*Frank Starr, our Maverick patriarch, celebrated his 90th birthday, by winning all five of his events in the St. Pete Championship Meet in Apr., and establishing two FL LMSC records. Starr received his BA from Loyola Univ. in Montreal, in 1931. He began his career at a radio station in 1938, broadcast sports in 1951, performed various emcee jobs and acting gigs. He was recognized for these achievements with the Actra Lifetime Membership. He married Pauline in 1951, and both did photo modeling. Their trips south began when they followed a Canadian baseball team to Florida. Starr started his competitive swimming career with Coach Joe Biondi at the Clearwater Y, at age 70. At his earliest Masters meets as a 75 yr old, he won all his events at the St Pete meet and at the National Y
Meet in Indy. Another outstanding performance, was competing in the first USMS 85+ men's relay, in 2000. At 80, he had a heart attack and at 85, fractured his spine. Starr attributes both recoveries and longevity to his swimming workouts, a diet including lots of fruits and vegetables, walking five miles to work for twenty years and giving up smoking at age 55. He and his wife,
Pauline, spend the summer in Montreal, operate their ten acre apple orchard and drive to Clearwater, Florida, for the winter. They will join the team in Munich, for his first World Meet.

*NOTE: Frank passed away on December 17, 2002. He will certainly be missed by his friends, family and his Maverick teammates.

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