Team Winners at State Meet

Your 2023 State Team Champions!

Munster Masters – Large Team Champions

Valpo Masters – Small Team Champions

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2023 GRIN Award Winners

Each year, GRIN recognizes those who have been outstanding members of our LMSC. Our annual awards include Honorary Emeritus, the Irv Merritt Award, the Strong Swimmer Award and the Super Volunteer Award. These are abbreviated descriptions and winners with the full descriptions at grinswim.org. 

 Honorary Emeritus:  To be eligible for induction, members must:

•    Have been registered with the GRIN LMSC for the last consecutive five years.

•    Have turned 80 within the year.

2023 Emeritus:

1. Susan Hewett, Noblesville Adult Swim Team (NAST)

Strong Swimmer: To be eligible, the winner:

•    Has earned the highest no. of points swimming long distance and difficult events, the 400/500 Free(1), 800/1000 Free (2), 1500/1650 Free (3), 200 Fly (3), and 400 IM(4) +pts. for open water.

•    Must be registered with Greater Indiana Masters Swimming.

2023 Strong Swimmer:

1. Susie Shuck, Indy Aquatic Masters (INDY)

Super Volunteer: To be eligible, nominees:

•   Should have a demonstrated history of working above and beyond the call in the betterment of GRIN.

•   Must be registered with Greater Indiana Masters Swimming.

2023 Super Volunteer Winners:

1. Katherine McLean, Terre Haute Torpedoes (THT), area of exception:  Adult-Learn-to-Swim
2. Jim Ringer, Zionsville Aquatic Masters (ZAM), area of exception:  Adult-Learn-to-Swim
3. Bruce Young, Indy Aquatic Masters (INDY), area of exception:  Adult-Learn-to-Swim

2023 Irv Merritt Winner:

•   Should exemplify the standards and values embodied in the life of Irv Merritt.
•   Must be registered with Greater Indiana Masters Swimming.

1. Ralph Dixon, Zionsville Aquatic Masters (ZAM)

New Records set at 2023 State Meet

Congrats to all of those listed!

The following records were set at the GRIN State Meet in Munster, IN from 4/15-4/16/23.
35-39	Jen Madgiak	MMA	50 Free	25.59	Andrea Hastings, 25.86 in 2016
	Addison Del Rio	MMA	25 Breast	15.80	Jennifer Zimmer, 17.04 in 2015
60-64	Jody Kupferberg	VALPM	100 Back	1:12.43	Kathleen Widland, 1:17.21 in 2019
			100 IM	1:17.75	Pat Barnes, 1:18.62 in 2018
	Barbara Bolda	MMA	25 Breast	19.36	Val Romberg, 20.34 in 2018
	Dianne Powers	INDY	25 Fly	15.34	Dianne, 16.28 in 2022
			50 Fly	35.05	Cheryl G., 35.30 in 2019
65-69	Cheryl Gettelfinger	INDY	1650	24:23.25	Nan Stager, 25:25.76 in 2023
80-84	Sara Wood	NAST	25 Free	21.65	Sara, 48.98 in 2023
18-24	Brandon Silver	MMA	100 Back	51.89	Adam Haan, 52.31 in 2022
			25 Fly	10.66	Eric Wallace, 11.17 in 2023
25-29	Andrew Kvachkoff	MMA	25 Breast	12.34	Anthony DeBrota, 12.63 in 2019
			200 Breast	2:05.76	Andrew, 2:07.83 in 2022
30-34	Cameron Owen	FSAM	25 Free	9.95	David Peterson 10.41 in 2017
			100 Free	45.41	Douglas Boyd, 45.57 in 1996
			25 Fly	10.23	Brian Hartley, 11.01 in 2018
			50 Fly	22.47	Cameron, 22.56 in 2022
			100 Fly	49.27	Cameron, 51.53 in 2021
50-54	Michael Carlson	MMA	25 Fly	12.50	Mark Ahonen, 12.51 in 2016
65-69	Bruce Young	INDY	25 Free	11.51	Rick Chamberlain, 12.40 in 2017
			50 Free	24.76	Bruce, 24.90 in 2023
			500 Free	5:35.83	Doug Miller, 5:59.04 in 2013
			25 Back	14.75	Rick Chamberlain, 16.16 in 2018
			25 Breast	15.05	Peter Finn, 15.08 in 2019
70-74	Peter DeWitt	VALPM	25 Back	16.41	Rick Chamberlain, 16.87 in 2022
	Rick Chamberlain	INDY	25 Fly	13.73	Rick, 13.89 in 2022
75-79	Robert Campbell	UC16	25 Free	14.46	George Quigley, 14.99 om 2017
			25 Back	20.28	Doug Church, 24.98 in 2019
Relays
Men
18+	Adam Haan (24)	MMA	800 Free	7:59.27	Leopold Sawyers (23)		in 11:11.01 in 2017
	Jacob Payonk (23)				Bryan Buksar (43)
	Andrew Kvachkoff (27)				Adam Rokowsz (33)
	Brandon Silver (23)				Tim Birkett (45)
	Brandon Silver (23)	MMA	200 Medley	1:34.26	Luke Dickson (25)		in 1:34.59 in 2010
	Andrew Kvachkoff (27)				Ben Christoffel (34)
	Eric Wallace (22)				Adam Dawkins (28)
	Adam Haan (24)				Daniel Michael (21)
Mixed
55+	Victoria Rian (56)	NAST	400 Free	4:22.23	Marty Mennen (67)		in 4:32.96 in 2004
	Margot Swartz (57)				Mel Goldstein (65)
	Mark Ahonen (57)				Joan Diercks (56)
	Michael Ahonen (57)				Muriel Dykema (77)

