Greenville Splash Masters
January News Splash
Say Hello to 2016
Swimmer of the Year: Klaus Pless
Klaus Pless Named Swimmer of the Year
Klaus attempted the Swim Around Charleston in 2013 and made a few rookie mistakes as he exceeded the time limit and was pulled out of the water. Many swimmers would give up on such a huge undertaking, but this only spurred Klaus on. He was determined to reach the finish line in 2015 and not repeat previous mistakes. So he trained even harder with 12-13 hours per week which included some killer distance workouts up to 8,000 yards at a time. Klaus spent months preparing for the 12 mile swim. He set a goal of finishing the swim in 5:59. At the start of the swim Klaus says the first miles flew by like nothing thanks to a strong current. He then followed a period of swimming without current; he pushed through wind, waves and mental toughness. He happened to see a coast guard boat and got a little nervous that he would get pulled out again. But he saw the finish line and gave a big smile and sprinted to the end with his strong little kicks. His finish time was 5:59:31, exactly 29 seconds ahead of his prediction. It was the sweet smell of victory! He felt so strong he could have turned around to swim back for another 12 miles. Klaus is an inspiration of what can be possible even though there may be set backs along the way. Klaus looks forward to learning more from his swim coaches, fellow swimmers and to the next endurance challenge. Klaus especially wanted to thank all of his coaches, his kayaker and sidekick, Allan Byer and many others.
South Carolina
SCM
Championships
Tyler Sanders
Upcoming Events
Jan 30
Speedo USMS One Hour e-Postal National Championship
7:00 - 9:00 am at Westside. Must RSVP with Leslie or Amy. Swimmers will be required to swim one hour and time one hour. Come swim for fun or to enter the postal event.
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1308&smid=6958
Feb. 19-21
South Carolina SCY Championships in Myrtle Beach, SC
Online entries due by Feb. 16
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1860&smid=7145
Postponed to March 5-6
Charlotte Sunbelt SCY Meet at Huntersville Family and Fitness Center
11725 Verhoeff Rd. Huntersville, NC 28070
Our team loves this meet! We have a ton of fun. We need you to help us score team points! Online entries due by Feb. 28.
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=234&smid=7042
April 9-10
Dixie Zone SCY Championships in Atlanta, GA
April 14-17
Y Nationals, Sarasota, Fl Contact Sara Bopp for more info: drsara@charter.net
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1709&smid=2950
April 28-May 1
USMS Nationals, Greensboro, NC
Please let Leslie know if you are going. So far the following swimmers are planning to attend: Roger Clifton, Susan DeMere, Chris Gibbs, Daniel Hynum, Christina Jeffrey, Gene Magliaro, Carolyn Moore, Pam Morris-Wingerter, Casey Oliver, Kristi Panaytoff, Gretchen Pingley, Leslie Scott, Nicole Smith, Scott Tanner, Warren White
June 4
Low Country Splash 2.4 and 5 Mile Open Water Swim, Charleston, SC
Sept 17-18 Greenville Splash Hosts the Upstate Splash
Saturday: Upstate Splash Open Water Charity Swim, Lake Jocassee
Sunday: Swim Clinic with Chloe Sutton at Westside
Splashing Accomplishments
The Upstate Splash presents a check to Westside to provide swim lessons for at-risk youth.
We had a record number Long Course National Awards: 14 Swimmers received individual top ten recognition, 22 relay top ten times and 3 All American relay teams!
Every season USMS compiles the times from meets across the country and these swimmers earned top honors in their age groups.
