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Liz Schlicher
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Mountain Lakes grad wins Great Cheasapeake
Bay Swim
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| Former Mountain Lakes swimming standout Elizabeth Schlicher
was fastest to the finish among the females in the 2007 Great Chesapeake Bay Swim. Schlicher was among 650 swimmers
who jumped into the waters alongside the Bay Bridge on Sunday morning in Sandy Point, MD for the event. Schlicher,
a 25-year old who graduated from John Hopkins University where she competed for the Blue Jays, now resides in Baltimore,
MD, was the first of 196 females to complete the 4.4 mile race that draws swimmers of all skill levels. The biggest
danger usually isn't the water or currents; it's the flailing arms and legs from the mass of people. The former
Lady Laker was clocked in 1:33:20. |
| Schlicher, who was has been training for years after beginning
her swimming career in the Hub Lakes competition, said, ""I just swim a lot in the mornings before work."
She added, "It's a great race across the bay and last year I was fourth out of the women and this year I won." |
| "For safety, we keep the number of swimmers to 650,
'cause we have 650 volunteers and 100 boats as our safety fleet," said Chuck Nabit, the event director. Volunteers
in kayaks help guide the swimmers and watch for swimmers in need. One year, a strong current under one of the high
spans of the Bay Bridge kept less than one in five swimmers from finishing. |
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New Jersey residents in 2007 Great Chesapeake Bay
Swim
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| 3. Bruce Brockschmidt, Mount Laurel, 1:25:42; 9. Andrew Pearson,
New Vernon, 1:32:31; 11. Elizabeth Schlicher, Mountain Lakes, 1:33:20; 15. Tim Shea, Manasquan, 1:34:03; 42, Randi
Anderson, Princeton, 1:39:53; 48. Richard Siegler, Manasquan, 1:41:23; 78. Doug Bergen, Linwood, 1:44:51; 110.
Gregory Kelly, Lawrenceville, 1:48:31; 124. Jack Frain, Allenwood, 1:49:48; 145. Norma Fallon, Warren, 1:51:17;
185. Ann Monaghan, Princeton, 1:53:32; 190. Joe Petrochko, Blackwood, 1:54:11; 252. Doug Frohock, Sea Isle City,
1:59:47; 276. Andrew Maggion, Skillman, 2:02:01; 280. Scott Lillis, Lawrenceville, 2:02:29; 283. Ken Lambert, Hoboken,
2:02:48; 308. Travis Mohr, Garwood, 2:05:19; 315. Doug Tocco, Turnerville, 2:05:38; 316. Richard Wallace, Manalapan,
2:05:41; 357. Andrew Bess, Maplewood, 2:10:30; 367. Frank Goldstein, Livingston, 2:11:13; 368. Judy Ramirez, Toms
River 2:11:13; 370. Charles Rand, Manasquan, 2:11:18; 381. Bob Ball, Montclair, 2:12:16; 388. Katie Ricker, Plainsboro,
2:13:20; 421. Michael Doyle, Pennsauken, 2:17:09; 434. George Naseef, New Providence, 2:18:43; 445. Carolina Bolado,
Weehawken, 2:19:49; 486. Philip Gibbs, Moorestown, 2:24:55; 508. Kuni Mihara, Mount Laurel, 2:28:22; 530. Gerald
Klein, Moorestown, 2:32:20; 542. Petey Cruikshank, Mantoloking, 2:34:26; 565. David English, Linwood, 2:39:07;
605. Walter Salzmann, Sea Girt, 2:51:50; 631. Kevin Kiely, Mount Arlington, 3:27:37 |
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