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MONTGOMERY ANCIENT MARINERSNEWSLETTERThe RimeVolume 14, Number 1May, 2008WHAT’S INSIDEANCMS HOST ANOTHER 2008 USMS SHORTSUCCESSFULCOURSE NATIONALSPage 2: ANCM Profile: GreggALBATROSS OPENMAY 1-4, AUSTIN, TXScace - Rollerbladerby Tom DenesPage 3: ANCMs Race in theMore than 200Choppy Gulf in Record Numbers swimmers swarmed the2008 ANCMAward: Peter JohnsonMAC March 15 to racethe 16 th annualAlbatross Open. Thisi n c l u d e d3 8ANCMs. While theANCMs hit the startingblocks, the GermantownMasters swam off withthe team high point trophy for the thirdyear in a row. Germantown amassed 1,977points and the ANCMs placed second with1,559 points. The Reston Masters scored1,043 points for third.Fast swims were recorded in severalevents, including some that broke existingUSMS or World standards. In the women’s50-54 age group, Lisa Van Pelt-Diller ofGermantown Masters set a new WorldRecord of 2:34.69 in the 200 meterbackstroke. Virginia Masters set a newUSMS Record in the 400 meter medleyrelay for the 160-199 age group. The quadof Troy Johnson, Patricia Miller, DaveHolland and Alice Phillips swam a 4:28.74to set the new standard.For the fifth year in a row, TroyJohnson (Virginia Masters) won the FastestMan in the Water award, sizzling to a timeof 23.45, his fastest time at the AlbatrossOpen so far. Jennifer O’Reilly (RestonMasters) picked up the plaque for theFastest Women in the Water with ablistering 28.48.In the Women’s division, the HealthUnlimited Hurricanes accumulated themost points, beating out Reston Mastersand Germantown Masters. In the Men’steam totals, Germantown Masters outpacedthe ANCMs and Reston Masters.While the atmosphere in Austin isknown for its laid-back pace, the USMSShort Course National Championshipsmeet was nothing but FAST. Getting amedal at Nationals never comes easy, butthis year was especially difficult. Here isa snippet to gauge the level ofcompetition: 1976 Olympic legend JimMontgomery did not even place in the topten in his age group in the 100 and 200yard freestyle events! In Montreal he gota gold and bronze in those two events,respectively.Nine swimmers represented theANCMs at Nationals this year. The menplaced 17th out of 131 clubs. Furthermore,eight of our nine swimmers set teamrecords (yours truly ruined the perfectstreak) and all ANCM swimmers tookhome at least one Longhorn medal.Coach Clay led the way by virtue ofhis breaking three National records andfive team records. Clay knew the Lee andJoe Jamail Swim Center quite well – heswam for the University of Texas and setAmerican records in the pool back in theearly 1980’s. Looking at the Texas Wallof Fame, we also got to see what Claylooked like with hair! Remote ANCMswimmer Chris Weissman won threeevents, set one National record andestablished four new team records. HiredGun, Ringer, whatever you want to callhim – he had a stellar meet in his new agegroup. Hugh (Dad) Roddin won one eventand was cheated out of winning a secondgold (obscure DQ that was not evident onthe video).Three ANCM swimmers set teamrecords in all of their events: Clay, MarkPugliese, and Ruth (Mom) Roddin. Mark(Continued on page 4)(Continued on page 5)Service inPage 4: A Ride on the Wild Side— New York City StyleEric Friedland - Son of anANCM Reaches Olympic TrialsPage 6: Event CalendarOFFICERSJeff Roddin, PresidentPeter Johnson, Vice PresidentKate Fisken, SecretaryMauricio Rezende, TreasurerDottie Buchhagen, Webmaster/Newsletter EditorTom Denes, Past President/co-Newsletter EditorJeff Roddin, RecordkeeperClay Britt, RegistrarAt-large officers: Dave Harmon,Geoff Pierce, Cathy Gainor,Lynn WymelenbergFROM THE EDITORS Check out all the meet results andupcoming events on ouwebsite at http://www.ancientmariners.org Please send comments and suggestions:to dbuch@mindspring.com or toWaterPrfCh@aol.comby Jeff Roddin
The RimeVol. 14, No.1Page 2May, 2008ANCM PROFILE:GREG SCACE ROLLERBLADERby Tom DenesGreg Scace is an Ancient Marinerwho uses swimming to cross-train forcompetitive in-line skating. I recentlychatted with Greg about his in-lineexploits.Q. How did you get interested in inline skating?I grew up in frigid upstate NewYork, where ice-skating is a popularmethod of acquiring frostbite. I was apretty typical teenager in that my friendsand I would play pickup hockey andgoof around on the local rink onweekends. I eventually moved to awarmer climate and forgot about skatinguntil the early 90s when the wholeRollerblade brand inline skating thinggot pretty popular. It looked like a lot offun.Q. What appeals to you about in-lineskating?First, road skating is reallytechnique intensive, in much