By RICHARD SACHSHeeding Captain To m ’s order

to swim more competitively, a rel-atively accurate sample of A n c i e n tMariner swimmers turned up atthe University of Maryland onDecember 5 to swim in the Te r-rapin Masters 1000/1650 yardm e e t .

Eleven swimmers turned inpodium performances and severalset Ancient Mariner team records.

Swimming in women’s 25-29,Sera Janson took third in the1000; in the 1650, Erin Miller fin-ished fourth. Amy Weiss won the1000 in women’s 30-34. In the35-39 age group, Cathy Gainorplaced first. In the women’s 40-441000, Ellen Kuta finished third.Paulette Ladas and Sandra Marksfinished first and second in thew o m e n ’s 1000 for the 45-49 agegroup. Lisa Berger won the

w o m e n ’s 55-59 1000, and in the1 6 5 0

Myriam Pero finished fir s t .Myriam also set team age grouprecords for the 500 scy at 7:13.34,the 1000 at14:33.18, and the 1650at 23.55.74 Myriam now holdsfive of the six team age group

freestyle records. Dottie Buchha-gen won the 60-64 1000, and set ateam age group record fin i s h i n gin 23:41.21.

Among the men, Jeff Roddinwon the 35-39 1000 free, and

The Rime

I n s i d ePages 2-3:

Meet the coachesPage 3:

The problem witht r a n s f a t .Page 4:

Minutes fromthe board meeting.

Page 5:The holiday part y.

Pages 6-7:Meet the board

of directorsPage 8:

Meet schedulePages 9-10:

Albatross Opene n t ry fo rm

F Y IFeb. 21:

Presidents’ DayFeb. 25:

No practice at MACFeb. 26-27:UMBC meet

Feb. 27:Academy Awa r d s

M a rch 17:

St. Patri c k ’s DayM a rch 19:

No practice at OlneyM a rch 21:

First day of spri n gM a rch 27:

Easter; no practiceA p r il 3:

Daylight Savings Timeb e g i n s

A p r il 9:Albatross Open

A p r il 22-24:Colonies Zone

C h a m p i o n s h i p s

O f fic e r s :Tom DenesJeff RoddinLisa Berge r

M a u ricio RezendeGeoff Pierce

John FeinsteinDottie Buchhage n

Dave Harm o nRichard Sachs

M O N T G O M E RY ANCIENT MARINERS N E W S L E T T E R

Volume 11, Number 1 Fe b ru a ry 2005

By MYRIAM PEROMyriam Peró joined her

Colombian A C U A C O LM a s t e r sTeam to participate in the IVSouth American Masters Swim-ming Championship. For the fir s ttime, a Colombian team placedamong the three best teams in aninternational meet.

More than 50 teams from SouthAmerican countries attended thisevent at the Complejo A c u á t i c odel Campo de Marte in Lima,Perú. More than 500 swimmersp a r t i c i p a t e d .

Our team had 37 swimmers.Most of them live in Colombia,but a few of us traveled from theUnited States and even Germany.

Some of the best memories ofthis championship were meetingup again with my old teammatesfrom the ‘60s and getting to knowthe younger group of Colombian

swimmers. This is probably one ofthe reasons why I love to partici-pate in these events. This yearwas even more special, since mytwin sister was also able to attend.She won a Bronze Medal, whichfor her was like winning 10 GoldMedals--especially since she is notas dedicated as many of our othert e a m m a t e s .

Once again, our most outstand-ing swimmer was Vi rginia Olano,who broke five South A m e r i c a n

Ancient Mariners go the distance■ 22nd Annual Terrapin Masters1000/1650 Yard Meet

■ I V South A m e r i c a n

Masters Swimming

C h a m p i o n s h i p

Colombian team places in top thre e

Photo cour t e sy of Tom Denes

Top row, from left: Sera Janson, Erin Miller, Tom Denes. Middle row, Amy We i s s ,Cathy Gainor, Jeff Roddin, Lisa Berge r, Richard Sachs. Bottom row: Ellen Kuta.

See DISTANCE, Page 2

See PERU, Page 2

M E ET THE COAC H E S

Tom Denes,M AC Fr i d ay s

Swimmer since : 1 9 6 9A n c i e n tM a ri n e r

since: 1 9 9 1M o s t

m e m o ra b l es w i m m i n gm e m o ry :

Swimming a 2:14 longcourse 200 freestyleat Masters Worlds in

Montreal and cutting sixseconds off my best time.

