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Aldo Da Rosa had 28 number one swims in 1998 and closed out the year by breaking age group world records in the 100-meter (sc) back and 400 IM, 1:36.41 and 7:53.88, respectively. Since turning 80 in November, 1997, he has broken more than 80 world, national, and regional records.
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Richard Abrahams
Richard Abrahams was inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame on Friday September 16, 2011. He was a former Wildcat Big Ten Champion.
1999 SWIM Magazine Story...
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Coming out of high school, Wally Dicks was one of the top two breaststrokers in the country. He received a full ride to Tennessee, but only stayed a year-and-a-half. "When I left swimming, I was so burned out, I didn't even want to take a shower," he says.
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Tod Spieker, 52, The Olympic Club, devastated the record in the men's 50-54 age group for the 3,000-yard USMS Postal Swim last weekend. His time of 32:48.65 took almost three minutes off the old...
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Like many of our 1998 Masters Swimmers of the Year, Lavelle Stoinoff had a prolonged absence from the sport. After competing as a youngster, it wasn't until age 44 that she began again because her...
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