Charlotte Brynn

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Open Water/Long Distance)

• Years Active 2008 - Present

• 2019 NE LMSC Frank Wuest Open Water Swimming Award - was established in honor of Frank Wuest to recognize outstanding contributions to open water and Masters Swimming in New England. This award is presented based on sportsmanship, mentorship, camaraderie, love of sport, hard work, event participation, promotion of swimming, and more.

• Marathon Swimmer, Channel Swimmer, Ice Swimmer, Exercise Specialist

• 55 Marathon Swims

• 2x International Ice Swimming Association Mile (1st New Zealander)

• World Open Water Swimming Association’s (WOWSA) 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women list 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019

• World Open Water Swimming Association’s (WOWSA) list of top women open water coaches and mentors in the world 2018

• Epic Swims include - Catalina Channel, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Atlantic City Around the Island Marathon Swim, In Search of Memphre Marathon Swim, Lake George Marathon Swim

• In addition to conquering the above iconic marathon swims, Charlotte is a pioneer of local endurance swimming challenges such as the Lake Memphremagog crossing.

• Charlotte recently finished her term as NELMSC Open Water Chair, which culminated in hosting two USMS Open Water National Championships at Lake Willoughby, and previously served on the USMS Open Water Committee.

• USMS Long Distance All American – 2009, 2015 & 2020, 2022

• USMS Top Ten Achievements – 26 Individual

• USMS Certified Coach Level 1, 2, 3 & 4

• USMS Certified Adult Learn to Swim Instructor

• Club: New England Masters (STOW)

• USMS Profile Charlotte J Brynn - USMS Swimmer

A native of New Zealand, I was born for adventure, growing up, New Zealand’s scenic lakes, rugged mountains and ocean waters were my playground.

I now live in the state of Vermont with my family.  I am wired for adventure and am passionate about helping others realize their goals and dreams while stretching my own physical and mental limits.

As Executive Director of the Swimming Hole, Nonprofit Community Pool and Fitness Center, Stowe, Vermont (since 2001) Charlotte coaches local swimmers in the pool. She also runs Open Water Clinics and Camps, but her impact goes beyond Stowe Masters; she is an enthusiastic cheerleader and inspiring mentor to swimmers near and far.  

Bob Fernald

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Open Water/Long Distance)

• USMS Active member 2008 to Present, who found his “lane” in ultramarathon open water swimming

• 2019 NE LMSC Frank Wuest Open Water Swimming Award – was established in honor of Frank Wuest to recognize outstanding contributions to open water and Masters Swimming in New England. This award is presented based on sportsmanship, mentorship, camaraderie, love of sport, hard work, event participation, promotion of swimming, and more.

• Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming - 2014 English Channel – 21 Miles, 2015 Manhattan Island Circumnavigational Swim – 21 Miles, 2016 Catalina Channel Swim – 20 Miles. Bob was the 139th person to accomplish this, and New Hampshire’s first swimmer to earn this title. 

• Other long swims - Boston Light Swim, 3-time finisher, 2013 Swim Across the Sound, 15 Miles

• After achieving the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimmer Bob has dedicated himself to “paying it forward” through knowledge sharing, and volunteering for the sport of open water swimming raising awareness for local non-profit organizations

• Appreciated in the local triathlon/swim community as a mentor/coach who takes a special interest in swimmers of all ages who are less familiar with the open water, helping them gain confidence and sharing his expertise generously.

