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	NEWS Pembroke Pines Police Dominate Florida Police And Fire Games Swimming Competition June 17, 2013 The home pool advantage may have been the key at the Florida Police and Fire Games Swim Meet Sunday at Academic Village Pool in Pembroke Pines.   The Pembroke Pines Police Department and Geni Burts of the Hollywood Police Department dominated the day-long swim meet.   Meet director Jennifer Martin of the Pembroke Pines Police Department dominated her age group events in record-breaking times. Martin won four events and broke three meet records. Martin, 32, won the 50-yard backstroke in 30.88, breaking the previous record of 33.82 set by Mary Mott of Volusia County in 1991. Martin won the 100-yard individual medley in 1:05.24, breaking the 1995 meet record of 1:15.09 set by Lynn Carter of Sarasota Police. Martin won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:10.45, bettering the previous meet record of 1:15.70 set in 1991 by Mary Mott of Volusia County. Martin also won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:22.74 and was a member of two winning relays. Martin was high point winner for the women’s 30-34 age group with 80 points. Denise Tamburo, 46, also of the Pembroke Pines Police Department, won high point for the 40-49 age group with 57 points. Tamburo won the 25-yard freestyle in 17.01 and 50-yard freestyle in 41.73 and was second in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:55.24. Michael Cook and Stuart Groves led Pembroke Pines Police in the men’s competition. Cook, 44, won the 25-yard freestyle in 12.19, was second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:45.71) and 50-yard breaststroke (43.76) and led off two winning relays.Groves, 35, won the 50-yard breaststroke (38.92) and 25-yard freestyle (11.54) and was second in the 50-yard freestyle (28.07) and 100-yard freestyle (1:07.65). He was also a member of two winning relays. Groves tied for second for high point age group honors. Burts, 28, one of the original members of the Comets Swim Team founded fourteen years ago by CEO and head coach Chris Anderson; Flanagan High School and Florida Atlantic University alum, brought home her share of hardware for the City of Hollywood. Burts won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:46.44; 100-yard butterfly in 1:04.98; 100-yard individual medley in 1:05.14 and 100-yard freestyle in 1:00.75. Burts was also a member of two winning relays. Burts won high point for the 18-29 age group with 80 points.   WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB - Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com