Sun City swimmers picked up 30 medals, 20 of them gold, at the annual Six County Senior Olympics Swim Meet at the Addison Park District Pool on July 23. Eight Stingray Club members took part in swims that included fifty yard races in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke, as well as 100 and 200 yard freestyle events and the grueling 100 yard individual medley, comprised of 25 yards each of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
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Under U.S. Masters Swimming Association rules, women and men race separately, and swimmers are timed against one another, according to five year age group increments. Stingrays were represented in age groups ranging from 60 to 85 plus years.
In all, Sun City won 20 first place gold medals, nine silvers, and one bronze. The individual winners by age group were:
85-89
Caryl Fabian – Five Gold Medals: 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, and 200 Freestyle
75-79
Anne Broderick – Four Gold Medals: 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle
70-74
Nancy Moore – One Gold Medal: 50 Backstroke, Three Silver Medals: 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, and 200 Freestyle, One Bronze Medal: 50 Breaststroke
70-74
Joanie Koplos – Two Gold Medals: 50 Butterfly and 100 IM
65-69
Kate Malay – Two Gold Medals: 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle
65-69
Ginny McCann – Two Gold Medals: 50 Backstroke and 50 Breaststroke; One Silver Medal: 50 Freestyle
60-64
Carol Schaefer – Two Silver Medals: 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle
60-64
Coach Len Lencioni – Four Gold Medals: 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Butterfly, and 50 Freestyle; Three Silver Medals: 100 IM, 100 Freestyle, and 200 Freestyle.
