Posts about the competitions that our members attend (US Masters, Triathlons, Marathons, Open Water Swims)
This year, we had 5 men and 2 women compete and finish the late summer Ironman races, Ironman Canada (08/30/09), Ironman Louisville (08/30/09), and Ironman Wisconsin (09/13/09). We’ve listed the athletes, their total times, and their overall or age-group places below. IM Canada: Ruth Meade, 1495th place, 13:30:01 …
Five CBD members went all the way to Australia last weekend to race in the ITU World Triathlon Championships. In the Sprint Age-Group race, Steve Johnson (1:01.39) took a Silver Medal in the 30-34 Age Group. Scott Michalik (1:08.25) took 41st in the 30-34 Age Group. Angie Koch (1:17.55) took…
We had a great turnout for the Big Shoulders 2.5 and 5K open water swim this past Saturday September 12th. In the 5K division, we had 12 swimmers compete and we had 4 swimmers place in the top 50 overall — Tim Carlson (13, 1:01.02), Justin Chiles (18, 1:02.03), Rob…
There were a bunch of races last weekend that CBD members took part in. Congrats to all racers! Pleasant Prairie Open Water Challenge — Rob Iglinski (45:37) took 1st in 35&Under, 2 mile open non-wetsuite division. Erin Harvego (1:01.09) took 3rd in the 36&over, 2 mile open wetsuit division. Kim…
The Blue Dolphins finished 6th this past weekend at the Illinois Masters State Meet — our best finish yet. We had a fantastic turnout of 45 swimmers participate this year — 150% more than we have ever had at a swimming event. As I looked up into the stands from…
With a team of 5 swimmers, Tim Carlson, Kevin Wilson, Zeus Boiser, Rob Herbst, and Ami Patel, the Blue Dolphins scored 223 points and took 9th place at the Tyr Grand Prix at the University of Chicago last weekend. The team racked up 13 first place age-group finishes and 9…
We’re a bit late on this one, but 34-year-old Gary Hall Jr. announced Saturday, Nov. 15, that he is retiring from swimming to devote himself to his family — he’s married with two small children — and his foundation for diabetes. I hope that with a swimmer readership, Gary Hall Jr. needs no…
I was just out at the Illinois Masters Swimming Association website and saw that they’ve begun to post the competions for the end of the year. You can see what’s there at: http://www.ilmsa.com/competition/upcoming. I wanted to draw everyone’s attention to a meet going on December 6-7th down at the University…