F a vo r ite thing abouts w i m m i n g : Breakfast with

the gang after a hardSunday practice.

An interesting tidbitabout yo u : I still rent.

Andy Fr a s e r,O l n ey Tu e s d ay s

Swimmer since: 1 9 7 5Ancient Mariner since:1992-93, I’m not sure

which year.M o s t

m e m o ra b l es w i m m i n gm e m o ry :

C o l l e geWinter break

w o r kouts Swim at Florida In-t e rnational University Pool1989. It was a cold winter

and we were turning purpled u ring and after worko u t s .

F a vo r ite thing abouts w i m m i n g :

Swimming underwa t e rand the weightless fe e l i n gyou have – I guess it is the

closest thing to beingweightless on the planet.

Swimming pet peev e :D i f ficult people — Life is

too short. Relax and enjoy.An interesting tidbit

about yo u :I just finished a one-yeart e rm as president of the

Greater Silver Spri n gChamber of Commerce.

Peter Haack,M AC Thursday sS w i m m e rs i n c e : 1 9 8 4A n c i e n tM a ri n e rs i n c e :1 9 9 9Most mem-o rable swimming memor y :Being told by Lance Arm-strong that I was tall for asw i m m e r.F a vo r ite thing about swim-ming: The PainSwimming pet peev e :K i c k i n g

CJ Hall,O l n ey Thursday sSwimmer since: 1 9 7 0A n c i e n tM a ri n e rs i n c e :1 9 9 2Most mem-o ra b l es w i m m i n gm e m o ry : Lots of laughsF a vo r ite thing about swim-ming: I t ’s glorious exe r c i s e .Swimming pet peeve: N o n eAn interesting tidbit aboutyou: I’ve enjoyed sw i m m i n gin nearly ev e ry type of sw i m-ming venue.

Captain Tom won the men’s 45-491000 free.

Richard Sachs filled in the blankspaces on the team record listings witha 14:27.79 for the 500 distance and24:54.83 in the 1000 distance.

The meet had a small field of totalswimmers, less than 40, but it was suf-ficiently low key that everybody

seemed to enjoy or at least tolerate thecompetitive pressure, such as therew a s . Afterward, we ate pancakes.

records. She won a total of five goldmedals, three silver and two bronze.Our team won 23 individual goldmedals and one in the 4 x 50 MixedFreestyle Relay 120-159 age group.

Once the swimming competitionwas over, I flew to Machu Pichu withsome of my teammates. It is an incred-ible site, and I am glad I was able tov i s i t .

Now we are getting ready to attendthe next All Americas LatyCar (LatinAmerican and Caribbean Champi-onship) in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Oct 10-15, 2005). This championship will in-clude the following disciplines:Swimming, Open Waters, Synchro-nized Swimming, Diving and Wa t e rPolo. I invite all of you to attend andenjoy the Latin flavor of these swim-ming competitions; you will all love it.You can visit www. l a t y c a r. o rg for ad-ditional information.

Photo cour t e sy of Myriam Pero

M y riam Pero and her twin sister, Gladys de Gomez.

Team Results1 0 0 0 -Wo m e n

N a m e Age gr o u pTi m e P l a c e

Sera Jansen 2 5 - 2 9 1 3 : 2 0 . 7 6 3 r d

Amy We i s s 3 0 - 3 4 1 1 : 5 1 . 0 3 1 s t

Cathy Gainor 3 5 - 3 9 1 4 : 0 8 . 7 4 1 s t

Ellen Kuta 4 0 - 4 4 1 6 : 0 7 . 5 2 3 r d

Paulette Ladas 4 5 - 4 9 1 4 : 0 7 . 0 6 * 1 s t

Sandy Marks 4 5 - 4 9 1 6 : 5 6 . 9 9 2 n d

Lisa Berge r 5 5 - 5 9 1 8 : 0 9 . 9 9 1 s t

Dottie Buchhage n 6 0 - 6 4 2 3 : 4 1 . 2 1 * 1 s t

1 0 0 0 - M e n

Jeff Roddin 3 5 - 3 9 1 1 : 1 5 . 4 8 1 s t

Tom Denes 4 5 - 4 9 1 2 : 1 1 . 9 8 * 1 s t

Richard Sachs 5 5 - 5 9 2 4 : 5 5 . 8 3 * 3 r d

1 6 5 0 -Wo m e n

E rin Miller 2 5 - 2 9 2 2 : 2 0 . 0 2 4 t h

M y riam Pero 5 5 - 5 9 2 3 : 5 5 . 7 4 * 1 s t

* Team records

D I S TA N C EFrom Page 1

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Photo by Tom Denes

Lisa Berger and Richard Sachs face offb e fore the 1,000 free.

