2021 USMS LCM National Championship
U.S. Masters swimmers from around the country met at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, for the 2021 U.S.Masters Swimming LCM National Championship, October 7–10.
O*H*I*O Masters Swim Club had 47 club members entered in the meet. We crowned 5 Individual National Champions and 2 Relay National Championship teams!
We competed in the Local Club category—earning 3rd Place!
Congratulations to our Individual National Champions!
- Mina Milad – 100 fly, 100 free, 50 fly
- Kristen Troyer – 1500 free, 400 free
- Ashley Braniecki – 800 free
- Luise Easton – 1500 free, 50 breast
- Yoshi Oyakawa – 100 back, 50 free, 100 free
Congratulations to our Relay National Championship Teams!
- Men’s Medley Relay (320-359):
Yoshi Oyakawa, Arpad Batizy, Robert Williams, Mario Gerhardt - Mixed Medley Relay (320-359)
Yoshi Oyakawa, Melinda Smith, Robert Williams, Luise Easton
Congratulations to our three First Timer swimmers competing in their first USMS swim meet.
- Erin Cohn – 400 IM (2nd), 100 breast (3rd), 50 breast (3rd) + 2 relays
- Kristi Tabaj – 100 breast (5th place) , 100 back (7th place), 200 IM (4th place) + 2 relays
- Chuck Wirtz – 50 free (21st place)
Swim meets don’t happen without volunteers and swim officials. A huge thank you goes to Mark Marshfield and Dan Cox who helped officiate the meet. Dan Cox not only officiated but he competed as well. Whew! That’s called dedication.
We liked to give a shout out to those who helped out in small and large ways in making this meet a success.
- Coaches: Bob Babiak, Chuck Beatty, Marisa Celeste, Peter Finefrock, Gabby Kariotakis and Judi Norton
- Aquatic Directors especially Tom Fattlar for extending the outdoor season at Avon Aquatic Center so we could continue training long course, pool lifeguards (can’t practice without them).
- Our LMSC and Club leaders for their support and the many club volunteers who were on the pool deck recording times and working the stop watches.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