  • Hosts annual open water safety clinics for non-profits and local endurance teams (NAMI, Blue Ocean, Save the Indoor (Portsmouth, NH) Pool, SheCoast Multisport)

  • Mentors open water swimmers on their journey to becoming accomplished marathon and ultramarathon open water swim athletes

• Open Water Administration

  • Race Director “Fall Open Water Classic,” Hampton Beach 2022 (new event!) to benefit Blue Ocean    Society

  • Co-Organizer Garbage Swim 2021 to benefit Blue Ocean Society

  • Race Co-Director (since 2018) Nubble Light Swim, York ME, in support of NAMI, and the Michael Phelps Foundation

  • Director Kingston Open Water Swim, Kingston NH, 2017, open water swim designed for local youth swim teams (returning in 2023)

  • USMS OW Race Official & USMS OW Safety Official, Kingdom Swim Festival, multiple years,

  • Marathon Swim Federation OW Observer

  • MOWSA OW Observer

  • Frequent volunteer crew and safety support at Boston Light and Kingdom Swim events

  • Board of Directors, Save the Indoor Pool (SIPP)

• 2017 PiscataquaTEDx Series Speaker, “Facing fears in open water swimming”

• 2017 NH Film Festival Documentary, “An Allegedly Good Swimmer”

• USMS Top Ten Achievements – 4 relay

• USMS Certified Coach – Level 1 & 2

• USMS Profile Bob Fernald - USMS Swimmer

Bob Fernald is an open water swimmer who lives in New Hampshire a state with just about 20 miles of coastline.  Bob was always fond of the ocean growing up but always had a healthy fear and respect for it as well.

Open water swimming came as a discovery in an “adult on-set” kind of way.  Like a common group of wanna-be athletes, Bob was bullied into triathlons  by “friends.”  Initially hating the swim, and completing, only a handful of short tris, he found open water swimming after several years of absence from the water.

Self coached, he found the elusive efficient body position in the water through his pilates practice.  And so began the journey of his open swimming, and a change in life focus.

The journey is ongoing.  His mission….to share the joy of open water swimming with the world.  “If I could take what I learned and put it in a bottle, I would give it away.”

Priscilla Davis

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Contributor)

• 2018 NE LMSC Lifetime Appreciation Award Recipient - The Appreciation Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions toward the conduct, leadership, and support of the NELMSC or its registered clubs.

• Priscilla Davis and her team of 13 active officials does a masterful job of tirelessly running our Masters swim meets throughout the year. Each championship meet (WPI and Harvard), they spend 20-25 hours on their feet officiating. They also officiate at all our mini meets throughout the year. Not only that, they are professional, good humored and obviously love what they do. New England is blessed to have such an experienced and friendly group of officials running our meets.

• Over 40 years of service, laughter, encouragement, professionalism, kindness, commitment and putting up with Bob Fredette.  Priscilla Davis is naturally the mother (or perhaps grandmother!) of swimming officials in New England. She's been doing it forever and ever. I know that two of the events that she takes a lot of pride in working are the Ivy League Championships and the Special Olympics (which are also usually at Harvard). Several years ago, she needed a hip replacement. Based on input from doctors, she scheduled the hip replacement to be right after the Ivy Champs in late February or early March, so that she could be back on her feet for the Special Olympics.

• As far as I know, she's only ended up in the pool as an official once. It was 36 years ago in March 1980. Harvard was hosting the Men's NCAA Division I Championships at Blodgett Pool, which was just 2 years old. They put in a floating bridge/dock between the 8-lane course and the diving well so that officials could walk on that "side" of the pool for officiating. Let's just say it wasn't completely sturdy, and at one point during the meet, Priscilla ended up in the water.

• Priscilla was a long-time and beloved fixture in the swimming community in New England. She was a dedicated official for thousands of swimming competitions across all ages and abilities. She was on the pool deck for local youth, summer league, high school, collegiate, YMCA, Masters, Paralympic, Bay State Games, and USA Swimming competition. A family member commented that when they examined her calendar planner, there were remarkably few days that did not have at least one swim meet scheduled.

• She was a member of the New England Swimming Board of Directors for decades, serving as the Adapted Swimming and Safety Chair for many years. She served on numerous USA Swimming national committees, including the National Adapted Swimming Committee and the National Swimming Safety Committee. She also served for many years on the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Board of Directors.

• She was the recipient of countless awards and recognitions and was a two-time recipient of the Adolf Kiefer Safety Commendation Award, presented at the United States Aquatic Sports National Convention, in 1991 and 2017. She is a member of the MIAA Hall of Fame. In 2014, the Eastern Massachusetts Interscholastic Swim Coaches Academy (EMISCA) created the Priscilla Davis Silver Service Award, honoring her 25+ years of service to Massachusetts High School swimming and diving.

