Lobo Masters Swimming

Lobo Masters Swimming updated their business hours.

Lobo Masters Swimming updated their business hours.

Lobo Masters Swimming

re·sil·ience / rəˈzilyəns / noun - when 50+ masters swimmers show up for Monday morning practice *after* 100x100's long course on Saturday

85 swimmers (Masters + UNM) kicked off 2020 with a BIG swim that's one for the books! Great job everyone!

100x100's practice run by doing only 1/2!

Congrats to our teammates for contributing 24 medals to NM's total medal count!

Nick Decker 50-54 | 3 GOLDS
50 FR - 1st place National Champion - 23.00!
50 BR - 1st place National Champion - 29.49!
50 FL - 1st place National Champion - 23.73! (NEW NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES RECORD)

Karla Bejos 55+ Division
Basketball - 5th place

Joel Swartz 60-64
50 FR - 13th - 28.6
100 FR - 8th - 1:05.37
200 FR - 27th
500 FR - 9th - 7:32.84

Amy Rehfeld 60-64
Triathlon - 6th place - 1:34:50

Peggy Clews 60-64 | 1 SILVER
Triathlon - 2nd place - 1:29:39

Bob Wilson 65-69 | 5 GOLDS | 1 SILVER
50 FR - 1st place National Champion - 25.60!
100 FR - 1st place National Champion - 57.92!
100 BK - 2nd place - 1:07.08
100 FL - 1st place National Champion - 1:06.14!
100 IM - 1st place National Champion - 1:04.91!
200 IM - 1st place National Champion - 2:26.70!

John Blair 65-69
50 BK - 15th place - 40.54
100 BK - 15th place - 1:31.82
200 BK - 9th place - 3:42.45

Kathy Foucar 65-69 | 1 SILVER
Triathlon - 2nd place - 1:29:53

Eric Phillips 70-74 | 3 SILVERS | 1 BRONZE
50 FR - 2nd place - 26.28
50 FL - 2nd place - 30.09
100 FR - 3rd place - 59.31
50 BR - 2nd place - 36.73
100 IM - 4th place - 1:10.28

Colleen Burns 70-74 | 5 GOLDS | 2 SILVERS | 1 BRONZE
200 FR - 1st place National Champion - 2:51.80!
500 FR - 2nd place - 7:35.71
50 BR - 1st place National Champion - 44.83!
200 BR - 2nd place - 3:32.52
100M DASH - 3rd place - 16.42
200M DASH - 1st place National Champion - 34.57
400M DASH - 1st place National Champion - 1:15.68 (NEW USA & NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES RECORD)
1500M - 1st place National Champion - 6:15.98 (NEW USA & NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES RECORD)

Elliot Foucar 70-74 | 1 SILVER
Triathlon - 2nd place - 1:25:34

Hank Miller 75-79
50 BK - 5th place - 41.03
100 BK - 5th place - 1:30.92

CONGRATS to our 2019 Jay Benson Triathlon Teammates

Adam Churchill - 1:00:04
2nd in age group, 7th overall men

Terry Casey - 1:01:10
1st in age group, 1st overall women

Ruthann Goradia - 1:15:13
5th in age group, 14th overall women

Geoff Steffens - 57:42
1st in age group, 2nd overall men

Lisa Broidy - 1:12:33
2nd in age group, 11th overall women

Joe Galemore - 1:17:14
6th in age group, 45th overall men

Liz Fleddermann - 1:27:32
3rd in age group, 53rd overall women

Karla Bejos - 1:29:25
5th in age group, 58th overall women

Amy Rehfeld - 1:26:35
4th in age group, 51st overall women

Kathy Foucar - 1:19:25
1st in age group, 28th overall women

Elliot Foucar - 1:19:04
1st in age group, 51st overall men

CONGRATS to our 2019 Ironman St. George 70.3 teammates:
• Timon Fish - 4:13:44
2nd in age group, 29th overall men
• Lisa Broidy - 6:30:05
27th in age group, 321st overall women
• Zoe Nance - 6:45:28
32nd age group, 386th overall women
• Kim Brooks - 7:40:00
81st in age group, 533rd overall women
• Kara Crotta - 8:00:00+
58th in age group, 593rd overall women

Reminder to set all your alarm clocks to an hour later for Memorial Day...practice is at 6:30am!

