Landis sets new swim records

Sisters Country resident Tom Landis returned home to Camp Sherman this week with a fistful of championship medals. Competing in the U.S. Masters swimming summer nationals, Tom, swimming in the 70-74 age group, came in first in all six of his events.

Landis' most noteworthy achievement was in the 400-meter individual medley, where he set a new national record. His time of 6:24.76 smashed the previous record of 6:32.11. All the rest of his first-place finishes were in freestyle, at 50 meters (30.38), 100 meters (1:07.17), 200 meters (2:28.42), 400 meters (5:21.27) and 1,500 meters (21:12.56).