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The WetSetPACIFIC NORTHWESTASSOCIATION OFMASTERS SWIMMERSVOLU MEU.S. MASTERSSWIMMING INWESTERNWASHINGTONCONTENTS1—President’s Report2—FINA Top 104—All Americans5—New Swimmers6—1-hr ePostal7—Board memberspotlight8—Swimmer spotlight12—1-hr ePostal12—Board MeetingHighlights40,I SSUEMAY- JU N2020President’s MessageBy Sally Dillon, PNA PresidentIt is my sincere hope that our extended PNA “family”is weathering the COVID-19 crisis with strength anddetermination, and that you and your loved ones aredoing your best to be safe and maintain good health.It appears that the only PNA members who arefinding an opportunity to “get wet” are our brave andbold OW swimmers. Kudos to them (and the creators of “swimming” wetsuits) for finding away to keep swimming! Likely the rest of us are hitting the sidewalks, streets, trails, yogamats, and YouTube in order to keep somewhat fit and the pounds off.I’m making it a point to put on “real pants” every day to make sure they still fit – eventhough I have nowhere to go! My husband and I live in a continuing care community (alongwith 500 others). I’m happy to say that NO residents in our skilled/assisted/memorynursing facility have tested positive – nor have theircaregivers. Three of our independent living residents testedpositive, were isolated in their apartments, and are eitherrecovered, or getting there. We have incrediblemanagement and employees here at Timber Ridge inIssaquah – they’re keeping us safe!In response to Governor Inslee’s recent “phased approachto opening businesses and modifying social distancing” list,the PNA Summer LCM meet has been canceled. Effortswere made to see if we could reschedule for August, but aplanned temporary closing of KCAC for maintenance madethat impossible.Due to the cancellation of our Spring Championships, theCoach of the Year and Dawn Musselman awardpresentations have been postponed. We will let you knowwhen we have more information.3PNA Board Member StevePeterson modeled safebehavior with his“COUGHY FILTER” before arecent open water swim.

P AGE2FINA Top 10PNA Historian Walt Reid has compiled and posted lists of the PNA swimmers that made the FINA MastersWorld Top 10 LCM and SCM for 2019. (Check out Walt's comprehensive listings on the Member Services /Top 10 page of the PNA website!)Congratulations to these PNA swimmers that made the FINA Masters Top10 for 2019!SCM individualsAgePlaceW 25-298W 25-295W 35-3910W 35-398W 45-4910W 50-545W 60-6410W 60-647W 60-646W 65-691W 65-693W 65-694W 65-692M 50-546M 50-544M 50-548M 55-598M 65-699M 65-691M 65-697M 65-699M 65-691M 65-691M 65-691M 65-696M 65-699M 65-691M 70-749M 70-746M 75-799Event50 Free50 Back400 Free800 Free400 IM50 Breast50 Back100 Back200 Back100 Free100 Breast100 IM200 IM200 Free400 Free800 Free400 IM50 Free800 Free50 Back100 Back100 Breast50 Fly100 Fly100 Fly200 Fly100 IM800 Free1500 Free50 FreeNameJoanna W WuJoanna W WuAllison L CoxAllison L CoxLianna M BadranMary C ArmstrongZena H CourtneyZena H CourtneyZena H CourtneyCharlotte M DavisCharlotte M DavisCharlotte M DavisCharlotte M DavisMats NygrenMats NygrenMats NygrenDaniel L PhillipsDonald GrahamRick ColellaDonald GrahamDonald GrahamRick ColellaDonald GrahamRick ColellaDonald GrahamDonald GrahamRick ColellaMichael McCollySteven B PetersonRobert T 31.99(Continued on page 3)T HEWETSETMA Y-JUN2020