the sameway as swimming. There's a bigpremium for being an efficientskater. And unlike ice-skating, which isalways done on flat surfaces, we skateuphill and down, which requires a rangeof techniques and a high degree ofadaptability. For example, one canbecome aerodynamically very smallwhen descending hills, allowing one toattain higher speeds than mostcyclists. Skating strokes at high speedson flats or downgrades are as long aspossible, with skates aligned with thedirection of travel. Skating uphillrequires a more rapid turnover, withskates angled to the direction of travel.Skating fast is a more intense andpersonal experience for me compared tobiking. When I ride a bike, I'm consciousof being on a machine - my bike. I'mconscious of being in the right gear tosuit my pedaling style, but I don'tconstantly think about mymechanics. Perhaps I'm a sloppy bikerider. Conversely, when skating I don'tfeel like I'm on a machine. The skatesare an extension of myself. I'm intenselyaware of my body position and how I'mapplying force to the road. When I train,I think about my skating to the exclusionof everything else. I find this to be verycleansing.Two things that are really fun forme are cornering and drafting. I reallylike the feeling of leaning into cornerswith my skatesloaded up and Iliketheaccelerationfro mdo ingcrossoverscorrectly. I feelmuchmo reconfident thanon a bike. Packracing is a lotlike bike racing in that drafting andenergy conservation play a big role inhow things turn out. We go almost thesame speed as bike racers so the draft ishuge. Skaters skate very close togetherin the pack, usually able to easily touchthe skater ahead. What's really cool isthat we can push. The draft is so hugethat skaters often get sucked right intothe skater ahead. We push with our fistsrather than with our hands open. Thisprevents people from grabbing the skaterin front if they inadvertently trip.Q. I understand that you do thiscompetitively. Tell me about some ofyour races.I've been surprising myself lately inthat I seem to be getting faster as I getolder - go figure. Last June I had thepleasure of winning a local halfmarathon - the Skate of the Union. I hadno idea that was in the cards until 200meters off the start line when I putmyself into a 3-skater breakawaycomposed of myself and two skatersfrom Capital Racing, a DC-basedspeedskating team. The break wassuccessful, and we gained 3 minutes onthe 4th place skater. I spent most of therace trying to figure out how not to getsuckered into leading out the sprint. As itturned out, the guy who I pegged asprobably the best sprinter got a niceleadout from his teammate, but hetripped and lost a few feet - enough towind up third. I outsprinted histeammate. Score one for us old guys.The result gave me confidence that Imight be competitive with pro skaters, soI raced in the Pro Veterans class at theNorthshore Marathon, which is thelargest inline skating race in NorthAmerica. The race is 26.2 miles long,between Twin Harbors, Minnesota andDuluth, along the shore of LakeSuperior. Last year over 3500 skaterscompeted. The major difference I foundbetween the pros and amateur racers isthat the pros are extremely aggressive much more so than amateurs. Someoneis always attacking, so the pack willaccelerate to 25 miles an hour while itcontains a breakaway attempt, then slowto 17 or 18 mph until someone elseattacks. I ended up getting dropped outof the pack eventually, but I still put up apretty good time and I learned a lot. Like"Do More Intervals!"This year I hope to do a bit moreracing. There is a very competitive 5race series being run in Trexlertown, PA,which I hope to skate in. I am alsoskating on the Skaters Quest team andI'm planning to skate in a 24 hour teamrace in Montreal, Canada on Sept 6 and7.Q. How much do you train everyweek?I try to skate 4 or 5 days a week andswim with my wife, (ANCM) Casey, onSunday. I usually do two days ofintervals each week, with varyingamounts of work / rest. I mix this upwith distance workouts on other daysand drills every day during warmup. I'mfortunate that I work close to SenecaCreek State Park, which is pretty hilly,so even distance workouts have variableintensity.Q. What do you do to stay incompetitive shape during the winter?I do indoor rowing and skate if theweather is at all decent. I skated prettyfar into January the last two years.Q. I understand that you and yourwife also sailed competitively. Tell meabout that.We sailed and raced boats for years.We sailed in one of the Olympic classes- International Tornado, which wasreally competitive. We worked prettyhard at it and eventually made the USSailing Team in 2002.
