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for paid members of U.S. Masters Swimming.
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USMS is proud to provide handpicked coaches who will be writing workouts in seven different specialties and posting them in the USMS Discussion Forums.
for paid members of U.S. Masters Swimming.
If you are not a member, or your membership is not up-to-date, you can join or renew online.
USMS is proud to provide handpicked coaches who will be writing workouts in seven different specialties and posting them in the USMS Discussion Forums.
Laura Schuster
Laura Schuster has been coaching with Mountain View Masters since 2001. An accomplished triathlete, she focuses on athletes who are new to multisport, especially swimming. Laura coaches swimming for the Silicon Valley Triathlon Club and the Mountain View YMCA Tri Club. She has found creative ways to help new swimmers overcome their fear of water. Laura creates workouts to improve technique and endurance. She is also a certified massage practitioner, so she understands how the muscles work, especially in the water. She'll be writing workouts geared toward the new swimmer who is still figuring out the basics of the sport.
Laura Schuster has been coaching with Mountain View Masters since 2001. An accomplished triathlete, she focuses on athletes who are new to multisport, especially swimming. Laura coaches swimming for the Silicon Valley Triathlon Club and the Mountain View YMCA Tri Club. She has found creative ways to help new swimmers overcome their fear of water. Laura creates workouts to improve technique and endurance. She is also a certified massage practitioner, so she understands how the muscles work, especially in the water. She'll be writing workouts geared toward the new swimmer who is still figuring out the basics of the sport.
Basic Training Workouts
Sara McLarty
Sara McLarty is an elite-level athlete in swimming, open water and multisport and has medaled at the world championships in all three sports. She attributes her success to working with knowledgeable and creative coaches at Daytona Beach Swimming and the University of Florida. A true professional, Sara understands the rigors of multisport training and the special needs of athletes training in all three disciplines. Her USMS online workouts will showcase her philosophy of providing creative and challenging activities for triathletes and swimmers of all ability levels.
Sara McLarty is an elite-level athlete in swimming, open water and multisport and has medaled at the world championships in all three sports. She attributes her success to working with knowledgeable and creative coaches at Daytona Beach Swimming and the University of Florida. A true professional, Sara understands the rigors of multisport training and the special needs of athletes training in all three disciplines. Her USMS online workouts will showcase her philosophy of providing creative and challenging activities for triathletes and swimmers of all ability levels.
Triathlon Training Workouts
Leslie Livingston
Leslie Livingston swam at Dartmouth, where she was team MVP and broke numerous college records. She started swimming Masters in 2006 as a self-coached sprint specialist, adopting an unconventional training approach that emphasizes race-pace training and underwater dolphin kicking. In 2011, Leslie's training paid off with four world and USMS records, and she has many FINA and USMS Top 10 rankings. She maintains a popular blog on the USMS Discussion Forums, the "FAF AFAP Digest," which details her own pool and dryland training. Her USMS online workouts will focus on high-intensity training for the competitive sprinter.
Leslie Livingston swam at Dartmouth, where she was team MVP and broke numerous college records. She started swimming Masters in 2006 as a self-coached sprint specialist, adopting an unconventional training approach that emphasizes race-pace training and underwater dolphin kicking. In 2011, Leslie's training paid off with four world and USMS records, and she has many FINA and USMS Top 10 rankings. She maintains a popular blog on the USMS Discussion Forums, the "FAF AFAP Digest," which details her own pool and dryland training. Her USMS online workouts will focus on high-intensity training for the competitive sprinter.
High Intensity Workouts
Mallory Mead
Mallory Mead recently became the 39th person in history to complete the "Triple Crown" of open water swimming: the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, the Catalina Channel and the English Channel. She started her coaching career while swimming varsity at Western Kentucky University, where she taught in WKU's Learn-2-Swim program. Mallory now coaches at Southern California Aquatics as their open water specialist. She is a patient, enthusiastic and knowledgeable coach and clinician who specializes in working with beginners, triathletes and open water swimmers. Her online workouts will be geared toward swimmers of all ability levels who are training for open water events.
