Michigan Masters Swimming

08/12/2026

Many of our fellow Michigan masters competed in the senior olympics! Congrats to all!

08/11/2026

Former Michigan masters swimmer Larry Day recognized!

Day, 75, has excelled as a premier swimmer at Saginaw MacArthur High School, the University of Michigan and at the masters level. He also coached Lake Fenton and Grand Blanc swim teams.

08/09/2026

MICH AT USMS SUMMER NATIONALS — DAY 5, FINAL DAY

Long Course Meters | Sunday, Aug 9, 2026

Michigan closed the championship the way it started: fast. Two relays in the points, a sixth individual medal for Kevin Doak, and 61 more points on the final day. 👏

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EVENT 34 — MEN 200 M BACK

Luke Kleman (25–29) — 2:45.00 seed → 2:38.72 — 5th
A 6.28-second drop and his best individual finish of the meet. Splits of 36.21, 39.38, 41.83 and 41.30 — he held that back half together beautifully.

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EVENT 36 — MEN 200 M FREE RELAY

MICH "A" (100–119) — 1:50.83 seed → 1:47.14 — 6th
A 3.69-second drop and 10 points for the club. Kevin Doak led off in 24.87, Paul Edick split 26.52, Brian Rudolph 28.26, and Luke Kleman brought it home in 27.49. Four guys, one clock, top-six in the country.

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EVENT 37 — MIXED 200 M MEDLEY RELAY

MICH "A" (200–239) — 2:24.73 seed → 2:22.68 — 7th
A 2.05-second drop and 8 more relay points. Kevin Doak opened with a 28.03 backstroke, Tamara Steil handled breast, Kimberly Dondzila split 35.76 on fly, and Paul Edick closed in 26.31. A genuine team effort across three generations of Michigan swimmers.

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EVENT 39 — WOMEN 50 M FLY

Kimberly Dondzila (40–44) — 36.30 — 10th
Cracked the scoring in her fifth event of the championship. A full week of racing.

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EVENT 40 — MEN 50 M FLY

Kevin Doak (45–49) — 26.65 seed → 26.36 — RUNNER-UP 🥈
Sixth medal of the meet. Seeded second, finished second, and dropped time doing it.

Paul Edick (40–44) — 29.77 seed → 29.24 — 11th
Under seed and up two spots. Edick found time in nearly every race this week.

Thomas Melgar (65–69) — 34.99 — 13th

Abel Lopez (45–49) — 35.91 — 14th

Brian Rudolph (35–39) — 34.71 seed → 31.72 — 18th
A 2.99-second drop, the biggest individual improvement of the day for MICH, and six spots gained.

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EVENT 42 — MEN 200 M FREE

Luke Kleman (25–29) — 2:21.05 seed → 2:21.02 — 4th
Fourth in the country and 7 points. Even splits the whole way: 31.12, 35.07, 37.40, 37.43.

Thomas Melgar (65–69) — 2:47.39 seed → 2:41.74 — 8th
A 5.65-second drop to close out his championship in the scoring.

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DAY 5 BY THE NUMBERS

61 points scored
1 silver — Doak (50 Fly)
2 scoring relays — 6th in the 200 Free, 7th in the mixed 200 Medley
21.29 seconds dropped across seven improved swims

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THE WEEK IN FULL

Five days. Nine swimmers. More than 230 team points.

KEVIN DOAK — 6 medals from 6 individual events
Gold: 100 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Free
Silver: 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly
Every event entered, every event on the podium.

RYAN KLEMMER — 2 national titles (1500 Free, 200 Fly), silver in the 400 IM, bronze in the 200 Breast

TAMARA STEIL — silver in the 200 Breast, bronze in the 200 Fly and 400 IM, and a personal best in nearly every race she swam

Paul Edick, Luke Kleman, Brian Rudolph, Thomas Melgar, Lindsay Wojewuczki and Kimberly Dondzila all put points on the board, dropped time, and swam relay legs across the week.

Thank you to everyone who raced, traveled, and cheered. What a championship!

08/09/2026

MICH AT USMS SUMMER NATIONALS — DAY 4

Long Course Meters | Saturday, Aug 8, 2026

Sprint day, and Michigan was everywhere. Two silver medals, five top-six finishes, nine swimmers racing, and 52 points added to the total. 👏

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EVENT 23 — WOMEN 200 M IM

Tamara Steil (70–74) — 4:10.00 seed → 4:01.06 — 4th
An 8.94-second drop, the biggest single improvement of the day for MICH. Splits of 1:02.27 fly, 1:04.15 back, 1:02.67 breast and 51.97 free — she closed the freestyle leg hard.

