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Have you ever played water polo? Have you ever wanted to and never had the chance? Rodney Swanigan, a new Maverick, is checking out the muscles and desires of prospective candidates. If you fit the bill, or are interested, give him a call: 727-527-2317. This is a gender equal opportunity. Team Info. SUITS-The Hutingers have these suits in stock, 1 female, size 36 and 1 male half tights, size 36. TURBO Inc, in Tucson, was the supplier of our custom suits. SWIM CAPS-Our first batch of caps sold out. We are ordering new ones, orange with white Florida Mavericks, and our logo. We should have them by the February meet. We are selling them for $4, with all profits realized going to the Specific Relay Fund. Our bright orange caps have been quite noticeable in the pool, as well as a popular item for trading and selling to other teams. M Hutinger has caps in her collection from Canada, Oregon and Louisiana. RECORDS-In the 1999, SCM season, the Mavericks broke 46 women’s;
26 men’s & THANK YOU-Aaron and Joe Kurtzman and Malbrough thank everyone who took the time to send cards of appreciation to them for their contributions of key rings, caps and log books. Charles Schlegel has donated t-shirts to the previous National Team members, plus additional record holders. Extras will be given as door prizes. RECORDS- In SCY for 1999 & 2000--32 women’s; 37 mens; and 3 relay team records were broken. We added new names and many empty spaces await being filled. ALL AMERICANS-Maloney and Malbrough’s names were listed in SWIM Magazine under individual Long Distance All Americans. Kenner, P Hutinger, MacDonald, J Kurtzman, McCullough, Malbrough and Tillotson were listed in the same issue under Individual Pool All Americans. Donations The Mavericks appreciate the financial contributions from Starr and Kenner. Prokopi and Paintner contributed money to our relay fund from recycled aluminum cans. J Kurtzman gave us several books of stamps. Tillotson donated three stopwatches. While on a recent trip to Romania, he purchased a cute little orange frog, to join the ten other Maverick frogs. Thanks for all contributions, which enable the Mavericks to continue offering a well-rounded program. How Can You Afford To Do That? This question was posed by one of our new swimmers, who was aware of expenses incurred by newsletters, postage, awards, etc. She knew they had to extend beyond the $7 club fee. How true. We are fortunate to be blessed by generous members, who appreciate what the Mavericks have to offer. Every newsletter has a column with a list of contributors. Donations arriving before the 3/6 postal included funds from Everhart, Hutingers, McCullough and Tillotson. The entries for our members swimming the 3/ 6 postal, was $8/swimmer, the group rate. We received extra money ranging from $2-38, from Bond, Burnazos, Cleaveland, Hoskinson, Hutingers, Kenner, MacDonald, Maloney, Olsen, Prokopi, Schlegel, Thompson and Tullman. This was sufficient to cover the cost of the relays and postage to mail entries. Included with the registration forms, we received generous donations from Aaron Kurtzman, MacDonalds, Olsen, Troy and Williams. Every month, we acknowledge the person who sponsored that issue of the newsletter. It all adds up, including every SASE that you include with your registratioforms. YOU’RE TERRIFIC!!! Nicknames Do you have an unusual nickname? One that you can divulge, that is. Tell us yours, we’ll add it to our collection, and if we have enough, we’ll have a guess the match contest. Performance Bond, 3/6 One of our requirements in hosting the 3/6 Postal, was the submission of a $200 performance bond, to guarantee meeting the deadlines, and fulfilling our obligations in hosting this National meet. I submitted our financial report, and today I received the best news of the new Millennium--we get a complete refund of our $200!!! Another big thanks to all who helped make this opportunity a reality. Swimming to Survive Adversities Coping with adversities is one of the keys to a positive approach through Masters swimming. Nine Mavericks have had surgeries from non-swimming causes: P Hutinger (shoulder-bike crashes); Kenner (shoulder-fell in England); Lee (shoulder-gymnastics); J Kurtzman (eyes); Poulsen (arm-fall); Prokopi (hand-tendonitis); Paintner (shoulder-work); Schlegel (prostate, twice); Tillotson (back-stenosis). In addition, DeTore (back-fall); Criche (knee-work); and