B Y BRONWYN LEWIS, M.S., F. N . P.

You have heard abouttransfats (aka transfattyacids) in the news, fromyour neighbor and proba-

bly your healthcare provider. T h e yare purported to be bad and likelyone of the reasons your triglyceridelevel is elevated or that your LDLcholesterol is high. But what arethey? How are they created? A n dW H Y were they created?

Afat that is liquid at room tempera-ture is an unsaturated fat, the kind youare supposed to eat. Some examplesare olive, canola, corn, safflo w e r, sun-flo w e r, flax, and peanut oil. They helpreduce LDLcholesterol and raise HDLcholesterol.

Tropical fatty acids; palm and co-conut, although plant based oils, areless healthy and actually raise LDLcholesterol. Afat that is solid at roomtemperature is a saturated fat, naturalexamples include butter and lard,while Crisco and margarine are manmade examples.

Saturated fats increase LDL c h o l e s-terol. Transfatty Acids are fats thatoriginated as vegetable oils (unsatu-rated fats) but have been modifie d .Crisco and margarine are good exam-ples and are frequently listed on labelsas partially hydrogenated fatty acids.

Transfats are created by a processcalled hydrogenation. It means hydro-gens are added to unsaturated fatschanging the chemical makeup. T h ealtered compound is more stablewhen heated so it is less likely to be-come rancid. Thus the shelf life of thefood is increased.

Not so long ago, foods purchased inthe grocery store were made with solidfats. However, it was discovered thatthese saturated fats were not healthy;they increased LDLcholesterol.

So, the food industry, knowing thatfoods made with unsaturated fatswould spoil quickly, created a productthat was not a saturated fat and wouldincrease the shelf life of their prod-ucts. The newly formed fat was calleda transfatty acid and its effect was un-known.

We now know that trans fats in-crease LDLcholesterol and triglyc-erides and decrease HDL c h o l e s t e r o l .They do all the things that we don’twant to happen. And they are EVERY-WHERE! commercially fried foods,high-fat baked goods, fast foods, mi-crowave popcorn, candy, and stickm a rgarines just to name a few.

So, transfats increase the shelf lifeof your food and increase your riskfor heart disease.

Your Wonder Bread will stay freshfor a week or more while your fa-vorite home baked bread goes stale ina matter of days.

Chips Ahoy are ready when youare, but your homemade To l l h o u s ecookies are hard two days after youspent an hour baking them!

So, I can’t eat any more cookies?No, I did not print that although Ishould not have to tell you that fruitsand vegetables are better snackchoices. All things in moderation.Steer clear of the high-fat bakedgoods, snack crackers, fried foods,and things that list “partially hydro-genated” on the ingredient label.

And, yes, read the label. Some la-bels list transfats. However, it is oftenhidden, so for a fool proof method addthe values of saturated, monounsatu-rated, and polyunsaturated fats. If theyd o n ’t add up to the total number offats listed on the label, the diff e r e n c eis transfats.

P.S. Peanut M&M’s and Goldfis hare transfat free!

Reprinted with permission of theVi rginia Masters Newsletter.

Peter Johnson,M AC Tu e s d ay s

S w i m m e rs i n c e : I

s t a rted orga-nized sw i m-ming when I

joined theANCM in

1 9 9 5Ancient Mariner since:

September 1995Most memorable swimmingm e m o ry : Swimming my fir s t

ever event at the AlbatrossOpen in 1996, climbing out

of the pool, feeling totally ex-hausted and Micky (Hall)asking me if I was tired.

F a vo r ite thing about swim-m i n g : The challenge sw i m-

ming offers to improv eyour technique and fit n e s sSwimming pet peeve: H o w

easily you can lose yourswimming fitness by taking

a week or two offAn interesting tidbit about

yo u :I like to swim, run, sail, read

and travel.

M a rco Quinonez,MLK We d n e s d ay s

S w i m m e rs i n c e : 1 9 5 7

A n c i e n tM a riner since:1998 Coaching

Most mem-o ra b l e

swimming memor y :The swim across the

most beautiful lake in theworld, Atitlan Lake, in

1962 with a record time.F a vo r ite thing about

s w i m m i n g :I really love and enjoy

teaching sw i m m i n gtechnique to those

swimmers who need it andmaking more fri e n d s .

