UNITED STATES MASTERS SWIMMING •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1997 TOP TEN SHORT COURSE METERS and WORLD RECORDS as of November 1, 1997 LONG COURSE METERS .. SHORT COURSE METERS Published March 1998 UNITED STATES MASTERS SWIMMING l 997 TOP 'TE~ SI IORT COLR<;E METEHS The 1997 Short Course Top Ten is the third issue in a series of three 1997 Top Ten issues produced by United States Masters Swimming. Inside you will find the Top Ten Times for the 1997 Short Course Meter season (swims performed in a 25 meter pool) made on or before December 3 1 . 1997 and forwarded to the Records and Tabulation Chairman, Pieter Gath. by February s. 1998. Each LMSC is responsible for reporting the Top Ten Times. CSMS national records. and world records achieved in its LMSC. The first line under each event (which is indented) is the current national record for that event and age group. An "NV" after a top ten time indicates that appropriate documentation has not yet been supplied and the time Le; ~ot Yerified as a record. Each person (individuals and relay members) on this list is eligible to purchase a Tup Ten Patch with stroke segment. To receive a patch. send ss to Darlynne Ferguson. P.O. Box 8005, Canton. OH 44 71 1. Add s 1 for each additional stroke segment desired. The first issue in this series is 1996-1997 Short Course Yards (swims performed in a 25 yard pool). Times and records considered for this Top Ten list must be made on or before May 31st and reported to the Top Ten Chairman by July 1sth. The 1997 Loo~ Course Meters (swims performed in a so meter pool) list is the second issue in this series of Top Tens. Times and records considered for this Top Ten list must be made on or before September 30th and reported to the Top Ten Chairman by October 20th. Once the SCM Top Ten is finalized, the official 1997 All American Roster will be produced. A swimmer/relay who has the Top Ten time in one or more event(s) in any one of the three courses qualifies for All American status. To order an All American Certificate and Patch. send a check for SS made out to USMS to: USMS National Office, 261 High Range Road. Londonderry, NH 03053. Those individuals performing the most first place times, in the most events, in their age group are awarded All Star status. All Stars will receive a special award from Tue. FINAi .S, this years event sponsor. All American (individual) and All Star rosters will appear in the MayI June issue of SWIM Magazine. The USMS All nroe Top Ten is available in all three courses. This publication lists the top ten fastest times recorded over the years in each age group and each event. The cost is S4 for one course. S3 for the second or S 10 for all three. To order, make check payable to Suzanne Rague and send to her at: 935 NW 1 70th Place. Beaverton. OR 97006-4831. Masters Swllnmiog World Top Ten Tabulation is a yearly publication produced by FINA. To order. make check payable to FINA for S7 and send to them at: FINA, Avenue de Beaumont 9. 1O12 Lausanne · Switzerland. For more information on lJSMS, visit our Web Site at http://www.usms.oril. There you will find everything you want to know about United States Masters Swimming, including: Administration, Coaching, Competition. Fitness. Merchandise, Places to Swim, Training, the World of Swimnling and Wms to USMS Top·Ten, USMS and FINA World Records. We would like to send a big TI-IANKS out to the members of the Top Ten Committee and the L.MSC Top Ten Recorders who are all dedicated volunteers who spend countless hours at their computers on our behalf. Thank you Betsy Durrant for handling the subscription lists and Gene Donner and Gateway printing who duplicates this final product. Happy Swimming! Tracy 1997 SHORT-COURSE METERS - TOP-TEN INDIVIDUALS 32.91 BRITT GREINEDER 24 • 100 H. BUTTERFLY 2:06.20 HEIDI HANNENIAN 26 33.39 RACHEL HANDREN 22 1:05.38 JAMIE RAAB 94 2:11.99 JANE CAIRNS 27 WOMEN 19-24 34.84 ELIZABETH ZEHR 22 1:09. 