STAGE ONE of the 2018 VIRTUAL SWIMTATHLON LEAGUE is complete, and we had some AMAZING performances this season!
Here are a few stats:
35 “Officially” registered
21 women and 14 men
13 states (MT, WA, OR, CA, MN, MI, VT, AK, AZ, NV, NC, MO, and Hawaii!)
2 countries (USA and Germany)
We have twelve NEW league members this year with a few HOLD-OUTS still from last. If YOU are getting this message but have not registered for THE 2018 SWIMTATHLON LEAGUE yet, please REGISTER HERE.
32 athletes completed all five events of STAGE ONE, and eight new STAGE RECORDS were established. Congratulations to Leann Rossi (52) from Atlanta, Bethany Lee (48) in Honolulu, Jeff Enge (30) in St. Louis, Patrick Brundage (51) in Scottsdale, Mark Johnston (58) in Polson, Michael Leake (40) in Bennington, and Daniel McIntosh (25) in Soldotna for setting their respective age group records.
Jeff Enge of St. Louis stands atop the Men’s Results with some blazing times and a 2:36.05 cumulative total (22.86FR, 29.62BR, 25.01BK, 24.23FL, and 55.33IM). JUST WOW!
Leann Rossi of Atlanta took top honors on the Women’s side with a cumulative time of 3:30.00 (29.19FR, 37.79BR, 36.06BK, 31.84FL, and 1:15.12IM). Well done!
The STAGE RESULTS are attached below. There are pages for OVERALL, BY GENDER, BY AGE…and my savior…AGE-GRADED. With the age-grading, I used the formulas published by USMS from a few years back. The factors may not be perfect, but they are close, and it’s the only way I can keep up with Jeff! Interesting stuff for debate.
THANK YOU for participating in this year’s League. We have raised $350 to support two worthy causes:
Swim Guide to monitor the recreational water quality of Flathead Lake
USMS Swimming Saves Lives effort to promote adult learn to swim programs
Finally: DON’T forget this year’s DISTANCE FREE TRIATHLON. Times can be submitted at anytime during the year.
Even if you missed STAGE ONE, you can still join our LEAGUE...we'd love to have you!
Mark
