Ever wonder why so many Stingray swimmers work out so intensively in June and July at Sun City’s two lap pools? The Addison based Six County Senior Olympics Swim Meet held on July 24 this past summer is the big answer to this question. This year was a Stingray record-breaking year with sixteen Stingrays participating, who earned a total of fifty-eight medals: 37 Gold, 14 Silver, and 7 Bronze!
Here are the names and age group of each Sun City tanker with their swim events and resulting finishes: Caryl Fabian (85–89): 4 Golds: 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, and 100 Free; Joan Souchek (85-89): 2 Bronze: 50 Free, 50 Back; Joe Loughlin (80-84): 3 Golds: 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast; Art Fitzgerald (75-79): 2 Golds: 50 Free, 100 Free; Phyllis Nordlof (75-79): 1 Bronze: 50 Free; Margarete Liedtke: 2 Silver: 50 Back, 50 Breast; Anne Broderick (70-74): 1 Gold: 100 Free; 2 Silvers: 50 Free, 50 Back; Nancy Moore (70-74): 2 Silvers: 100 Free, 200 Free; 1 Bronze: 50 Back; Joanie Koplos (70-74): 2 Golds: 50 Fly, 100 IM; Bruce Hofstetter (65-69): 4 Golds: 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 IM, 200 Free; 3 Silvers: 50 Free, 50 Back, 100 Free; Susan Koprowski (65-69): 6 Golds: 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly, 100 Free, 100 IM, 200 Free; 1 Silver: 50 Breast; Ginny McCann (65-69): 1 Gold: 50 Breast; 3 Silvers: 50 Back, 100 Free, 100 IM; 2 Bronze: 50 Free, 50 Fly; Len Lencioni (60-64): 7 Golds: 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Free, 100 IM, 200 Free; Linda Hallman (55-59): 1 Silver: 50 Back; 1 Bronze: 50 Breast; Mark Schark (50-54): 7 Golds: 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Free, 100 IM, 200 Free. Rosemary Meyer (70-74) also did a great job!We are proud of the Stingrays who chose to participate. In our eyes, you are ALL Olympic Swim Champions!