46 LOUISE APPLETON 24 2:14.75 NAN CY NOR TH 29 35.93 K PRINGER 24 1:10.75 HARMONY JOHNSON 19 2:16.46 JENNIFER JACOBS 29 . 50 M. FREESTYLE 36. 15 HARMONY JOHNSON 19 1:11.36 KORNELIA TOSEGI 23 2:16.B7 BRIDGET COLL 27 26.66 ALISON TERRY 97 36.82 REBECCA KUNTZ 24 1:12.69 RACHEL HANDREN 22 2:17.47 CAROLYN BENTLEY 28 26.66 ALISON TERRY 23 37.37 LAURIEJO HALL 21 1:16.66 ELIZABETH ZEHR 22 2:19.43 COURTNEY THCl'1AS 25 28.68 BRITT GREINEDER 24 37.52 AMBER STORCH 22 1:17.68 SARAH CURRAN 22 2:19.62 D MORTENSEN 25 29. 13 JESSICA SANTO 23 • 100 H. BACKSTROKE 1:18.35 ERIN R GLOCK 24 2:20.81 RACHEL BERKOWITZ 26 29.39 HARMONY JOHNSON 19 1:08.94 TATE BIRNIE 95 1:18.63 J GEHEINHARDT 24 2:20.93 MALLORY SLAUGHTER 27 29.51 RACHEL HANDREN 22 1:10.66 NICOLE PAPLHAH 23 1:19.09 BRITT GREINEDER 24 • 400 M. FREESTYLE 29.66 LAURA YEHLE 19 1:11.50 BRITT GREINEDER 24 1:21.03 REBECCA BORDEN 21 4:24.18 SHEILA TAORMINA 96 30.67 JENNIFER BREWER 21 1:11.64 RACHEL HANDREN 22 • 200 H. BUTTERFLY 4:44.85 NANCY NORTH 29 30.72 SARA BERRY 23 1:16.79 LAURA JUKELAND 24 2:28.91 LOUISE APPLETON 97 4:45.30 ELLEN BAIRD 27 30.99 SUZANNE L BAKER 22 1:17. 12 NICOLE ZITTA 24 2:28.91 LOUISE APPLETON 24 4:54.24 BRIDGET COL L 27 31.06 EMILY HOWARD 19 1:17.43 AUDRA RESCHKE 23 3:14. 02 CAHHY CHEN 22 4:54.35 JENNIFER JACOBS 29 • 100 M. FREESTYLE 1:18.64 LAURIEJO HALL 21 3:34.66 DANA FRANKS 24 4:57.81 GILLIAN FUCIGNA 29 57.86 ALISON TERRY 97 1:19.86 K WILSON 22 • 100 M. INDIVIDUAL HEDLEY 4:59.83 TOHO KAWASAKI 26 57.86 ALISON TERRY 23 1:20.25 ANNE SPENCER 22 1:05.34 BEATA KASZUBA 95 5:01.64 F CRANNELL 29 1:02.67 RACHEL HANDREN 22 1:20.30 REBECCA KUNTZ 24 1:07.37 ANITA NALL 21 5:03.06 MALLORY SLAUGHTER 27 1:02.73 BRITT GREINEDER 24 • 200 H. BACKSTROKE 1:08.06 ALISON TERRY 23 5:04.09 KAR EN LEAHY 28 1:03.78 JESSICA SANTO 23 2:22.61 N IJUNDERLI CH 95 1:08.89 CHRISTINE JEFFREY 24 5:06.04 SHAWNA MILNER 28 1:04.47 KORNELIA TOSEGI 23 2:27. 18 ALISON TERRY 23 1:10.94 BRITT GREINEDER 24 • 800 H. FREESTYLE 1:04.52 HARMONY JOHNSON 19 2:37.40 NICOLE PAPLHAM 23 1:13.40 LAURA DOUGLAS 24 8:51.18 SHEILA TAORMINA 96 1:05.56 JENNIFER BREWER 21 2:44.43 LAURA JUKELAND 24 1:13.51 RACHEL HANDREN 22 9:47.23 NAN CY NORTH 29 1:06.13 SHAWNA Y O'LEARY 20 2:45.89 JOANNE SONBERG 23 1:14.08 JESSICA SANTO 23 10:05.82 SUSAN D STRONG 26 1:06.78 K WILSON 22 2:47.31 LAURIEJO HALL 21 1:14.76 RHONA SWAIN 23 10:08.81 CHRISTE NA PAZOS 28 1:06.94 AUORA RESCHKE 23 2:49.79 AUDRA RESCHKE 23 1:15.46 LAURA YEHLE 19 10:16.06 BRIDGET COLL 27 • 200 M. FREESTYLE 2:50.10 JE NNIFER TAM 21 1:18.63 LAURIEJO HALL 21 10:26.28 MALLORY SLAUGHTER 27 2:08.96 ALISON TERRY 97 2:56.39 REBECCA KUNTZ 24 • 200 M. INDIVIDUAL HED LEY 10:31.62 SUZANNE GEDNEY 29 2:08.96 ALISON TERRY 23 2:57.56 K WILSON 22 2:30.37 N WUNDERL ICH 95 10:32.29 SHAWNA MILNER 28 2:09.32 CHRISTINE JEFFREY 24 3:03.72 JEANNE COON 22 2:30.82 ALISON TERRY 23 10:55.27 ANN HILL 28 2:13.25 ANI TA NALL 21 . 50 M. BREASTSTROKE 2:37.76 KORNELIA TOSEGI 23 10:56.00 KATHY WEBSTER 29 2:17.46 RACHEL HANDREN 22 32.09 BEATA KASZUBA 95 2:38.57 RHONA SWA IN 23 11:08.70 MICHE LLE C DEASY 25 2:20.04 JENNIFER KENYON 24 33.90 ANITA NALL 21 2:39.80 JOANNE SONBERG 23 • 1500 M. FREESTYLE 2:20.88 NICOLE PAPLHAM 23 36.63 RHONA SWAIN 23 2:40.74 RACHEL HANDREN 22 16:36.07 SHEILA TAORMINA 96 2:21.71 JESSICA SANTO 23 39.19 DANA KESSEL 23 2:42.89 KATHERINE PINGER 24 18:26.05 NANCY NORTH 29 2:23.29 JENNIFER BREWER 21 39.81 DEBBIE EVANS 20 2:42.94 HEGUMI MASUDA 24 19:07.99 BRIDGET COLL 27 2:23.32 SHAWNA Y O'LEARY 20 40 . 12 JULIE HOWARD 23 2:46.01 ELIZABETH ZEHR 22 19:17. 05 HILARY DEVINE 25 2:29.62 CATHER IN E FUSS 23 41 .32 ALEXANDRA BLANK 19 2:46.18 HARMONY JOHNSON 19 19:43.08 MA LLORY SLAUGHTER 27 • 400 M. FREESTYLE 41 . 43 SIMONE RUBINSKY 21 2:51.65 J GEHEINHARDT 24 20:02.80 F CRANNELL 29 4:43.50 LISA DIAL 92 41 . 48 DAWN CARLSON 24 • 400 H.