This past weekend was the North Carolina Short Course Yards Championships for masters swimming. Three people from the Rocky Mount YMCA participated in the event, and did very well. Doug Slater swam in men's 45-49 division, Brooks Whitehurst in women's 25-29 division and Mike Schuttinga in the men's 40-44 division.Doug, took two 2nds, two 3rds, and a 4th place finish:
- 4th 50 Yard Freestyle 24.86
- 3rd 100 Yard Freestyle 53.55
- 2nd 200 Yard Freestyle 2:02:.12
- 3rd 500 Yard Freestyle 5:45:85
- 2nd 100 Yard Backstroke 1:01:93
Brooks, also took two 2nd finishes and a 6th as well:
- 2nd 50 Yard Freestyle 36.07
- 6th 100 Yard Freestyle 1:22.58
- 2nd 100 Yard Freestyle 3:06.67
Mike, had a 2nd place finish and two 3rds:
- 2nd 1000 Yard Freestyle 12:44:50
- 3rd 50 Yard Butterfly 27.08
- 3rd 100 Yard Butterfly 1:00.37
This is truly a remarkable performance by all three swimmers. This event hosted some of the top competitors in the state. Only three people from the Rocky Mount YMCA swam in the event, yet the still managed to finish in the top six eleven times! Great Job everyone! For complete results click here.
Mike Schuttinga has done an excellent job building the Masters Swim program at the YMCA. If you have any interest in swimming, or are looking to supplement some of you running with cross training, please take some time to speak to him the next time you are in the Y.
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