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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 11, 2026
10:00am
The Ed and Ruth Shea Challenge Classic Annual LCM Swim Meet
SIU Student Recreation Center, Dr Ed Shea Natatorium, 300 E. Grand Ave, Carbondale, IL
Current Events
2026 Ozark LMSC SCY Championships
March 28 & 29
St Peters Rec-Plex, St Peters, MO
USMS Results Full Results
OZLMSC General Membership Meeting Minutes
SLAM Swimmers
65 Swimmers from 10 teams
Ozark LMSC SCY Individual Records
MJ Woehler – W65-69 200 Fr, 50 Ba
Maryanne Barkley – W65-69 1650 Fr, 400 IM
Teresa McDowell – W75-79 50, 100, 200 & 500 Fr; 100 Ba
Mary Pohlmann – W80-84 50, 100 & 200 Br
Daniel Verdico – M18-24 50, 100 & 200 Br
Jeff Enge – M35-39 50 Fr, 50 Ba
Andrew Pardieck – M55-59 200 Ba
Steven Hancock – M65-69 1000 Fr
Ozark LMSC SCY Relay Records
Women 18+ 400 Medley Relay – Kristen Gross, Tori Hamill, Sarah Gross, Brittney Lewis
Women 25+ 800 Free Relay – Kristen Gross, Tori Hamill, Larissa Hautekeete, Brittney Lewis
46 SLAM Swimmers entered
Maryanne Barkley, Christina Berwin, John Bolling, Claire DeVlieger, Mike DeVlieger, Jeff Enge, Christopher Ernst, Walter Flick, Martha Gipson, Jessica Givens, Lily Glaeser, Kristen Gross, Sarah Gross, Tori Hamill, Steven Hancock, Hannah Harwood, Larissa Hautekeete, Mary Pat Henehan, Bruce Hopson, Ted Iverson, Jon Iwaszkowiec, Diane Jones, Clay Kolar, Denny Koonce, Brittney Lewis, Kevin Mabie, Juan Malave-Campos, Teresa McDowell, Paul Morris, Andrew Pardieck, Allegra Pierce, John Pohlmann, Mary Pohlmann, Meghan Pyatt, Julian Ramirez Gonzalez, Jerome Scheuermann, Noah Scheuermann, Dave Senay, Patrick Sullivan, Devon Tallent, Ashley Turpin, Daniel Verdico, Larry Walker, Sarah West, Alexander Wilson, and Mary J Woehler
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, it is a time to be grateful, especially to our practice groups and the generous donations they made! During the month of October, each practice group competed against each other to collect food for local food pantries! Congratulations to the Chesterfield Y Practice Group on obtaining the most items! During the SCM meet November 15, all the practice groups who participated received a plaque for participating!
Happy Thanksgiving!
2025 Ozark LMSC SCM Championships Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center, Edwardsville November 15 USMS Results Results PDF
General Membership Meeting Minutes
49 Swimmers from 8 teams
New Ozark LMSC SCM SLAM Relay Records
W280-319: 200 Free; Smith, McDowell, Kohn, Woehler
W280-319: 400 Medley; McDowell, Kohn, Woehler, Smith
X240-279: 200 Free; Barkley, Bottini, Koonce, Senay
W280+ Relays: Kohn, McDowell, Smith, Woehler
Ozark LMSC SCM Individual Records
SLAM Swimmers
Maryanne Barkley, W65-69: 50 Back; 200 Fly
Justin Dennis, M60-64: 50 & 200 Back
Jeff Enge, M35-39: 50 Free; 200 Back; 100 IM
Larry Good, M90-94: 100Free
Hannah Harwood, W18-24: 200 Breast
Mary Pat Henehan, W80-84: 100 Breast; 100 IM