• Priscilla has been on deck as the referee for nearly all of the Ivy League Championships over the past 25 years. She refereed Harvard’s final home meet in January of 2020 and was scheduled to be the Meet Referee for the 2020 Ivy Championships. She created the tradition of officials wearing blazers for finals at this meet, and the officials continued that tradition in her honor.

Laszlo Eger

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Contributor)

• Years Active 1997-2018

• Recipient of the NEM Service Award 2011

• NEM President - 2006-2010, 2011-2014

• NEM Board Member - 2010-2011

• NE LMSC SCY Top Ten Recorder - 2004-2014

• USMS National Committee Positions held

• 2012-2016 USMS Finance Committee Member, Vice Chair 2013-2015

• 2005-2011 USMS Records and Tabulations Committee Member

• 2007-2009 USMS International Committee Member

• 2005-2006 USMS Planning Committee Member

• USMS Top Ten Achievements – 68 individual, 9 relay

• Club: New England Masters

• USMS Profile Laszlo J Eger - USMS Swimmer

Laszlo began competing during his sophomore year in high school while living in New York City.  He also played water polo. While attending Yale, he continued to swim, but the emphasis shifted from swim team to water polo.  Laszlo returned to competitive swimming many years later in 1994 while living in France, as a Master.  He was immediately hooked once again. He loved the feeling of camaraderie of his fellow swimmers and the satisfaction of accomplishing some great times. He returned to the United States in 1995, where he competed as a Master in the NY/NJ area, before becoming a NEM in 1997.

For many years Laszlo has been a familiar presence around NEM local meets, as well as National and World Championship events. Additionally, he has taken on many responsibilities behind the scenes that have helped make our club successful.

“I’m very numbers oriented, so my first job was Top-Ten Recorder (SCY) for the NE LMSC starting in 2004. This is a very challenging task - collecting all meet results, reviewing, correcting errors, uploading them to the USMS web site, preparing Top-Ten submissions, etc. Shortly thereafter, Homer Lane took me under his wings, inviting me to several USMS conventions, and proposed, with Tom Lyndon, that I consider taking over as Club President in 2006. I stayed as President for 4 years afterwards spent 2 years on the Board. I volunteered to take on the presidency again and served from 2011-2014.”

“Maintaining the high standards set by my predecessors is the main goal and challenge. For me, this is providing for the needs of our membership - ensuring opportunities for everyone to partake in their favorite pass time, organizing pool and open water events, and communications (NEM News, web site, e-mails).”

Bob Fredette

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Contributor)

• 2020 NE LMSC Lifetime Appreciation Award Recipient- The Appreciation Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions toward the conduct, leadership, and support of the NELMSC or its registered clubs.

Forty years ago, Bob founded the Seacoast Swimming Association in Dover, NH, which has instilled the love of swimming into thousands of athletes over the years. He hired Coach Mike Parratto, later inducted into the ASCA Hall of Fame, and under Mike’s tutelage Seacoast became one of the dominant teams in New England Swimming. Seacoast developed many high-caliber athletes, including Jenny Thompson, who began swimming for Seacoast at age twelve and became one of the most decorated swimmers in history with twelve Olympic medals. Bob served as the Officials Chair of New England Swimming for five years Served as the Chair of the New England Local Swimming Committee (LSC) for two years.

Bob is proud of his many years involved in swimming at all levels. Along with Priscilla Davis, Bob has officiated at every New England SCY Masters Championship since the meet came to Harvard in 1999, along with a number of SCM Championship meets and countless mini meets. He especially loves Masters swimmers because “everyone is friendly and pursuing healthy goals by keeping in shape and being social.” He now officiates exclusively for Masters meets and frequently serves as Meet Referee.