M Hutinger (back-auto accident) are rehabbing from injuries. Luke (myocytis); P Hutinger (rheumatoid arthritis); and Maloney (asthma) continually struggle with serious debilitating challenges to their bodies. For several years, Dr. P. Hutinger taught a university course in “Stress Management”. He emphasized that regular training and exercise were the first lines of defense against stress, which is especially important in coping with injuries and diseases. You must re-evaluate your training: more kicking; swim with fins to take pressure off the shoulders, arms and back; more drills; new stroke; swim with one arm; ease up on turns; or change starts. Setting realistic goals will provide additional motivation to encourage competition. M Hutinger suggests “best times after accident, surgery, etc.” to cope with the challenges of rehab. All of us have dealt with mental stresses--marriage, divorce, death, moving, retiring, changing jobs, family illnesses--either personally or within the family circle. Successfully coping with our own hurdles, enables us to be more empathetic to others. Support groups, like family, friends and Masters swimmers, provide additional coping mechanisms. Encourage others to stay in Masters swimming, as it provides the best rehab to give participants a sense of self esteem. RECENT HOSPITAL PATIENTS--Richard Criche--heart attack and bypass
surgery; Frank Tillotson--infection in foot, following 12 stitches in
ankle; Joseph Kurtzman--triple bypass surgery. PROGRESS REPORT ON MARGIE AND PAUL-- It’s been 3 1/2 yrs since our horrendous car accident, and we’re both extremely happy and thankful that we’re still able to compete. Margie’s broken bones have long been healed, but the flexibility and strength that was lost due to the severity of the accident, may never recover to 100%. The spirit is willing, and she is motivated to keep training by measuring her personal records, “after accident.” She’s only 6 secs slower on her 50’s, instead of 20. It’s been two years since Paul’s shoulder surgery (reattach muscle from a bike crash). He has set seven national records in his new age group, but he still does the majority of his training with fins. His doctor told him he might never swim fly, again, so he trained with one arm, until he regained the strength necessary to use both arms. Since he had to find different ways to train, he considers improvements on his strokes a real serendipity. Looks are deceiving. Their rehab continues................ Local Meets CLEARWATER-Plan on swimming at the annual Clearwater Valentine’s Day Meet. FEATURING.......for the first time in Masters swimming history, an 85+ men’s relay. They will establish new limits for the almost 90 year olds, with their record breaking achievement. Show your support and cheer for: Frank Tillotson-85, Dave Malbrough-86, Art Holden-88 and Frank Starr-89. ATTENTION!!! Read the article in the June/July SWIM Magazine, featuring our 85+ relay. Never before in the history of Masters swimming in the US, have there been 85+ men’s relays. Our foursome established new limits for the almost 90 year olds, with their record breaking achievements, which were the highlights of the Clearwater meet. Dave Malbrough, drove from South Bend, IN, to join his local comrades Art Holden, Frank Starr and Frank Tillotson. They demonstrated that athletic fitness continues well into the 80’s, and proved to be worthy role models for us younger swimmers. What a pleasant surprise to have our largest team, 18, compete in the Valentine’s Day Meet. In addition, we placed 2nd in the team competition, and received $25 for our efforts. Maloney, P Hutinger, Malbrough, Tullman, Smith, Luke, Starr, Vijil, Tillotson and Holden won high point awards. Other Mavericks who supported the team, included Prokopi, Bond, M Hutinger, Hoskinson, Troy, Schafer, Criche, and Schlegel. BRADENTON-Bond, Criche, P & M Hutinger, Lee, Luke, Maloney, Prokopi,
Smith, Tillotson and Tullman, competed at the Gulf Coast Sr Games, Feb
17th, in Bradenton. This meet was Recognized, which means that your
times will be submitted for Top Ten and Florida Top 5 times. Show your
appreciation to the organizers, by thanking them for the recognition
