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| ENSW Masters Team Newsletter - May16, 2019
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Hi Swimmers! GUESS WHICH USMS TEAM IS HOSTING ITS 1ST MASTERS' SWIM MEET ON JULY 22ND? ENSWORTH AQUATICS MASTERS! Yes...it's true... we are... :) As of today, our meet is officially sanctioned, so it's a go! I will be sending e-mail updates soon to provide more information. However, please set aside the afternoon of Saturday, June 22nd, to either compete or volunteer. I hope to have everyone on our team participate in some way. And, it gets even better...we are planning a team social that evening after the meet! Yea! More details soon... Lots of important items in this newsletter, so please take a few minutes to read...
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Summer Practice Information GOOD NEWS!!! Our practice schedule will barely change at all this summer. Beginning on Memorial Day, all masters' practices will remain at the same times, except for Monday's later practice, usually from 8:15-9:30am, but now changed to 7:15-8:30am. The other happy news for many of you is that we should have plenty of lanes for swimming at each practice! Additionally, as is already happening, the pool length will switch back and forth a bit from 25 yards to 50m as it is now longcourse season! NOTE: Tuesday evening practices will continue to be offered, but there will not alway be a coach on deck. If not, the workout will be on the board, and you will still able to use the open lanes with the lifeguard there "coaching" you.
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Upcoming Events
2019 Ironman Chattanooga 70.3 - Good luck to all of our teammates competing on Sunday in Chattanooga! 13th Annual Chattanooga Rat Race, June 1, 2019. Offering both 2.4 mile and 4.5 mile swims in the Tennessee River taking place at the downtown Chattanooga waterfront. Ensworth Aquatics Masters Summer Soiré at our pool, June 22, 2019. HOSTING OUR FIRST USMS MEET at the Ensworth Natatorium. Will send out more info later, but we will definitely need volunteers (family members who come to cheer you on!). Plan on swimming, even if only to get a time for a 50 free or have fun with your teammates on a relay. And, look forward to a post-meet team social! TN Senior Olympics State Finals, Brentwood, TN (@WCISC Pool), June 25-26, 2019. USMS Summer Nationals in Mission Viejo, CA, August 8-11, 2019. Entries have just opened, and we already have at least 6 swimmers committed to participate! How fun would it be to have some fast relays at Nationals this summer? Lots and lots. :)
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Events Results - 2019 Dickson Endurance and Iron Nugget Triathlons, May 11th - Awesome results for all 3 ENSW athletes who competed in these events last weekend! For the Endurance race, Joana Riddick won the women's overall prize and Andy Patton won the men's overall award. In the sprint triathlon, Marshall Martin dominated the men's overall race. So impressive! Congrats, teammates!
- 2019 NAC Masters LC Summer Solstice, May 11th. This event was the first longcourse (50 meter) meet of the season, and we had 3 swimmers enter and compete (Laura Ladd, Patrick Harris (in his 1st LC meet in 7 years!), and Tyler Michael (in his 2nd swim meet ever!)), and Walt Lenard and I made up the ENSW cheering section! All 3 swimmers cranked out some great times in their races, plus we all had fun hanging out and chatting with the other swimmers in the stands at the Sportsplex. Great job, swimmers.
- 2019 USMS SCY Spring National Championships, Mesa, AZ, April 25-28th. Three ENSW swimmers (Christina Twist, Dave Turner, and me) headed out to Arizona a number of weeks ago for an wonderful experience. The sunshine and warm weather were great, and we did a lot of schmoozing with old and new swimmer friends. Despite temps of 100 degrees on the pool deck, all 3 of us swam well and even brought home a number of medals. Special congrats to Dave for racing in his first swim meet in 7 years!
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Awesome Event Photos
Below, 1st row, L to R: Marshall and Joana show off their awards received as overall winners in Dickson last weekend (Andy is missing from the pics!), and Craig Sanderson and his wife prepping for the Rock N Roll Half Marathon back in April. 2nd row, L to R: At the Summer Solstice meet last Saturday, Tyler Michael, Patrick Harris, Coach Chris, and Laura Ladd in serious consultation during warm-ups; Patrick, Laura, and Tyler goofing off before their races; Tyler practicing keeping his goggles on during his starts off the blocks. :) 3rd row, L to R: USMS Spring Nationals in AZ: Dave's beautiful butterfly stroke; Christina's fast 100 Breast; Coach Chris about to start her 100 backstoke race. 4th row, L to R: Still at USMS Spring Nationals: Showing off our tans on the last day of competition; hanging out in the post-meet beer garden; Isaac Silver showing off his medals from Y-Nationals last month.
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Random Fun Pics
Below, 1st row, L to R: Jeff Beemer practicing his starts off the block, hoping to make it over the bulkheads...; Danielle Sloane's 4000m Birthday workout w/Jeff, Doug Robertson, and Jim Johnson; and celebrating in the evening with hubby Andrew, Elizabeth Heaston, Coach Chris, John McPherson, and Laura.
2nd row, L to R: More birthday fun celebrating Walt Lenard's 82nd at coffee after late practice with Aaron Fiske, Barbara Buda, Coach Jack, Lynn Denby, Coach Mary, Leslie Ruder, Coach Chris, and Dan Grecco!
3rd row, L to R: Our famous national age group record-holder, Chas Morton, feeling happy about his decision to forgo golf this summer to instead attend swim practice daily; Jeff, Dave T., and Patrick enjoying the duckie drills; and Joana excitedly displaying the blue duckie mate that she found during a trail run!
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