Swimmers Represent the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina at 2022 YMCA Masters National Meet

Members of the Wilmington HAWK Masters swim team who practice at the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina and the University of North Carolina Wilmington represented the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina at the 2022 YMCA Masters National Meet held April 7 through April 10 in Orlando, Florida. The women's team included nine swimmers: Celia Wolff, Tara Smith, Mary Anne Savage, Gina Pappas, Kathy Levintow, Amy Holliday, Caroline Harrison, Bean Flynn and Nancy DeTurk. The men's team included five swimmers: Kevin Violette, John C. Moore, Jim McFarland, Richard Bober and Coach Earl Anderson. 

Moore kicked off the meet with wins in the first two events (1650 and 1000 freestyle). During the four-day competition, the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina team won 22 YMCA Masters National championships with Wolff, Savage, Moore, Holliday, Bober and Anderson winning multiple individual events. In an impressive finish for the team, Harrison won the last event (200 Breaststroke).

Combined, the team finished in 6th place with the women’s team finishing in 6th place, and the men's team finishing in 8th place. If you see any of these swim team members, be sure to congratulate them on the tremendous job they did representing the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina and HAWK Masters.

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Pictured above (left to right): John C. Moore, Caroline Harrison, Earl Anderson, Gina Pappas, Jim McFarland, Bean Flynn, Mary Anne Savage, Kevin Violette, Kathy Levintow, Amy Holliday, Tara Smith, Nancy DeTurk, Celia Wolff and Richard Bober.