of the Masters GAMES FOR LIFE-Bond, M & P Hutinger, Luke, Prokopi, Troy, and Tullman, competed at the Sr Games, in Sarasota, on March 14-15. The won a total of 33 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze medals. We would encourage more participation from our senior swimmers, as this meet is recognized, for Top Ten and Florida Top 5. GOOD LIFE GAMES-One week later, the 50+ crowd had another meet, this one at Clearwater’s Long Center. Our numbers increased, with Bond, DeTore, Fitzgerald, Holden, Hoskinson, M & P Hutinger, Maloney, Prokopi, Smith, Starr, Tullman, Williams and Vijil. They accounted for 33 gold, 24 silver and 9 bronze medals. Meet records were set by Bond (3), DeTore (1), Fitzgerald (1), P Hutinger (5), Maloney (1), Prokopi (2), Tullman (1), and Starr (5). We appreciate our exceptional role models. ST. PETE-Sunday’s temps in the upper 40’s, gave a whole new meaning to “warm up.” Our 12 swimmers placed 4th, out of the 32 visiting teams. P Hutinger, MacDonald, Prokopi, Tullman, Starr, (new 90 year old) won high point awards. Other Mavericks who supported the team, included M Hutinger, Troy, Aaron Balsbaugh (newcomer competing in his first Masters meet), Rodney “Elvis” Swanigan (emerging from retirement), DeTore, Smith and Maloney. P Hutinger set three National records: 50 back-33.76; 100 back-1:16.94 and 200 back-2:50.47. FL LMSC records were set by P Hutinger-7; Troy-1 and Starr-2. Meet records were established by P Hutinger-7; Starr-5; Troy-2; and MacDonald-1. OUT OF STATE-J Kurtzman competed in two local meets, for him. In Feb, at the Palmetto Meet, SC, he won three events and placed 2nd, in two. At the St Pat’s Meet in Atlanta, he won four events and placed 2nd, in one. If you swim in a meet out of Florida, please send us an official copy of your results, so we can include them in the newsletter and the Florida Top 5. OPEN WATER-Anita Irons, newcomer from Raleigh, NC, competed in the Tampa Bay 5K Open Water Challenge, on May 6, winning her age group in 1 hour and19.46 minutes. In spite of slightly choppy water and swallowing salt water, it was a gratifying experience. The course was well marked and she recommends it as an easy to moderately challenging open water swim. Mary Stein completed her first open water swim, the Hurricane 1000 yards in the Gulf, on May 13. SARASOTA-Fourteen Mavericks competed at the Sarasota LCM meet in June. Fortunately, the ominous rain clouds held off long enough for 800 relays to be swum, as teams took advantage of this welcome inclusion in the meet. An LMSC meeting was held after Sat events, to discuss FL business. The annual beer, pop, and sandwich social, in the nearby park, was a popular event. One outstanding swim, was the US record breaking mixed 800 relay, of P Hutinger, Troy, Tullman and MacDonald. Their time, 13:20.01, eclipsed the previous record by almost one minute. Another first, was Smith’s 50 fly and 200 IM. Our high point winners included Tullman, Troy, P Hutinger, Cleaveland and Tillotson. The rest of the crew included: Irons (first meet), Olsen, MacDonald, Hoskinson, M Hutinger, Vijil, Smith, Williams, and Maloney. ORLANDO-Eleven Mavericks competed in the popular, annual SCM Meet in Orlando. Coach reports outstanding swims and team camaraderie. Out of 37 teams, our men placed 4th, our women and combined teams, 5th. Tullman, MacDonald, Prokopi, Olsen, Maloney and Troy were high point winners. Other swimmers included Everhart, Williams, Smith, Schlegel and P Hutinger. Three new team mates also swam well, with Carr placing 1st, and Reynolds and Zint, 2nd. This meet is the site of the annual LMSC meeting, which any swimmer may attend. We also had election of officers, and Tom Bliss, SPCO, is the new chair. He is enthusiastic about planning for short and long term goals. One of the highlights of this meet, is the Sat night dinner, including a unique array of hats, compliments of Prokopi. Fifteen Mavericks, and friends joined the festivities SEPT SCM DEVELOPMENT MEET-These short, Sunday morning development meets continue to be popular with swimmers. Besides providing an opportunity for individual events, they usually offer a long relay (this meet, the 800 free), which is often a Top Ten recognition. Competing Mavericks included Troy, Tullman, M & P Hutinger, Prokopi, Everhart, Paintner, Hoskinson, Smith, Maloney and Tillotson. New team mates included Schimpf, Reynolds, Carr and Hughes. Another fringe benefit is lunch with friends. A large table, at nearby Steak and Ale, embraced a hungry bunch of Mavericks. OCT SCM DEVELOPMENT MEET-Twelve raucous cheering Mavericks provided inspiration for two National records. P Hutinger established a new time for the 100 m back, 1.25.13, and the 400 