USA Swimming and USMS Add Webinar Series on Grants for Adult Learn to Swim Programs

With separate requirements for youth and adult learn-to-swim grant applications, USA Swimming will host a series of webinars to walk applicants through the process of applying for a grant

Visit https://www.usaswimming.org/coaches-leaders/team-leaders/learn-to-swim-grants to register for these events.

Recordings of these webinars will be made available online. Youth Application Webinar: Thursday, October 20, 11:30 a.m. MT (1:30 p.m. ET) Adult Application Webinar: Thursday, October 20, 1:30 p.m. MT (3:30 p.m. ET)

Thank you for all you do make ALTS and our grant program world class !!  

2023 State Meet Bid Packet

Here is the 2023 State Meet Bid Packet for your consideration.

Bids open every year on September 1 and must be received by October 1, at 8:00 p.m. EDT with the winning bid announced by November 1.   The bid will reopen for the month of November (deadline December 1), in the event there are no bids or there is no qualifying bid. A final decision in that case will be made before the end of the calendar year.  The Northern 1/3^rd of the state will have preference for the 2023 bid year.

Questions? Contact Jerilynn Bayless, GRIN Chairman.

2023 Bid Packet

State Meet Final Results

The final results have now been released, but because of timing inconsistencies the results cannot be sanctioned.

Final Results

Final Team Scores

State Meet Preliminary Results

Preliminary results are now listed – please keep in mind these are not the official results and still need to be reviewed.

State Meet Info!!

Here are the up-to-date documents regarding the state meets timelines and psych sheet:

Day 1 – Distance events timeline

Day 1 – Other events timeline

Day 2 – Distance events timeline

Day 2 – Other events timeline

Full meet psych sheet

2022 GRIN State Meet Registration is Now Open

Registration for this year’s State meet is now open. The venue is Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers on April 9-10. There is a limit of 5 individual events per day, and registration is FREE. We’ll see you all there!

Register now

GRIN Honors

At the U.S. Masters Swimming annual meeting in late September, GRIN was honored by the recognition of the achievements of two of our members. 

Lisa Brown, Zionsville Aquatic Masters Coach and Aquatics Director for Zionsville Community Schools was elevated to Coach Level 4.  This level is rewarded upon completion of high levels of leadership contributions, education, achievement and growth and retention. 

 

 

 

Michelle Harter, Indy Aquatic Masters Executive Director, received the June Krauser Communications Award which is presented annually to someone whose work in communications has contributed to the growth, improvement, or success of U.S. Masters Swimming locally, regionally or nationally.