Masters

By Lianne McCluskey, Swimming World College Intern. Many collegiate swimmers look at the end of their college swimming eligibility as the beginning of "swammer" status; however, this does not have to be the case. U.S. Masters Swimming has referred to swimming as "the magic pill" for a reason - regar...

By Daniel Paulling Sarasota Sharks Masters members Jim and Anna Lea Matysek were announced as recipients of the 2022 Capt. Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award on Thursday evening. The award recognizes their longtime contributions as volunteers for U.S. Masters Swimming, and is USMS’s most prestigious volunt...

Editorial: Distance Swimmers Deserve Better at U.S. Masters Nationals By Kelly Palace As I write this, I’m in attendance at the 2022 U.S. Masters (USMS) Spring National Championships in San Antonio. This is the 30th anniversary of my first ever USMS Nationals. The meet opened on the first day with b...

U.S. Masters Spring Nationals: Zach Fong Retuns to Swimming; 11 Records Fall on Final Day Performance of the Week, Sponsored by Luma Lanes By Daniel Paulling Zach Fong’s return to swimming went well. After taking a three-year break following his swimming career at the University of Virginia, Fong wo...

Day 3 of the 2022 U.S. Masters Spring National Championships saw a stunning 23 record-setting swims from San Antonio. Olympian Rick Colella broke two more records, while Erika Braun, Diann Uustal and Laura Val each also added two Masters National Age Group Records. Olympian Josh Prenot was part of t...

The first full day of the U.S. Masters Spring National Championships saw a stunning 19 Masters National Age Group Records fall in San Antonio. Olympian Rick Colella from the Puget Sound club broke three records in the 70-74 age group. Perennial Masters Swimmer of the Year Laura Val set two, swimming...

The U.S. Masters Spring National Championships kicked off on Thursday from San Antonio in record-breaking fashion. Three Masters National Age Group Records were broken on the first day of competition. Arnaldo Perez of the Sarasota Sharks broke the record in the 1650 freestyle for the 60-64 age group...

The 2022 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championships kicks off this week in San Antonio. The meet runs from Thursday through Sunday at the Northside ISD Swim Center. In addition to the hundreds of swimmers of all ages competing, seven Olympians who swim U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) are sched...

Colorado Time Systems, a PlayCore company, is pleased to announce the partnership renewal with U.S. Masters Swimming through 2025.   Colorado Time Systems continues its designation as the “Official Timing Partner of U.S. Masters Swimming,” and will provide members and facilities with training tools ...

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International Masters Swimming Hall of Famer Tom Maine, 96, of Carbondale, died on Sunday, Feb, 27, 2022, at the Cottages of Lake St. Louis. He swam to 27 FINA Masters World Records, though not starting his masters career until age 70. He was elected to the U.S. Masters Swimming Hall of Fame in 2016...

FINA Confirms New Dates for World Masters Championships in 2023 FINA this week announced new dates for the 19th FINA World Masters Championships, which has originally been slated for the summer of 2022. The new dates for the meet in Kyushu, Japan are from Aug. 2-11, 2023. They had originally been sc...

Siphiwe Baleka: ‘I Felt Betrayed by My Sport and by FINA’ After Olympic Snub Guinea-Bissau swimmer Siphiwe Baleka said he felt “betrayed” by FINA after his appeal to swim for his adopted country at the Tokyo Olympics last summer was denied. Baleka discussed his feelings this week in an interview wit...

Miami Masters ‘Swimmen Wimmen’ Relay Team Smashes Three World Records By Suzie Ryan, Swimming World Intern The Miami Masters ‘Swimmen Wimmen’ relay team, with a combined age of 320 years, has broken three FINA Masters World Records in the 320-359 years category this year. Made up of four Gold Coast ...

The YMCA National Masters Meet and the YMCA National Diving Championship will return in 2022. Both events will be held April 7-10, 2022, at the Rosen YMCA Aquatic & Fitness Center, Orlando, Fla.   The National Masters Meet is a supportive and inspiring event for adult swimmers who are YMCA ...

There is a certain camaraderie between swimmers and runners. It’s indescribable, but the two cardio-intensive sports often are paired. Many swimmers try to cross-train into running and vice-versa, but find it difficult to adapt to the different mechanics that the other sport demands. The likes of Fl...

The Swim Fort Lauderdale Masters team won the National Team Championship title at the 2021 United States Masters Swimming (USMS) Long Course National Championship during the weekend. A field of 706 swimmers from 159 teams competed at the event October 7-10 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Thi...

USMS Nationals Day 4: Celebrating John, Mary Pohlmann Who Met 58 Years Ago — On a Pool Deck By Daniel Paulling. John and Mary Pohlmann fittingly met on a pool deck. It happened in 1962 in San Antonio, Texas, where he was stationed with the U.S. Army Special Forces for medical training and where she ...

USMS Nationals Day 3: Perfecting the 100 Freestyle By Daniel Paulling The 100 freestyle is a challenging race that requires swimmers to have top-notch sprinting capabilities but also a level of endurance if they want a great time. To help you perfect your 100 freestyle, here are tips from two swimme...

USMS Nationals Day 2: Backstroke Bands, Unique Drills Lead to Titles By Daniel Paulling Backstroke can be a difficult stroke to swim. Many backstrokers struggle with a lack of body rotation that keeps their stroke long and efficient or crossing over on their entry. To help you swim like a national c...