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 Margery Meyer - Understated Lady of Masters Swimming Will Be MissedFriends and swimmers were taken by surprise when Margery Meyer passed away on November 25th at the age of 87. Meyer had been battling cancer for two years, and had kept the illness a private matter between her and her family. Meyer, who swam for The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., remained active through her illness, competing at Long Course Nationals in Oregon in August 2008 and Short Course Nationals in Clovis in May 2009... Read more... |
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 USMS Members South of the BorderCompeting in the Pan American Masters Swimming Championship in Veracruz, Mexico, turned into an adventure of sorts for a group of U.S. Masters Swimming members. The event, held the week of October 27th through November 1st, was the largest in the four-year history of the meet. There were 741 competitors representing eight different countries including 26 swimmers from the U.S. On the first day of the meet, the swimmers were awakened at 4:52 a.m. by an earthquake that shook the colonial port city on the Gulf of Mexico. The quake measured 5.4 on the Richter scale and was centered 44 miles away in the Gulf. Thankfully, there were no injuries or damage. Read more... |
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Folks continue to pass the GTD distance milestones at a phenomenal rate! A hearty congratulations to the 21 participants who passed the first GTD distance milestone of “50 miles” this month! Read more...
Updated Rules Interpretation for Swimwear 12/8/2009
The Rules Committee has provided an updated rules interpretation regarding swimwear, including use of technical suits for the 2010 One Hour Postal event. Read more...
One Hour Postal Championships 12/3/2009
Entry information is now available for the One Hour Postal Championships. Read more...
Board of Directors Conference Call 11/17/2009
Minutes from Boad of Directors Conference Call October 20th, 2009 Read more...
October Go The Distance Results 11/9/2009
In the month of October, 2009 there were 22 of our participants that achieved the first GTD milestone of “50 miles” as our leader topped the "1250 miles" distance milestone! Read more...
2010 Short Course Nationals 11/7/2009
The order of events, qualifying times and hotel reservation links are available for the 2010 U.S. Masters Swimming Short Course Nationals. The meet will be held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center from May 20-23, 2010. Read more...
National Office Newsletter 11/7/2009
The Summer 2009 issue of Streamlines... From the National Office is now available. Read more...
Preliminary Top Ten for the 2009 LCM season has been posted! 11/1/2009
The preliminary Top Ten for the 2009 LCM season has been posted. Click here to view.
U.S. Masters Swimming Adds Three Club Development Coordinators 10/26/2009
October 26, 2009 – In addition to 11% membership growth in 2009, U.S. Masters Swimming has experienced a 7% growth in the number of registered USMS clubs. Under the direction of Club and Coach Services Coordinator Mel Goldstein, USMS has added three additional development coordinators to better serve current Masters programs as well as grow additional USMS programs. Read more...
Third Quarter Report 10/24/2009
The U.S. Masters Swimming third quarter 2009 business update from the Executive Director is now available. Read more...