Masters

U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) elected officers to its Board of Directors and honored many of its deserving volunteers and coaches with service awards at its 2023 annual meeting Sept. 8–10 in Houston. The following officers were elected: Ed Coates (South Texas) as president, Julie Dussliere (...

The World Masters Championships concluded from Kyushu, Japan, and it was the fastest meets in masters history. There were 33 world records broken, tying the all-time record for most broken in one championship meet, set previously in Riccione, Italy, in 2012. There were also 132 championship meet...

USMS Nationals: Laura Val Leads Six Records on Final Day The U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Summer National Championships concluded from Sarasota, Florida. Laura Val continued her strong, record-setting masters career with one more world age-group record on the final night of competition. She wasn't a...

The U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Summer National Championships continued from Sarasota, Florida with several records set. The meet runs through Aug. 6 at the Selby Aquatic Center in Sarasota. Here are the records from Day 4 of Summer Nationals. Elizabeth De Herder, Palmetto Masters: women's 65-69 50...

The U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Summer National Championships continued from Sarasota, Florida with more records falling. The meet runs through Aug. 6 at the Selby Aquatic Center in Sarasota. Here are the records from Day 3 of Summer Nationals. Richard Burns, Tamalpais Aquatic Masters: men's ...

USMS Summer Nationals: Eight Records Set in First Two Days From Sarasota The U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Summer National Championships kicked off from Sarasota, Florida in record fashion. Through the first two days of competition, eight records have been set, some USMS records and other Masters Wor...

U.S. Masters Swimming announced its 2024 and 2025 pool national championships on Tuesday. The 2024 USMS Summer National Championship will be Aug. 21–25, 2024, at the Marguerite Aquatic Complex in Mission Viejo, California. The 2025 USMS Spring National Championship will be April 24–27, 2025...

Motivational Monday: Staying Motivated Once Your 'Glory Days' Have Passed Through Open Water By Jack Hallahan For competitive swimmers, years of chasing the black line at some point come to a close. For some, a strange phenomenon occurs after taking a break from such a demanding sport: the urge to g...

Gabrielle Rose Crushes 45-49 Masters World Records at Grand Challenge After lowering six USMS records at last month's U.S. Masters Swimming Spring Nationals, Gabrielle Rose returned to the same Irvine, Calif., facility this weekend for the Speedo Grand Challenge and swam much faster than two masters...

Passages: Masters Champion, Coach Geoff Mykleby Leaves Legacy By Adam Mania The swimming community lost a legend over the weekend. Dr. Geoff Mykleby, also known to some as Molar, The Party Planner, Wolfpack, Dr. Deluxe (I’m sure there are more nicknames) succumbed to a long battle with cancer wrappe...

By Dr. G. John Mullen, DPT, CSCS - President COR - Sports Training and Physical Therapy A few years back, I had the opportunity to compete at Masters Nationals in Santa Clara, CA. I had been training, a blistering 3 hours a week split up into ~3-4 practices. I was ready for a great Masters race, hop...

Olympian Gabrielle Rose was working her way back into the swimming world. After making the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, she missed out in 2004 and the disappointment kept her away from the pool. But a recent project close to home got her back involved in the sport. "I have been working on, the past fi...

From the East and West, North and South, swimmers from all ages came from all over the country - and even other parts of the world - to compete in the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring Championships. The meet drew a record 2,500-plus athletes, showing that after the COVID-19 pandemic, mas...

Maurine Kornfeld got into swimming because she enjoyed the water. She joined Masters Swimming in her 60s and is still going strong - four decades later. Kornfeld, now 101, broke the Masters World Record in the 50 freestyle for the 100-104 age group during the weekend at the 2023 United States Master...

The United States Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring Championships concluded on Sunday from Irvine, California. It was a meet full of victories, records, and most importantly, a record-setting list of competitors - more than 2,500. The final session included the 400 IM, 50 free, 200 butterfly, mixed 200...

Rick Colella has been a fixture at United States Masters Swimming (USMS) championship meets for decades. Swimming has been a part of him his entire life. He was so fast in his younger days that he made the U.S. Olympic team in 1972 and 1976. He started swimming USMS in 1990 and continued to excel in...

USMS Championships Day 3: Maurine Kornfeld Wins Second Race at 100-104; Ally Howe Shines Again One of the best parts of the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring Championships - and masters swimming in general - is that is for all ages of adults. Anyone from 20 years old and up can compete. R...

John Stafford returned to the sport of swimming only to suffer a minor heart attack in 2021. But he stuck with it. Two years later, his a USMS national champion. Stafford won the national championship in the 1000 freestyle on the first day of the USMS Spring Nationals and then dropped 17 seconds in ...

Twenty one records fell on Friday during Day 2 of the U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring National Championships in Irvine, California. Several of the big names in the meet claimed USMS victories on Friday with record-setting performances, including Gabrielle Rose, who set four records. Laura Val, J...

USMS Spring Championships Day 2: Nathan Adrian, Jenny Thompson Lead Winners The U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring National Championships continued on Friday in Irvine, California. Friday’s events included the 100 breaststroke, 200 backstroke, 50 butterfly, 200 IM, 100 free and mixed 200 free relay...