Swimming pet peev e :l get upset when a

practice must be canceleddue to fecal matter.

An interesting tidbitabout yo u :

l like to walk for 30 to 45minutes with my two preda-

tors "Lucky" and "Ty s o n " ;t h ey make me feel happy.

B e rnadette Visintainer,MLK Monday s

S w i m m e rsince: M i d -8 0 sA n c i e n tM a ri n e rs i n c e :2 0 0 2

F a vo rite thing about swim-m i n g : Great worko u t .Swimming pet peev e :Someone swimming right atmy heels.An interesting tidbit aboutyo u : I played water polo inc o l l e ge .

Amy Weiss, O l n ey Saturd ay s

Most mem-o ra b l es w i m m i n gm e m o ry :Setting na-tional recordas member

of 9-10 girls relay (yes, it allwent downhill after age 10!)F a vo r ite thing about swim-m i n g : I like ev e ry t h i n gabout swimming except thepractice times. When wewere kids, they were tooe a r l y, and now they’ r etoo late.Swimming pet peev e :When the guys in the laneautomatically assumet h ey’re faster than the girls.An interesting tidbit aboutyou: I’m a vege t a rian andhave been one fo r10 years.

Kate Wo o d ,M AC Sunday sSwimmer since: a ge 5

A n c i e n tM a ri n e rs i n c e : J a n u-a ry 2004Most mem-o ra b l es w i m m i n g

m e m o ry : Stalking David Foxat the U.S. Open.Swimming pet peev e : P e o-ple swimming near my fe e t .An interesting tidbit aboutyo u : I was almost arr e s t e d .

Transfatty acids hidein many food choices

R e s o u rc e s

■ Clark, Nancy, MS. RD. Sport sN u t rition Guidebook. 3rd ed.S p o rtsMedicine Associates. Brook-line, MA.

■ F o goros, Richard N., MD. Yo u rGuide to Heart Disease / Cardiol-o g y.

■ Tsang, Gloria. RD. online:w w w. h e a l t h c a s t l e . c o m

Fe b ru a ry 2005 Page 3

By LISA B E R G E R

We’re getting better and betterat this board meeting stuff – wezipped through all the agendaitems, corralled some volunteersand made important decisions allwithin an hour or so and whileputting away piles of donuts andbagels. People who showed up atthe home of Tom Denes: J e ffRoddin, Amy Weiss, RichardSachs, Dave Harmon, CathyG a i n o r, Steve Grossman, PeterJohnson, Geoff Pierce, MyriamPero and Lisa Berg e r.

The first item of business wasnomination of officers: President:Tom Denes; Vice President: JeffRoddin; Secretary: Lisa Berg e r ;Treasurer: Mauricio Rezende;Newsletter editor: Vacant; Recordkeeper: Jeff Roddin; Registrar:Tom Denes: A t - l a rge Members:Richard Sachs, Peter Johnson,Dave Harmon, Amy Weiss, andG e o ff Pierce.

Old Business: The A l b a t r o s sOpen this year will be April 19that the MAC. Cathy Gainer has of-fered to be meet director andDave Harmon in charge of entries.The Holiday Party this year willbe Saturday, December 11th, andCathy Gainor has graciously of-fered to host it at her house. LisaB e rger and Peter Johnson are in

c h a rge of planning the party.O fficers Reports: Tom says that

we ended the year with 226 mem-bers. We have been losing mem-bers for the last few years: 2003(238) and 2002 (257). Tom notedthat on average people are payingto swim only twice a week. T h efees for swimming once or twice aweek are minimal and we are con-sidering raising them.

J e ff reported on the USMS Na-tional meeting, which he andMyriam attended. He said thatSwim magazine has been sold andalthough it is going to be re-vamped, masters swimmers willstill get it free.

Upcoming national meets aregoing to be at Ft. Lauderdale andMission Viejo, California. A l s o ,scoring methods for teams accord-ing to size has been changed.

Tr e a s u r e r’s Report: Last year wetook in $14,170 and spent $12,833,giving us a net income of $1,587.We have $13,541 in the bank.

New expenses for the comingyear include repairing the paceclocks and stop watches, and pur-chasing swim caps (all swimmersget free team caps every January).We also agreed to set aside $500for coaches wanting to obtain cer-t i fication from the A m e r i c a nSwimming Coaches A s s o c i a t i o n .

