A couple of years ago, I was speaking with Bert Hazlett when he told me that he was going to really get in shape. Boy, did he. This past weekend, Bert went to Atlanata to compete in the National Masters Swimming Championships. It turns out that Matt Meade was there, too.
The fact that the two of them qualified for the national championship is impressive enough. But, they also swam very, very well. Matt placed third in the 1,650 (the swimming version of the mile) in a time that looked pretty impressive to me. Bert placed 5th in the 50 free in a time that was close to his best in college. They both swam a number of other races, too. Wow.
Now, the question is whether the Class of 1987 can get enough swimmers back in the pool to have a relay team at next year's meet.
Well done, swimmers!
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Swam with Bert years ago as an age group swimmer. He still owes the 50 Freestyle record at the OVAC's since 1983.
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