A recap of some of the more recent developments in member communications. Are you receiving our member and/or coaches newsletters? Do you have anything to share with your USMS teammates? Did you know you can search the features archives for stories about swimmers? And ... we are tweeting ...

Long time member, Dave Harrison, passes and a fellow Masters swimmer remembers his character and competitiveness.

Dave Schmidt of Alaska Masters isn't afraid of the cold. Schmidt, 63, participated in the first annual Chena Lake Swim outside of Fairbanks, Alaska this summer. While some might have shied away from this chilly challenge, he jumped right in.

Schmidt, an environmental coordinator for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, shares his experiences swimming in Alaska.

A Palo Alto Masters swimmer swam in her first 10k open water race on June 14 and almost made the U.S. World Championship Team. Though she was the oldest competitor in the group, Heidi George came within five seconds of placing in the top six, which would have secured a spot on the team. 

How did Heidi prepare? What made her so confident going into the race? What other events will we see her in this year?

U.S. Masters Swimming has released a new online service that is available exclusively for our members.  Members may now track their swimming and other fitness activities via our new online Fitness Logs (FLOGs) tool.  With this exciting new online service, you can log a wide variety of fitness activities such as swim workouts, running, weights and yoga on your FLOG calendar and track your weekly, monthly and annual totals online.

Members who are participating in the popular "Go The Distance" fitness event will also enjoy the convenience of having the data from their FLOG automatically included in the monthly event reports.

Details are provided here on setting up and using your FLOG.

U.S. Masters Swimming lost one of it venerated, long-time members last weekend. Frank Tillotson, 94, passed away Saturday, June 6th, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Swimmers like Michael Phelps and Aaron Piersol may draw a crowd, but this weekend at the USA Swimming Santa Clara Grand Prix, Masters swimmers across the country will be rooting for two of their own: Roque Santos and Mike Ross, both 41 years of age. Both Roque and Mike hold numerous U.S. Masters Swimming records and are out for more, this time next to "kids," some of who are less than half their ages.

Today U.S. Masters Swimming will be closing its doors in Charlotte, N.C. and will reopen them in Sarasota, Fla. U.S. Masters Swimming Executive Director, Rob Butcher, and President, Rob Copeland, have set the wheels in motion...

This new Masters swimmer shares his experiences from SwimFest and his transformation from an outsider to part of the family...

U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff members. Nick Florio, Laura Hamel and Mark Gill will each bring unique experience, skill sets and strengths to the organization.