Masters

Christe Ciraulo Breaks Her Own Masters World Record by 24 Seconds

2023 US Masters National Championships August 2-6, 2023 Sarasota, Florida Long Course Meters (50 meters) Event site Live Stream Results…

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U.S. Masters Swimming Announces 2024 and 2025 Pool National Championships

Mission Viejo (August 2024), San Antonio (April 2025) and Federal Way (August 2025) have been named hosts of three upcoming Masters National meets.

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Erika Braun Breaks Masters 50-54 National Record in 100-Meter Breast (1:21.34)

51-year-old masters swimming star Erika Braun took down the American record in the 100-meter breaststroke for the 50-54 age group on Saturday.

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U.S. Masters Swimming To Run “Try Masters Swimming” Campaign In July

The campaign will kick off Saturday and will allow adults to try at least two free workouts with a participating club in the month of July.

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World Aquatics Masters Championship Dates Released

The World Aquatics Masters Championship is set to be held in Kyushu, Japan from August 2-11 featuring an estimated 10,000 participants.

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Susie O’Neill Breaks Masters World Record in First Race Since Sydney 2000 Olympics

Racing for the first time in 23 years, 49-year-old Susie O’Neill (right) set a new 50 fly masters world record for the 50-54 age group with a 28.95.

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Canadian Masters Swimmer Wins Masters Gold While Battling Cancer

Lina Courtois won gold at the Canadian Masters Swimming and Artistic Swimming Championships in May while battling breast cancer.

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Annemieke Blackman Breaks 45-49 Masters World Record In 200 Breast

45-year-old Annemieke Blackman turned in a time of 2:43.20 in the 200 breaststroke, dipping her below Heather Morris-Eyton’s previous record.

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Canadian Olympian Erica Morningstar Downs Three Masters World Records In Calgary

The 34-year-old Morningstar fired off SCM times of 25.12 in the 50 free, 31.59 in the 50 breast and 1:02.15 in the 100 IM at Canadian Masters Nationals.

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Four Brothers Make Relay History At Puerto Rico Masters Swimming League Championships

Javier, Enrique, Santos and Edwin “Bebe” Gómez became the first group of brothers to complete a relay in the Puerto Rico Masters Swimming League.

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P2Life Nutrition Powers The Greatest Male Masters Swimmer In History

Rick Colella has reached an unprecedented level of dominance in Masters swimming, currently owning 17 of the 18 US records in the 70-74 age group (SCY).

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Australian Masters Teammates Go On World Record Breaking Spree

Teammates Jennie Bucknell, Gillian O’Mara, Lachlan McDowell, and Mark Thompson have been rewriting the masters’ world record books this spring.

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Less Is More: Can You Make the Olympics on 5 Practices/Week?

Absolutely, but, first, let’s set a few ground rules for who could make the U.S. Olympic Team on five swims per week…

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2023 USMS Spring Nats Day 4: Jenny Thompson Breaks Another 50-54 Record with 23.75 50 FR

The championships closed out with a bang, seeing 12 records fall.

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2023 USMS Spring Nats Day 3: US and BRA Olympian Gabrielle Rose Breaks Two More Records

The third day of the 2023 US Masters Swimming Spring Nationals in Irvine saw another 17 Masters National Records go down.

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