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The 2005 Jim McDonnell Lake Swim was an amazing success! Everything came together to create a great day: our largest group of swimmers ever, great weather, and lots of enthusiastic volunteers who helped the event run smoothly!
Participation was the highest ever -- 530 total swimmers! And, for the first time, the 2 mile event was 100% full with 300 athletes.
Swimmers of all ability levels participated: first-timers to triathletes and every level in between. About 55 athletes completed both the 1-mile and 2-mile swims. Now that's a lot of swimming!
Every year, the Reston Masters Swim Team donates the proceeds from this event to the Lymphoma Foundation of America in memory of Jim McDonnell, a long-time RMST member who helped organize our very first lake swim.
Last year we donated $4000! This year we donated $5,500!
See you Memorial Day Weekend 2006! Tell all your friends!
Pictures from the 2005 Jim McDonnell Lake Swims:
(Photos by T. Launer, Tiago, T. Coulson, S. Coulson)
- Roberta Dillenburg and Mary Lueker at the registration table.
- Many thanks to Lin-Mark for their help with the timing and results!
- Merri and Jamie set up the concessions table.
- Sarah Braun arranges the awards.
- Chun, Merri, Sami, Avery, and others continue to set up the concessions table.
- We're the only team in the area with our very own DJ (Kevin McDonnell)!
- Lucy helped Frank Manheim suit up for his race!
- Sami and all the awards.
- Athletes check out the course before they swim.
- Jarod Williams, Stephanie Connor, and Karol Kristov.
- Tim Coulson
- Muraji Nakazawa helped keep the swimmers safe and on course.
- Cathy and Mary Joyce organized the heats.
- Gregg Deutsch sings the National Anthem. Thanks Gregg!
- Athletes line up in heats to swim the 1 mile.
- And they're off! The first heat of 1 milers gets started.
- Chun, one of our event doctors.
- Fred writes the heat on a swimmer's hand.
- Coach Frank Koval helps Neil Medoff with registration.
- Gordon Gerson and Sterling Pilette salute BullFrog, one of our sponsors!
- Swimmers 'round the drain to the finish line.
- Jim Nagle finishes his race.
- Frank Manheim wins his age group in the 1 mile.
- Sarah Braun wins her age group in the 1 mile.
- Matt finishes his swim.
- Eilene helped keep swimmers safe and on course.
- Patty Constantino and Michelle Moyer talk before the 2 mile.
- Mary Joyce and Eilene are all smiles!
- Jamie Roberson finishes her first lake swim!
- Athletes line up for the 2 mile.
- Neil Medoff
- Sterling Pilette
- Terry Smith
- Tony waits to swim.
- Michael Smith
- Who knew there were sharks in Lake Audubon?
- Coach Frank Koval selling lake swim shirts.
- Roberta, Mary, and Melanie relax after registration is over.
- John Yennie announces the 1 mile swim award winners.
- Sarah Braun receives her 1st place award.
- Matt receives his award.
- What is this guy thinking?
- Sterling Pilette finished the 2 mile.
- Neil Medoff at the finish line.
- Tony at the end of his race.
- Gordon Gerson checks his 2 mile time.
- Shark Guy (Sam) finishes his swim.
- Muraji and Frank M.
- Terry Smith checks his time after swimming.
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