V OLUME40,ISSUE3P AGEFINA Top 10 (cont)(Continued from page 2)LCM individualsAgePlace EventW 65-696W 65-693W 65-692M 50-5410M 50-544M 50-547M 65-699M 65-691M 65-697M 65-691M 65-691M 65-693M 65-696M 65-695M 75-795Name Club50 Breast100 Breast200 Breast100 Free200 Free400 Free50 Free100 Free50 Back50 Breast100 Breast50 Fly50 Fly100 Fly50 FreeTimeCharlotte M DavisCharlotte M DavisCharlotte M DavisMats NygrenMats NygrenMats NygrenRick ColellaRick ColellaDonald GrahamRick ColellaRick ColellaRick ColellaDonald GrahamDonald GrahamRobert T MSCM RelaysAgePlace EventClub TimeM 240-2791200 FreePSM 1:49.73(Rick Colella, Carl Haynie, Brad V Hering, Daniel L Phillips)M 280-3197200 FreePSM 2:10.44(Steven B Peterson, Robert T Pilger, William B Hayes, John B Baker)M 280-3196200 MedleyPSM 2:31.92(Stephen W Fogg, John B Baker, Steven B Peterson, William B HayesMx 280-3194200 FreePSM 2:17.10(Rick Colella, Steven B Peterson, Charlotte M Davis, Sarah Welch)LCM relaysAgePlace EventClub TimeM 240-2795200 FreePSM 1:56.02(Daniel L Phillips, Rick Colella, Steven B Peterson, Mats Nygren)M 240-2798200 MedleyPSM 2:09.71(Mats Nygren, Rick Colella, Daniel L Phillips, Steven B Peterson)For the complete Top-10 lists, click here (SCM) and here :00.8634.5833.661:15.0830.1530.651:14.0331.613

P AGE4Seeking old issues of The WetSet!By Sally DillonThe WetSet has been the LSMC’s official newsletter since the early 1970s and it wasn’t until 2008 that westarted using an electronic version. PNA Historian Walt Reid is in the process of archiving copies of TheWetSet on PNA’s website, but sadly, PNA’s former long-time Historian Tom Foley passed away about fiveyears ago and the boxes of newsletters and scrapbooks look to be lost.I am hoping some of our members have been “pack rats” and may have old newsletters stuffed in a boxsomewhere. If you are one of those members, please consider donating your old issues to PNA so we canscan and post them on the website. You would be doing PNA a huge service!Please email walt.reid@comcast.net if you have issues to donate. Go to: https://www.swimpna.org/PNA/wetset/ to compare what you have to the issues that are missing.Questions? Feel free to contact me at salswmr@comcast.net.PNA Members Named All-AmericansCongratulations to the PNA members listed below for being named 2019 USMS All-Americans.To be recognized as attaining USMS All-American status, a swimmer must post the fastest time in an event/age group in at least one course of the three official courses (SCY, SCM, and LCM) as listed in the USMS Top10 Tabulation or in one of the recognized Long Distance Championships. For pool events, swimmers mayachieve Individual All-American status for the fastest time in individual events or Relay All-American status forthe fastest time in relay events.PoolJoanna Wu25-29Erin McPeak 35-39Mary Armstrong 50-54Charlotte Davis 65-59Stella Preissler 70-74Mats Nygren 50-54Carl Haynie55-59Daniel Phillips 55-59Rick Colella65-69Donald Graham 65-69Dan Kirkland 70-74Dick Peterson 80-84T HEWETSETBWAQPSMPSMPSMPSMPSMPSMPSMPSMPSMPSMPSMLong DistanceKaty Smith35-39 PSM (All-Star Team)Chad Hagedorn 45-49 PSMScott Lautman 65-69 BWAQMA Y-JUN2020