Bob has mentored and trained many of our New England officials over the years. His quick wit and friendliness, along with his calm and confident oversight of our meets, make him a welcome presence on deck.

Frank McQuiggan

• 2022 New England LMSC Hall of Fame Inductee (Contributor)

• Years active: 1979-Present

• 2001 Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame Inductee

• 2014 NEM Tom Lyndon Award – Presented to a New England Masters Swim Club member whose efforts have significantly contributed to the growth and success of Masters Swimming in New England

• 2014 New England LMSC Coach of the Year Award

• 1981-2022 Founder & Coach, East Providence Masters/SwimRI Workout Group

  • Created and maintained a unified team identity across multiple practice groups, coordinated communications, promoted USMS membership and engagement, organized and drove participation in a myriad of swimming, social, and charitable fundraising events

  • Coached Masters practices throughout Rhode Island, including East Providence High School, Community College of Rhode Island, and Pods Swimming

  • For decades has written workouts for swimmers locally and around the country.

• From 1981 to 2021, EPM’s and SwimRI’s participation in meets resulted in:

  • Everyone participating in relays at every meet

  • 5 NELMSC SCY Championship Team Points Titles (1998-1999, 2014-2016)

  • 50+ swimmers with All-American Pool designations

  • 200+ All-American swims

  • 1,000 individual and 300 relay National Top 10 swims

  • 100 current All-Time New England Top 10 relay swims

• Provided career mentorship and helped ~200 swimming contacts find jobs or internships

• 2020-2021 Volunteer Deck Coach, University of Rhode Island Club Swim Team

• 2011-2019 Volunteer Assistant Coach, Assumption University Swim Team

• 1981-2014 Volunteer Deck Coach (informal) at various high school practices

• 1992-2007 Citizen’s Bank Sponsor Rep, Save The Bay’s Swim for Narragansett Bay - Ran swimmer clinics, helped create event operations plans, recruited volunteers, swimmers, and sponsors, helping raise millions of dollars for an important environmental cause

• 2010-Present Volunteer & Supporter, Swim Across America’s annual Rhode Island charity swim benefiting cancer research.

• 1996-2006 Event Director, Kickemuit River Swim

• USMS Records 1 lifetime pool relay

• USMS All American Honors: 5 years pool relay

• USMS Top Ten Achievements: 20 individual, 58 relay

• Club – New England Masters (NEM)

• USMS Profile - Frank McQuiggan - USMS Swimmer

• “It’s not his personal swimming accomplishments that define him, it’s his colorful personality and the decades he has spent building a community of swimmers and comrades who support each other in and out of the pool. Swimmers join and stay in this community more so because of Frank and the foundation he has laid.”

Rick Osterberg

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Contributor)

• Years Active 2000-Present

• 2000-2017 & 2019 Meet Director NE SCY Championship

• 2018 NE LMSC Distinguished Service Award - recognizes outstanding long-term service to NELMSC. This is given to one individual based on leadership, membership recruitment, program development, and promotion of Masters swimming at the club, NELMSC, and national levels. Nominees must have maintained current NELMSC registration for the last ten years.

• From the nomination - Outstanding service to Masters swimming. Promotes the sport locally and nationally.  The BEST meet director.  Supportive.  Encouraging. Great announcer. Kind. Plays great music. Outstanding professionalism. Above and beyond. Thoughtful.  Dedicated. Great announcer. Above and beyond.  Friendly and fun! 

• Rick is the wizard of Harvard’s web page. His approach to meet management is part science and part art. The technology used to run the New England championships is equal to or superior to that used at our USMS National meet. Results were available minutes after the completion of every event. Team scores, individual events and relays were posted on our meet website within an hour after the completion of each session. We were very good at keeping to our meet timeline in large part because of Rick’s mastery of the many meet details. The meet web page exceeded our expectations. Visitors could observe live action via electronic scoreboard or live video through webcam (about 250 unique IP addresses logged on). We had more than 10,000 hits to our web page—without the general broadcast of availability of results! Rick was a very big factor in this meet’s success

• Rick has been the SCY Championship Meet Director for over 15 years and has repeatedly demonstrated outstanding service to Masters Swimming on many levels and consistently promotes Masters Swimming at the Club, NE LMSC, and National levels.

