Bellevue Club members Sheri Hart, Toni LeClerq, Sue Dills, Sally Dillon and Coach Todd Doherty traveled to Arizona this past spring to compete in the 2011 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship.

Training for months in preparation for the event, each swimmer qualified via the Northwest regional championships.

“They’ve been training really hard. It’s an amazing accomplishment to swim at the national level, especially when you have jobs, children and grandchildren like most of our masters swimmers,” says Masters Coach Karen Dugan.

As one of the 2010 World Masters Swimmers of the Year, Sheri Hart continued her national competitive dominance with eight first-place finishes and two second place finishes. She also set new national records in the 50 Yard Backstroke and the 100 Yard Backstroke.

Sue Dills placed first in two events and second in four events, earning a best time in the 1,650 Yard Freestyle. In fact, she missed breaking the national record by less than four seconds with a time of 22:32.74.

Todd Doherty had six personal best times, and placed fourth in the 200 Yard Individual Medley and fifth in the 200 Yard Breaststroke. He also had two second-place relay finishes with Sheri Hart.

Sally Dillon’s highlights included a third-place finish in the 1650 Yard Freestyle and fifth-place finishes in the 50 Yard Breaststroke, 100 Yard Breaststroke and 200 Yard Freestyle Relay.

Rounding out the Bellevue Club team, Toni LeClerq placed third in the 50 Yard Breaststroke and 200 Yard Individual Medley, and fifth in the 100 Yard Individual Medley and 200 Yard Freestyle Relay with Sally Dillon.

Sheri Hart
50 Yard Freestyle 24.55, 1st place
100 Yard Freestyle 52.99, 1st place
50 Yard Backstroke 26.12, 1st place, New National Record
100 Yard Backstroke 56.03, 1st place, New National Record
50 Yard Butterfly 26.25, 1st place
100 Yard Individual Medley 58.38, 1st place
200 Yard Freestyle Relay 1:40.10, 1st place
200 Yard Medley Relay 1:51.95, 1st place
Mixed 200 Yard Freestyle Relay 1:35.72, 2nd place
Mixed 200 Yard Medley Relay 1:44.29, 2nd place

Toni LeClerq
50 Yard Freestyle 32.48, 9th place
50 Yard Breaststroke 41.35, 3rd place
50 Yard Butterfly 35.81, 6th place
100 Yard Butterfly 1:24.53, 9th place
100 Yard Individual Medley 1:21.45, 5th place
200 Yard Individual Medley 3:02.18, 3rd place
200 Yard Freestyle Relay 2:09.56, 5th place

Sue Dills
200 Yard Freestyle 2:28.82, 2nd place
500 Yard Freestyle 6:38.21, 1st place
1650 Yard Freestyle, 22:32.74, personal best
200 Yard Backstroke 2:55.59, 2nd place
200 Yard Individual Medley 2:53.99, 2nd place
400 Yard Individual Medley 6:16.89, 2nd place
200 Yard Medley Relay 2:16.70

Sally Dillon
50 Yard Freestyle 32.1, 8th place
100 Yard Freestyle 1:09.29, 7th place
200 Yard Freestyle 2:30.89, 6th place
1650 Yard Freestyle 23:54.57, 3rd place
50 Yard Breaststroke 42.30, 5th place
100 Yard Breaststroke 1:34.44, 5th place
200 Yard Freestyle Relay 2:09.56, 5th place
200 Yard Freestyle Relay 2:08.91, 17th place

Todd Doherty
50 Yard Breaststroke 28.62, 8th place, personal best
100 Yard Breaststroke 1:03.01, 8th place, personal best
200 Yard Breaststroke 2:21.57, 5th place, personal best
50 Yard Butterfly 25.09, 19th place, personal best
100 Yard Individual Medley 57.32, 12th place, personal best
200 Yard Individual Medley 2:07.68, 4th place, personal best
200 Yard Freestyle Relay 1:32.78, 7th place
200 Yard Medley Relay 1:45.26, 5th place
Mixed 200 Yard Freestyle Relay 1:35.72, 2nd place
Mixed 200 Yard Medley Relay 1:44.29, 2nd place

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