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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...

USMS Spring Championships Day 1: Grant Shoults Breaks Record in 1000 Free The U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring National Championships kicked off on Thursday in Irvine, California. It is the first time since 1981 a USMS national meet will be held in the Southern California city. The event is expec...

5 Strength Training Exercises to Improve Swimming Performance By Kayla Riemensperger Weight training is often a highly debated topic in the world of swimming. While there is no clear-cut right or wrong answer to whether or not weights are beneficial for developing swimmers, many year-round programs ...

The U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Spring National Championships kick off on Thursday in Irvine, California. It is the first time since 1981 a USMS national meet will be held in the Southern California city. The event is expected to be the largest in USMS history with nearly 2,500 swimmers entered. Th...

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...

World Aquatics has released entry information World Aquatics Masters Championships will take place from Aug. 2-11 in Kyushu, Japan. “The island of Kyushu is a place of great beauty. With clean, clear seas and white sandy beaches, it’s a perfect area for all ages to participate in aquatics. Japan has...

Entry times for the 19th World Aquatics Masters Championships - Kyushu 2023 in Japan have been announced. The meet will take place Aug. 2-11, 2023, in three cities in Japan - across the Island of Kyushu, Japan in the cities of Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Kagoshima. "Holding the tournament across three cit...

By J.P. Mortenson, Swimming World College Intern. As swimmers, we all have days when we show up to practice and are completely fatigued before even getting in the water. Days when making even the warm up interval is a struggle, your body just can’t do what you want it to, and you feel like you aren’...

Passages: John Spannuth, Key Figure in Masters Swimming, Age 89 John Spannuth, a long-time swimming administrator and a key figure in the creation of U.S. Masters Swimming, died on Dec. 19. He was 89 years old. Spannuth’s connection to Masters Swimming goes back to the very beginning, hosting the or...