Est. 1970
Bill Mulliken Award
BARRY DAYTON
Volunteer Achievements
Member of ILMSA from 1981 through 2019
Meet director of the Park Ridge 1500M swim meet, “Penguin 1500”, from 1985 through 2013
Meet director of the Maine South 1650 yard swim meet from 1986 through 1995
Open Water Achievements
- Competed in the Big Shoulders 5K Open Water Swim 20 years in a row
- Enjoyed swimming with friends at Yu’s Harbor in Lake Michigan
- Now swims in the Long Island Sound
Barry’s Motivating Force
Barry who is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Northeastern Illinois University, loves to observe nature and look for patterns. During his daily open water swims, he likes to lollygag on his back and let the waves rock him while he checks out the cloud formations. He now lives in Ridgefield, CN.
I have known, via over 30 meets since 1985, that this (1500m) is one event where women are closely competitive to men so it is outrageous that they have not been able to swim this in the Olympics until now. (2021)
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