet

The 2011 GRIN State Championships were held over the weekend and here are the preliminary results. The slate of officers was approved by the membership present and voting affirmatively.  Randy gave his usual, succinct financial report.  Ivan Chalfie received the Emeritus award, while Jeff Halbert and Susie Shuck shared the Strong Swimmer award.  And we [...]

Indy SwimFit wins state meet

YMCA Indy SwimFit won the state meet Saturday and Sunday at Fishers High School, defeating  second-place Noblesville Adult Swim Team Inc. (NASTI) 3,579 to 2,369. In all, 14 teams from five states competed. SwimFit dominated the women’s division, scoring 1,800. NASTI was second with only 568. NASTI took first in the men’s division, edging SwimFit 1755 to 1566. Here [...]

Psych Sheet for 2010 GRIN State Championships

Here it is, hot off the press: Psych sheet Session 1 schedule, Saturday Session 2 schedule, Saturday Session 3 schedule, Sunday Session 4 schedule, Sunday Session 5 schedule, Sunday

IU swim meet set for Feb. 13

The IU Masters Swim  Club will host its annual meet Feb. 13 at the Councilman/Billingsley  Aquatic Center in Bloomington. The entry deadline for the early bird fee is Wednesday, Feb. 10. Same day entries will be allowed. This is always a fun meet and a great way to test the water before the state meet. [...]

Ball State prevails at home meet

By Eileen Davis The Ball State Llewellyn Aquatic center hosts a 25 yard pool “in the round” with spectator seating on three sides and ample deck space for swimmers.  With a separate diving well used for warm up and warm downs between events, it was a great meet facility for the Masters who attended.

Sign up for Ball State swim meet!

Early bird Ball State entries must be postmarked by Jan. 17. Same day registrations will be accepted. Cardinal Swimming Indiana is hosting the sixth annual New Year’s Resolution Swim Meet on Jan. 31. It’s always a fun event, and a great way to gauge your preparedness for the state meet. Find the entry form here

Indiana swimmers cross the sound

by Kevin Sherman Last August five swimmers from the Indianapolis area (Victoria Rian, Jan Johnson, Tina Oaks, Jim Barber and Kevin Sherman) participated in the 22nd annual Swim Across The Sound 25K held in Bridgeport, CT. The annual swim sponsored by St. Vincent’s Foundation rose over $350,000 dollars. Proceeds of the event help the under [...]