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The 10 Most-Engaging USMS Social Media Posts of 2022
With the year ending soon, we collected our most-engaging social media posts from the year in one place, so you have easy access to our most-popular content from 2022.
The 10 Most-Read USMS Articles of 2022
With 2022 ending soon, we collected our most-read articles from the year in one place, so you have easy access to some of the most-popular content we’ve produced this year.
USMS to Host 2024 Spring Nationals in Indianapolis in Conjunction With Olympic Trials
The 2024 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship will be June 20–24, 2024, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.
How Coaches Can Make Try Masters Swimming a Success for Their Club
Try Masters Swimming allows coaches to offer a sneak peek into what makes their clubs so great by allowing prospective members to try at least two free workouts.
How to Swim a Mile Nonstop
Many people have said “never” when faced with the prospect of swimming a mile or more without stopping. Just because you haven’t doesn’t mean you can’t. So, the question becomes, what’s stopping you? As the saying ...
Three Yoga Poses to do Before a Masters Swimming Workout
The three movement sequences shown below are dynamic yoga movements that are safe for swimmers with less yoga experience to perform pre-workout or pre-event.
Dryland Exercises to Improve Your Freestyle
Dive into this dryland session focused on helping your freestyle. The technique areas targeted are lower-body power for your walls and kick, upper-body strength to help manage the pulling volume, and core work to maximize your body position in the wa...
Maximize Your Breaststroke with This Dryland Workout
Breaststroke requires a unique balance of power, timing, and body position. With a few exercises focused on training these key attributes, you can use dryland training to help improve your efficiency in the water. When you build strength and power (a...
How to Get Over a Fear of Diving Off the Blocks
How comfortable are you with diving into the pool? Is it only from a seated position? Can you do it from a kneeling position? If you’re not sure, work with a coach to get you ready for a standing start. Once you can dive in from the side, you c...
USMS Elects At-Large Directors and Honors Members at 2022 Annual Meeting
U.S. Masters Swimming has concluded its at-large director elections and honored many of its deserving volunteers with service awards during its 2022 hybrid annual meeting.