• USMS All American Honors – 4 years pool relay

• USMS Records – 1 lifetime pool relay

• USMS Top Ten Achievements – 11 individual, 17 relay

• Club – New England Masters

• USMS Profile - Rick Osterberg - USMS Swimmer

My first experience with Masters was before I was even part of Masters. We hosted the SCY Champs at Harvard in 2000 and Bob Seltzer and Steph Morawski got me involved. I was running meets at Harvard at the time (since 1995 really), and they decided to run a Masters meet at Harvard and I committed to the meet in late January 2000 for the April 2000 meet. I have been running that meet every year since... well, except 2018 when I missed it because of chemotherapy, and not since 2020 when we had to cancel. Hopefully we will be back.

It was a year later that I officially joined CMSC in 2001. (And I met Jess, and the rest of history.) Strangely enough, I don't think I've ever held an "official" role in either NEM or NE-LMSC. Part of that is because I was part of the NE Swimming (USA Swimming side) Board of Directors since around 2002. So that was more my "official role" service to the sport.

On the Masters side, I've been in the booth for a long time. I'm often found playing a supporting role behind people who are officially elected. I think I helped shape some of the changes to either or both the NEM and LMSC Bylaws as they have evolved over the years. Over all of these years... I only went to convention once (2016 in Atlanta, and I juggled USA Swimming and USMS sessions). And I've only been to USMS Nationals once (LCM 2012 in Omaha), and one Worlds (2014 in Montreal).

But perhaps fair to say that I'm a persistent advocate for the sport across all segments, and in particular an advocate for high quality meet operations and simplification of rules. I keep my hands in the mix from the SCY Champs at Harvard, to 100x100 at Harvard usually in January, to the Boston Light Swim, to helping unofficially at open water nationals in Vermont a couple years ago, to being part of the Swim Across America Boston organizing committee.

Jason Eaddy

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Pool Performance)

• USMS Records – pool individual 5 lifetime, pool relay 1 currently held, 7 lifetime

• USMS Pool All Star Honors – 2001, 2002, 2004

• USMS Pool All American Honors – 8 years pool individual, 7 years pool relay

• USMS Long Distance All American Honors – 9 years long distance individual

• USMS Top Ten Achievements – 198 individual, 73 relay

• NELMSC All Time Top Three – 104 points

• NE LMSC Top Ten Chair

• Club: New England Masters (CRM)

• USMS Profile Jason H Eaddy - USMS Swimmer

Jason Eaddy grew up swimming in Florida, originally learning to swim by dodging alligators in Orlando’s Lake Virginia. He graduated to the Rollins College pool next to the lake, joining the Blue Dolfins swim team and coaches Harry & Kevin Meisel. 

Jason joined St. Petersburg Aquatics and coach Fred Lewis just prior to turning 13 in 1989. Swimming for SPA & St. Petersburg High School, Jason was a Senior National qualifier in the 800 & 1500 freestyle. His senior year, Jason was an All-American, winning the 500 free and placing second in the 100 butterfly at Florida High School State Chmpionships. Both swims broke school records and still stand 29 years later. At Princeton under coach Rob Orr, Jason continued to specialize in distance freestyle and was a four-year letter winner. His senior year, he captained Princeton's team to a undefeated EISL dual meet championship.

After college, Jason took a few years to find his way back to serious swimming, eventually joining Cambridge Masters Swim Club at Harvard and continuing his love/hate relationship with Blodgett Pool from college. With CMSC, Jason was fortunate to swim under Rob Berry, Bek Getman, Steph Morowski, and Scott VanKuilenberg. Focusing primarily on butterfly as a masters swimmer, Jason started racing at both USMS and USA Swimming meets, placing 5th in the 200m fly at the U.S. Open in 2002 and returning to USA Nationals in 2004. Along the way, he set World Records in the 100 & 200 SCM butterfly in the 25-29 age group and National Records in 50 SCM butterfly and the 200 LCM butterfly.

