The following is the Oregon participation summary for the 2023 USMS 1-Hour Virtual National Championship:
• 42 Oregon swimmers (22 women & 20 men) swam and entered, our lowest number in years.
• 7 Oregon clubs/local teams were represented.
• Club results were not available when I filed this report. Due to our small entry, the Oregon Club will not be a contender for win, place, or show, and will be down significantly from our third place overall last year and our second place in 2021.
Congratulations to…
• Our Two individual National Champions (USMS Long Distance All-American): Dan Kirkland and Barry Fasbender;
• Our ELEVEN other individual swimmers who made the national top ten;
• Our ONE National Record setter—Dan Kirkland, Men’s 75-79 (4675 yds—brilliant!);
• Our FOUR relay team National Champions (USMS Long Distance Relay All-Americans):
o Women’s 55+ team of Jayette, Pettit, Arlene Delmage, & Valerie Jenkins (13,335 yards).
o Men’s 45+ team of Steve Wursta, Jim Josberger, & Hardy Lussier (14,445 yds).
o Men’s 75+ team of Steve Johnson, Bob Bruce, & Dan Kirkland (12,565 yards).
o Mixed 55+ team of Arlene Delmage, Valerie Jenkins, Steve Wursta, & Hardy Lussier (18,655 yards).
• Our THREE other relay teams who made the top three;
• Our ONE relay team that broke the National (and Oregon) relay record—Steve Johnson, Bob Bruce, & Dan Kirkland (12,565 yards).
• Our FOUR swimmers—Valerie Jenkins, Jane Nichols, Hardy Lussier, and Dan Kirkland—who broke Oregon individual records;
• Our TWO swimmers, Valerie Jenkins (4630 yards) & Hardy Lussier (5285 yards), who topped the Oregon women’s and men’s categories respectively;
• Our THIRTEEN swimmers whose performances qualified or moved them up on the Oregon All-Time Top Twelve list for the 1-Hour Swim (https://swimoregon.org/toptwelve/longdistance/OROneHrTop12.pdf);
• Our THREE Oregon local teams whose participation was commendable:
o High Honors—20+: Central Oregon Masters (COMA) (21 swimmers)
o Honors—10+: none
o Merit—5+: Columbia Gorge Masters (CGM) (9 swimmers)
• Everyone who participated! Well done!
Good luck and good swimming!
One-Hour Virtual National Championship Oregon LMSC Results 2023
Women 40-44
28 Callahan, Amanda 41 NCMS 3580
Women 45-49
37 Kehe, Eryn 49 NCMS 2850
43 Frank, Marti 48 CGM 2485
Women 50-54
7 Martell, Beth 51 COMA 4275*
14 Sortor, Becky 51 COMA 4080
27 Ready, Jodi 52 CGM 3710
40 Cross, Suzanne 51 CGM 3075
45 Mears, Julianne 54 CGM 2630
52 Franklin, Christina 51 OCT 2375
Women 55-59
12 Pettit, Jayette 56 COMA 4275*
21 Salton, Gillian 55 COMA 4145*
25 Schultz, Steph 57 COMA 4040
32 Hochman, Juliet 56 CGM 3840
41 Schlosberg, Suzanne 55 COMA 3710
43 Wardell, Jennifer 55 CGM 3685
50 Fadlovich, Angela 57 OR-un 3495
54 Mack, Jaime 56 CGM 3360
71 Rowlen, Jennifer 56 CGM 2790
Women 60-64
2 Jenkins, Valerie 60 CCYM 4630* OR
3 Delmage, Arlene 61 CCYM 4430*
Women 65-69
34 Goodwin, Tracy 66 COMA 3265
Women 80-84
2 Nichols, Jane 82 CGM 2720* OR
Men 50-54
4 Josberger, Jim 52 COMA 4850*
Men 55-59
2 Lussier, Eilhard 58 COMA 5285* OR
16 Wursta, Steve 58 COMA 4310
20 Nelson, Tim 58 COMA 4255
43 Bogard, Clint 56 CGM 3585
47 Waud, Tim 56 OCT 3225
Men 65-69
9 Piette, Jeff 68 COMA 4295
20 Main, Rob 65 COMA 3935
23 Roach, David 68 COMA 3785
Men 70-74
6 Phipps, Tom 70 OCT 4010*
11 Yensen, Kermit 70 COMA 3715*
12 Henderson, Matt 74 COMA 3680
35 Carew, Mike 74 COMA 2865
Men 75-79
1 Kirkland, Dan 75 COMA 4675* NR
3 Bruce, Bob 75 COMA 4260*
8 Johnson, Steve 75 EA 3630*
23 Foges, John 79 COMA 2720
Men 80-84
5 Mohr, Ralph 81 COMA 3225
Men 85-89
1 Fassbender, Barry 86 SOMA 2645
Women 45+: 3 x One-hour
5 OREG (Sortor, Salton, Martell) 12,500
Women 55+: 3 x One-hour
1 OREG (Pettit, Delmage, Jenkins) 13,335
Men 45+: 3 x One-hour
1 OREG (Wursta, Josberger, Lussier) 14,445
Men 55+: 3 x One-hour
7 OREG (Yensen, Roach, Nelson) 11,755
Men 65+: 3 x One-hour
3 OREG (Main, Phipps, Piette) 12,240
Men 75+: 3 x One-hour
1 OREG (Johnson, Bruce, Kirkland) 12,565 NR
Mixed 45+: 4 x One-hour
3 OREG (Payette, Martell, Bruce, Josberger) 17,660
Mixed 55+: 4 x One-hour
1 OREG (Delmage, Jenkins, Wursta, Lussier) 18,655
Mixed 65+: 4 x One-hour
3 OREG (Nichols, Goodwin, Piette, Kirkland) 14,955
2023 National Club Placement (Overall Category):
Not available yet