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Can Swimming Make You Taller?
We all know how good swimming is for overall health and fitness. From improved lung capacity and lowered blood pressure to toned muscles and increased endurance, swimming has many benefits to offer.
Can Swimming Induce Labor?
If you’re pregnant and find yourself cranking a Masters workout and then suddenly worry you might be hastening labor, take heart, you probably aren’t risking a pre-term delivery.
Two USMS Members Named to Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame’s 2023 Class
Lone Star Masters member Tom Wolf and Brian Lee Ohana Club member Nadine Day were named to the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame’s 2023 class.
How to Use Earplugs When Swimming
Swimmer’s ear is a common condition in which water or moisture that gets trapped in your ear canal can aid in the growth of bacteria, leading to infection. It’s very common, but there’s a really simple way to prevent getting it: usi...
How Swimming Might Improve Pain Tolerance
If you sometimes wonder why you put yourself through the pain of tough workout after tough workout, you’re not alone. But in what may seem like a paradoxical relationship, fighting through the pain of a challenging swim could be a smart, drug-f...
How to Use Backstroke Flags in Swimming
At all competition pools, spectators notice colored flags strung across the pool at each end. To the casual observer, they can appear quite festive. As festive as they are, however, swimmers know what they’re really for: avoiding painful encoun...
TYR Renews USMS Partnership, Becomes Title Partner for College Club Swimming National Championship
TYR has renewed its partnership with U.S. Masters Swimming and become the title partner for the College Club Swimming National Championship, the organizations announced on Monday.
How Can I Start a Lap Swimming Routine?
Congratulations on deciding to start a new lap swimming routine! Swimming is one of the best forms of aerobic exercise you can perform because it engages all the muscles of your body while strengthening your cardiovascular system without placing too ...
Best 3,000-Yard Swimming Workouts
Do you ever get to the pool and have no idea what you want to swim? Or do you have a lot on your schedule and need to fit a good workout into a short amount of time? A 3,000-yard workout (plus or minus a few yards) from USMS’s Workout Library i...
How Swimming Might Help You Live Longer
It’s often been said that swimming is the fountain of youth, and there are several ways in which swimming, as with other forms of exercise, may well aid in longevity. Here’s how adopting a regular swimming routine might help you live long...