mixed medley relay, 280+, Hutinger, Maloney, Tullman and Troy, set a new time of 6:34.16. Other Mavericks included Everhart, Tillotson, Swanigan, Smith, Prokopi, M Hutinger, Bond and Paintner. Steak and Ale was requested for lunch. New team mates included Carr, Homans and Schimpf. ANDERSON, SC-Carr was the lone Maverick who made the long journey north to compete in the SCM Dixie Zone Championships, Nov 4 & 5. It was a fruitful trip, as she had six out of nine best times, including a world and national record in the 50 m free, 40.66 and national record in the 100 m free, 1:31.78, 75-79 age group. CORAL SPRINGS, NOV-Three Mavericks travelled across the state to get in another SCM meet, the Hutingers and Carr. Carr had a busy week, having swum in a senior meet in Merritt Island the day before. P Hutinger wasn’t feeling up to snuff, but the other Hutinger came through. Margie had three best times, after accident, including a 4 sec drop on her 50 free, 7 on her 100 free and 2 on her 50 back. SANFORD-On Nov 2, the Mavericks were well represented at the Golden Age Games. Our role models included Prokopi, Homans, Smith, Schlegel, Maloney, Tillotson and Thompson. This meet, held in a new 50 m pool, has been popular with Masters swimmers, and we hope to have it Recognized, next year. Recognized Meets Meets with all Masters swimmers, are sanctioned. Senior Meets, where not all swimmers are Masters, can be recognized. Joan Campbell, CATM, is the sr liaison for our LMSC. When organizers follow the Masters rules, times will be submitted for Top Ten and FL Top 5.NATIONALS Nationals!
SCY, INDIANAPOLIS, APRIL-The Hutingers decided to go to Indy in April for Paul’s debut in SCY. If you want to be included, let us know. Our reservations are at the Mainstay Suites, about a 20 min. drive from the pool. The rooms include kitchens. Seven Mavericks joined the 1400 other swimmers at SCY Masters Nationals. M Hutinger--6th-200 Back; 7th-50 Back; 10th-100 Back; Maloney--5th-100 Breast; 6th-500 Free & 100 Fly; 7th-50 Breast; MacDonald--1st-100 Breast & 100 IM; 2nd-50 Breast & 200 IM Joseph Kurtzman--3rd-100 Fly; 8th-50 & 100 Breast; P Hutinger--1st-50, 100, 200 Back & 50 Breast; 2nd-50 Free & Fly (US Record in 100 Back); E Don McCullough--1st-100 & 200 Fly; 2nd-100, 200 Breast & 400 IM; 4th-400 IM and Frank Tillotson--3rd-50 Back (Recovering from recent back surgery.) DEBUT OF BANNER- Unfurling our new banner over the rails in the balcony, became a reality. Our familiar blue and orange colors (with green frog) joined the other colorful team banners. YMCA NATIONALS, AUGUSTA, GA, MAY- P and M Hutinger were the lone Mavericks who competed at the Y Nationals. Although there were fewer than 300 entries, the officials never rushed the swimmers. Paul won his eight events, setting Y National records in the 50, 100 and 200 back, 50 fly and 100 IM. He now holds the 100 IM record for four age groups, from 1986. Margie had five personal best times, since their accident, three years ago, with one 2nd place, two 4ths, and three 5ths. Next year, we will have a bigger team, swimming for the Summerville Family YMCA. The meet will be at the new YMCA pool in Sarasota. LCM NATIONALS, BALTIMORE, AUGUST- The list of Mavericks traveling to Baltimore continues to grow. How about thinking, FOURPEAT!!!! With this National team, Coach will enter top relays, with national and world record possibilities, as well as important first place team points. Plan ahead for a late flight, as the team needs you. All individual and relay points are important contributions. Eleven Mavericks traveled to Baltimore, to compete in the largest ever LCM nationals--1400 entries. This made for long days, short nights and relays swum in the dark, For two nights, we had to forego our usual Maverick dinners, and grab a quick bite. Wendy’s was a popular hangout. Sun night was a real treat--relays in the sunshine and six of us had a real dinner at Bennigan’s (including one Death by Chocolate, and spoons for all). The 320+ Mixed Medley Relay, with Kenner, McCullough, Troy and Malbrough set a US record, 3:44.07, breaking the previous record by 12 seconds. Three other relays placed 1st; two, 2nd; and one, 7th. Other swimmers included P Hutinger, Tillotson, J Kurtzman, Tullman, Maloney, Olsen, M Hutinger and Everhart. In the small team division, we didn’t achieve our goal of a FOURPEAT!!!!: Men-5th out of 109 teams, Women-8th out of 88 teams, Combined-5th out of 134 teams (We considered