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Jeff Commings Wins on "Wheel of Fortune" Appearance
Dolphin of the Desert Masters member Jeff Commings walked away with $65,158 in winnings from his "Wheel of Fortune" appearance.
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.
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.
Longtime USMS Volunteer Suzanne Rague Dies at the Age of 71
Skip Thompson fondly remembers how he met Suzanne Rague. Their 30-plus-year friendship started through a mutual friend who attended Stanford University.
USMS Member Abbas Karimi Goes From Refugee Camps to Paralympics
What was your biggest challenge at 16? Getting a driver’s license? Acing a geometry quiz? Asking your crush out on a date? Making the varsity swim team? For Abbas Karimi, it was fleeing war and terrorism in his home country of Afghanistan.
Spring Nationals Provides Former Lanemates an Opportunity to Reunite
David McCarty didn’t need much persuasion to compete at the 2022 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship. The Puget Sound Masters member was convinced after a close friend texted him telling him that McCarty was going.
Two USMS Members to be Inducted Into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2022
Doris Steadman and Jane Katz will be inducted this year into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame on Oct. 15 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Steadman, who swam for Garden State Masters, will enter posthumously as an Honor Swimmer, and Katz, a...
Danny Prear and His Mighty Kroc Masters Are Making Waves
Danny Prear can claim something few other Masters Swimming coaches can: He taught 80% of his club’s members how to swim and then persuaded them to compete.
Hall of Fame Masters Swimmer Thomas Maine Dies at the Age of 96
Maine, a member of St. Louis Area Masters, set 27 FINA Masters world records, nine of which came after he turned 90 and eight of which still stand, and 57 USMS records, 27 of which still stand, before passing away on Feb. 27 at the age of 96.
Chris Brearton Making His Mark at MGM Studios
Chris Brearton grew up in Houston like many other Texas schoolboys: with hopes of a long football career. He held his own at free safety, but when he entered the ninth grade, he was just 5-foot-2 and 120 pounds. His chances of playing in high school ...
