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Jim Eubank died at age 88 1/2 on Monday afternoon March 1, 2004 at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., of complications following a stroke he suffered on February 23, 2004. He will be...
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Graham Johnston
Graham Johnston (M 70-74), 2001 Masters Swimmer of the Year
Along with Ron Johnson, Graham Johnston was the most successful male septuagenarian in 2001. The Houston-based...
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I watch Bob Strand at local Pacific Masters swim meets in northern California. All of us watch him. That's what you do when there's a superstar in your midst. Strand specializes in one thing and does it better than almost anyone else in the world: he swims breaststroke.
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Ron Johnson died on August 8, 2009 at the age of 78. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday August 15. Ron was inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame in 2007. He was...
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Flo Carr, a freestyle specialist from Sun City Center, Fla., ended 2001 with eight new national records. Two important breakthrough swims came in the 50 and 100-yard freestyles, when Carr became the...
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Who says you can't look forward to turning 40? Beth Baker of Virginia Masters burst into the 40-44 age group last year and promptly took it over, finishing 2001 ranked number one domestically in an incredible 24 events.
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All of 25 years, Louisville's Rachel Komisarz is the baby of this year's elite group of all-stars. She's also its ringer, for Komisarz is really a stunningly fast member of USA Swimming's national...
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