V OLUME40,ISSUE3P AGEThe Bernardo’s All-Stars Never Say .Dry!By Chad Hagedorn, Masters coach, Tacoma Center YMCAThat U.S. Masters swim team from Tacoma with the hot pink team swimsuits(part of YPKC) has been complying with the social distancing directive whilerebelling against the fact that all pools are closed. Since early April, those whoare game have been swimming up to an hour thrice weekly in the Salish Sea withwater temperatures ranging from the mid-40s to mid-50s. What started with threeswimmers has quickly evolved - there are well over a dozen swimmers in therotation and the ranks are growing with every swim!Chad Hagedorn andSteve PetersonCOVID-19 social distancing protocols are being observedalong with additional open water safety measures(Counterclockwise loops! And stay out of the center!) for thefolks braving the chilly water and curious seals. It’s an incredibly passionate and supportive group.If you’re in the area, feel free to join in!Tristan Fieldssuiting up andready to go!Located on the water’s edge at thesouth end of Ruston Way, Jack HydePark on Commencement Bay has asandy beach and is nestled in a coveperfect for swimming laps. There iseasy and free parking on the other sideof the street less than 25 yards fromthe beach. More photos and swimdetails available atwww.swimbull.com / 253-332-5985.April 17’s Magnificent Seven approach the water.Welcome New Swimmers!Bartlow, JosephBone, MicaelaBrandzel, SusanCrowley, AngelaCziesla, MarcusDeBree, MarielleDiEnno, LaurieDunford, PatriciaFenster, ColinGarcia, SheldonGebow, GaelGeorge, DallasGoldstick, TerryHunt, StephanieInman, JerryInwards, SimoneKatz, MichaelKulinna, LeeLamb, ZacharyLarson, KarinLashley, AustinLau, VincentMartin, LaurenMays, JamesO’Connell, ClarePickett, JakePorter, KatelynRogers, JimmieSchoenbohm, LaurelSemsey, JenniferSkains, DorindaTaylor, JodieZaleski, Douglas5

P AGE6Open Water Season UpdateJust like everything else these days, the schedule for the PNA Open Water Season is up in the air. Here is thelatest information available from organizers of this summer’s events. Please monitor the websites for the differentevents to get the most up-to-date information. In the meantime, stay safe and hope for the best.Swim DefianceDue to the unsure time frame of the COVID-19 virusshutdown, Swim Defiance has been canceled for 2020.We will focus our efforts on Last Gasp of Summer andbe back in full swing next year with both races!Fat SalmonThe 2020 Fat Salmon Open Water Swim wasscheduled for Saturday, July 11th, but has beencanceled due to Governor Inslee’s four-phase plan ofeasing lockdown restrictions.For up-to-date info, follow Swim Defiance on Facebookor check the website at http://www.swimdefiance.com/.This was scheduled to be the 21st year of this 3.2-mileLake Washington shoreline swim from I-90 to MadisonPark Beach in Seattle.Whidbey Adventure SwimDue to COVID-19 restrictions and the governor’sdecision not to allow group gatherings 50 until July12, we have made the tough decision to cancel thisyear’s race. We feel this is the best and safest decisionfor us all.If you preregistered for the race, you will be receivingan email from us regarding your registration fees.https://swpaf.org/whidbeyadventureswim/For the most up-to-date information, please visitwww.fatsalmonswim.com.Aly Fell Memorial Open Water SwimStill on schedule for August 29th. Keep watching http://www.alyfellmemorialopenwaterswim.com/ for up-todate information.Support Your Coaches!We all have a lot going on in this unusual and stressfultime and many may be out of work. But we must notforget our coaches!The closure has had a direct financial impact on ourcoaches. Many are paid by the workout and thoseworkouts have been suspended. Some may have sickleave and paid time off, but these do not cover incomefor extended time. Check with your team to see whatthey are doing for your coach!For instance, one group (the Green Lake Aqua Ducks)allowed monthly and quarterly dues payers who wereT HEWETSETdue a refund for time closed to donate that refund backto help pay their coach. Many also sent extradonations, so GLAD will be able to keep their coachpaid for several months.We all know that not everyone can support their coachand may need help themselves. If you’re in a toughplace financially when the pools reopen, check withyour team to see if there is help available, such as freeor reduced fees.Just don’t stay home. When we can all swim again,GET OUT THERE AND SWIM!MA Y-JUN2020

