Margie Hutinger, 60, started swimming in the family pond, in Ohio. She had formal swimming lessons at Miami University (Ohio), and taught at summer camp. She was an age group swimming mom for her three children, in Port Washington, WI. When they no longer competed, she coached novice swimmers in WI and IL. In 1987, at age 47, with no competitive swimming background and tired of sitting through swim meets in the bleachers, she joined Wisconsin Masters. On the way to her first meet, she almost chickened out driving to the pool. She hung in there, dove off the blocks, and was beaten in her very first event, 100 IM, by a woman 20 years her senior. Her oldest son told her not to worry, she just had more experience. Since then, she has competed in every event, and made Top Ten, since 1993. Margie and Paul met at the Pan Pacific Meet in Indy, in 1989. Four years later, they were married on the deck of the North Shore Pool, in their swim suits, after a Sunday morning workout. She swam for St Pete Masters for several years, and in 1996, was one of the charter members of the Mavericks. She writes our newsletter, which has ranked in the Top 5, Nationally, for two years. She is the FL Top 10 and Records Chair and was a delegate to the National Convention, in 1999. In her spare time, she cycles and competes in triathlons. She and her husband Paul, live in St. Petersburg, FL.

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