2005-10-20
Flagstaff's Mountain Masters' Fall Classic
From Liz Hobbs
Last weekend, 40 masters swimmers from Arizona and Colorado assembled at NAU's Wall Aquatic Center for a weekend of fun and competition. The weekend started with a hike up the San Francisco Peaks to experience the beautiful fall colors. On Saturday afternoon, everyone had a chance to be videotaped, both over and underwater, and to work on starts, turns, and strokes. The day ended with a delicious pasta dinner for participants and their guests.
The meet on Sunday went wonderfully, thanks in large part to Judy Gillies and Laura Winslow, who spent their weekend travelling to Flagstaff and volunteering their time to officiate and help. Appropriately, the Mel Dyck Swimmer of the Meet award was won by it's namesake, Mel Dyck. He raced over 700 meters of butterfly and swam 3 200's back to back to back. He is an inspiration to us all, and it was great to have him and Grace back from Colorado for our meet.
We look forward to holding the Fall Classic annually, and hope to see you here next year.
Last weekend, 40 masters swimmers from Arizona and Colorado assembled at NAU's Wall Aquatic Center for a weekend of fun and competition. The weekend started with a hike up the San Francisco Peaks to experience the beautiful fall colors. On Saturday afternoon, everyone had a chance to be videotaped, both over and underwater, and to work on starts, turns, and strokes. The day ended with a delicious pasta dinner for participants and their guests.
The meet on Sunday went wonderfully, thanks in large part to Judy Gillies and Laura Winslow, who spent their weekend travelling to Flagstaff and volunteering their time to officiate and help. Appropriately, the Mel Dyck Swimmer of the Meet award was won by it's namesake, Mel Dyck. He raced over 700 meters of butterfly and swam 3 200's back to back to back. He is an inspiration to us all, and it was great to have him and Grace back from Colorado for our meet.
We look forward to holding the Fall Classic annually, and hope to see you here next year.
