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Below is the results for Brian Zupancic and a picture,

at the PPD Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon in Wilmington, NC 10/29/2011.

My first full Ironman is on the books!  Things went pretty well despite the wind, rain, and cold.  I finished the Beach 2 Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon in Wilmington, NC with an overall time of 11:38:11.  Yes, that's 11 hours and 38 minutes.  My 2.4 mile swim time was 57:08 (thanks to an incoming tide!).  My 112 mile bike time was 6:08:20 and my 26.2 mile marathon time was 4:17:01.  I finished 139th overall out of 525 male competitors and 25th out of 87 total athletes in the Male 35-39 age group.

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Marnie Rognelien participated in the  PPD Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon Half on 10/29/2011 in Wilmington, NC.  She placed 14 out of 276 with the time of 5hrs., 24mins., 42secs..  Marnie's times for the  1.2 Mile Swim was 24mins., 49secs.;  56 Mile Bike was 2hrs., 59mins., 48secs.;  13.1 Mile Run was 1hr., 50mins., 56secs.

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The results from the 10/29/11 Akron Gen. Health & Wellness Pentathlon SCY.

Lindy Harvey took 1st. place in all of her events.  Took 1st. Place Overall.

Greg Kappa took 1st. place in the Butterfly, Backstroke, Free and IM, 3rd. in the Breaststroke. Took 1st. Place Overall.

Bob Morford took 2nd. place in all of his events. Took 2nd. Place Overall.

Place Name                         Team            Total     50FLY   50BK    50BR     50FR   100IM
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      1 Harvey, Lindy G 39    MEDM-LE   4:23.60    41.70    47.35    45.30    34.84  1:34.41
      1 Kappa, Gregory 64    MEDM-LE   3:43.18    32.57    39.62    42.83    28.78  1:19.38

      2 Morford, Bob 36         MEDM-LE   3:16.70    29.10    34.06    35.88    27.03  1:10.63

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Anitra Lilly swam her first 1.5 Mile Open Water Swim at Echo Lake, Maine this summer. 

She placed First in her age group at The 17th Annual Bill Reeve

Echo Lake Swim held August 6, 2011.

Super job and a first for Anitra.

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Name             Age Group   Gender          Time

Sandra placed 567 out of 610 swimmers and

8th in her division with the time of 47:30 for 1.25 mile event.

 16th Annual Alcatraz Invitational Swim

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OHIO MASTERS LAKE ERIE 1 MILE OPEN WATER SWIM at EDGEWATER STATE PARK, CLEVELAND, OH on July 30, 2011. Sandra Hong finished 3 in her age group and placed 22 over all with the time of 41:48 .

1 MILE

                       CLASS
  ID#  PLACE  PLACE          FINISHER               TIME

  13         22         3               Sandra Hong, 38*      41:48  

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Coach Amro Hassan just returned from Egypt where

he competed in 50, 100, and 400 Free, 50 and 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay

and 200 Free Relay. He took Gold medals in ALL seven events!!

Congratulations Amro!

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The Akron Crossfit Triathlon held 6/26/2011. 
Great Job girls!

Complete results available on web-site:

http://www.champracing.org/files/2011_CROSSFIT_AKRON_RESULTS2.HTM

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On Sunday April 10, 2011, The Medina Masters Swim Club hosted the

third annual Medina Master Sprint Spectacular, at the Medina Community Recreation Center. 

There were approximately two hundred people in attendance including spectators, volunteers, and sixty competitors.

With the help of the Medina Community Recreation Center, Medina MAKOS Swim Team volunteers

and help of community donations, our swim meet was a great success.  

All proceeds from the meet were donated to the MAKOS Swim Team.

I would like to offer a "Special Thanks" to the Medina MAKOS Swim Team volunteers

and Medina Community Recreation Center volunteers. 

The swim meet went without incident, TWO THUMBS UP.

We can't forget "Thanks" to the members of the Medina Masters Swim Club

that donated their time and services to making the meet a success. 

Thanks to those that help organize the meet, down to those that baked something for the meet.

We have been getting email from other swim clubs commending us on what a great job we did on hosting the swim meet.  

Other compliments:  “You guys have a beautiful facility.”

“My wife swims, I just come here for the food.”  

“You guys are really organized.” 

“Those two guys that sang the National Anthem sounded good and without music too!”

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1st - Six of our club members swam at the Lakewood Pieter Cath Memorial SCY Swim Meet this past Sunday.

Congratulations to Lindy Harvey, Greg Kappa, Scott Garchar, Jeff Wagner, Jon Grafious & Amro Hassan.

See the resulsts page for more information.

2nd - While MMSC participates in four local meets as a team each year,

there are thousands of meets all across the country that you can participate in as a member of USMS.

