MASTERS SENSATION BOB BERGSTROM WINS THREE MEDALS AT USMS CHAMPS

Brian Brown

At the United States Masters Swimming Spring National Championships this past weekend in San Antonio, TX Bob Bergstrom won three medals. 

Swimming in the 80-84 age group, the FAST veteran struck gold in the 200 Yard Backstoke and bronze in the 100 Yard Backstroke.

Bob also demonstrated his mastery of pacing in the distance events (look at those descending splits!) while earning a bronze in the 1,000 Freestyle and a fourth place finish in the 500. 

Congratulations!   

 

Men 80-84 200 Yard Backstroke Finals
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 Pl  Name                          Age  Club  Seed Time  Final Time  Points 
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  1  Bergstrom, Robert W            81   FMT    4:00.92     3:46.04   11.00
                55.47     1:53.13(57.66)    2:50.35(57.22)    3:46.04(55.69)
Men 80-84 100 Yard Backstroke Finals
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 Pl  Name                          Age  Club  Seed Time  Final Time  Points 
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  3  Bergstrom, Robert W            81   FMT    1:50.53     1:50.79    8.00
                54.79     1:50.79(56.00)
Men 80-84 1000 Yard Freestyle Finals
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 Pl  Name                          Age  Club  Seed Time  Final Time  Points 
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  3  Bergstrom, Robert W            81   FMT   19:00.22    19:17.39    8.00
                52.17     1:49.60(57.43)    2:48.73(59.13)    3:46.96(58.23)
        4:45.24(58.28)    5:44.12(58.88)    6:43.16(59.04)    7:42.15(58.99)
        8:40.89(58.74)    9:39.71(58.82)   10:38.01(58.30)   11:35.63(57.62)
       12:33.53(57.90)   13:31.50(57.97)   14:30.01(58.51)   15:28.85(58.84)
       16:26.98(58.13)   17:25.21(58.23)   18:21.67(56.46)   19:17.39(55.72)

Men 80-84 500 Yard Freestyle Finals
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 Pl  Name                          Age  Club  Seed Time  Final Time  Points 
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  4  Bergstrom, Robert W            81   FMT    8:57.50     9:30.93    7.00
                50.21     1:44.77(54.56)    2:40.71(55.94)    3:35.92(55.21)
        4:30.74(54.82)    5:24.73(53.99)    6:18.79(54.06)    7:12.54(53.75)
        8:05.35(52.81)  9:30.93(1:25.58)

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