Pictures of events, activities and swim meets in the Nebraska LMSC.
2024 SCSC Masters March Madness Meet
Sarpy County Swim Club (SCSC) Masters hosted its inaugural “March Madness” swim meet at Papillion La Vista High School March 16. Participating Omaha Masters (OMAH) swimmers (Above, L-R): Cassie Jahn, Boston Small, Morgan Foxworthy, Jason Howell, Nate Miller, and Isaiah Johnson. (Click on picture for a larger image.)
2024 Keefe Lodwig Keep It Short Swim Meet
30 Swimmers from Nebraska and Iowa competed in the 2024 Keefe Lodwig Keep It Short Masters Swim Meet at the Common Ground Aquatics and Recreation Center in Elkhorn (West Omaha) on February 3. (Click on image for larger picture.) MEET RESULTS.
2024 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge
Above: Twenty-six Nebraska Masters swimmers participated in the 2024 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center/Fremont Family YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska on Monday, January 1. Swimmers chose either 100x100s, 100x75s, or 100x50s yard swims on a 1:30 or 1:40 interval. Event entry fees consisted of donations to the Omaha Food Bank and the Fremont YMCA Aquatics. These 26 swimmers swam a total of 191,250 yards. (Click on picture to view larger image.)
Above: Nebraska Masters swimmers with the Common Ground Community Center swim club (L-R): Sheila Wrobel, John Apker, Dave Wells, Paul Peterson, John Kreamer, and Doug Garland get ready to swim in the 2024 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center/Fremont Family YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska on Monday, January 1. (Click on picture to view larger image.)
Above: Nebraska Masters swimmers in the “10,000 Yard Club” (L-R): Patrick Prince, Paul Watson, Sharessa Gutierrez, John Apker, Cassie Jahn and Doug Garland after finishing 100x100s on 1:30 minute interval during the 2024 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center/Fremont Family YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska on Monday, January 1. Well done! (Click on picture to view larger image.)
Below: Nebraska Masters swimmers at the 2024 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center/Fremont Family YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska on Monday, January 1.
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Congratulations to Nebraska Masters swimmer Mike Irvin who set a world record in the Men’s 55-59 100 meter (SCM) IM on October 28, 2023, at the Kirn YMCA in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mike’s record time was 1:00.75!
Sharill Prey-Luedtke, who swims for Lincoln Masters and Others (LMAO), recently competed in the World Aquatics Masters Championship in Kyushu, Japan from August 2-11. Sharill competed in several events and earned top 10 finishes and Nebraska state records in the Women’s 55-59 200 Butterfly, 400 IM, 400 Free, and 800 Free. Congratulations Sharill! Oh, Sharill now holds the Nebraska state record for every event in the women’s 55-59 age group. Check it out here.
Dianna Carda, who swims with the Common Ground Masters in Elkhorn, recently competed in the 2023 World Dwarf Games in Cologne, Germany from July 28 to August 5. Dianna competed in several sports and earned Gold medals in the 50 meter back and 50 meter Fly in the pool, and discus in track and field. 
She also captured Silvers in the 50 meter Breast, 50 meter Free, and shot put; and Bronze medals in the 60-meter dash and badminton. Congratulations Dianna!
And finally, congratulations to Nebraska Masters men Jon Gouger (UC29), Nick Soltys (UC29), John Apker (Common Ground), and Sean Larson (Common Ground) for placing in the
top ten and setting new state records in several events at USMS Summer Nationals (LCM) in Sarasota, Florida earlier this month!
Below: Nebraska Masters swimmers from Omaha (OMAH), Common Ground (CGCC), and Lincoln (LMAO) clubs at the 2023 Cornhusker State Games at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center/Fremont Family YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska on Sunday, July 9. (Click on picture to view larger image.)
Above: Nebraska Masters swimmers (L-R): Judith Stucky (Unattached), Ivan Maggert (Unattached), Sharill Prey-Luedtke (Lincoln Masters and Others), Dave Wells (Common Ground) and Jan Sedivy (Common Ground) after competing in the 2023 Iowa Senior Games swim meet at Valley High School in West Des Moines June 11, 2023.
Above: Nebraska Masters swimmers get ready to start the 2023 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center/Fremont Family YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska on Sunday, January 1. Swimmers chose either 100x100s, 100x75s, or 100x50s yard swims on a 1:30 or 1:40 interval. Event entry fees consisted of donations to the Omaha Food Bank and the Fremont YMCA Aquatics. (Click on picture for larger image.)
Above: Nebraska Masters swimmers (L-R) Patrick Prince, Sharessa Gutierrez, and Cassie Jahn after finishing 100x100s during the 2023 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center/Fremont Family YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska on Sunday, January 1.
Below (five images): Nebraska Masters swimmers at the 2023 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge at the Dillon Family Aquatics Center/Fremont Family YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska on Sunday, January 1. (Click on pictures for larger image.)
Below: Nebraska Masters swimmers with the “Lincoln Masters And Others” club get ready to swim in the 2023 New Year’s Day Swim Challenge at the Copple YMCA in Lincoln, Nebraska on Sunday, January 1. Entry fees will benefit the YMCA’s ‘Strong Kids’ fundraising program.
Other Masters swim meets in 2022:
Above: Nebraska Masters swimmers (L-R) Dave Wells, Dianna Carda, Jan Sedivy and Sharill Luedtke after competing in the Southwest Iowa Masters (SWIA) fall swim meet in Council Bluffs October 29, 2022.
Above: Nebraska Masters swimmers (L-R) Judith Stucky, Dave Wells and Jan Sedivy compete in the 2022 Kansas Senior Games in Topeka September 17th.
Above: Nebraska Masters Swimmer Sharill Prey-Luedtke (LMAO) warms up before the 2022 Nebraska Senior Games August 6th at Harmon Pool in Kearney.
Below: Iowa Masters swimmer Tom Kealy dives off the starting block for one of his races at the 2022 Nebraska Senior Games August 6th at Harmon Pool in Kearney.
Below: Common Ground Masters swimmers Judith Stucky, Dianna Carda, Ralph Bradley, and Jan Sedivy display their medals for competing in the 2022 Nebraska Senior Games Masters swim meet at Harmon Pool in Kearney, Nebraska on Saturday, August 6th.
Below: Nebraska Masters swimmers compete in the 2022 Cornhusker State Games Open Water swim at Branched Oak Lake in Raymond, Nebraska on Saturday, July 23.
Feature article in USMS “SWIMMER” magazine, written by one of our Nebraska Masters swimmers:
Above: Nebraska Masters swimmer John Kraemer wrote a nice article about his experience as a member of the Common Ground Community Center Masters club that appears in the SEP/OCT 2022 issue of USMS SWIMMER Magazine. (Click on image to read article.)
Above: Featured on USMS Facebook page, Common Ground Masters swimmer John Kraemer recently told USMS that, “Swimming with a Masters team for 30 years has made me better in my business, my personal life, my spiritual life, and most important, with my family and friends. At 68 years, I am in the best shape of my life. Life is good if you just keep swimming! Swimming saved my life.”
Above: Common Ground Masters swimmers, seated front row (L-R): Claire Bushong, Jan Sedivy; and back row (L-R): Rolly Kleeman, Ben Kramer, Dianna Carda, Dave Wells, Tanner Grieve and Ralph Bradley, competed in the 2022 Cornhusker State Games Masters swim meet at Dillon Aquatic Center/Fremont YMCA in Fremont, Nebraska July 10. (Not pictured: Jamie Gustafson and Tom Wells.)