Newsletter editor report: A f t e rseven years of putting out a greatn e w s l e t t e r, Dottie has steppeddown. We do not have a replace-ment yet. Until then, the newslet-ter is on hold and waiting for vol-

unteers to be in charge of singleissues or to serve as editor.

Budget: Our income comesfrom two major sources: teamdues and the Albatross Open.Projected income is $8,590 andprojected expenses are $8,105.

New Business: Tom suggestedinviting former or alumni swim-mers to our Holiday party. He saysthere are lots of people who used toswim with us and would like tocome, the problem being we haveno way of reaching most of them.

Amy Weiss said that the watertemperature at the Olney pool isan average 86 degrees. She sent aletter to pool and county offic i a l sexplaining the situation and point-ing out that it was counter tocounty policy, which says poolsshould be around 84 degrees.She has received no reply so shewill resend the letter and follow-up with a call to Doug Fox.

Another new item brought up byAmy was the sparse team turn-outat various swim meets. So theboard decided to encourage mem-bers to compete more and askedcoaches to talk up various meets,like the Terrapin Masters meet atthe University of Maryland. Finalitem was team suits and Myrianagreed to look into the possibilityof reordering them. In the past, theblack Speedos with a yellow A n-cient Mariner logo were availableat A a r d v a r k .

All officers and board memberswere re-elected, and we fin i s h e dthe meeting around noon.

Board plans for the coming year■ Annual Board Meeting

S u n d a y, Nov. 7, 2004

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K U D O S

■ Jenni Main and EliotWaxman welcomed newb a by, Paul Ari Waxman

N ovember 20, 2004.Paul tipped the scales at 9

lbs 6 oz and measured22" long.

■ M a ya Crone added an ew member to the family

with her new baby this w i n t e r

■ K risten Podolak, wona silver medal in the 2005

World Freestyle Kaya k-ing Championships held in

N ew Zealand. Congratulations, Kri s t e n .

S E E K I N GN E WS L ETTER

E D I T O R

This newsletter wa sbrought to you court e sy of

Tom Denes and Cathy Gainor.

The next newsletter will beput together by Lisa Berge r

and Cathy Gainor.

We would like to find ap e rmanent editor.

Please contact Tom Denes at

wa t e r p rfch@aol.com if youare interested.

By JEFF R O D D I N

Here are some meets youshould consider entering:

Feb. 26-27: Two-day meet atUMBC. Very popular local meetwith a fair amount of competition.

Not the best pool around (allshallow water) but easy to get toand we usually have a decent A n-cient Mariner turnout. Consider-ing the location this may be agood meet for our team to try toget as many people to go as possi-ble. Entries due Feb 19. No deck

e n t r i e s .M a rch 6: Sort-of out of town

meet (Woodbridge, Va . ) . S m a l llocal meet. I went many years agoand remember the pool being de-cent. Entries due March 2. Nodeck entries.

April 9: Albatross Open. Ourown meet at the MAC! If youonly swim in one meet this yearthis will be the one for you. If youcan't make a fool out of yourselfin front of your own friends whocan you? Entries due April 2.Limited deck entries.

April 22-24: Zones at GMU(Fairfax). Very fast pool typicallywith fast competition. Great endof short course season meet ifyou're not going to Nationals.Entries must be postmarked byApril 8. No deck entries.

May 19-22: USMS Nationalsat the International SwimmingHall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale.

Anybody may swim a mini-mum of 3 events without meetingany time standards, but after thatyou have to qualify. Entries dueApril 14. No deck entries.

The skinny on upcoming local meets

PA RTY PICTURESClockwise from

top ri g h t :B e rnadette Visintainer,

Kate Wood, Jessica Klotzand Tessa We i s ;

C a s ey Scace andRichard Seibert; party host

Cathy Gainor;A n gela Nevaldine andGeoff Pierce; Al Yo o n

receives his MostI m p r oved award; CaroleKammel and Amy We i s s

chat on Cathy’s sofa; Johnand Kathleen Etxe g d i e n

and Lisa Berger; To mDenes returns to his

p r evious bartending job;M a ryetta Andrew s - S a c h s

and Den Age r.

Volume 11, Number 1 Fe b ru a ry 2005

2 0 0 4H o l i d ay

P a rt yPhotos court e syof Tom Denesand DottieB u c h h a ge n

Lisa Berg e rSwimmer since: August 18,

1990, whichwas the dayafter my highschool re-union when Ivowed not toget fat likethe home-c o m i n gqueen andso bega nsw i m m i n gl a p s .