The RimeVol. 14, No.1Page 3May, 2008ANCMs RACE IN THECHOPPY GULF INRECORD NUMBERSby Cathy GainorA record 11 ANCMs braved a bigger-than-usual chop, 300 other swimmers,and fear of sharks to race in the 2008Hurricane Man along St. Pete Beach, FL,on May 10.Promised by longtime race veteransKathleen Etxegoien (8 years), AngelaNevaldine (8 years) and DottieBuchhagen (6 years) that they wouldencounter warm, clear Gulf of Mexicowater as "smooth as glass," some of thenewbies were a bit displeased with theirteammates as they watched wave afterwave crash on shore as they prepared forthe 2.4-mile swim."I was very nervous and wonderingif the joke was on me 'cause the waterhad been even worse the morning beforeat 7:30 a.m., and everyone said don'tlook at the water during the day -- it willbe smooth as glass in the morning," saidDebbie Kelsey, who placed fourth in herage group with a 1:38.45. "The goodthing for me was with choppy water, Icould not see anything so I didn't have toworry about seeing any fish!"The other good news: the water wasa perfect 79 degrees.All 11 ANCMs finished the race,with five placing: Barbara Mueller (2nd,55-59); Lynn Wymelenberg (4th, 50-54);Debbie Kelsey (4th, 55-59); PollyPhipps (5th, 50-54); and Cathy Gainor(5th, 40-44).The chop and "an unfavorable tide"meant slower times than in past years,according to the St. Petersburg Masters,which hosted the race.Some ANCMs, like PauletteBrowne -- swimming in her first-everopen- water race -- said she keptthinking about how much fun the swimwas and how much she liked her life.Others, like Tom Denes, doing his third - and he says final – Hurricane Man, saidwhat kept him going was thinking "neveragain." Denes, representing the men ofthe ANCMs, was the only one who wasrolled by a wave.Susan Blum, also swimming in herfirst open-water race, was fearful at first,but after swimming a little breaststrokeand avoiding the beginning-of-the-racescrum, calmed down and finished in animpressive 1:53.43. Afterward, theANCMs headed over to the HurricaneLynn Wymelenberg, Susan Blum, Debbie Kelsey, Dottie Buchhagen, Tom Denes, AngieNevaldine (in back), Cathy Gainor, Kathleen Etxegoien, Polly Phipps, Paulette Browne, Barbararestaurant for a breakfast of eggs,sausage, sweet rolls, fruit, coffee and -yes -- free beer, and to collect theirawards. Then they hit the shops andenjoyed the 90-degree heat on the beach.And some of them frolicked in the nowcalmer water.2008 ANCM SERVICEAWARDby CJ Lockman HallCongratulations to Peter Johnson,the recipient of the 2008 ANCMServiceAward.S i n c ejoining theANCMsin 1995 fullyserved inmyriadcapacities. He was an At-Large boardmember in 2003-2004 before steppingup in 2005 to his current position asVice President.Peter is the go-to guy for socials,whether the end of summer picnic,winter holiday party, or the AlbatrossOpen, making sure we are awash inbeverages and piled high with food.You’ll always find him on the ever-sopopular party clean up crew (possiblyto snag choice left-overs).He has timed at many AlbatrossOpens, and, although he swims forfitness, often participates in the meet tosupport the team.Peter coaches Tuesday nights atthe MAC, and has coached at nearly allof our locations. He also makes surewe are outfitted with team caps.We are pleased to present thisyear’s Ancient Mariner Service Awardto a very strong and appreciated link inour team chain.