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EVENT 24 — MEN 200 M IM

Ryan Klemmer (25–29) — 2:25.33 seed → 2:24.84 — 6th
Under seed again, with a 32.02 closing 50 free after a 43.09 breaststroke leg. Points on the board.

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EVENT 25 — WOMEN 50 M FREE

Lindsay Wojewuczki (40–44) — 29.03 — 4th
Fourth in the country in the 50 free and 7 points for Michigan. A terrific sprint.

Kimberly Dondzila (40–44) — 33.34 — 16th
Moved up a spot from her seed. Her fourth event of the championship.

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EVENT 26 — MEN 50 M FREE

Kevin Doak (45–49) — 24.99 seed → 24.69 — RUNNER-UP 🥈
Under 25 seconds and onto the podium again, moving up from fourth seed to second.

Thomas Melgar (65–69) — 30.72 seed → 30.24 — 9th
A 0.48 drop that moved him from 13th seed into the scoring. His best finish of the meet.

Paul Edick (40–44) — 27.47 seed → 27.41 — 14th

Abel Lopez (45–49) — 32.79 — 21st
Climbed five spots from his seed position.

Brian Rudolph (35–39) — 29.06 seed → 28.93 — 26th

Luke Kleman (25–29) — 28.63 seed → 28.09 — 45th
A 0.54 drop and four spots gained in the largest field of the meet.

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EVENT 27 — WOMEN 100 M BREAST

Tamara Steil (70–74) — 2:00.00 seed → 1:55.21 — 4th
A 4.79-second drop, breaking 1:56, and her second fourth-place finish of the day. Two events, two personal bests, 14 points.

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EVENT 28 — MEN 100 M BREAST

Brian Rudolph (35–39) — 1:22.10 seed → 1:20.09 — 10th
A 2.01-second drop off a 37.09 opening 50, and it put him in the points.

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EVENT 30 — MEN 50 M BACK

Kevin Doak (45–49) — 28.21 seed → 27.98 — RUNNER-UP 🥈
Second silver of the morning and his sixth medal of the championship. Under 28 seconds.

Paul Edick (40–44) — 34.41 seed → 32.39 — 6th
The move of the day: a 2.02-second drop that took him from 12th seed all the way to 6th. Two big drops in two events for Edick.

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DAY 4 BY THE NUMBERS

52 points scored
2 silvers — Doak (50 Free, 50 Back)
5 top-six finishes
19.99 seconds dropped across eleven improved swims
9 Michigan swimmers racing

One day left. Let's go MICH!

08/09/2026

Our new member Lindsay was highlighted by USMS!

After 24 years away from competitive swimming, Lindsay Wojewuczki, now 41, is back on the blocks.

The FAST Masters swimmer felt the itch to return while watching her daughter’s swim meets. This year, she decided to make time for herself in the pool again.

Making that comeback fit into a busy life hasn’t been easy. Lindsay has been waking up at 4:30 a.m. to train before heading to work as a hairstylist. After only six weeks back in the pool, she made her long-course racing debut at the 2026 USMS Summer National Championships.

She clocked a 29.03 in the 50 freestyle and is already looking ahead.

“It didn’t feel that great, but it was my first time ever swimming long course,” she said. “I love seeing myself progress further as I keep going. I’m going to keep training and competing at National events for as long as I can.”

Twenty-four years away, and the pool still feels like home. Lindsay’s comeback is just getting started!

08/09/2026

200m Men's Medley Relay
Kevin Doak (Back)
Brian Rudolph (Breast)
Ryan Klemmer (Fly)
Abel Lopez (Free)

08/08/2026

Michigan Masters Open Water swimmers who attended the 99th Goguac Lake swim today. Next year is the 100th and hopefully we will have more Michigan Masters join!

08/08/2026

Paul Edick raced to an 8th place finish in his 50 breast and his first national medal dropping almost 3 seconds to a 35.21!

08/08/2026

Kevin Doak's 100m Backstroke. A 0.22 time drop and 1st place in the 45-49 age group

08/08/2026

200m Mixed Free Relay

Paul Edick
Tom Melgar
Kimberly Dondzila
Tamara Steil