Our Club President, Greg Kappa, would like you to know about a mid-day meet he plans to attend

at Bowling Green State University on March 26, 2011.  Perhaps, you'd like to join him.

Click here for details:  http://www.ohiolmsc.org/meets/upcoming/2011/20110326-BGSU.pdf

3rd - For those of you who have not yet renewed your USMS membership,

you will remain on our club e-mail list through February 28, 2011.

After that, please visit our web-site for practice times, meet announcements,

membership information and more.

Our web-site is:  www.medinamasters.com

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On December 5, 2010, ten members of the Medina Masters Swim Club

participated in the first team competition of the 2010 - 2011 meet season. 

The short course meters meet was held at East Woods School in Hudson, Ohio. 

Congratulations to Nikki Johnson, Marnie Rognlien, Jeff Wagner, Scott Garchar, Dale Tokarsky, Jim Hausen,

Lindy Harvey, Greg Kappa, Reva Keaton and Amro Hassan.  See the results page for more information.

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Greg Kappa, MMSC swimmer/club president, 

participated in the Ohio Masters Pentathlon Swim Meet on

October 10, 2010 at the Gilmore Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio. 

Greg finished first in his age group in each of his five pentathlon events. 

His times are as follows:  50 fly (32.09), 50 back (39.08), 50 breast (43.43),

50 free (28.87) and 100 IM (1:18.25) for a total time of 3:41.72. 

For complete results please visit http://www.lelmsc.org/. Congratulations Greg!

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Congratulations to MMSC team member Nikki Johnson for completing her first triathlon!

Nikki competed in the Cleveland Triathlon Sprint Tri event on August 8, 2010.

She finished 9th out of nineteen in the 25 - 29 year old age division and 167th out of two hundred eighty-six overall.

The sprint event included a .4 mile swim, 16 mile bike and 5K run.

Her times were 9:45 in the swim, 1:08:31 in the bike and 28:55 in the run

for a overall time (including transitions) of 1:52:14.  Great job!

For complete results, go to http://www.pacificsportsllc.com/

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Congratulations to Amro Hassan who competed in the XIII FINA World Masters Swimming Championships

in Goteborg, Sweden on August 2, 2010.  The masters swimming championships take place every two years

and draw the most talented swimmers from all over the world.

Amro finished 5th in the world (50 - 54 age group) in the 100m freestyle with a time of 1:00.04.

For complete results, go to www.2010finamasters.org.

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70.3 Ironman - Racine, Wisconsin (July 18, 2010)

1.2 mile swim/ 56 mile bike/ 13.1 mile run

full results @ www.ironmanlive.com

Brian Zupanic 5:53:38 (swim - 43:15, bike 2:57:39, run 2:06:45)

Finished 732 of 2001 overall & 96 of 245 in division

Scott Garchar 6:03:00 (swim - 41.12, bike 2:50:19, run 2:21:25)

Finished 852 of 2001 overall & 108 of 245 in division

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Congratulations to MMSC coach, Amro Hassan, who earned five gold medals in the Egyptian National Swimming Championships held in Alexandria, Egypt in June 2010.  Amro competed against approximately 200 other swimmers in a 3k open water swim held in the Mediterranean Sea and finished the race first overall.  In the pool, he finished first in the 50m butterfly and the 50m backstroke, swimming down an age group for his team.  Plus, he brought home two more first place finishes for his part in the freestyle and medley relays.  Congratulations Amro!

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On June 6^th, one of our Medina Masters participated in the Cleveland State University Meet. Jim braved the 50 meter long course pool and took 1^st in his three events!! Congrats Jim!

Event 22  Men 35-39 50 LC Meter Freestyle
  1  Hausen, James F       36 MEDM-LE                36.69

Event 28  Men 35-39 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
  1  Hausen, James F       36 MEDM-LE                        1:44.46

Event 33  Men 35-39 50 LC Meter Breaststroke
  1  Hausen, James F       36 MEDM-LE                          45.88

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MMSC has a new secretary as of March 1, 2010.  Reva Keaton has agreed to take over for Bob Phillips in that capacity.  As you may know, Reva has been assisting the Club with its written documentation, newspaper postings, flyers and photographs.  Now she will also be assisting Amro with the meet and handling membership records.  Reva has had a lifelong love of the water and swimming.  She swam competitively for the Falling Oaks (FOHA) Swim Team from the age of 8 to 18 years old as well as for the Medina High School Swim Team.  She joined Medina Masters in 2008 and has enjoyed being a part of the adult swimming community.

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As you may have noticed, MMSC has a new logo.  The logo was designed especially for our club by Stephanie Keaton, a Fashion Design student-athlete at West Virginia University (and Reva’s daughter).  The new unique and modern alligator design with the MMSC lettering can be seen here on our web-site as well as on our new t-shirts.  Thank you, Stephanie!