Ancient Mariner since: 1 9 9 3Most memorable swimming

m e m o ry: Swimming in Tampa Bayright after the open water raceand seeing a pod of dolphinsc ruise by.

F a vo r ite thing about swim-ming: When the water feels likev e l v e t .

Swimming pet peev e : C l u e-less people, especially those whoget in the way of others by stand-ing at the middle of the wall whenswimmers are trying to turn .

An interesting tidbit aboutyo u : I like ev e rything about fish --watching them, catching them,eating them.

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M E ET THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSDottie Buchhagen

Swimmer since: I was a "civil-ian" sw i m-mer most ofmy life .

A n c i e n tM a ri n e rs i n c e : 1 9 9 7

M o s tm e m o ra b l es w i m m i n gm e m o ry : M ymost memo-rable sw i m-ming events were the first time Idid an open water swim in a lake(Reston two-mile, 1997) and thefirst time I did an open wa t e rswim in the ocean (Virginia Beachone-mile, 1997). I was afraid ofdeep water and the unknowncreatures that lurked beneath thes u rface. But I finished both(slowly) and decided that openwater is fun. I have since donemany more open water events in-cluding several 2.4 mile sw i m s .

F a vo r ite thing about swim-ming: It is a good way to stayh e a l t h y. The coached worko u t sare usually fun (except when weare given a lot of stroke work!). Ie n j oy the camraderie of otherswimmers -- both in and out ofthe pool. Anywa y, it is always agood thing when someone elsekeeps track of the laps in a longs e t .

Swimming pet peev e : The oc-casional swimmer who creates ahazardous situation by not fo l l o w-ing swimming etiquette.

John FeinsteinMasters since: 1 9 9 5A N C M

s i n c e : 1 9 9 6F a vo ri t e

m e m o ry :S o rt of a two-fo r-one deal.Same week-e n d - - n a t i o n-als 2000 inB a l t i m o r e ;swimming onthe worldrecord breaking relay with Clay,Wally and Mike in the freezingcold rain on Friday night; thengoing 1:05.7 for the 100 fly (besttime by 1.6 seconds then) onSunday when I was simply hopingto somehow break 1:07. Felt al-most like a real swimmer thatd a y.

F a vo r ite thing about swim-ming: The friendships. Probablymost people say this but it ist rue.Swimming, like most things,is a culture. The people within itspeak their own language andfo rm bonds that are unique.

Pet peeve : People who bla-tently lie on their entry times. Myfirst nationals I swam the 800n ext to a guy who entered in11:28. He went 9:46! After I fi-nally chugged in--having beenLAPPED -- he introduces himselfand says, "Hey I'm a big fan ofyours. I say, 'big fan my ass, whatthe hell kind of entered time wa st h a t ! "

A tidbit about me: That's pri n t-able? What comes to mind isthis: the first day I got back in thewater 10 years ago -- after notswimming competitively for 19years -- I could NOT finish a 200freestyle. I try toremind myself ofthat on days when I'm stru g g l i n gto finish a worko u t .

D a ve Harm o nMost memorable swimming

m e m o ry :To s s u p :

1. Good -My 400 IM atNationals atR u t gers. I fi-nally made itinto the top1 0 .

2. Bad -Swimming fo ra half hour inone place in the middle of theC h e s a p e a ke Bay before beingpulled out.

3. Ugly - My first 400 IM.F a vo r ite thing about swim-

m i n g : To paraphrase somethingWill Rogers once said: "I nev e rmet a swimmer I didn't like." (NoTom, not shaving in the shower inM u n i c h )

Swimming pet peev e : H a v i n gsomeone jump in my lane and doslow breastroke when I'm doing aset at the Rockville pool.

An interesting tidbit aboutyou: The only time I got men-tioned in SWIM magazine was fo rthe number of cuts I sustainedwhen I did my first shavedown fo ra meet.

Geoff Pierc eSwimmer since: 1 9 6 9Ancient Mariner since: J a n u-

a ry 2004; Im oved to Sil-ver Spri n gfrom St. Louis,MO in sum-mer of 2003.S wam with theSt. Louis mas-ters befo r em oving hereand the Wi-chita, Kansasmasters before St. Louis.

