Status:	Not a Current Member
Name:	Edie B Gruender
LMSC:	Arizona
Most Recent Club:	Arizona Masters Swim Club Inc (ARIZ)

Member is deceased. Date of death: Feb 12, 2016.

• Read Story about Edie B Gruender

Read Oral History entry honoring Edie B Gruender written by Edie B Gruender (1/2/2002), Rose P Steward (7/19/2000), Gary J Weisenthal (4/21/2002)

Swimming Achievements for Edie B Gruender:

• Meet results for Edie B Gruender (203 swims)
• Top Ten achievements (735 individual, 96 relay)
• All-American Honors (3 years pool individual, 4 years pool relay, 5 years long distance individual)
• USMS Records
  (pool relay: 0 currently held, 7 lifetime records)

USMS Service & Recognition for Edie B Gruender:

• Previous USMS National Committee Positions Held:
  Recognition and Awards Committee Member 1994 - 2011
  Convention Committee Member 1998 - 2005
  History and Archives Committee Member 2000 - 2003
  Fitness Education Committee Member 1996 - 1997
  Legislation Committee Member 1990 - 1995
  Recognition and Awards Committee Chair 1990 - 1993
  Membership Committee Member 1989 - 1991
  Zone Committee Chair 1989 - 1989
• USMS Awards and Recognition Received:
  1989 Capt. Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award
• Oral History contribution (Jan 2, 2002) honoring Edie B Gruender, Art Kaufman, Gary J Weisenthal
• Contributed 1 articles to USMS.org
• USMS.org article and video references:
  • Started a Masters Swimming Program in Her Backyard
  • Originator of the Two Mile Cable Swim
  • Remembering Esther Grafrath
  • The Aquatic Career of Lee Lincoln Starr
  • Remembering Ashby Harper
  • Remembering Jean Ditsworth

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