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The Patriot Masters Swim Team is open to any GMU student and to adult swimmers (18 and older). The team is geared towards fitness and competitive swimming at any level. Coaching is provided for stroke and turn analysis, competitive swimming techniques, and swimming-related out of water training. While a large emphasis is placed on training, there is also vibrant social atmosphere with after-workout hottub sessions. We swim because we enjoy it! You do not have to compete to join. |
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2009 COLONIES ZONE SHORT COURSE YARDS MEET
Thank you for attending the Colonies Zone meet. Again, there were some very fast times, and we hope everybody enjoyed themselves.
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Please click here for the results. Please contact the meet director cherylaward@yahoo.com to report any errors in the results.
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2008 SPRINT CLASSIC
Thank you very much for attending our meet this year. We had a great turnout, and hope everybody enjoyed themselves. We hope to see you again next year!
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Click here to view the unofficial time trial results.
2008 COLONIES ZONE SHORT COURSE MEET RESULTS
Thank you for attending the Colonies Zone meet. There were some very fast times, and we hope everybody enjoyed themselves.
Please click here for Real-Time Meet Results
Please click here for the Results. Please contact the meet director cherylaward@yahoo.com to report any errors in the results.
2007 SPRINT CLASSIC
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2007 COLONIES ZONE SHORT COURSE MEET RESULTS
Thank you for attending the Colonies Zone Meet. There were a lot of great swims!
Please click here for the official results. Last update was April 29, 2007.
NEWS
The Patriot Masters Swim Team lost one of its founding members in late May when Steve Highley, 61, passed away after a long bout with cancer. Steve was one of the original six members of the team that formed when George Mason University completed its Aquatics and Fitness Center in 1999 and he swam for the Patriots ever since. Before that, Steve swam with the DC Masters and Burke Masters for many years and had been part of masters swimming for at least 20 years. Steve had been battling cancer for almost a decade and continually amazed his teammates with his determination to swim and stay in shape despite frequent chemotherapy sessions.
Steve often remarked that he felt his swimming was a major reason he was able to beat back the cancer several times before. Steve was very well liked and was an excellent teammate – always with an upbeat attitude during practice and always willing to swim any relay you asked him to during a meet. Steve accumulated several USMS top ten times over the years, both individually and on relays and, when healthy, was unbeatable in the backstroke events. He still holds team records in backstroke and individual medley events in more than one age-group and placed in national championship meets during his career. Steve will be greatly missed by all his teammates and coaches at George Mason who will always fondly remember him as a great friend and role model.
Parking passes have been issued. Please be extremely careful about where you park.
Check out our team bylaws. This link will take you to a Microsoft Word document that gives our bylaws. This is another step to becoming an official non-profit organization.
If anybody wants to serve on the board next year, please let
Tim Timmons know. Here are our club officers:
President--Tim Timmons
Treasurer--Elaina Moy
Secretary--Roz Schanzer
Registrar--Melanie Yu
Yup, we've got some people on our team who are competitive. Trash-talking is completely acceptable on this team. Here's something for people to talk about! Tim Timmons was nice enough to put the records into an Excel spreadsheet that is available on this Web site. Click the link below to open or download the spreadsheet.
Team Records (As of September 1, 2008)
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Workout Times
(NOTE: Always reference the
Aquatics Center Web
site for Pool Closure Information!)
Winter Practice Schedule (September 15-May 15)
Monday 4:45 a.m. - 6:15 a.m. For the winter, the pool is set up for short-course yards workouts. |
Summer Practice Schedule (May 16 - September 14)
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. For the summer, the pool is set up for long-course meters workouts. |
The link above will take you to the GMU Aquatics Center web site. Click Back to return here!
Coach: Peter Ward
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Peter is the coach both of the Patriot Masters Swim Team and the George Mason University collegiate swimming and diving team. Peter started the GMU and Patriot Masters swim teams from the ground up beginning in 1998. His hard work and dedication are paying dividends for all the swimming programs at GMU. In the first three years of the program, the Mason women went from last to first in the Conference and 29th in the country. They followed that up with four consecutive Conference titles. The men have moved up from last to second where they have finished for the past 4 years. Peter was named Colonial Athletic Association women’s Coach of the Year in 2002, both men’s and women’s Coach of the Year in 2003 and men’s Coach of the Year in 2005. Peter has coached 25 All-American athletes, including three-time honoree Tom Koucheravy who earned it in both the 1,650 free and the 500 free at the 2006 and 2007 NCAA’s. Prior to Koucheravy, Lauren Stinnett (2001-02), became the first Mason Swimming and Diving athlete to attain the accolade. He has also coached a total of 55 CAA champions, 18 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champions, 12 Olympic Trial qualifiers, two Southeastern Conference title winners and one Southwest Conference champion. Before arriving at Mason, Peter was the swimming head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). In three seasons there, he compiled a 30-2 women's record - including back-to-back undefeated seasons in 1995-96 (9-0) and 1996-97 (8-0) - and a 20-10 mark with the men. His benchmark season at IUP occurred in 1997-98, when the women's team finished seventh and the men's team finished 11th at the NCAA Division II meet.
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Coach: Cheryl Ward
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Cheryl started coaching the Sunday Masters practices to give her husband one day a week away from the pool. She now tries to get in the water 3 or 4 times a week believing that swimming is the ideal sport to keep her fit for life and looks forward to years of fruitful Masters competitions. Like her husband, Cheryl is no stranger to the water. She represented her native Canada in many International competitions including the 1982 World Championships, 1982 Commonwealth Games, 1983 Pan-Pacific Championships, 1987 World University Games and 1987 Pan American Games. The highlight of her swimming career came in 1984 when she placed 5th in the 400 Free Relay at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Cheryl graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. While at Arkansas, she was a four-time All American and school record holder in the 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 200 IM and 400 IM. After graduation she wrote banking software for 6 years and is now an At-Home-Mom to 2 girls – Rebecca (12) and Rachel (10). |
Contact Information
We've set up a special email account for contacting us. This email will be sent to a couple people in our club, so somebody will get back in touch with you very soon. Or, stop by the GMU Aquatics Center during a practice and chat with us or talk to the people behind the front desk.
Email: Patriot Masters The GMU Aquatics Center: (703)
993-3939 |
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United States Masters Swimming (USMS) is the national organization that coordinates and sponsors Masters Swimming. For administrative purposes, USMS is divided into Local Masters Swim Committees (LMSCs). While you do not have to register to swim with the Patriot Masters Swim Team, you will need to register to compete. To find out more about United States Masters Swimming: www.usms.org |
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