Most memorable swimmingm e m o ry: My false start on the2nd leg of a 4X100 relay in whichwe were leading by a large mar-gin. (I thought the swimmer in thewater was coming in on his lastlap but it was his second. :-(

F a vo r ite thing about swim-ming: The big shoulders I ge tfrom sw i m m i n g .

Swimming pet peev e : C o l dwater and butterfly

An interesting tidbit aboutyou: I cross-train for ru g by byswimming. I've played for a num-ber of years now and play for theM a ryland Exiles Rugby Club now.

I'm also a big motorcyclist, ri d-ing my BMW touring motorcy c l ewhen the weather cooperates.

M a u ricio RezendeSwimmer since: A ge of 10Ancient Mariner since : I think

it was in2 0 0 1 .

M o s tm e m o ra b l es w i m m i n gm e m o ry :When I wa st e e n a ge r, thecoach usedto give us alunch whenwe were ableto reduce our time against thebenchmark set up by him. Wehad a monthly timing session.

Swimming pet peev e : H i t t i n gmy knuckle with the someoneknuckle's from the other lane.

An interesting tidbit aboutyo u : The approach of taking life ina relaxed approach.

Jeff RoddinAncient Mariner since: 1 9 9 1M o s t

m e m o ra b l es w i m m i n gm e m o ry :Setting 100yFly USMSrecord at1 9 9 2 N a t i o n-als in ChapelHill. Tr o p h ywas a bottleof specialbeer at the Bri c k s ke l l a r !

F a vo r ite thing(s) about swim-m i n g : feel for the wa t e r, beingphysically fit, wearing next tonothing among fri e n d s !

An interesting tidbit aboutyo u : in 1991 I proved ex p e ri m e n-tally and analytically that shavingbody hair does not reduce dragforces and theorized that a some-what rough surface would induceturbulent flow which would actu-ally reduce drag forces. If only Ihad acted on that speculation, Iwould be more famous than ClayB ritt (10 years later Speedocame out with the Sharkskin suitwhich does exactly this)!

R i c h a rd SachsSwimmer since : 1950. I wa s

a fiv e - y e a r- o l dwonder whenI swam fromone side of an e i g h b o r ' spool to theo t h e r.

A n c i e n tM a ri n e rs i n c e : 1 9 9 4when I quitplaying ten-nis for good. Lisa Berger kicke dme out of Lane 2 and I cut myswimming teeth in Lane 1 andeventually worked my way back toLane 2 where I have since lan-g u i s h e d .

Most memorable swimmingm e m o ry : Traveling on a Lane 2field trip to St. Pete Beach thelast two years to swim the Hurri-cane Man Rough Water Swim.Special thanks to Martha for sav-ing me from hypothermia lastyear when I spent most of mytime in the water swimming toTex a s .

Most favo rite thing abouts w i m m i n g : Slacking and not hav-ing to run wind spri n t s .

Swimming pet peev e : F a i l u r eof the MAC to turn on thewhirlpool for the last 15 minutesof practice.

An interesting tidbit aboutme: In the three years I played onmy college's tennis team I wa su n d e feated. The team never losta conference match and won theYa n kee Conference (since de-ceased) each of the three years Iplayed. Then the team go tbumped up to Division I and lan-guished until the university presi-dent got rid of the team com-pletely last year. One year (1967to be precise), on the spri n gbreak trip to Florida, I took a setoff Jamie Presely who was a na-tionally ranking junior at the Uni-versity of Florida. I dropped then ext two sets at lov e .

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M E ET THE DIRECTORS (cont.) TIPS FROM TOM

■ Keep those elbows upon freestyle.

■ Don’t fo rget to scull atthe beginning of your stroke .

■ Don’t swim flat freestyle;m a ke sure you roll.

■ Don’t throw your headcompletely out of the wterwhen you breathe.

■ Stay streamlined off thewa l l s .

■ Flip your turn s .

■ Be kind to your lanem a t e s .

■ M a ke sure to give yourlane mate in front of you 5seconds before start i n g .

M A S S AGE IS MUSCLE THERAPY

Don’t fo rget that we haveour very own profe s s i o n a l ,c e rt i fied massage therapiston the Ancient Mari n e r s .

Call Jennifer Round at 301-675-2130 for appointments.Or visit her at 4804 Mont-go m e ry Lane, Suite 101,Bethesda, 20814.

And remember, many per-sonal trainers say that peri-odic massages are good fo rloosening sore muscles andi m p r oving blood circulation.

