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Like climbers of the world's tallest mountains, some swimmers are never satisfied with their last swim, however long, however fast. They are always looking for the next great challenge, for reasons...
Fitness
Two recent articles, Swimming World’s “Holding Back the Years” by Phillip Whitten, March 2005; and USMS SWIMMER’s “Records Topple at USMS Short Course Nationals in Fort Lauderdale”, July...
Fitness
When I heard about the Masters Training Camp at the Olympic Training Center in the Spring of 2002, I was very excited about the prospect and applied immediately. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity...
Fitness
Athletic events are often reported from the point of view of the victors, those who finish first. Team N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease) was not the fastest team in this year’s Maui Channel Swim but...
Fitness
I’m looking out my window. It’s grey, rainy, and downright cold. I’ve switched out my Crocs for slippers and my tank top for a fleece. As much as I’m trying to hang on to Summer, it has...
Fitness
The first reaction to the idea is "It can't be done". This is quickly followed by "those old timers will run you out of the pool and you will never be able to swim sprints". If you are under 50 and...
Fitness / Training
After paying dues, and receiving that nation-wide passport known as the USMS card, immigrants to the People’s Republic of Swimming must realize that they have entered a new culture, with its own...
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