Mallory Mead recently became the 39th person in history to complete the "Triple Crown" of open water swimming: the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, the Catalina Channel and the English Channel. She started her coaching career while swimming varsity at Western Kentucky University, where she taught in WKU's Learn-2-Swim program. Mallory now coaches at Southern California Aquatics as their open water specialist. She is a patient, enthusiastic and knowledgeable coach and clinician who specializes in working with beginners, triathletes and open water swimmers. Her online workouts will be geared toward swimmers of all ability levels who are training for open water events.
Open Water Workouts
Eric Mitchell
Eric Mitchell joined Red Tide of NYC in the spring of 2006, and since then Red Tide swimmers have achieved five Masters world records, 15 USMS records, 261 individual Top 10 finishes and 75 relay Top 10 finishes. Eric is a firm believer that smarter training leads to faster swimming. His specialties include stroke and IM training and his workouts are designed to help swimmers work on mechanics and technique while increasing aerobic and anaerobic training capacities. Eric believes that kicking is an important part of swimming fast and includes a kick set in every workout. His online workouts will be geared toward competitive IM and stroke swimmers.
Eric Mitchell joined Red Tide of NYC in the spring of 2006, and since then Red Tide swimmers have achieved five Masters world records, 15 USMS records, 261 individual Top 10 finishes and 75 relay Top 10 finishes. Eric is a firm believer that smarter training leads to faster swimming. His specialties include stroke and IM training and his workouts are designed to help swimmers work on mechanics and technique while increasing aerobic and anaerobic training capacities. Eric believes that kicking is an important part of swimming fast and includes a kick set in every workout. His online workouts will be geared toward competitive IM and stroke swimmers.
Stroke and IM Workouts
Danielle Newton
Danielle Newton has been coaching Masters since 2005 with the Durham Area Masters Aquatics, a workout group of North Carolina Masters Swimming. When she began coaching, DAMA had 24 registered members and has grown over the years to 80 swimmers. Danielle will be writing workouts geared toward expectant mothers of all abilities. A new mother in March 2011, she believes that maintaining fitness level during pregnancy is important, and will design her workouts with health and enjoyment for both expectant moms and babies in mind.
Danielle Newton has been coaching Masters since 2005 with the Durham Area Masters Aquatics, a workout group of North Carolina Masters Swimming. When she began coaching, DAMA had 24 registered members and has grown over the years to 80 swimmers. Danielle will be writing workouts geared toward expectant mothers of all abilities. A new mother in March 2011, she believes that maintaining fitness level during pregnancy is important, and will design her workouts with health and enjoyment for both expectant moms and babies in mind.
Expectant Mother Workouts
Patrick Brundage
Patrick Brundage competed for the University of Texas at Austin, training under one of swimming's greatest coaches, Eddie Reese. While serving in the Peace Corps, he trained with the small but enthusiastic Swaziland National Swim Team. Patrick's coaching career started during graduate school, when he coached 9- to 12-year-olds on a YMCA swim team. Patrick trains and competes hard, chronicling his workouts in his USMS blog, "Of Swimming Bondage." Patrick's workouts will be tailored to his fellow distance swimmers who love to swim in the "animal lane."
Patrick Brundage competed for the University of Texas at Austin, training under one of swimming's greatest coaches, Eddie Reese. While serving in the Peace Corps, he trained with the small but enthusiastic Swaziland National Swim Team. Patrick's coaching career started during graduate school, when he coached 9- to 12-year-olds on a YMCA swim team. Patrick trains and competes hard, chronicling his workouts in his USMS blog, "Of Swimming Bondage." Patrick's workouts will be tailored to his fellow distance swimmers who love to swim in the "animal lane."
High Volume Workouts