The RimeVol. 14, No.1Page 4May, 2008A RIDE ON THE WILDSIDE — NEW YORKCITY STYLEALBATROSS OPEN(Continued from page 1)Thanks to Meet Director CathyGainor and all the other volunteers whomade this a most successful meet.by Dottie BuchhagenWarming-upOn deckMeet Director Cathy GarinorGetting readySigning inFastest Woman in the Water JenniferO’ReillyTimersLisa Van Pelt-Diller and Dyann CharetteDancy, Germantown Masters coachPicture this. 30,000 people – with30,000 bikes – all in the same place atthe same time. Well, that happened earlySunday morning, May 4, when I rode inthe Five Boro Bike Tour in New YorkCity.The morning was grey and cold. Weassembled at the starting point in LowerManhattan at 7:30 a.m. The first wavewas sent on its way while the rest of usshivered in the 52-degree temperature,waiting for our signal to start cycling. Iset out at 9:00 a.m. It was a fast, straightshot uptown through the FinancialDistrict, Greenwich Village, Midtown,and up to 57th Street via Sixth Avenue.Then, a bottleneck. Four lanes of bikersmerged into two lanes to go throughCentral Park. By this time we weregetting warm. Spirits were high.Finally, into and through CentralPark and down the long hill to Harlem.On through Harlem, a turn onto MadisonAvenue, across the Madison AvenueBridge into the Bronx for a couple ofmiles, back into Manhattan across theThird Avenue Bridge and onto the FDRDrive. Fortunately, all the roads on thebike route were closed to traffic, not thatthere would have been any room forcars. At this point, the marshals weretelling us we only had three moreboroughs to go!The sun came out and the dayturned pleasant. Down the drive to theQueensboro Bridge, up the ramp, acrossthe bridge, down to Queens for the firstrest stop/festival. Cheering spectatorswere sprinkled along the route, and weheard the kinds of encouragement thatonly New Yorkers can offer. After avery pleasant ride through parts ofQueens and Brooklyn, we ended up onthe Brooklyn-Queens Expressway(BQE). By this time, the day was turninghot. We were at mile 27, with 15 moreto go.Out along the BQE, through a bit of(Continued on page 6)
The RimeVol. 14, No.1Page 5May, 2008SC NATIONALS(Continued from page 1)broke a minute in the 100 Back –somebody please check his birthcertificate to verify he is 55 years old! Iwas lucky enough to swim in the sameheat as triple Olympic gold medalistJosh Davis in a couple of my events.Before the 100 IM I figured he wouldget as far ahead of me as possible goinginto the freestyle leg so I couldn’t catchhim at the end. And wouldn’t you knowit – he was as far ahead of me as possiblegoing into the freestyle leg. He musthave been scared Hugh and Ruth RoddinFirst time USMS Nationalsswimmers Mark Michael and DavidCheney both medaled and set new teamrecords. Mark laid down a smoking fast100 Fly to finish in the top three. Davidunfortunately made good friends withthe officials on Sunday but did have abig time drop and placed well in his 200Fly on Saturday.Jason Crist spent the offseasonrecruiting for our team. Unfortunately hedid such a good job he ended up gettingbumped from the medley relay. But hewas a sport and even suggested we dropdown an age group so I could swim onthe relay (normally the strategy is toswim in the oldest permissible agegroup). Even with three guys over 45,our 35 medley relay placed 3rd with atime that would have won by 3 secondsin any of the past three Nationals.Below are full results for ANCMswimmers (event, time, place):Britt, Clay (M45-49)50 Fly24.019100 IM53.723 (Faster than previous NationalRecord)100 Back52.331 (National Record)50 Back24.31(National Record)200 IM2:03.05Cheney, David (M50-54)50 Fly26.55200 Fly2:13.67100 FlyDQ200 IMDQCrist, Jason (M45-49)50 Fly25.27100 IM59.21200 Fly2:13.02100 Fly55.9550 Back27.55200 IM2:09.96Michael, Mark (M45-49)50 Fly24.4450 Free22.47100 IM56.26100 Fly53.05100 Free49.69Pugliese, Mark (M55-59)50 Fly25.59200 Back2:14.3750 Free24.10100 IM1:00.68100 Back59.96Roddin, Hugh (M65-69)200 BackDQ200 Fly2:49.08100 Back1:09.19100 Fly1:06.6950 Back32.17Roddin, Jeff (M35-39)50 Fly24.0350 Free22.24100 IM54.45100 Back54.59100 Fly52.1315276252861416101111103943653200 IM2:00.904Roddin, Ruth (F65-69)50 Fly45.35550 Free37.607Weissman, Chris (M45-49)100 Breast59.60150 