2005 Pool Calendar( P r ovided courtesy of Cheryl Wa g n e r )

Feb 26-27: 28th Annual Wi n t e r Meet UMBC Catonsville, MD Info: Karen Tucker (410) 203-2890 Email: ktloves2swim@msn.com We b :h t t p : / / w w w. p v m a s t e r s . o rg

March 6: V M S T 4th Chinn Aquatics Swim Meet Woodbridge, VAh t t p : / / w w w. p v m a s t e r s . o rg

April 9: ANCM A l b a t ross Open Montgomery Aquatic Center in Bethesda, MD Info: Tom Denes waterprfch@aol.com Web: h t t p : / / w w w. p v m a s t e r s . o rg

April 22-24: Colonies Zone SCY C h a m p i o n s h i p s GMU Aquatic Center in Fairfax, VA h t t p : / / w w w. p a t r i o t m a s t e r s . o rg /

May 22: 2005 USMS Short Course Nationals - Ft. Lauderdale, FLInfo: Stu Marvin 954-828-4580, smarvin@fortlauderdale.gov We b :h t t p : / / w w w. u s m s . o rg

June 19: Terrapin Cup LCM Meet UM Campus Rec Natatorium, College Park, MD. Info: Michael Lee phone: 301-474-1178 (H) oremail: korthain@yahoo.com Web: http://www. c r o s s l i n k . n e t / ~ c h e r y l w

July 10: Terrapin Masters 800/1500 LCM Meet – UM Campus Rec Natatorium, College Park, MD Pre- and Deck entries. Info: DaveDiehl phone: 301-946-0649 (H) before 9pm please or 301-314-5372 (W) or email: dd119@umail.umd.edu Web: h t t p : / / w w w. c r o s s l i n k . n e t / ~ c h e r y l w

July 22: World Masters Games - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada SCM; www. 2 0 0 5 w o r l d m a s t e r s . c o m

Aug. 10-14: USMS Long Course National Championships - Mission Viejo, CALCM; Mark Moore, 949-233-6521, m.w. m o o r e @ c o x . n e t ;w w w. m a s t e r s m v n s w i m . o rg

March 12, April 16, May 14, & June 18 Clay Britt Swim Clinics contact Clay H 301-320-4694, email clay@claybrittswimming.com or visit w w w. c l a y b r i t t s w i m m i n g . c o m

2005 Long Distance/Open Water CalendarMay 29: Jim McDonnell 1 & 2 Mile Lake Swims - Lake Audubon, Reston, VAw w w. r e s t o n m a s t e r s . o rg

June 4: Potomac River7.5 Mile Swim - Point Lookout State Park, M http://www. c r o s s l i n k . n e t / ~ c h e r y l w / p r 2 0 0 5 i . h t m

June 12: The Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4 Mile Swim& 1 Mile Challenge Baltimore, MD; Lin-Mark, 7 Westwood Dr, MantuaNJ 08051,856-468-0010, Online Signup: 2/2/05 lin-mark@lin-mark.com. Web: www. l i n - m a r k . c o m

June 18: M a ryland Swim for L i f e - Chestertown, MD OW; Dawson Nash 202-686-2150, swimmerdn4321@aol.com ; Benefit swimfor people living with HIV/AIDS and The Chester River Association; www. s w i m d c a c . o rg

2005 Local Multi-Sport CalendarApril 18: Bethesda Triathlon – Bethesda, www. c a n t r i a t h l o n . o rg

May 22: Columbia Tr i a t h l o n - Ellicott City, MD www. t r i c o l u m b i a . o rg

June 12: Eagleman Half Iro n m an - Cambridge, MD www. t r i c o l u m b i a . o rg

June 18: 4th Annual Escape from Fort Delaware Delaware City, DE www. l i n - m a r k . c o m

June 19: 1st Annual Wilkes Barre Duathlon Wilkes Barre, PAw w w. l i n - m a r k . c o m

June 26: City of Philadelphia Tr i a t h l o n West River Drive, Philadelphia, PA w w w. l i n - m a r k . c o m

Aug. 7: Wilkes Barre Tr i a t h l o n Penn State Campus, Lehman Twp., PA w w w. l i n - m a r k . c o m

Aug. 14: 5th Annual Lums Pond Triathlon and Lums Pond Duathlon Lums Pond State Park, Bear, DE, www. l i n - m a r k . c o m .

Sept. 24: M a k e - a - Wish Sea Colony Triathlon, Bethany Beach, DE. www. t r i c o l u m b i a . o rg .

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