V OLUME40,ISSUE3P AGEAdult Learn-to-Swim Success Story!By Chad Hagedorn, Masters coach, Tacoma Center YMCAI have a special story. An eager (but fearful) woman named Casandra came to us tolearn how to swim. And she did. And consistently shows up to practices. She evendid Hell Week with us and lived her dreams!“My dream has been to learn how to swim,” noted new swimmer Casandra Batdorf.“I took lessons as a child but feared drowning, so I neverprogressed. I told myself that once I learned, I wanted togo swim with the dolphins.Casandra Batdorf“Well this dream finally came true on February 7, 2020 during a trip to Florida. I got theopportunity to interact, kiss, hug, and shake the dolphin’s fins/hand. It was such awonderful experience that I will never, ever forget. Thank you, [Coaches] Chad and Katy[Smith] for helping me make my dream a reality. You are both great instructors and yourswimming classes are top notch. I’ve learned so much. Thank you!”Board Member Spotlight - Walt ReidName: Walt ReidBirth year: 1940Current PNA position: Historian(formerly long-time PNA Top-10and Records Chair)Significant other: Kathy Casey,married 30 years and met herswimming; she was my Masters Coach at Ft. SteilacoomMasters.# years a member of USMS: 42 years! Joined MastersSwimming for the exercise. Swam in high school and alittle in college, so was interested in the competition.# years a member of PNA: 42 yearsBorn and lived in the Northwest all my life.Competition: I was an active competitor, but I have rarelycompeted in recent years. I no longer swim because Ihave developed an allergy to the chlorine (skin rash). Myfirst year in Masters I was in the 35-39-year age group. Ido want to do at least one meet in my new age group (8084). I last competed in South Korea at the FINA WorldChampionships. Since 1992, I have been the official FINAMasters Recorder. I was required to be present at themeet, so I entered a few events.What do you do for fun that doesn’t involve the pool orOW? I have had a cabin near Mt. Rainier for the last 40years. Keeping it maintained does occupy some of mytime. Also, Kathy has inherited her “family” wheat farm inPalouse, Washington. We spend a lot of time keeping itmaintained.Why do you volunteer for PNA? I wanted to serve as theHistorian. Most of my years with PNA were spentpreparing meet results, records and Top 10. It was beforethe internet so I had a lot of old data in paper form. AsHistorian, I now have the opportunity to make sure thisdata is saved and available to all members.7

P AGE8Swimmer SpotlightKarlyn Pipes - A Champion for Our TimeWith Tom Walker of TWIMYes indeed, The Spotlight is still shining, because it is the Light of the Spirit that unites us as MastersSwimmers, not only here in the PNA, but everywhere. It is a spirit that cannot be overcome and a Light thatcannot be dimmed.We stand in solidarity with all swimmers throughout the world today, who like us, must stand apart from thatwhich we love the most.And yet, this is an opportunity for all of us to step back and reflect, not just about swimming, but also aboutmany of the things that are important to us in our daily lives. I think this hiatus will help us all see, throughrefreshed eyes, how much swimming really means to us. I think it will help us rejoice evermore gladly when once again we can reenter that watery Heaven we so passionatelycrave and cry Hallelujah at the top of our lungs!!!!I first met Karlyn Pipes a few years back at a meet up north hosted by Coach Cal, andafter we had exchanged a few customary pleasantries, she immediately launched into anin-water analysis of my stroke.I found out later that this is the way she rolls .I still vividly remember my feeling of astonishment when I felt an immediate change in mystrokes, for the better! I realized right then and there that this lady knows what she’stalking about! That began a delightful friendship that has allowed me to get to know thistruly remarkable individual.Is she an incredibly gifted swimmer? Is she an aquatic legend? The answer, of course, isyes to both, but there is something about her that goes beyond those things and informsthem. And that is an unquenchable courage and determination.After a titanic battle with alcoholism, which nearly destroyed her life, she responded in the end by takingownership and moving that ownership out to the world around her, changing lives with her positive energy. Shehas taken this magnetic belief in herself and established a brand that today takes her around the world,teaching thousands of swimmers who have flocked to her clinics.So, this interview is a very timely one, because it reminds us of the irrepressible power that lives within all ofus.TW: Karlyn, you’ve been a Masters swimmer for a long time. What enticed you to swim masters?KP: In 1973, my mom Adrienne Pipes went to a Masters swim meet at Palomar College. I sat behind the(Continued on page 9)T HEWETSETMA Y-JUN2020

