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About Ozark LMSC – Ozark Local Masters Swimming Committee (LMSC)
Saint Louis Area Masters Swimming Inc (SLAM), a non-profit organization, is a United States Masters Swimming registered Club in the Ozark LMSC and includes swimmers of all ages, experience and ability. Some SLAM swimmers are competitive, but many are not and belong to SLAM for the camaraderie and challenge of a structured practice.
Contact Saint Louis Area Masters at: slam@swimslam.org
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Upcoming Events
Saturday,
July 19
10:00 am
2025 Ed & Ruth Shea Challenge Classic Long Course Meters Meet
SIU Student Recreation Center,
Ed Shea Natatorium – 300 E Grand, Carbondale, IL 62901
Current Events
2025 Ozark LMSC SCY Championships
March 15 & 16
Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center, Edwardsville, IL
USMS Results Full Results
OZLMSC General Membership Meeting Minutes
SLAM Swimmers enjoying the meet
Ozark LMSC SCY Individual Records
Jeffrey Johnson, M70-74: 50 & 100 free; and 100 IM
Mary Pohlmann, W80-84: 100, 200, 500, 1000, & 1650 free; 50, 100 & 200 back; 50 & 100 fly; and 400 IM
50 Swimmers from 9 teams
32 SLAM Swimmers
Susan Aud, Maryanne Barkley, John Bolling, Paige Bolling, Carolyn Bottini, Derek Duffy, Christopher Ernst, Mark Germer, Larry Good, Steven Hancock, Maredith Harris, Bruce Hopson, Ted Iverson, Gabriel Jezierski, Jeffery Johnson, Jill Johnson, Diane Jones, Denny Koonce, Juan Malave-Campos, Teresa McDowell, Kevin McKee, Paul Morris, Alyson Muehlman, Lisa Muehlman, Allegra Pierce, John Pohlmann, Mary Pohlmann, Ella Rothgangel, Laurie Smith, Patrick Sullivan, Nicholas Szoko, Devon Tallent, and Larry Walker
2025 Ozark LMSC LCM Championships
November 2
Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center, Edwardsville, IL
November 2
USMS Results Full Results
General Membership Meeting Minutes
50 Swimmers from 8 teams
New Ozark SCM SLAM Relay Records
W160-199: 200 Free; Barkley, Massie, Saunders, Sedabres
W160-199: 200 Medley; Barkley, Massie, Saunders, Sedabres
W280-319: 800 Free; Woehler, McDowell, Johnson, Smith
W280-319: 200 Medley; McDowell, Smith, Woehler, Johnson
M200-239: 200 Medley; Sullivan, Szoko, Minnigerode, Morris
W280-319: Woehler, W160-199: Massie, Barkley, McDowell, Smith, Johnson Saunders, Sedabres
SLAM- SALUK:
Pardieck, Rutledge, J Polhmann, M Pohlmann, Kolar
Zaborska, Strack Holcomb, Sullivan, Bottini, Walker
New Ozark LMSC SCM Individual Records
SLAM Swimmers
Maryanne Barkley, W60-64: 1500 Free
Kristen Gross, W50-54: 800 Free
Bruce Hopson, M55-59: 800 Free
Johnny Ivanyi, M45-49: 100 Free
Jon Iwaszkowiec, M45-49: 200 Free
Clay Kolar, M75-79: 50 & 100 Breast, 100 IM
Denny Koonce, M65-69: 200 & 400 IM
Teresa McDowell, W70-74: 50 & 100 Back
Paul Morris, M60-64: 100 & 200 Free, 200 Breast, 200 IM
Andrew Pardieck, M55-59: 50 & 100 Free; 50, 100 & 200 Back
Mary Pohlmann, W75-79: 200 Breast
Julian Ramirez Gonzalez, M25-29: 100 Free, 100 Back
Ben Rutledge, M18-24: 200 Free
Laurie Smith, W70-74: 800 Free
Preston Waldusky, M18-24: 50 Breast, 100 IM
Larry Walker, M80-84: 800 Free; 50, 100 & 200 Back
MJ Woehler, W65-69: 200 Free, 100 Fly, 200 IM
Miroslava Zaborska, W18-24: 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 IM
36 SLAM Swimmers
Maryanne Barkley, Carolyn Bottini, Kristen Gross, Tori Hamill, Jeff Harris, Lori Holcomb, Bruce Hopson, Jim Isbell, Jonny Ivanyi, Jon Iwaszkowiec, Jill Johnson, Clay Kolar, Denny Koonce, Juan Malave-Campos, Kasey Massey, Teresa McDowell, Todd Minnigerode, Paul Morris, Andrew Parkieck, Allegra Pierce, John Pohlmann, Mary Pohlmann, Ella Rothgangel, Ben Rutledge, Megan Saunders, Jerome Scheuermann, Kaitlynn Sedabres, Thomas Schalk, Laurie Smith, Theresa Strack, Patrick Sullivan, Nicholas Szoko, Preston Waldusky, Larry Walker, Mary J Woehler, Miroslava Zaborska
2024 Ed & Ruth Shea Challenge Classic Annual LC Swim Meet
Shea Natatorium, Carbondale, IL
July 13
Results
11 Challenge Event Swimmers
* 5 Challenge Event Records
Men Iron Glutton: *Derek Duffy (40-44), *Matt Miller (45-49), Gary Wright (65-69)
Women Iron Glutton: *Anna Schurz (18-24), *Lily Glaeser (30-34), *Stephanie Jarvis (35-39), Maryanne Barkley (60-64), Diann Bauer (65-69)
Men Sprint No Brainer: Russell Martin (80-84)
Women Sprint No Brainer: Carolyn Bottini (55-59), Mary Pohlmann (75-79)
7 New Ozark LMSC LCM Records
– Anna Schurz 18-24 Women 200 M backstroke 3:03.72
– Maryanne Barkley 60-64 Women 1500 M freestyle 25:07.33
– Clay Kolar 75-79 Men 50 M breaststroke 39.85 (pool and Saluki Masters record)
– Clay Kolar 75-79 Men 100 M breaststroke 1:32.20 (pool and Saluki Masters record)
-Larry Good 90-94 Men 100 M freestyle 1:59.16 (pool and Saluki Masters record)
