Lisa Blackburn fresh off her performances in the Bermuda National Swimming Championships, took to the water in Sarasota, Florida, for the Pan American Masters Swimming Championships.
Blackburn competed and won gold in all 4 events and shattered Canadian Masters records in all of her swims. Her times in each of her 4 events also rank her as the number 1 US Masters swimmer within her Age Group.
Blackburn would touch the wall first in the 40-44 Women’s 50m Breaststroke with a time of 33.86, Blackburn also won the 40-44 Women’s 100m Breaststroke with a time of 1:14.35.
The former Female Athlete of the Year Blackburn then won the 40-44 Women’s 200m Breaststroke touching the wall in a time of 2:44.44 and then Blackburn won the 40-44 Women’s 200m IM clocking 2:28.64.
Blackburn said, “This meet provided me with an excellent opportunity to race Long Course for the first time this year. All of my races were a good starting point and I know that I will continue to improve at the next several meets. My best swim of the weekend was no doubt the 50 breast. I am really happy with my performance and I know that I can improve this time, as I did make a couple of small errors during the race. As I gear up for the major competitive swimming season, I have several goals that I am aiming for. I know that with increased long course meter training at the new National Sports Center, and with more strength work, I will improve my chances of swimming faster in the next few weeks.”
Blackburn concluded, “I would like to thank US Masters Swimming for putting on a top notch competition that was run very efficiently.”