these moral victories, as all teams placing higher, had many more swimmers than in previous years in small teams.) Worlds MUNICH-This list includes: DeTore, P Hutinger (Margie), MacDonald (Carol), Maloney, Prokopi, Tullman and Vijil. If there are additions, please let us know. They have been training hard to have successful swims at one of the biggest meets that they have competed in. Only mixed relays will be swum, and each Maverick is entered in one relay. Remember, unlike the US Nationals, no team points are kept in this world championship. Prokopi is already in Germany, visiting her mother. The others leave on July 26th. Think positive thoughts for your teammates as they swim their races and savor the gemutlichkeit of the Bavarian experience. How many of you saw Prokopi and Vijil on the Channel 13, 6PM news on June 5? You would have been proud of them, decked out in their Maverick suits, elaborating on their expectations in Munich. SEVEN GOLD MEDALS-P Hutinger, four; MacDonald three. 7000 competitors
descended upon Munich, July 29-Aug 8 to enjoy the competition and camaraderie
of the 8th FINA World Masters Championships. 5000 swimmers competing
in pool events, made for long days. No matter what place a swimmer earned,
it was exciting to remember that in 1972, Mark Spitz earned seven gold
medals in this same pool. In between events, our days were filled by
resting up for the next event or touring Munich and visiting the many
unique musuems, castles and countryside or shopping or sampling new
foods in many restaurants or attending the evening socials. Their subway
system provided a fast, cheap and efficient way to travel to the pool
and downtown. All six Mavericks stayed at the Forum Hotel, so we did
visit during the nine day meet--breakfast, the lobby, socials, in the
subway, or dinner. Although long days and extra walking didn’t
contribute to fast times, the experience provided memories for all.
Tullman had pleasant recollections of visiting Munich when she lived
in Germany, 40 years ago. Prokopi, talked to Mark Spitz and had her
picture taken with him. Vijil, delighted in communicating in Spanish,
whenever possible; she visited Postals HOUR SWIM-Entry forms are in the previous SWIM Magazine, or call if you need one. Either swim your Hour at your local pool, with a counter filling in your cummulative 50 splits OR we’ll set up a time for you at the North Shore Pool. Coach hopes for a large turnout in the new Millennium. Never before........ an 85+ men’s relay. We got one! We just received the final results. The nine Mavericks placed 25th out of 101 teams, swimming a total of 26,000 yards. Swimmers included Malbrough, Luke, Tillotson, Hoskinson, Maloney, Bond, Schelgel, Lee and M Hutinger. Our 85+ men’s relay didn’t work out as planned. Kudos from Coach to Elmer Luke for the most outstanding Hour Swim performance. Each swimmer ought to feel a sense of pride for the level of fitness attained. Satisfaction can be measured in ways other than who gets to the wall first. Training for this distance event provides an excellent base for the rest of the year. At the Masters convention in Oct, we were chosen to host the One Hour Postal, the grand daddy of all postals. We expect over 2000 entries, and will need lots of help. Think about what volunteer services you can contribute to this worthwhile project for Masters swimming. Many hands are happy hands. When the turkey leftovers have vanished and Christmas decorations have appeared, can the annual Hour Swim be far behind? Since the Mavericks are hosting this event, next year, let’s support this years host, Pacific Northwest Association. The more swimmers that participate, the more relays we can put together. These also count for the Top Ten awards for the Mavericks. Postal relays include three for men and women and four for mixed. We can include relays for age groups 45+ through 85+. Our men’s 85+ relay would be another first. You can swim it at your pool, anytime during the month of January. Or, to make it more interesting, join the swimmers at North North Shore Pool in St Petersburg on Jan 28th at 9:30 AM. We are reserving six lanes. Plan on swimming an hour, counting an hour and warming up at the Hutingers, afterwards for lunch. Let us know if you’re coming, so we can decide on the menu. 3000/6000 YARDS POSTAL-This aerobic training makes an excellent base for the fall and winter swimming season. It also is great conditioning for a healthy cardiovascular system to avoid possible stroke and heart problems. 5K POSTAL-New team mate, Peggy Hughes, 80, set the national record in the 5K, with a time of 2:43:04.99. She was also a member of the 65+ women’s national record breaking team. 1999 Awards The Mavericks held two spring awards’ dinners to honor the 26