Free22.9620100 IM54.97550 Breast27.141(National Record)200 Breast2:14.303200 IM2:00.38 1Men 200 Medley Relay (35 )1:36.673Britt, Clay(24.66)Weissman, Chris(26.65)Michael, Mark(23.86)Roddin, Jeff(21.50)SON OF AN ANCMREACHES OLYMPIC TRIALS32131215647Congratulations to Eric Friedland, age17, son of ANCM Warren Friedland andhis wife Wendy. Eric qualifed for theOlympic Trials in the 100 and 200 meter(LC) breast stroke at the NCSA Jr NationalChampioship Meet in March. He tooksecond in the 100 and first in the 200 withtimes of 1:04.44 and 2:20.40, respectively.He will represent RMSC at the OlympicTrials from June 29 - July 3 in Omaha, NB.FREEAll registered ANCMs canreceive a free swim cap.Contact your coach.Clay Britt and Jeff Roddin
The RimeVol. 14, No.1Page 6May, 20085 BORO BIKE TOUR(Continued from page 4)Bay Ridge and onto the access to theVerrazano Narrows Bridge. At mile 37,the bridge wasa challenge. Asteady up-hillclimb for amile to thecenter of thebridge.Thebreezewassaltyandrefreshing as Ithought of That Scene in Saturday NightFever. The reward for the effort was amile-long descent to Staten Island and theFestival at mile 39. Photos, food,entertainment. But just a pause for me.After many hours on the road, I was readyto head back. Only 3 more miles to thefinish line – the Staten Island Ferry andthe trip back to Bowling Green inManhattan.Riders came from all over the world.I saw flags from France and Switzerland,met people from Brazil, England, and FarRockaway. I was surrounded by a varietyof languages. Riders dressed in outfitsranging from ―professional‖ racing toweekend casual. Placing stuffed animals,signs, flags, and windmills on helmetswas popular, and it helped members ofgroups to keep tabs on one another.Pedestrians greeted us, in our highlyidentifiable numbered vests, withquestions, best wishes, and words ofwelcome before and after the race.Yes, there were accidents, includingone very bad one that held us up fornearly an hour on the off-ramp of theQueensboro Bridge. When I looked backat the thousands of cyclists who werestopped behind me, I felt relieved that Iwasn’t at the end of the pack. Most of theaccidents were minor scrapes and bumps.Several other delays where six lanes ofcyclists merged into one or two laneswere somewhat refreshing, as I was ableto take in the views, snap a few photos,and chat with friendly people. We wereall in this together, and we were alldetermined to finish.It was quite a day! I did this ride 27years ago, with only one-third the numberof participants. We moved faster, didn’tstop, and finished earlier. And I don’tremember being as tired. But I doremember having as much fun.Photo credits: Dottie Buchhagen - pp.2-6; Rick Kelsey - p. 3 (Hurricane Women & Man); Jeff Roddin - p.5 (Clay & Jeff)SUMMER SESSION BEGAN SUNDAY, APRIL 20All registrations are now online. For information and links to the MontgomeryCounty Recweb Online Registration, go to our website at http://www.ancientmariners.org/bull.ANCM BULLETIN BOARD IS ON THE MAC LOWER LEVELEVENT CALENDAR 200820086/8: Great Chesapeake 4.4-mile Bay Swim & Chesapeake 1-mile Challenge, Stevensville, MD; http://www.lin-mark.com (CLOSEDFOR ENTRIES)6/14: 16th Annual ANCM trip to the STOUDT’s Summer Beer Festival6/18-22: IGLA Championships hosted by DCAC at UMD in College Park, MD http://www.swimdcac.org6/28: USMS 1-mile Open Water Championships, Long Island Sound, Madison, CT7/12: USMS 2-mile Cable Championships, Chris Greene Lake, Charlottesville, VA7/19: Swim for Life 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-mile Swims; Chestertown, MD; http://www.swimdcac.org/Swim4Life.html8/23-24: 4th Annual Terrapin Cup and 2008 Colonies Zone LCM Championships, University of MD, College Park, MD; s-2008-LCM-entry-form.pdfSometime in August or September - Annual ANCM Picnic in Seneca Creek State Park — details will be emailed to the team.9/27: Chesapeakeman 2.4-mi Swimfest, Cambridge, MD; http://www.tricolumbia.org/ChesapeakeMan
The Rime . MONTGOMERY ANCIENT MARINERS NEWSLETTER . More than 200 swimmers swarmed the MAC March 15 to race in the 16. th. annual Albatross Open. This i n c l u d e d 3 8 ANCMs. While the ANCMs hit the starting blocks, the Germantown Maste
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