V OLUME40,ISSUE3P AGESwimmer Spotlight (cont)(Continued from page 8)blocks and volunteered as a timer, completely amazed that these “old”people could swim, let alone get up on the blocks and dive in! It waslife changing. But to be honest, the real hook was watching as theparticipants won gold, silver, and bronze medals for their efforts. Ithought to myself “Wow, Karlyn, if you swim Masters, you can earnmedals for the rest of your life.” I was in!TW: Amen! Since 1993, it looks you have been going “full force”,breaking over 233 FINA Masters world records and setting over 400 USMS national records along the way.You broke your first FINA Masters WR in 1987 in the LC 400 IM. Then, your life took a sharp nosedive, resulting inhospitalization due to acute alcoholism. When you resurfaced out of detox in 1993, did you have ANY idea this iswould happen?KP: Not a clue. When I was released from rehab, my main focus was simply to improve my health. I had literally drunkfor over 4000 days straight, so my body needed a lot of healing. The mental healing came from attending AlcoholicsAnonymous meetings. The physical healing came from getting back in the water. I was grateful that the wateraccepted me back, no questions asked. It didn’t yell at me or remind me of what a screw-up I had become. The waterjust said, “Come in Karlyn, I promise I’ll make you feel better.” And it did! However, I was so sick I could barely swim300 meters. But every day I would add 100 or 200 meters more, and soon I was well enough to join CoronadoMasters.I remember stepping up on the blocks at my first meet. I felt heavy. I was carrying the weight of the lost opportunitiesand wasted potential of my youth. I realized that if I wanted to swim and enjoy it, I would need to jettison thosenegative thoughts. I dived in, swam my heart out, and hit the wall with the biggest smile on my face. I didn’t realizehow much I had missed that “finish-line” feeling. I was grateful I had been given the gift of a do-over.Months went by, I didn’t drink, and I was having fun and swimming fast. It wasn’t long before I was breaking records. Itgave me a wonderful high. I was riding this wave and enjoying every minute of it. The people, the racing, training everything! When you think about, we are extremely blessed to have Masters swimming (AKA adult swim team). Notonly are we offered the “Fountain of Youth,” we are given a stage on which to “perform.” Otherwise we would just be abunch of lap swimmers!TW: So, what is the secret to your longevity in the sport?KP: I think the key to making swimming a lifetime sport is adaptability and not taking yourself too seriously. I learnedthat the hard way. For many years, I enjoyed swimming in its purest form. I loved the water and it loved me back. Wehad a great relationship. Then it started becoming more about the records. I was training hard and racing so often thatI didn’t really notice when my relationship with the water had changed.I now demanded something from the water.It wasn’t until many years later, while I was working the 12-steps of AA, that I realized that my racing and performingwas just an attempt to cover up my insecurities about growing up in an alcoholic home and then becoming one myself.(Continued on page 10)9

P AG E10Swimmer Spotlight (cont)(Continued from page 9)If I swam fast, I wasn’t a screw-up after all, right?Once I realized that my self-worth was not based on my performance, I felt a huge weight lift off my shoulders.I didn’t need to prove myself all the time. I could just be me, and that was enough. Once I took the pressure off,I fell back in love with the water. We’ve been “t

(Check out Walt's comprehensive listings on the Member Services / . W 60-64 6 200 Back Zena H Courtney BWAQ 2:54.36 W 65-69 1 100 Free Charlotte M Davis PSM 1:08.80 . M 55-59 8 400 IM Daniel L Phillips PSM 5:20.13 M 65-69 9 50

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in Greensboro NC where I will dive into the annual business and governance of Masters Swimming, USA Swimming, U.S. Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming. You can expect me to provide lots of interesting information in the coming season starting with the next issue of The WetSet. See you next time!