BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Hall of Fame member/former Brown University men’s swimming and water polo coach/former University of Alabama Aquatics Director, swim coach, collegiate club water polo coach/CWPA, Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC), Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Coordinator of Officials Ed Reed beat his seed time by nearly two seconds to win the 200 meter individual medley in the 80-84 men’s age group at the U.S. Masters Swimming 2023 Summer Nationals in Sarasota, Fla.,
Swimming for Tamalpais Aquatic Masters (TAM), Reed touched the wall in 3:27.60 to best his seed time of 3:29.05 and Dave Noble of Missouri Valley Masters (MOVY) (3:29.92) to claim the event. It marks the first win for Reed at the 2023 Summer Nationals as he previously placed second in the 100 meter breaststroke (1:42.47), 200 meter freestyle (2:53.51) and the 200 meter breaststroke (3:50.65).
Reed will conclude the weekend in the 400 meter individual medley at 11:54 a.m. on Sunday, August 6.
Results for the U.S. Masters Swimming 2023 Summer Nationals are available by CLICKING HERE.
200 Meter Individual Medley (80-84 Age Group)
| Club | Swimmer | Seed Time |
HT/LN | Time | Pl | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAM | Reed, Ed | 3:29.05 | 3/6 | 3:27.60 | 1 | 11 |
| MOVY | Noble, Dave | 3:30.00 | 3/7 | 3:29.92 | 2 | 9 |
| MESC | Cooke, Andrew | 4:20.00 | 2/8 | 4:01.41 | 3 | 8 |
| MINN | Solberg, Norman | 4:21.00 | 1/5 | 4:10.90 | 4 | 7 |
| WSC | Goode, Philip | 4:46.00 | 1/2 | 4:22.31 | 5 | 6 |
| SHARK | Hollander, Martin | 5:30.49 | 1/7 | 5:57.84 | 6 | 5 |
| LMSC | Freshley, Mike | 3:30.42 | 3/1 | NS | 0 |
