Staff reports
LOCO, the Lowcountry Masters Swimming team based in Beaufort, sent five swimmers to compete at the U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring 2024 Nationals from June 20 to June 24 at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.
The five-day event features swimmers from all over the country competing in short course yards swimming events — everything from 50 yards to 1,650 yards in all different strokes. There were 2,322 swimmers registered to swim at this meet.
LOCO’s five swimmers in attendance were Ted Byrd, Irene David, Susan Korsedal, Jeff Styerwalt, and Stephanie Waninger.
Ted Byrd placed in the top 20 for his age group (65-69) for all four of his events this weekend.
Irene David placed seventh overall in her age group (80-84) in the 50-yard Freestyle with a time of 58.59.
Susan Korsedal placed in the top 10 for her age group (70-74) in four events — the 50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle, 100-yard Butterfly, and 200-yard Backstroke. Her top finish was fourth in the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 2:44.82. She placed in the top 15 of her age group for all six of her events.
Jeff Styerwalt placed ninth in his age group (60-64) for the 1,000-yard Freestyle with a time of 13:13.57.
Stephanie Waninger placed in the top 10 for her age group (35-39) in two events — the 500-yard Freestyle and 100-yard Backstroke. She placed in the top 20 for all of her five events.
Even with only five swimmers in attendance, the LOCO team placed 134th out of 327 teams.
Lowcountry Masters Swimming is a group of about 25 to 30 swimmers who practice Monday through Friday from 6 to 7 a.m., at the Wardle Family YMCA. Questions about masters swimming or interested in joining? Email them at lowcountryswimming@gmail.com.
