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What Open Water Swimmers Need to Know About Tides
Living on a spherical planet influenced by the gravitational pull of another spherical celestial body—the moon—means that larger bodies of water on Earth rarely stay in one place. Instead, these bodies of water, particularly oceans and se...
Fun Ways Swimmers Can Build Abdominal Strength
Swimming efficiency requires great body alignment to reduce drag. This means eliminating unwanted lateral movement such as wiggling, wobbling, and flopping around, which is usually the result of weakness within the abdomen, lower back, and pelvic are...
Why Triathletes and Open Water Swimmers Should Swim in the Pool
There’s a huge difference between open water swimming and pool swimming. Just ask anyone who has experienced both. Although these two types of swimming require a similar skill set, they’re completely different. So why would an open water...
Nearly 50 Records Fall at Summer Nationals
Other record-setters at the meet included Oregon Masters’ Willard Lamb, who set nine FINA Masters world records and 12 USMS records; North Carolina Masters Swimming’s Erika Braun, who set one FINA Masters world record and four USMS record...
Daughter Helps Bring Mother Back Into Swimming at Summer Nationals
Susan Souders didn’t know what to expect when she stepped onto the blocks for her first race at the 2022 U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championship.
USMS Members Enjoy Pan American Masters Championships
The nearly 100 U.S. Masters Swimming members who competed at the UANA Pan American Masters Championships in Medellin, Colombia, last month made the trip with varying personal goals and expectations.
How Swimmers Can Avoid the Most Common Disqualifications
Here are some common mistakes you can prevent with practice.
What Equipment New Swimmers Need to Start Swimming
When you join a Masters group, of course you know to bring suit, goggles, cap, and towel. But there are some other pieces of basic training equipment that will both enhance your training and help your swimming evolve. There are other pieces of equipm...
Improve Your Backstroke With This Dryland Workout
Backstrokers must be able to exert strength with their body stretched out and have good body awareness. Being able to focus on the form of each stroke and where you are in the pool is a challenge that takes time to master. Here’s a dryland work...
What Open Water Swimmers Need to Know About Swimming in Fresh Water and Salt Water
Just as all politics are local, all potential open water issues are dependent on the environment you’re swimming in and, more specifically, the type of water you’re swimming in.
