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 added a pair of runner-up finishes in the 200 meter freestyle and 200 meter breaststroke 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) and coming off a second place finish in the 100 meter breaststroke (1:42.47) on Thursday, August 3, Reed opened the day by touching the wall in 2:53.51 to claim second place in the 200 meter freestyle behind TAM teammate Tony Ralphis (2:49.76) prior to garnering a runner-up mark in the 200 meter breaststroke (3:50.65) to trail Dave Noble of Missouri Valley Masters (MOVY) (3:36.13).
Reed will return to the water for the 200 meter individual medley at 10:05 a.m. on Saturday, August 5, 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 Freestyle (80-84 Age Group)
| Club | Swimmer | Seed Time |
HT/LN | Time | Pl | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAM | Ralphs, Tony | 2:51.22 | 7/8 | 2:49.76 | 1 | 11 |
| TAM | Reed, Ed | 2:50.85 | 7/1 | 2:53.51 | 2 | 9 |
| TAM | Andersen, Peter | 3:02.50 | 5/3 | 3:16.20 | 3 | 8 |
| SFTL | Trauber, Ami | 3:18.00 | 4/6 | 3:26.03 | 4 | 7 |
| UC59 | Olden, Richard | 3:40.00 | 3/1 | 3:45.52 | 5 | 6 |
| SHARK | Laux, Michael | 3:50.09 | 2/4 | 3:46.82 | 6 | 5 |
| PBM | Fisher, Alex | 3:54.72 | 2/5 | 3:48.65 | 7 | 4 |
| NCMS | Frogley, Christopher | 4:30.00 | 1/3 | 4:11.10 | 8 | 3 |
| UC14 | Ferinden, James | 4:25.00 | 2/1 | 4:24.17 | 9 | 2 |
| PBM | Samuelson, Roland | 4:00.00 | 2/3 | 4:39.32 | 10 | 1 |
| PBM | Cannan, Patrick | 4:27.63 | 1/4 | 4:40.51 | 11 | 0 |
| SHARK | Hollander, Martin | 4:27.34 | 2/8 | 4:40.97 | 12 | 0 |
| LMSC | Freshley, Mike | 3:05.06 | 5/6 | NS | 0 |
200 Meter Breaststroke (80-84 Age Group)
| Club | Swimmer | Seed Time |
HT/LN | Time | Pl | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOVY | Noble, Dave | 3:42.37 | 5/3 | 3:36.13 | 1 | 11 |
| TAM | Reed, Ed | 3:47.47 | 4/4 | 3:50.65 | 2 | 9 |
| MINN | Solberg, Norman | 4:10.10 | 3/6 | 4:08.33 | 3 | 8 |
| MESC | Cooke, Andrew | 4:05.00 | 3/4 | 4:09.16 | 4 | 7 |
| UC59 | Olden, Richard | 4:10.00 | 3/3 | 4:25.93 | 5 | 6 |
| UC12 | Abineri, David | 5:10.00 | 2/3 | 4:44.49 | 6 | 5 |
| SHARK | Hollander, Martin | 5:30.00 | 2/7 | 5:49.79 | 7 | 4 |
| CMS | Burgess, Thom | 4:16.00 | 3/7 | NS | 0 | |
| LMSC | Freshley, Mike | 3:34.08 | 6/3 | NS | 0 |
