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For many Masters, when it comes to picking our events at meets, we "play the field"—trying to find that magic event that yields success. In the case of Connecticut Masters' John Merrill, after 85...
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Harry Bartlett has been swimming most of his life. The sport has served him well as the All-American eases into his 86th year. Small in stature, but huge in competition, he is regularly seen climbing...
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Elsa Peacock Mattila - Elsa came to Masters swimming at the urging of John Higgins, the renowned Coach of the Naval Academy, Olympian and Masters swimmer. She lived in Annapolis, Md., at the time,...
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I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland where I competed in all sports through high school. I played on an undefeated basketball team, and made All-Baltimore as a fullback in field hockey. Swimming was a...
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