In addition to bringing lifelong fitness and a renewed passion for the sport, masters swimming also brought Jason his wife Jenny Mooney (a Rhode Island Aquatics Hall of Fame inductee), meeting her at the New England SCM Championship Meet in December 2002. They currently live in Sudbury, Massachusetts. These days, Jason typically spends his weekends as a USA Swimming official watching their two sons compete. 

Beth Estel

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Pool Performance)

• USMS Pool Records – pool individual 4 currently held, 7 lifetime, pool relay 2 lifetime

• USMS Long Distance Records – long distance relay 2 lifetime

• USMS Pool All American Honors – 6 years pool individual, 9 years pool relay

• USMS Long Distance All American Honors – 4 years long distance relay

• USMS Top Ten Achievements – 202 individual, 79 relay

• NELMSC All Time Top Three – 281 points

• Club: New England Masters (GSP)

• USMS Profile Beth A Estel - USMS Swimmer

My passion for swimming started at age 6, when my next-door neighbor, the swim coach, encouraged me to swim with his daughter, my best friend. My parents were very supportive of this new “hobby”. But at age 10, we moved to New Jersey, which was a challenge for my swimming “career”. I already knew I loved being in the pool. The YMCA required that I prove that I was swim team worthy and I had to attend and pass four different levels of swim classes before being allowed on the team. I swam with the Montclair Marlins for several years and went to AAU Nationals in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

After several breaks from the pool, it was finally time to get back to it when I moved to New Hampshire in 2006. Tracy personally experienced my enthusiasm and competitive nature when I returned. 

Currently, I work in Boston at Tufts University Dental School and plan my workouts before and after work. Staying in shape is a priority for me so I can perform at swim meets and stay healthy. The Granite State Penguins are a huge support, especially when things don’t go as expected. They are family and put up with my antics.  My husband, Scott, is my personal cheerleader. My siblings all came to Montreal for Worlds in 2014, another exciting chapter – a Relay World Record. 

This past summer my granddaughters, Leah, age 9, and Josie, age 7, started competing, which is as exciting to me as my own competitions.  I am thrilled my son, Justin, has encouraged them to swim.

This award is a big surprise and I feel honored to be recognized for doing what I love. 

Eric Nilsson

• 2022 Inducted into the New England LMSC Hall of Fame (Pool Performance)

• USMS Pool Records – pool individual 1 currently held, 6 lifetime, pool relay 1 currently held, 2 lifetime

• USMS Pool All Star Honors – 2011, 2015

• USMS Long Distance Records – long distance individual 1 lifetime

• USMS Pool All American Honors  – 8 years pool individual, 4 years pool relay

• USMS Long Distance All American Honors – 4 years long distance individual, 2 years long distance relay

• USMS Top Ten Achievements – 100 individual, 26 relay

• NELMSC All Time Top Three – 225 points

• Club: New England Masters (MIT)

• USMS Profile Eric T Nilsson - USMS Swimmer

Eric Nilsson was born on June 30, 1987 in Bolton Massachusetts. He started competitive swimming at age 9 and continued swimming competitively on the club team New England Barracudas until college, while also swimming for Weston High School. Eric swam at Northwestern University where he received several All-American accolades and set several school records, as well as competing at NCAA championships all four years, including a 3rd place finish in the 400 freestyle relay in 2007. Eric raced at the 2008 pool swimming Olympic Trials and the 2012 10K open water Olympic Trials, finishing 12th.

Since graduating Northwestern University in 2009, Eric has lived in Chicago, Hawaii and Florida, but has lived in the Boston area since 2013. In addition to swimming, he has enjoyed coaching high school and adult aged swimmers in his spare time, and currently works as an Actuary for John Hancock.

Eric has competed in around 100 open water swim races ranging from 1 to 20 miles and swims in all the pool meets that he can find, and he plans to swim for the rest of his life.