Striper Swimmers Rack Up the Honors

Jim Evans received an honorary designation by the Noblesville Adult Swim Team, Inc (Team NASTI) as a "Butter Nut." To achieve this title, a swimmer must complete at least 500 consecutive yards of legal butterfly swim stroke. He received a commemorative t-shirt and certificate.

Dick Scott participated in the Colonies Zone Short Course Yards Masters Championships at George Mason University April 4 and 15 . He placed first in the 50-yard breast stroke, 100-yard breast stroke, second in the100-yard Individual Medley (IM) at a personal record time, and third in the 50-yard back stroke, also as a personal record. He swam in the following first place finishing relays: 400-yard men's freestyle relay, 400-yard men's medley relay, 200-yard men's medley relay and the 200-yard mixed medley relay.

Four team swimmers participated in the Virginia Senior Games and Masters Meet held at Virginia Beach on May 4 and 5.

Dick Scott out-classed his age group on the 50, 100 and (for the first time) 200-meters breast stroke: all first places! He also swam a personal record 100-meter IM. for a second place. Ray Funkhouser swam a 100-meter IM for the first time, and a personal record 100-meter breast stroke. He was awarded an "IM, Do It All" t-shirt.

Also at the Virginia Beach meet, Betsy Chambers received a first place in the 400-meter freestyle, second in the 8oo-meter freestyle, third in 50-meter back stroke, second in 100-meter back stroke, third in the 50-meter breast stroke, second in the 100-meter breast stroke, and first in the 200-meter breast stroke. 

Coach, Kathryn Gregory, swam to first place finishes in the 50 and 200-meter freestyle, 50, 100 and 200-meter back stroke, second place in the 50-meter breast stroke and 400-meter IM, and third in the 200-meter IM.