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Jason Edward Dunford is from a very prominent family (his mother, Geraldine, is the granddaughter of Abraham Block, founder of Block Hotels, and his father, Martin, is the chairman of the Tamarind Group [the famous Carnivore Restaurant is part of that group]).

Dr. Jim Miller, who was responsible for the FINA doping protocols at the world-famous Traversee Internationale du lac St-Jean shot a photo of a few of the pro athletes with lanolin on their shoulders. The 32K pro race was held this weekend under cold and windy conditions with high swells.

Burlington County Championships: The final word Posted in Sports on July 26th, 2008 at 10:06 pm by BCT sports writer Tom Rimback | The 46th Annual Jack Hafner Burlington County Swimming Championships were a rousing success. The good people of Woodstream deserve many thanks for such an enjoyable day.

Free relays: Couldn’t everyone just jump in at once? Posted in Sports on July 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pm by BCT sports writer Tom Rimback | The drama of the team title was gone early but there were still some bragging rights out there to fight for in the last event.

Carter Orth powers Pheasant Run Posted in Sports on July 26th, 2008 at 1:04 pm by BCT staff photographer Dennis McDonald | Carter Orth of Pheasant Run swims the breaststroke leg in the girls 12 & Under 100 meter individual medley to a first place finish at the 46th Annual Jack Hafner Burlington County Swimming Championships at Woodstream Swim Club in Evesham.

Butterfly: Frush give Westwood a gold; Flyers coasting Posted in Sports on July 26th, 2008 at 12:49 pm by BCT sports writer Tom Rimback | Ever notice that the Monarch butterfly has a lot of orange and black in it? Pheasant Run anyone? Chrissie Frush put Westwood on the board with a win in the 15-18 fly.

Breaststroke: Georgetti, Schurer stage epic battle Posted in Sports on July 26th, 2008 at 12:14 pm by BCT sports writer Tom Rimback | Pheasant Run’s J.D. Shurer and Pomona’s Matthew Georgetti touched the wall at the end of the 11-12s breaststroke, stared at the lane judges, looked at each other then checked the electronic scoreboard.

Past the halfway point and Pheasant Run is dominating Posted in Sports on July 26th, 2008 at 11:38 am by BCT sports writer Tom Rimback | Terrific meet so far. Lot’s of good action and plenty more to come. Three events to go, the breaststroke, the butterfly and the freestyle relays.

Backstroke: Finally, some variety, plus another Mahon record Posted in Sports on July 26th, 2008 at 11:24 am by BCT sports writer Tom Rimback | Deer Brook’s Greg Mahon made his case for swimmer of the meet with his second meet record, after scorching the IM mark.

Freestyle: Pottiegers get Pomona on the board Posted in Sports on July 26th, 2008 at 10:58 am by BCT sports writer Tom Rimback | Kyle and Bradley Pottieger put Pomona in the gold medal hunt with freestyle wins. Kyle won in the 13-14s and Brad was the 15-18 winner, missing a meet record by a scant .06 of a second.