Top Ten swimmers, 18 of which were All Americans, for 1999. This is
a remarkable, considering our membership numbered 38. This year, the
award was a 16 oz thermal glass, with the Maverick logo on one side,
and either a Top Ten or All American patch on the other side. All received
certificates indicating their top ten times. At SCY Nationals in Indy,
after dinner at Stoney’s Steakhouse, we held the celebration in
J Kurtzman’s room. Awards were given to J Kurtzman, MacDonald,
Maloney, Malbrough, McCullough, and the Hutingers. Local arrangements
for our gathering at Carrabbas, in Clearwater, were made by Hoskinson.
Eliason, Hoskinson, Paintner, Prokopi, Starr, Tullman, Vijil, and the
Hutingers received awards. Our new banner added excitement to the festivities.
Door prizes, Maverick and 3/6 shirts, swim caps, Top Ten booklets, plants
(donated by P rokopi) were given to the lucky recipients. Paul presented
three Coaches Awards (duffle bags and certificates). Fitness-Neila Eliason--for
swimming regularly, improving stokes and endurance and participating
in the Key West Challenge. Most Improved-Don Smith--new to Masters,
swims all four strokes, works on stroke improvement, competes in meets
and posts significant drops in times in all events. Romania Pool Project, By Frank Tillotson In 1995, the only 50 M pool in the Clju-Napoca area, was closed due to insufficient operating funds. For five years, children, adults and competitive swimmers have had no pool. In 1999, the Education Dept. transferred the pool to the Technical Univ. of Cluj-Napoca, with seven engineering colleges and 9000 students. Their goal is to make it operational, soon, hopefully before the end of 2000. My connection with this project is through Vasile Pop, Romanian swimmer and coach, whom I met in Indy, in 1992. In Cluj-Napoca, we met with, Dr Lazea, Pres of Technical Univ; Dr Iancu, V Pres; and Professor Poienar, Sr Research Engineer and discussed present plans. The University has limited funds, and needs additional help to complete this project, specifically: “Financial resources--from the budget, from own incomes, from sponsorship.” The University designated me official “Sponsor Director.” Plans are being made for an Open Water Swim in a nearby lake, surrounded by low mountains. I am asking US Masters swimmers to contribute to this project as a gesture of friendship and to encourage participation in the swimming program--swim lessons, incorporation of a Masters program, etc. With the present rate of exchange between the US dollar and Romanian lei, $10 would be a valued contribution. Funds received will be deposited in an exclusive account in the United Bank & Trust, Co., St Petersburg, FL, pending transfer to Romania. Make checks payable to: Frank Tillotson, TU-C Special Feature, by Don Smith I knew there was something special about Frank Tillotson, when I first met him less than a year ago. But, I didn’t know what that “something” was until Saturday, June 24th, the first day of arasota SWIM Florida’s Masters Meet at Arlington Park. What was it that kept drawing us together? Was it a mere coincidence? Why did Frank take a special interest in me at the St. Pete Masters Meet last April, when he stood at the end of my lane and watched me do my 50, 100, and 200 back turns? Why was I always glad to see Frank and to talk to him at all of our meets? Well, it turns out that Frank and I are “home boys,” born in the very same hospital--the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London, CT. You’ll see by the roster, that Frank was born 16 years earlier, and what’s more, you’ll also see that our birthdays are just one day apart! I discovered this when Frank, Bob Williams and I were fellowshipping, and I asked Bob, who was wearing a cap with “San Diego Sub Base” on it if he was ever stationed at the sub base in New London, where I was born. When Frank heard this, he grinned and said he was born there, also. When I conveyed the name of the hospital to Frank, “Yep!” he said, “That’s where I was born, too.” What a great and warm feeling it is to know Frank and I are Connecticut Yankee home boys, the “older” always helping the “younger” to swim smarter, faster and to make those back turns correctly and efficiently! What's a Maverick? While visiting Kurtzman on the way home from Baltimore, Paul purused Joe’s “Origin of Words.” Samuel Maverick owned a cattle ranch on an island in Texas. All the ranchers in Texas branded their cattle to distinguish them from the other ranches. Since Samuel owned all the cattle on the island, he refused to brand them--a Maverick became known as an unbranded calf. When we formed our team in Nov, 1996, the seven original members felt that the restrictive policies of the club they belonged to, provided an unfavorable climate not conducive to the ideals of Masters swimming. Webster defines Maverick as “Being independent in thought and action or exhibiting such independence.” The Mavericks were born. Other Mavericks: Western TV series and movie, “Maverick?”; Maverick beef at Publix.YUM! Their co. is an Olympic supplier; Offshore, near San Francisco, is Mavericks, the most notorious big-wave break in the world and our first Christmas card from a Maverick, “We dance to the beat of a different drummer. Record Certificates World record breakers have received a certificate recognizing their achievement. Starting in 2000, Tyr is providing certificates to all US record breakers, every time a swimmer, or relay, breaks the published record. Our 85+ relays recieved theirs, recently. We have more US and world record relay possibilities, the challenge is to get all the swimmers together at a meet. 2001 Registration At the end of next month, we will mail the new registration forms. We suggest you return your registration to us ASAP. Included in this packet, will be information and an application for the Mavericks who are interested in joining a YMCA for Y Nats in Sarasota. Donations The Mavericks appreciate the financial donations from Cleaveland, Everhart, Kenner, Irons, Luke, McCullough, Olsen and Tillotson, which enables us to offer the quality Masters program we feel is apropos to all of our swimmers. We also thank the Honorary Mavericks for their contributions to be added to our mailing list. Romania pool project--Tillotson reports contributions to his project from the Hutingers, Kenner, Kurtzman, and the MacDonalds. Tillotson has contributed financially, and has paid for all expenses incurred, in the US. He still is accepting donations, and hopes that more of you will contribute to this commendable and worthwhile project, to help other swimmers. Stroke Analysis Rod Havriluk, (President, Swimming Technology Research), a biomechanist
in Tallahassee, devised a computer system available for stroke analysis
which includes a force curve graph, indicating the pulling and pushing
phases of each stroke . P Hutinger and Everhart have an appointment
on Sept 22 to evaluate their four strokes. We want to organize a clinic
in the Tampa Bay area, this year, for the Mavericks and other Masters
interested in improving their strokes. No Election Recount! Yes, in Florida, with a strict hand counting of all Maverick ballots, most of which were received by the deadline, we can happily announce a winner. Several. The proposed slate faced little opposition from write-ins. Out of 50 members, voter turnout was 28%, lower than the other, perhaps better known election. These are our officers for the following two years, write-ins, in parenthesis: President--Robert MacDonald (Ralph Nader) Comments included support for jobs well done, tentative yearly calendar, tentative budget and tentative member meeting (difficult with scattered addresses, but we do include social get-togethers at various meets). In the works for next year, we want to offer a clinic, where we can video strokes. On our wish list is a video camera for the Mavericks, so we can give our swimmers immediate feedback on their strokes. We have used an underwater still camera to take pictures, and can do more photography, if requested. Good Life Games Kathleen Fitzgerald will be the new coordinator for the 2002 Good Life Games, in Clearwater. This year, she’s learning the ropes, and sharing the duties. She’s full of ideas and excited about the prospects of adding new events to the program. Support her efforts at the LCM swim meet, on Mar 25, which will be Recognized. USAS Convention Kurtzman and M Hutinger were delegates at the US Aquatic Sports convention, in Kissimmee, in Oct. P Hutinger gave a presentation on the "Effects of a 20-Year Masters Training Program on Aging." |