Ted Iverson, M75-79: 50 Back
Clay Kolar, M75-79: 200 Breast
Teresa McDowell, W75-79: 50, 100 & 200 Back
Paul Morris, M60-64: 100 Fly; 400 IM
Andrew Pardieck, M55-59: 50 Free; 100 IM
Mary Pohlmann, W80-84: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 & 1500 Free; 50 & 100 Back
Laurie Smith, W70-74: 1500 Free; 50 Breast
Devon Tallent, M18-24: 100 & 200 Back; 200 Breast
Rebecca Thompson, W45-49: 1500 Free
Mary Jane Woehler, W65-69: 400, 800 & 1500 Free; 200 Back; 400 IM
35 SLAM Swimmers
Maryanne Barkley, John Bolling, Carolyn Bottini, Caroll Buitrago-Long, Justin Dennis, Claire DeVlieger, Michael DeVlieger, Derek Duffy, Jeff Enge, Lily Glaeser, Larry Good, Maredith Harris, Hannah Harwood, Mary Henehan, Ted Iverson, Cathy Kohn, Clay Kolar, Denny Koonce, Juan Malave Campos, Teresa McDowell, Paul Morris, Andrew Pardieck, John Pohlmann, Mary Pohlmann, Ella Rothgangel, Jerome Scheuermann, Dave Senay, Laurie Smith, Jenny Sossamon, Patrick Sullivan, Devon Tallent, Heather Tallent, Rebecca Thompson, Norma Vogelweid, Mary Jane Woehler
THANK YOU to St Louis Area Master’s USMS Designated Certified Coaches: Maryanne Barkley, Level 1-3; Kathryn Frost, Level 1-2; Kristen Gross, Level 1-2; Tori Hamill, Level 1; Clay Kolar, Level 1-2; Mary Pohlmann, Level 1-2; and Patrick Sullivan, Level 1-3.
COMING SOON! Official Workout Group at the Saint Peters Rec-Plex, contact: Kristen Gross, kngswim@gmail.com
2025 USMS Summer Nationals – August 6-10 – Federal Way, Washington USMS Results
Congratulations to the SLAM Summer Nationals team: Maryanne Barkley, Clay Kolar, Teresa McDowell, John Pohlmann, Mary Pohlmann and Dave Wisland for outstanding swims in Federal Way, WA August 6-10.
SLAM finished 34th of 201 local clubs!
Mary Pohlmann won National Champion in the 1500m Freestyle and 400m Individual Medley.
Fifteen individual Ozark LMSC LCM Records were set at the meet:
(“s” indicates “split” – Official time split from another event)
– Maryanne Barkley, W65-69: 50m Free 35.80, 1500m Free 24.22.19; 200m Back 3:28.64; 100m Fly 1:48.83s, 200m Fly 3:56.66; 400m IM 7:36.24
– Clay Kolar, M75-79: 200m Breast 3:40.01; 50m Fly 37.26
– Teresa McDowell, W75-79: 50m Back 46.37, 100m Back 1:43.62, 200m Back 3:50.55
– Mary Pohlmann, W80-84: 400m Free 8:22.69s, 800m Free 17.11.65s, 1500m Free 32:58.27; 50m Back 54.29
ALL SLAM INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
– Maryanne Barkley, W65-69: 50m Free-9, 1500m Free- 4; 200m Back- 5; 200m Fly-3; 400m IM- 3
– Clay Kolar, M75-79: 50m Breast- 2, 100m Breast- 3, 200m Breast- 5; 50m Fly- 5; 200m IM- 6, 400m IM- 3
– Teresa McDowell, W75-79: 50m Back- 4, 100m Back- 4, 200m Back- 4
– John Pohlmann, M80-84: 50m Breast- 4, 100m Breast- 4, 200m Breast- 4
– Mary Pohlmann, W80-84: 400m Free- 2, 1500m Free- National Champion; 50m Back- 2, 100m Back- 2, 200m Back- 2; 400 IM- National Champion
– Dave Wisland, M75-79: 50m Breast- 6, 100m Breast- 5, 200m Breast- 8
WAY TO GO, SLAM SUMMER NATIONALS TEAM!
