The 4 Most Common Extracurricular Activities of the Competitive Swimmer
#2 Napping. Olympic Champion Nathan Adrian must know what we’re talking about. Sprinters are fast, but big, strong sprinters love to nap.
From Heart-Attack to World Records in Swimming
Larry Day, University of Michigan alum and the Founder/President of Pal Pace, is a well-known masters swimming champion. The sport…
Josh Davis National Record Celey Time Lapse Video
Davis captured two national records at USMS Springs Nationals. Mike Lewis, SwimSwam Photographer, put together a great “celey” time lapse video. See it here.
More than 40 USMS records fall at Masters Spring Nationals
More than 40 different Masters National records fell at the short course national championship in San Antonio this weekend, including a number to some former Olympians.
Josh Davis Breaks USMS Record, Interviews USMS Star Matt Grevers, Hosts Mutual of Omaha BREAKOUT Swim Clinic
Josh, 42 years old, dropped a 1:38.23 breaking the 200 yard free USMS Record for the 40-44 age group. (Michael Ross held the record at 1:38.94.)
Why You Should Listen to your Swim Coach
Listening to your coach is something that every swimmer needs to learn to do. Athletes that have a coach that they can rely on and have confidence in will become greater swimmers in the long run.
Shouts from the Stands: From a swim mom to a swimmer
SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…
Swimming is for life USMS Nationals Photo Vault
There’s a lot of fast swimming going on in San Antonio Texas this week at the Nationwide USMS Spring Nationals. Swim…
2015 Nationwide USMS Spring Nationals: Results, Records and More – Video Feature
Swimming Video is courtesy of U.S. Masters Swimming and Executive Director Rob Butcher.
Shouts from the Stands: Upper Case ‘M’ – Manatee or Masters?
SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under…
3 Tips on Summer Sun Exposure
Whether you swim under the sun every day at practice or catch some rays at one meet in the next few months, protecting your skin is critical to your health now and in the long term. Let’s discuss sun exposure and how it relates to you.
For The Love Of Swimming – A Message To My Fellow Swammers
Years after the alarm stops ringing, teeth cease chattering, and the perpetual stomach retching settles, that sweet and tingly chemical aroma catches you off guard and you hear yourself saying “I think I’m ready.”
Swim Job: U.S. Masters Swimming seeks full time Education Manager
The Education Manager has a dual responsibility of administering USMS adult learn-to-swim instructor certification program and administering our Swimming Saves Lives Foundation program.
11 Things You Shouldn’t Say To A Competitive Swimmer
Swimmers understand that non-swimmers are going to be full of questions about the sport. Let’s be honest, though, there are some questions that you just shouldn’t ask. Here are 11 of them…