Jon Steiner passed away Saturday, September 30th. He was a long time
member of the Tamalpais Aquatic Masters located in San Rafael,
California, and was active in the Pacific LMSC and USMS. He attended
many conventions and was a member of the Legislation and Legal Counselors
committees. Jon also acted as Legal Counsel for the 2006 FINA Masters
Local Organizing Committee.
Jon took great pride in his swimming, his team, and gave back in many
ways to our sport including creating the TAM 1650 Pool Mile - Don't waste
your base swim to help raise funds for TAM. Music was one of his many
talents and he played guitar professionally in several jazz groups he
organized. He also wrote music and created many arrangements for his
bands.
Jon competed at the SC Nationals in Coral Springs in May, 2006. He
didn't perform as well as he'd hoped and had trouble taking a deep
breath. Shortly after, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He really
wanted to compete at the World Championships even though he was on oxygen
and hadn't been able to train since the end of May. His coach and
teammates volunteered to make this dream possible and he swam the anchor
leg of a relay which meant a great deal to him.
Jon fought a good fight and is survived by his wife Sue, and his two
daughters Claire and Annie. He will be missed by TAM, Pacific Masters
Swimming, USMS, and all of his swimming family.
