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Kicking in the open water

photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

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Building Intensity into Your Open Water Racing

Photo credit: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

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U.S. Masters Swimming Redesigns Website

“A few years ago, we created a new USMS brand identity that showcases Masters swimming’s expanded interests of fitness swimming, triathletes, open water, and of course competitive swimming,” said Executive Director Rob Butcher. (Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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RCP Tiburon Mile Video Highlights

“Tiburon masters swimmer Robert Placak, event founder, will celebrate The 13th Annual RCP Tiburon Mile the weekend of September 8-9th.”

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Endless Pools & USMS Protect Open Water Swimmers

Photo Credit: Mike Lewis, OlaVistaPhotography.com (@Mike2Swim)

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Interested in Masters Swimming? President Nadine Day…

Hello All, US Masters Nationals just finished up last week. If you would like to get back into swimming, this…

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Karlyn Pipes-Nielsen Cracks First WR of Masters Worlds

Tim Shead also added a second World Record for the meet.

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Laura Val Breaks Her Own WR in Italy

Three More World Records were broken in Italy on Tuesday, as the 2012 FINA World Masters Championships rolled through its…

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American Shead Breaks WR in Riccione Day 1

Shead was one of four World Record breakers in the 100 breast on day 1. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Open Water Swimming Breathing & Sighting Tips

Thanks to contributor Mike Lewis for producing this report. Mike has nearly three decades of open water swimming experience as…

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Sprint News 4/30/12: Another 40-Year Old on the Verge; Gary Hall Jr. to Hall of Fame

…Dara Torres, Steve West, and Janet Evans may be soon joined by another Olympic Trials qualifier 40-and-over: Erica Braun out of…

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Sprint News 4/29/12: CAS Rules on Brits; Brazil Fails in 800 FR

The CAS’ latest ruling is causing a stir in the Olympic sporting community.

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David Marsh Walks the Walk in Greensboro [Video]

We presume they give out gigantic trophies for Championships in USMS too.

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SwimMAC Cleaning Up National Records at USMS Nationals

Tim Phillips was among the swimmers who broke National Records in Greensboro (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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SwimSpray: Andrew Chadeayne Q&A

What’s the SwimSpray culture like? “We’re all college swimming buddies. That turns out to be huge for a couple of reasons: Everyone understands how to work hard; and everyone adopts a very team-oriented mindset.”

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