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Practical Training Book is a Must-have for Time-Crunched Triathletes & Open-Water Swimmers Expert coaches and authors Conrad Goeringer (The Working Triathlete), and Rob Sleamaker ( SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes) have announced the publication of their new book, Triathlon Freestyle Simplifi...

US Masters Swimming wrapped up the 2020 Toyota USMS Virtual Championships Powered by Swim.com on Monday, its first virtual swim meet and one of its largest virtual events ever. More than 1,500 participants across the country competed in 5,500 pool and open water races, swimming more than 1,800 miles...

Nicholas Granger, 2016 MISHOF Honor Swimmer and two-time Cancer Survivor – He’s One in A Thousand! When asked why he wanted to join the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s One in A Thousand Club, Granger said, “ISHOF was not even on my radar, because in France, most of the Masters swimme...

This article of "Dryside Training" focuses on specific exercises for individual strokes and race distances.  I believe it's beneficial to train your muscles and energy systems on land to help complement what's being done in the pool.  We also want to strengthen muscles that are frequently used to bu...

U.S. Masters Swimming and Swim.com are teaming up to host the 2020 Toyota USMS Virtual Championships from Aug. 12-23, a first of its kind virtual championships for masters swimmers. The event will feature competition in the pool (standard distances and strokes over 25-yard pools) and open water race...

Felix Grossman, MISHOF Honoree is special.  He is One in a Thousand! When asked why he wanted to join the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s One in A Thousand Club, Grossman replied, "It is a great honor for me to be a MISHOF Inductee and I am proud to play whatever small role I can in securing i...

Swimmers are now able to view real-time GPS performance metrics and Heart Rate in open water through free firmware update. FORM, the direct-to-consumer sports technology company behind the FORM Smart Swim Goggles, today announced the launch of a free firmware update which enables swimmers to access ...

US Masters Swimming has launched its Workout Library, a revamped member benefit that contains hundreds of workouts designed exclusively for its members by expert coaches, the organization announced on Thursday. The Workout Library will allow US Masters Swimming members to filter workouts by the cour...

GMX7 has become an official partner of U.S. Masters Swimming, the two organizations announced on Thursday. USMS members will receive a 25 percent discount using the code USMASTERS through July 16, 2020, on GMX7’s patent-pending X1-PRO, a 2020 Red Dot design award winner. This device is des...

Submitted by Ben Minister, a 20+ years competitive swimmer & water polo player/coach, lover of pools and co-founder of a new apparel brand, Chlorine Deckwear. #fortheloveofthepool Options for youth sports abound with the explosive growth of competitive teams and leagues across the country - baseball...

By Taylor Byers, Swimming World College Intern. There are countless different brands, styles, sizes and colors of swim bags. Swim bags are indestructible, surviving anything from the hot summer sun, a winter storm, the puddles of water on the pool deck and the soaring splashes of water from a swimme...

Masters hall of fame diver Tom Hairabidean passed away on Sunday at the age of 96. He was inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame in 2007 with five World Championships gold medals to his name. Tom Hairabidean - Hall of Fame Diver [caption id="attachment_434930" align="aligncent...

US Masters Swimming has canceled the 2020 USMS Summer National Championship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization announced on Thursday. The decision to cancel Summer Nationals, which was scheduled for Aug. 12–16 in Richmond, Va., and was part of USMS's 50th anniversary celebration ...

Contributed by Deniz Hekmati - Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Sport Scientist  The rotation can be tricky in the backstroke and freestyle. Although the coach wants the swimmer to rotate more, the stiff swimmer will have more restrictions to make it happen. Here are three movements that will...

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Bringing back this article by Kaylie Williams, Swimming World College Intern.  You can do yoga at home! Don't need any fancy gear - just some sort of stretching mat or open space on the floor to get started.  Have you ever neglected the cool down stretching after practice and ended up regretting it ...

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...

Cecilia McCloskey was hoping to be on top of the world in swimming. An Olympic trials qualifier in 1964 and 1968, she was hoping to make the Olympics and perform at the top of her sport. It didn’t quite happen as she hoped. McCloskey, formerly Dougherty, missed the Olympic team by one spot in 1968. ...

Bringing back this story by Dylan Evangelista, Swimming World College Intern.  Now is the time to focus on good form at home to translate to good form in the water...we shall return!  Whether you're a competitive athlete, or just looking for a way to stay active, swimming is a fantastic form of exer...

By Dr. G. John Mullen, Swimming World Contributor. A swimmer’s propulsion relies a great deal on ankle mobility and flexibility. Unfortunately, the very same swimmers have limited mobility in their stiff ankles. Strength, mobility, and stability are key to effective form in the pool, so give your an...