SWIM Magazine July 1997

Description

Editor’s Note 

Book Review 

Just Add Water 

Minding Masters 

Health Waves 

Swim for Fitness 

Masters Swimming: Present at the creation 

Trivia Time!

Working Out 

Warming up to Race! By Eric Neilsen.

More Power To You. By Doug Huetis.

Swimming in the Zones 

Calendar 

Master Speak 

On the Market 

Splashes! 

Give a Tri(Athlon) A Try

By Jeff Bliss. Triathlon training can not only keep you fit and help make you a better swimmer, it just might keep you in the swim for more years to come.

Raining Records in Seattle 

By Scott Rabalais. At the Masters Nationals, ninety-two USMS records were set, with three swimmers walking away with a “perfect” six swims and six records.

WATCH What You Buy

By Emmett Hines. Coach Hines presents a comparison of memory stopwatches, single event stopwatches, wrist stopwatches and other gadgets that you can use to improve conditioning, add variety to workouts and impress training buddies.

Swimming and HIV

By Jessica Seaton, D.C. Can swimming have a positive effect on the immune system and slow down and/or halt the progression of HIV infection? Apparently, exercise is one of the factors that may contribute to long-term survival.