2025 Shea Challenge Long Course Meters Meet
July 19 at Shea Natatorium, SIU Recreation Center, Carbondale Illinois
Thank you to all those who helped make the Saluki Masters (SLAM/SALUK) annual Shea Challenge LCM meet a success; thirty-five competitors swam, nineteen were Saluki Masters members and the rest came from northern Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
USMS Results Meet Results
Shea Challenge Results & Records
Shea Challenge Records
Iron Swimmer Glutton:
Maryanne Barkley SLAM F65
Derek Duffy, SLAM M41
Stephanie Jarvis, SALUK F36
Sprint No-Brainer:
Lily Glaeser SALUK F35
William Lauritzen SALUK M74
Andrew Pardieck SALUK M57
The two Shea Challenge Events are:
“Sprint No-Brainer” – 50m Fly, Back, Breast, Free plus a novelty 100m IM “Iron Swimmer Glutton” – 200m Fly, Back, Breast, 1500m Free, 400 IM
Swimmers completing these challenges earned a commemorative t-shirt.
All swimmers were welcomed to a post-meet social at Italian Village.
Saluki Masters Records
Lily Glaeser 100m Free /s
Timothy Hoke M48: 100m Free, 200m Free /s & 800m Free /s, 1500m Free
Clay Kolar M75: 50m Free, 200m Breast
Gabriel Ngwe M31: 50m Fly
Andrew Pardieck M57: 50m Back, 50m Fly
Mary Pohlmann F80: 100 Free, 400 Free /s, 800 Free, 200 Back, 100 Fly /s, 400 IM
Joseph Shapiro M43: 100m Free
Ana Tanda F24: 800m Free
Chance Watley M27: 50m Back
120-159 Mixed 800m Free Relay; SALUK: Ana Tanda W24, Joseph Shapiro M43, Lily Glaeser W35, Andrew Pardieck M57
120-159 Mixed 400m Medley Relay, SALUK: Andrew Pardieck 57M, Ana Tanda 24W, Lily Glaeser 35W, Joseph Shapiro 43M
Sixteen Ozark LMSC records were set as were twenty-four pool records and twenty-two Saluki Masters records (note: “/s” indicates official time from an event split).
Ozark LMSC LCM Individual Records
Maryanne Barkley, SLAM W60-65: 800m Free /s & 1500m Free
Clay Kolar, SALUK M75-79: 200m Breast
Teresa McDowell, SLAM W75-79: 100m Back, 50m Fly
Andrew Pardieck, SALUK M55-59: 50m Back, 50m Fly
Mary Pohlmann, SALUK W80-84: 100m Free, 400m Free /s &
800m Free; 200m Back; 100m Fly /s; 400m IM
Ana Tanda, SALUK, W18-24: 800m Free
Ozark LMSC LCM Relay Records
120-159 Mixed 400m Medley Relay, SLAM/SALUK:
Andrew Pardieck 57M, Ana Tanda 24W, Lily Glaeser 35W, Joseph Shapiro 43M
Pool Records – Shea Natatorium, SIU Carbondale
Maryanne Barkley, SLAM W65-69: 800m Free /s, 1500m Free, 400m IM, Ironswimmer Glutton Challenge
Sandra Dold, IM W50-54: 50m Breast, 100m Breast, 200m Breast
Derek Duffy, SLAM M40-44: Ironswimmer Glutton Challenge
Lily Glaeser, SALUK W35-39: 100m IM, Sprint No-Brainer Challenge
Kristen Gross, SLAM 50-54: 1500m Free
Stephanie Jarvis, SALUK W35-39 Ironswimmer Glutton Challenge
Clay Kolar, SALUK M75-79: 200m Breast
William Lauritzen, SALUK M70-74: 100m IM, Sprint No-Brainer Challenge
Teresa McDowell, SLAM W75-79: 50m Back, 100m Back, 50m Fly
Andrew Pardieck, SALUK M55-59: 50m Back, 100m IM, Sprint No-Brainer Challenge
Mary Pohlmann, SALUK F80-84: 100m Free, 400 Free /s, 800 Free, 200 Back, 100 Fly /s, 400 IM
Ana Tanda, SALUK W18-24: 800m Free
120-159 Mixed 800m Free Relay, SALUK: Ana Tanda 24W, Joseph Shapiro 43M, Lily Glaeser 35W, Andrew Pardieck 57M
120-159 Mixed 400m Medley Relay, SALUK: Andrew Pardieck 57M, Ana Tanda 24W, Lily Glaeser 35W, Joseph Shapiro 43M
SLAM/SALUK & SLAM Meet Roster
SLAM/SALUK – St Louis Area Masters / Saluki Masters
Susan Aud, Diann Bauer, Lily Glaeser, Bob Golz, Timothy Hoke, Stephanie Jarvis, Hochung Kim, Clay Kolar, William Lauritzen, Gabriel Ngwe, Andrew Pardieck, John Pohlmann, Mary Pohlmann, Katherine Poulos, Kristina Robinson, Joseph Shapiro, Theresa Strack, Ana Tanda & Chance Watley
SLAM – St Louis Area Masters
Maryanne Barkley, Derek Duffy, Kristen Gross, Steven Hancock, Teresa McDowell, Patrick Sullivan & Larry Walker
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
SLAM PRESIDENT’S MONTHLY NEWS – Patrick Sullivan
May, 2026
If your workout group is hosting any kind of event, please let me know and we will be happy to promote it for you.