Top Ten Individual:
Scott Tanner: 6th 1500 Free, 4th 100 Back, 200 Back and 50 Fly, 10th 100 Fly, 8th 200 Fly, 9th 200 IM
Wesley Sawyer: 7th 200 Back, 10th 50 Back
Mark Kothe: 7th 100 Free
Bill Robertson: 8th 100 Free
Rachel Smith: 5th 1500 Free
Kenzie Alexander: 7th 1500 Free
Molly Willingham 4th 50 Back
Jenni Russell 7th 400 IM, 9th 200 Breast
Stephanie Nagele: 7th 100 Back and 800 Free
Kiah Bellows: 4th 200 Breast, 5th 400 IM
Karen Sturgis: 8th 800 Free, 9th 200 IM
Tracy King: 7th 100 Breast
Jennifer Cranny: 5th 800 Free, 8th 50 Fly, 3rd 200 Fly, 6th 200 IM, 7th 400 IM
Carolyn Moore: 7th 100 Breast, 8th 200 IM
Relay Top Ten
120+ M 200 Medley: Wesley Sawyer, Scott Tanner, Neal Robinson, Mark Kothe
120+ M 400 Free: Neal Robinson, Joaquin Navarro, Mark Kothe, Scott Tanner
160+ M 400 Medley: Scott Tanner, Wesley Sawyer, Troy McAlister, Mark Kothe
240+ M 400 Medley: David Preuninger, John Delvin, Rick Haverland, Allan Byer
72+ W 200 Free: Jenni Russell, Rachel Smith, Kiah Bellows, Stephanie Nagele
72+ W 200 Medley: Molly Willingham, Jenni Russell, Kenzie Alexander, Stephanie Nagele
72+ W 400 Free: Rachel Smith, Kenzie Alexander, Kiah Bellows, Stephanie Nagele
72+ W 400 Medley: Kenzie Alexander, Jenni Russell, Molly Willingham, Rachel Smith
120+ W 200 Free: Kenzie Alexander, Tiffany Ours, Amy Browning, Casey Oliver
160+ W 200 Medley: Karen Sturgis, Amy Browning, Carolyn Moore, Tracy King
160+ W 400 Free: Leslie Scott, Carolyn Moore, Sara Bopp, Karen Sturgis
160+ W 400 Medley: Carolyn Moore, Tracy King, Karen Sturgis, Amy Browning
240+ W 400 Medley: Kristi Panayotoff, Chris Gibbs, Leslie Scott, Christina Jeffrey
120+ Mixed 200 Free: Jenni Russell, Mark Kothe, Rachel Smith, Neal Robinson
120+ Mixed 400 Medley: Casey Oliver, John Delvin, Rachel Smith, Joaquin Navarro
160+ Mixed 400 Free: Tracy King, Tyler Scott, Karen Sturgis, Jerry Anguiano
160+ Mixed 800 Free: Carolyn Moore, Amy Browning, Troy McAlister, John Delvin
200+ Mixed 400 Free: Leslie Scott, John Delvin, Carolyn Moore, Troy McAlister
200+ Mixed 800 Free: Leslie Scott, Sara Bopp, Warren White, Rick Haverland
280+ Mixed 200 Free: Christina Jeffrey, Bill Robertson, Kristi Panaytoff, David Preuninger
280+ Mixed 200 Medley: Bill Robertson, David Preuninger, Kristi Panaytoff, Christina Jeffrey
All American Relays: The fastest relays in the U.S. in their age group for 2015
72+ W 800 Free: Kiah Bellows, Rachel Smith, Kenzie Alexander, Stephanie Nagele
100+ Mixed 400 Free: Molly Willingham, Wesley Sawyer, Stephanie Nagele, Scott Tanner
100+ Mixed 400 Medley: Neal Robinson, Kiah Bellows, Scott Tanner, Stephanie Nagele
Fabulous Swims at the South Carolina SCM Championships in Columbia!
It was exciting to have 3 new swimmers: Gretchen Pingley, Nicole Smith and Roger Clifton! We had 2 high point winners: Nicole Smith and Kristi Panayotoff and many first place finishes. A special shout out goes to Roger Clifton for dropping 4 seconds off his 50 free time! Thanks to Susan DeMere, Chris Gibbs, Christina Jeffrey, Stephanie Nagele, David Preuninger, Bill Robertson, Warren White and Leslie Scott for making Greenville Splash proud.
All Americans 72+ 800 Free
Top Ten 240+ 400 Medley
All Americans 100+ 400 Free
Workout Schedules
TuTh 5:30-7:00 am, M 9:00-10:30 am, Sat 7:00-8:00 am
MW 6:30 - 7:30 pm (starting Jan. 4)
No joining fee in January
The pool will be long course every weekend except 1/9, 1/30, 2/27 and 3/5
Pool closed from 1:00 on 2/12 through 2/15 all day for swim meet.
Kroc Center
MWF 6:00-7:00 am
Sat 8:00-9:15 am
Coach leads the workout from the water
No joining fee in January
Middle Tyger YMCA
M/Tu/W/Th 7:00-8:00 pm
Coach leads the workout from the water
Monte St. Amant
New Years
Greenville Splash
Team Fundraising
Need some swimming gear:
Order swim gear through our team store: www.swimoutlet.com/greenvillesplash
This helps our team fundraising.
When ordering through www.keifer.com use the team code Splash to receive discounts
Holiday Fun
Time to Register with United States Masters Swimming
Greenville Splash Masters
Email: greenvillesplash@gmail.com
Website: www.greenvillesplash.com
Location: Director, Leslie Scott
Phone: 864-283-1328
Facebook: facebook.com/gsplashmasters
Twitter: @gsplashmasters