World Records fall at Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships.

National and world short course meters records fell at the recently held 2003 Pacific Masters Swimming Short Course meters championships. The meet was held in two parts, on Saturday September 27th the 1500 Meters event was held and the weekend of October 4-5 when the rest of the events were contested.

Ed Cazallette broke the 60-64 1500 World Record by over one half minute (old 19:48.44 new 19:15.89). George Tidmarsh of Menlo Masters broke the 40-43 1500 world records (16:51.74 new 16:50.70) and Dave Gray after not swimming for the past five years came back to swimming this year set a new standard in the mens 55-59 1500 at 19:15.99.

Under cloudy skies Saturday’s first event was the 400 freestyle which saw Suzanne Heim-Bowen (45-49) and Laura Val (50-54) swimming the fastest womens heat. Suzanne came in before Laura, breaking Laura’s five year old records by almost 19 seconds (New record 4:30.98). Laura came in at 4:45.72 breaking her own 1500 record by 6.5 seconds.

One event later, Olympian Katrina Radke, swimming unattached, broke the 200 fly national and world record by going 2:19.34, winning that event by almost a half a pool length over her nearest competitor in the fastest women’s heat. Besides her new world record, Katrina broke another three local records.

Later that morning Ed Cazalette broke the men’s 200 IM WR by swimming a strong 2:36.69 for the eight length event.
For Sunday’s events the clouds burned off, and the events were held under sunny skies and warm temperatures at Menlo Atherton’s High School Spieker pool.

The Menlo Masters Mens 160 team of Phil Arcuni, Jim Kemp, Tony Batis and Brad Howe broke the National 400 Medley relay record by swimming 4:12.93 (there is no world record in single sex 400 meter relays).

Marjorie Meyer of the Olympic Club broke the 100 IM by swimming 2:02.01 in the 80-84 age group.

Laura Val broke her own 200 meter back record by going 2:41.20, breaking her old standard by 2 seconds.

Ed Cazalette have a great swimming weekend, broke the national stardard in the 200 Back by swimming it in 237.97 and was just short of the world record. Ed broke three world records at the meet.

In the last event of the championships, the Mens 200 Free Relay, Burlingame Master Watersports Mens 160-199 200 meter free relay of Richard Garrett, Michael McAweeney, Thomas Whatley, and Robert Mackenzie. broke the world record by swimming 1:39.11.

In all there were nine World records, 3 national records and 32 Pacific records were broken on the warm weekend.