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What to Consider When Planning Your Taper
The concept of tapering seems simple: Work hard all year, and then rest up as you approach your target competition. The extra rest allows your muscles to recover so you’ll produce peak power when you race. But how much rest do you need, and wha...
Intermittent Fasting: A New Pattern of Eating or Just Another Diet?
But should athletes, and swimmers in particular, consider trying intermittent fasting?
Masters Swimmers Find Calling in Teaching Adult Learn-to-Swim Lessons in Retirement
Retired physicians Anne Hayton and Robert Ashley spent their careers helping people. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that they’ve continued to make a difference in people’s lives after retiring by establishing and administering a su...
Carb Loading Before a Race: Is it Worth It?
Carbohydrates are your primary energy source for physical activity. You need them to maintain stamina and fuel your workouts. They’re stored in your body as glycogen, which is used for energy during exercise. Therefore, having a full storage un...
Three Reasons Why You Should Run an Intrasquad Meet
Here are three reasons why you should hold a mini-meet during a workout.
Raleigh Area Masters Rallies Around Teammate
Bryan Henry is like most other young men his age. The 26-year-old has a job, enjoys watching professional hockey, and loves hanging out with friends. But unlike many other 26-year-olds, he’ll be competing on an international stage at a world ch...
Develop Good Habits to Swim Faster
There are easily recognized good and bad habits, such as healthy eating and exercising versus poor nutrition and a sedentary life. But there are also cognitive and performance habits in swimming. These good habits are difficult at first but become ea...
USMS Member Michele Cobble Teaches Refugees How to Swim
In 2015 and 2016, as war raged in Syria and elsewhere across the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa, a migrant crisis unfolded at various gateways to Western Europe. Tens of thousands of displaced people were on the move, and in many cases t...
Winning the Pain-Gain Equation
Let’s explore how to intelligently embrace suffering in pursuit of excellence.
‘It’s Just Incredible’: Masters Swimmers Help Others Learn How to Swim
The idea to provide lessons to underserved communities originated a couple years ago, when Amy Benton taught a high schooler from the West End to swim. That personal connection led her to consider the impact an Adult Learn-to-Swim program could have ...
