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Most of us know all about Jared, the Subway guy. We’ve even seen Michael Phelps endorsing his favorite foot-long, but do you know Jim Nelson?
This Masters swimmer refreshes his life and his community and, through a national contest, is sharing the joy of the water with the entire country.
Fitness / Human Interest
From the unsung hero department comes Mike Roesch, 54 and a member of the New Jersey LMSC. Roesch, currently a passionate Masters swimmer, never swam at all until taking the plunge three years ago....
Fitness / Human Interest
Peony Munger loves swimming and loves the butterfly stroke. While many Masters swimmers may feel the same way, Munger is the only one we know of whose love has carried her through 1,000 miles of...
Fitness
While millions of “fully abled” people find swimming invaluable for fitness, for me it goes deeper: Swimming allows me to function as a “normal” person. Masters Swimming is an ideal way for...
Fitness
“We’ll actually be swimming between the islands,” I told a curious woman from Atlanta, Georgia standing next to me at the Temple of Zeus. She had misunderstood my answer to her question, “Where are you headed after Athens?” and thought we meant we’d be taking a cruise between the Greek islands.
Fitness
Sports psychology isn’t just for the elite athlete. It’s for all of us!! Sports psychology deals with our mental skills. We train our physical skills when we are in the pool so what not our mental skills too?
Fitness
I love to compete. I swam in my first competition at the tender young age of 50. Until then, I had been a runner for 22 years. Knee surgery was the end of my daily running regimen and the start of...
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