Masters

10 Ways You Know You Swam in the 90s

Here are 10 sure-fire signs that you got to swim during the best decade to ever come immediately after the 80’s — the 1990’s.

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7 Reasons Why Hiring a Swimmer Will Enhance Your Company

Just because so-called “swammers” may have hung up their goggles, doesn’t mean that those years of hard work were wasted. Former swimmers have spent years developing skills which can be integral to their new lives in the workforce.

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Nathan Adrian, Olympic Champion and… Masters Swimmer? (Video)

Adrian’s time from 2014 Masters Spring Nationals may not register in USA Swimming’s Data Hub, yet it stands as the 22nd-fastest performance of all time in the 100 yard freestyle.

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Walnut Creek Masters Thanksgiving Tradition Continues Amid Fires

The Camp Fire in Northern California has burned more than 150,000 acres in California and claimed at least 84 lives. For Walnut Creek Masters, the tragedy around them brings new perspective to being thankful.

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Fritz Bedford Sets World, National Record at Masters Meet

Fritz Bedford of the New England Masters Swim Club notched yet another world record last weekend, competing in the 10th Annual Leaf Peepers Masters Mini Meet at the Upper Valley Aquatic Club (UVAC) in Vermont.

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2020 USMS Spring Nationals to be Hosted in San Antonio

The Northside ISD Swim Center will play host a USMS National Championship for the 2nd time in 5 years.

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Italian Masters Swimmer Suspended 6 Months for Doping

Italian Masters swimmer Marco Bolzan has been sanctioned after testing positive for the banned substance tuaminoheptane. According to ChemEurope, tuaminoheptane is also known…

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Quartet from Denver Sets 3 Masters Swimming Records

The Colorado Masters Swimming (CMS) team of Craig Petersen, Michael Mann, Kirk Anderson, and Greg Scott not only smashed the records for their age group (combined ages of 240–279), but also won all three relays outright, soundly beating teams with average ages that were decades younger.

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Why Proper Head Position In Backstroke Matters

The key to a successful backstroke is getting the head up at the right time and getting it back at the right time.

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USMS World Record Holder Steve West Trains with his Daughter (VIDEO)

If Steve West was going to get up at 4:15 to drive his daughter, Summer, to practice, he figured he might as well join her.

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Why You Should Watch the Documentary “Rowdy” Before Summer Nationals

“Rowdy” is a documentary that all swimmers, swim parents, and swim nerds ought to watch before the 2018 Phillips 66 Summer Nationals kick off in Irvine, CA next Wednesday (July 25th).

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Campionati Italiani:Travaini Record Del Mondo-Arena e FIN Premiano I Master

campionati italiani master 2018 10/15 Luglio 2018 LCM – Piscina Comunale di Palermo (ITA) Sito dell’evento risultati live Sono iniziati…

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Sono Un Nuotatore Master (E Me Ne Vanto)

In occasione dell’apertura dei Campionati Italiani Master 2018 non potevo non condividere con voi quanto sia bello definirsi “nuotatore Master”. Pur…

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Embracing Swammerhood: 7 Ways Masters Differs From Age Group

Masters swimming is its own animal. Here are 7 ways being a ‘swammer’ differs from your age group swimming days.

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George Corones Becomes First 100+ Year Old Under 1:00 in 50 SCM Free

Corones broke the World Record in the 50 short course meters freestyle by 21 seconds.

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