2025 SRM Resolutions Meet Recap

Question: What has 138 Swimmers from 35 teams?

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The 2025 Santa Rosa Masters Resolution Swim Meet.

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We had great weather for a great meet and an incredible team turnout of 35 teammates.

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The women competitors included: Coach Allie Davis, Bethany Wood, Hailey Vance, Bronwyn Kline, Allyson Beach, Cecily Devoto, Molly Curley O’Brien, Lauren Friedeman, Alison Fealey, Tracy Jones, Robin Bulman, Merrie Walts, Susan Nowack, Carol McHale, Diana Teeter, and Hannah DeRousseau. The men brought along: Zachary Gonzales, Jack Niles, Nicholas Nunez-Zepeda, Liam Murphy, Daniel Fahy, Peter Kline, Mark Wilson, Nikkolas Kemp, Gordon McDonald, Eli Hamlin, Terry Crowley, Brent Wood, Peter McCormick, Alan Schmidt, Kirk Hardcastle, Charles Neidhoefer, Mike O’Brien, David Rust and Jim Stewart.

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Team records are made to be broken, and some of our oldest records fell.

Hailey Vance set a new record for women 25-29 in the 100 backstroke with a 1:05.20.  For women age 30-35, Allyson Beach, Bronwyn Kline and Coach Allie Davis all bested the old 100 fly record from 1996. As Allyson swam in the heat before Bronwyn and Allie, she held that record for about 2 minutes before Coach Allie set it at 1:01.61.  Coach Allie also set a record for the 200 IM 2:12.93.  A new 200 IM record for women age 60-64 was swum by Merrie Walts in a 2:45.98.

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It was a complete pleasure to see new records in women’s age group 70-74 being set by Diana Teeter and Hannah DeRousseau.  Diana bested the old 50 Free record with a 47.82 and made a new record in the 200 Free with a 3:28.61. Hannah swam a fast 50 backstroke in a 42.13, taking down the old record left by Nancy Hawtree (hey – isn’t that the new SRM Board President’s mother?!) and set a new record in the 100 backstroke with a 1:29.51. Outstanding job ladies.

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For the men, congratulations to Nicholas Nunez-Aepeda for a new record in the 200 IM for men 30-34 with a 2:39.37.  In a bit of a trifecta, Peter Kline took down three of the oldest team records also from 1996.  In the men’s age group 35-39, Peter broke the last Paul Sims record in the 200 free with a 1:44.97. Peter also took John Morales’ old 100 IM with a 53.09, and John’s older brother Vincent’s 200 IM record in a 1:56.60.   

And the final record broken was set by the ever inspirational Dave Rust – who manages to break his own records – in the men’s 75-79 age group with a 39.35 for a 50 Free.  Well done.​

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Several members had a great time doing relays and maybe they will again at the Albany Splash and Dash meet coming up on February 22, or at the Pacific Masters Relay meet held in Pacifica on March 16th. Anyone with Centipede Funstyle experience?