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| Status: | Current Member |
| Name: | Laura B Val |
| LMSC: | Pacific |
| Most Recent Club: | Tamalpais Aquatic Masters (TAM) |
Swimming Achievements for Laura B Val:
- Meet results for Laura B Val (1333 swims)
- Top Ten achievements (1075 individual, 217 relay)
- All-American Honors (46 years pool individual, 23 years pool relay, 17 years long distance individual, 2 years long distance relay)
- All-Star Honors (35 years pool)
- USMS Records
(pool individual: 88 currently held, 650 lifetime ,
pool relay: 3 currently held, 83 lifetime,
long distance individual: 1 currently held, 4 lifetime,
long distance relay: 0 currently held, 1 lifetime records)
USMS Service & Recognition for Laura B Val:
- Previous USMS National Committee Positions Held:
Recognition and Awards Committee Member 2011 - 2022
Sports Medicine and Science Committee Member 1994 - 1994
Championship Committee Member 1992 - 1993
Records and Tabulation Committee Member 1990 - 1991
Sports Medicine and Science Committee Member 1990 - 1991 - USMS Awards and Recognition Received:
2003 USMS Athletes Inducted Into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF)
2004 USMS Athletes Inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF)
2016 U.S. Masters Swimming Dorothy Donnelly Service Award - USMS.org article and video references:
- SWIMMER magazine contributions and references:
- September-October 2018 Issue: Featured in "Records Fall at Pan Ams"
- January-February 2018 Issue: Featured in "Mastering Nutrition: Nutrition Tips From the Elites"
- September-October 2017 Issue: Featured in "Getting Better, Not Older"
- May-June 2013 Issue: Featured in "A Round of Applause, Please"
- January-February 2013 Issue: Featured in "The L.V. Method"
- September-October 2012 Issue: Featured in "Splashdown in Omaha"
- November-December 2011 Issue: Featured in "2011 Summer Nationals"
- March-April 2011 Issue: Featured in "From the Center Lanes: Laura Val"
- November-December 2010 Issue: Featured in "Competition in the Caribbean"
- July-August 2010 Issue: Featured in "Tech Suits Add Flavor, But Swimmers Bring the Juice"
- January-February 2009 Issue: Featured in "Records Fall at Walnut Creek "
- July-August 2008 Issue: Featured in " Short Course Nationals "
- July-August 2008 Issue: Featured in "Fast Times Down Under "
- September-October 2006 Issue: Featured in "XI FINA World
Masters Championships" - July-August 2005 Issue: Featured in "Seven Individual Records Highlight One-Hour Swim"
- May-June 2005 Issue: Featured in "USMS Names All Americans and All-Stars for Pool Courses"
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