– Larry Good 90-94 Men 100 M backstroke 2:24.85 (pool and Saluki Masters record)
– SLAM 400 M Mixed Freestyle relay (Kolar, Sullens, Bottini, Walker) 6:58.23 (pool record)
20 SLAM Swimmers
Maryanne Barkley, Diann Bauer, Carolyn Bottini, Wallace Davidson, Lily Glaeser, Bob Golz, Larry Good, Stephanie Jarvis, Clay Kolar, Russell Martin, Teresa McDowell, Gabriel Ngwe, John Pohlmann, Mary Pohlmann, Anna Schurz, Dave Seamen, Theresa Strack, Carly Sullens, Patrick Sullivan, Larry Walker
SLAM PRESIDENT’S MONTHLY NEWS – Patrick Sullivan
June, 2025
If any workout group has any events coming up, please hit Reply to this email and SLAM will help promote it.
First, please join me in welcoming SLAM’s new Work-Out Group, SLAM-FAST (PATT) in Pattonville!
In other WOG news, the SALUK workout group in Carbondale, IL is hosting the annual Ed and Ruth Shea Challenge Classic Long Course Swim Meet, Saturday July 19, at the Shea Natatorium of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. I am planning on participating and have already registered! I hope to see as many of you as possible there. Please note that there is no online registration for this meet, you will have to mail in a paper registration form (here). The link to the meet information on the USMS website is here.
Next, I’m not sure if you have heard, but there’s a new Grown-Up Swimming League coming to the St. Louis Area this summer. I am forming a team for SLAM; several SLAM swimmers have reached out already with interest and, like me, plan on joining once registration is open. Here’s the latest news from Director Karri Denny:
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2025 Schedule We’re working on the schedule now. Once we finalize dates, times, and locations, we’ll open up League Registration and give you all the information you need. In the meantime, here’s what our preseason will look like. Please join us over Zoom or in person over the next month to learn what the Grown-Up Season looks like!
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What is Grown-Up? What better place than the very bottom of an email than to describe what we actually do. Just kidding. No description…just a bunch of nonsense: Ahh, the glory days. When summer league had you swimming 25s and mystery-flavored Airheads waited for you at the finish line. What happened to those fun times? Age. Age happened. It started when you turned 11, and those 25s were taken away forever. You had to swim 50s, 100s, and eventually even 200s. Now, you’re on the tail end of your swimming career or perhaps you’re in one of those “grown-up” careers. Not to fear—we’re here for you, and we believe that the kids shouldn’t hog all the fun. Welcome to Grown-Up Swimming! |
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Meet Format Multi-Gen Relay 200 Medley Relay 25 Free 25 Back 25 Breast 25 Fly 100 Free 100 IM 100 Free Relay 50 Free 50 Back 50 Breast 50 Fly 200 Free Relay |
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Hope you’ll join me at the launch party! Email any questions to Karri at karri@grownupswimming.com.
Looking ahead, our friends in Kansas City are hosting Level 2 and 3 coaching certification classes on October 18, along with an ALTS Instructor Certification class on October 19. And if you couldn’t make Joilet or Chicago, there is a Level 2 and Level 3 coaching certification class in Indianapolis on November 1. The link to the USMS webpage for all Certification classes ishere.
Summer Nationals are in Federal Way (Seattle area), WA August 6-10. The link for general information is here, registration is now open and the registration link is here.
Open Water National Championships began April 4 & 5 in Sarasota, FL, they continued May 31 in Charlottesville, VA, and will end July 13 in Portland, OR. The link to them is here.
Upcoming meets nearby:
Our friends in MOVY are hosting Make a Ripple 11, an outdoor long-course meet, held June 8th. The link for the meet is here.
The Central Illinois Open Water Swim is June 29 at Evergreen Lake in Hudson, IL. The link to the swim is here.
The 2025 Summer Splash at IU Natatorium is July 12, 2025 in Indianapolis, IN. I may consider going to this. The link to the event is here.
Social Media: We do have a SLAM Facebook group here, a SLAM Facebook page here, and an Instagram page here.
SLAM Merchandise: The SLAM website, swimslam.org, has logo merchandise for sale at the swim shop tab at the top, or here. I have ordered more swim caps with our new crest on them. This time, I ordered silicone caps and latex caps. The latex caps will remain free, but the silicone caps will be on sale for $15, which is still below cost.
Thank you,
Patrick Sullivan, President
St Louis Area Masters Swimming
