2021 Long Course Nationals Live Coverage

Welcome to our coverage of the 2021 U.S. Masters Swimming Long Course National Championship, which includes stories, a list of records broken, and archived recordings of the meet.

Results, estimated timeline, and heat/psych sheets are available here.

Stories

• Day 1 Recap: Sauer Honors Former Coach Battling Breast Cancer With National Championship
• Day 2 Recap: National Champion Backstrokers Share Their Technique Advice
• Day 3 Recap: National Champions Share Training Advice for 100 Freestyle
• Day 4 Recap: Masters Competitions Give Pohlmanns Opportunity to Do Something Together

Records Broken

Day 1

• Charlotte Davis, Tamalpais Aquatic Club: women’s 70-74 800 freestyle (12:01.89—FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Charlotte Davis, Tamalpais Aquatic Club: women’s 70-74 1500 freestyle (22:18.76—FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Club: women’s 70-74 200 freestyle (2:38.04—FINA Masters world record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Club: women’s 70-74 400 freestyle (5:27.70—FINA Masters world record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Club: women’s 70-74 800 freestyle (11:11.89—FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Carolyn Boak, Woodlands Masters Swim Team: women’s 75-79 800 freestyle (13:22.23—USMS record)

Day 2

• Shirley Loftus-Charley, Virginia Masters: women’s 70-74 400 IM (7:13.95, USMS record)
• Lawrence Day, Michigan Masters: men’s 70-74 100 butterfly (1:07.40, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: women’s 100 butterfly (1:16.07, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Diann Uustal, Sarasota Sharks Masters: women’s 75-79 50 freestyle (34.11, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: women’s 70-74 200 backstroke (2:49.43, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• David Guthrie, Rice Aquatic Masters: men’s 60-64 100 breaststroke (1:11.72, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)

Day 3

• Adam Ritter, Columbus Sharks Masters: men’s 35-39 100 freestyle (51.45, USMS record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: women’s 70-74 100 freestyle (1:06.90, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Diann Uustal, Sarasota Sharks: women’s 75-79 100 freestyle (1:17.38, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Mike Freshley, Sarasota Sharks: men’s 80-84 200 breaststroke (3:34.04, USMS record)
• Charlotte Davis, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: women’s 70-74 200 breaststroke (USMS record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: women’s 70-74 50 backstroke (FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Diann Uustal, Sarasota Sharks: women’s 75-79 50 backstroke (FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Lawrence Day, Michigan Masters: men’s 70-74 200 butterfly (FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: women's 70-74 50 freestyle (30.73, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: mixed 280-319 200 freestyle relay (2:03.33, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)

Day 4

• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: women’s 70-74 50 backstroke (34.65, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Robert Wright, MOVY Masters: men’s 70-74 50 breaststroke (36.21, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Beth Estel, New England Masters Swim Club: women’s 65-69 50 breaststroke (41.87, USMS record)
• Laura Val, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: women’s 70-74 100 backstroke (1:17.98, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Diann Uustal, Sarasota Sharks: women’s 75-79 100 backstroke (1:28.67, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Diann Uustal, Sarasota Sharks: women’s 75-79 200 freestyle (2:56.75, USMS record)
• Chuck Barnes, New England Masters Swim Club: men’s 50 butterfly (25.24, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Steve Hiltabiddle, Colonials 1776: men’s 55-59 50 butterfly (26.56, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Lawrence Day, Michigan Masters: men’s 70-74 50 butterfly (29.98, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)
• Lawrence Day, Michigan Masters: men’s 70-74 200 IM (2:42.94, FINA Masters world record and USMS record)

Note: All records are subject to change pending verification.

Archived Recordings

• Day 1: 1500 freestyle and 800 freestyle
• Day 2: 400 IM
• Day 2: 100 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 200 backstroke
• Day 2: 100 breaststroke, 200 freestyle relay
• Day 3: men's 400 freestyle
• Day 3: 100 freestyle and 200 breaststroke
• Day 3: 50 backstroke, 200 butterfly, mixed 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay
• Day 4: women's 400 freestyle, mixed 200 medley relay, 50 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle
• Day 4: 50 butterfly, 200 IM