Masters

Swim England Governance In Spotlight - Three Masters Complaints Upheld Chris Bostock, former Chair of the Swim England Sport Governing Board, has been found guilty in a third misconduct case after having been found guilty in two previous misconduct cases. An independent panel concluded that he was g...

US Masters Swimming announced its 13 national championships for 2021 on Wednesday. The organization will return to the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C., for the 2021 USMS Spring National Championship on April 29–May 2. The facility, which has hosted two Spring Nationals and multiple NC...

US Masters Swimming has concluded its 2019 annual meeting during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in St. Louis. In addition to committee meetings and rules and legislation reviews, USMS held officer elections and honored many of its deserving volunteers with service awards. USMS is pleas...

The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce that Satoko Takeuji will be inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2019 during the MISHOF Induction ceremony in St. Louis, MO, on Friday evening, September 13, 2019, to be...

The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce that Dr. Jim Miller will be inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2019 during the MISHOF Induction ceremony in St. Louis, MO, on Friday evening, September 13, 2019, to be...

The Race Club has become an official partner of U.S. Masters Swimming, the two organizations announced on Thursday. The Race Club will offer USMS members free access to its Lane 2, 3, or 4 subscription content for two months, a value of up to nearly $400, and a 20 percent annual discount to its subs...

Day 6 of the 2019 World Masters Swimming Championships ended the world record drought incurred on Night 5, but the athletes were far from done. On the final night of competition, two more masters age group world records fell, wrapping up the past seven nights in Gwangju on a high. Less than 24 hours...

Three more master's world records fell on the penultimate day of the 2019 World Masters Swimming Championships, following a bit of a drought on Day 5. Hungary's Katharina Flora in the 85-89 age group was the first to make history, shattering Jane Asher's previous 100 backstroke record of 1:52.70 by ...

The International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is proud to announce that Joao “Pepito” Meirelles, will be inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2019 during the MISHOF Induction ceremony in St. Louis, MO, on Friday evening, September 13, 2...

The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce that Rick Colella, will be inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2019 during the MISHOF Induction ceremony in St. Louis, MO, on Friday evening, September 13, 2019, to be ...

Anthony Ervin may be a four-time Olympic medalist who’s competed all over the world, but he was still nervous when he stepped on the blocks Thursday at the U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championship at the Marguerite Aquatic Center in Mission Viejo, Calif. Read more on Day 5 here. More meet...

A plethora of records fell on Day 4 of the US Masters Summer Nationals on Saturday at Mission Viejo. Three FINA Masters world records were broken, while 11 US Masters Swimming records were taken down. Laura Val, swimming for Tamalpais Aquatic Masters, set a new standard in the women's 65-69 400 free...

Two Masters World Records and eight more US Masters age group records were set on Day 3 of the 2019 US Masters Summer National Championships from Mission Viejo. Jack Groselle, of the Sarasota Sharks Masters, broke the men’s 65-69 100 freestyle record in 59.49 — a USMS record and FINA Masters world r...

The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce that Marjorie Anderson, synchronized (artistic) swimmer, will be inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2019 during the MISHOF Induction ceremony in St. Louis, MO, on Frid...

Anthony Ervin made his mark at the US Masters Summer Nationals. During Day 2 of the meet in Mission Viejo, California, Ervin, swimming for Swim Fort Lauderdale, broke the US Masters Age Group record for the 35-39 50 freestyle, winning the race in 23.09. Check out more results from the meet here. Er...

Michigan Masters member Tony Anderson defeated his son, UCLA Bruin Masters member Kyle Anderson, in the 1500-meter freestyle on Wednesday, the first day of the 2019 U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championship at the Marguerite Aquatic Center in Mission Viejo, Calif. “Growing up as a swimmer a...

The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce that Rowdy Gaines will be inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the  Class of 2019 during the MISHOF Induction ceremony in St. Louis, MO, on Friday evening, September 13, 2019, to be ...

The Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF) is proud to announce that Caroline Krattli, of Wind and Sea Masters Swimming, Imperial - San Diego, USA,  will be inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame as a member of the  Class of 2019 during the MISHOF Induction c...

Written by Robert Keilleen Graham Johnston Passes Away Legendary Swimmer was 88. May 15, 1931 - July 27, 2019 The world lost legendary swimmer Graham Johnston at age 88. Graham was born on May 15, 1931 and raised in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He learned to swim at the age of 4 and loved it, and all...

USMS members will be able to track their workouts and compete with each other on the Swim.com platform Swim.com has become the official swim workout and training platform of U.S. Masters Swimming, the two partners announced Tuesday. The partnership will allow USMS members to log their workouts in Sw...