Sixteen SLAM swimmers are competing at the 2026 USMS Spring Nationals in Greensboro, NC this weekend. Good luck to Jeddrick Gamilla, Lily Glaeser, Larry Good, Steven Hancock, Bruce Hopson, Teresa McDowell, John Pohlmann, Mary Pohlmann, Jerry Scheuermann, Noah Scheuermann, Dave Senay, Patrick Sullivan, Ashley Turpin, Daniel Verdico, Alexander Wilson, and Mary Jane Woehler. We are all cheering for you!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! The Ed and Ruth Shea Challenge Long Course Meters (50m) meet is set for July 11th in Carbondale, IL. This is the SLAM long-course meters meet just a couple of hours from home. I plan on competing in this meet again this year. The meet info and registration is here.
Grown-Up Swimming: The Launch Party is planned for Wednesday, June 10, at 6:00PM. Location is TBD.
Grown-Up Swimming Info Session 1
Thursday, May 7 · 6:00 – 7:00pm
Time zone: CST
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/
Or dial: (US) +1 314-474-2594 PIN: 969 238 785#
Grown-Up Swimming Info Session 2
Tuesday, May 19 · 6:00 – 7:00pm
Time zone: CST
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/
The first meet is set for July 12th at Lifetime Fitness in Frontenac. I plan on competing in this meet, too.
There are so many great meets this summer, a few that I’m sure I will compete in. The upcoming regional swimming events:
The QC Summer Games Swim Meet is May 30th in Rock Island, IL. The link to more info is here.
The Make A Ripple meet is June 7th in Overland Park, KS. It’s not on the USMS website yet, but the link to more info is here.
The 3rd Annual Quincy Classic is June 13th in Quincy, IL. The link to more info is here.
Though not a USMS meet, the Show-Me State Games Swim Meet is June 13-14th in Columbia, MO. I signed up for this one. The link for more info is here.
The Summer Splash at the IU Natatorium is June 27th in Indianapolis, IN. I have my eye on this one, too. The link for more info is here.
The Central Illinois Open Water Swim is June 28th in McLean County, IL. The link for more info is here.
Summer Nationals will be held August 5-9 in Sacramento, CA. The link to more information about Summer Nationals is here.
The Excelsior Sprints SCY meet is August 15th in Excelsior Springs, MO. It’s not on the USMS website yet, but the link to more info is here.
Social Media:
We have a new Technology Chair – Brittney Lewis! A big thank you to her from all of us for keeping our social media up to date and helping it grow. We look forward to her posts. We thank our former Tech Chair, Gunnar Kohlbrecher, and wish him all the best in his new city.
We do have a SLAM Facebook group here, a SLAM Facebook page here, and an Instagram page here.
Merch: The SLAM website,swimslam.org, has merch for sale at the swim shop tab at the top, or here.
Thank you,
Patrick Sullivan, President
St Louis Area Masters Swimming
SLAM at the 2026 SCY meet at St Peters Rec-Plex