Congrats to Robert Mercer who competed in the IRONMAN Texas in late April getting 18th in his division and 129th overall! He completed this grueling 140mi race in 10:19:04 (swim 2.4mi, bike 112mi, run 26.2mi) and his swim was 58:22!

Way to go Lobos at USMS Masters Nationals! Congrats to Teddy and Nick Decker, Bob Wilson, and Bob White! Lots of best times, Top 10 & Top 3 finishes, and a couple National Champion Awards!!! 🏆...compliments of Nick in the 50 FR🥇 & 50 FL🥇! WAY TO GO!

Live from Pontevedra, Spain – Colleen Burns crowned World Multisport Champion 🏆 in the Aquathlon (1000m swim – 19 min, 5k run – 23:26)! Water - 14.3c (wet suit req'd), Air - 22c (light wind). Said she felt great from start to finish! 💪

Enjoying a slice of pie success

And one of our Masters swimmers is making headlines outside of the pool! 🥧

abqjournal.com Retired doctor adds national awards to baking accolades

Great news...Erin completed her 27.3km 😲 Apache Lake swim to the Horse Mesa Dam!!! Water ranged from 68-72, air temp 80-85! CONGRATS! 🥳

Heavy Snowfall = No Practice Tomorrow! Stay warm :)

100x100's!
Longcourse!
67 swimmers!
Happy New Year!

Lobo Masters Swimming's cover photo

Just kidding 😜...BUT you can swim the annual YOU-CAN-EAT-WHATEVER-YOU-WANT-AFTER-YOU-SWIM Practice on Thanksgiving Day at 6:30a!

Congrats to Lobo Masters COLLEEN BURNS for becoming World Champion in the 2018 World Championship Aqualthon - 1k swim / 5k run in Fyn, Denmark (she won by only :15 sec)!

6:30a

Reminder 1hr early @6a this SAT...

Splash Away Cancer to Benefit Patient Care Programs at UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center

Come on down in the morning!

krqe.com The ‘Splash Away Cancer!’ event will take place Saturday, May 19. The swimming fundraiser supports cancer research and patient care programs at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center. The event is sponsored by the Lobo Aquatic Club, UNM Recreational Services, and New Mexico Masters Swimming. For mo...

Splash Away Cancer

2018 Splash Away Cancer is underway!

kob.com Khalil chats with Terry Casey and Matt Benedict about the Splash Away Cancer Event.

When one of the Lobo Masters qualifies for Kona 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️

University of New Mexico Swimming & Diving

Thank you Khalil Ekulona and KOB 4 for having us today to speak about the 4th Annual Splash Away Cancer on May 19th! #GoLobos splashawaycancer.org/

1. Choose your own "Dedication Distance!"
2. Registration at the door!
3. Visit SplashAwayCancer.org

BIG CONGRATS to Adam, Erin & Tom who survived SWIM MIAMI!
Tom: 1h19m - 5K, Adam: 1h25m - 5K, Erin: 2h51m - 10K

Big Congrats to Mitch, Dick, Julie, Robert, RuthAnn, Kelly, Kathy and Elliot for completing their 10/1/17 thru 3/31/18 Virtual Swims! Mitch got 1st Place in the 250 mile division!

Congrats to David and Sterling at the Lake Havasu Tri! David was 1st in his age group and 15th overall in the Olympic and Sterling was 2nd in his age group and 26th overall in the Sprint!

SAT 3/17 @ 6AM - 10K

Well...they made it!

The wind is blowing,
The ice is hard,
The pool's been cut,
The lane ropes are in,
...it doesn't get any more real than this.
Go Amber/Erin/RuthAnne/Terry!!!!

These ladies are Lake Memphremagog bound to compete in a 25m competition pool that is literally cut out of a frozen lake!
Stay Calm! Swim Fast! & Recover Quickly!

MLK Monday regular 5:30am practice time