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	<title>A Swimming Blog Written By A U.S. Master Swimmer</title>
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		<title>5 Tips to Help You Transition From the Swimming Pool to Open Water Swimming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Say goodbye to a clear, temperate, chlorinated U.S. Masters swimming pool, and say hello to a murky green lake with fish and algae and fresh country air. I&#8217;m no expert on open water swimming. However, I&#8217;d like to share 5 tips that my friends and I found helpful in our transition out of the pool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are College Swim Programs Becoming Extinct?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, collegiate institutions have cut or suspended over 300 programs due to Athletic Departments&#8217; inability to financially and/or administratively support their swim teams.&#160; These cuts represent the significant loss of opportunity for thousands of student athletes who consistently achieve the highest levels of academia and athletics throughout their school as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fishy, Fishy, Here Smiling Fishy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Temperatures hovering in the high 90s &#8211; low 100s + Diving into Masters Swim practice where the pool water is approximately 80-82 degrees + Seeing smiley fish cap coming at you underwater&#8230; Priceless!
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		<title>Ahoy Maties!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Johnny Depp a U.S. Masters Swimmer? No such luck. What I did find at a recent Marin Pirates swim practice was dedicated, enthusiastic, passionate and accessible Head Coach Cokie Lepinski and an extremely demonstrative and nice Assistant Coach Susie Powell. Both women are certified ASCA and USA Swimming coaches.
	Cokie is a fierce competitor who holds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underwater Fun</title>
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U.S. Masters swimmer, Becca, a member of the Tuolumne County Aquatics Masters program.
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		<title>US Masters Spring Nationals Swim Meet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watching the videos on the US Masters Swimming YouTube Channel &#8211; I&#39;m greatly relieved I didn&#39;t sign up to compete US Masters Spring Nationals swim meet in Georgia. From looking at these videos, I&#39;d say everyone who swims at these USMS meets is a bad a$$. Having been to numerous meets, both as a competitor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 USMS Spring Nationals Taking Place Now!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good luck to my friends and fellow U.S. Masters Swimmers at the 2010 USMS Spring Nationals being held at Georgia Tech Aquatic Center this week.&#160; You can follow news and results here:
	US Masters Swimmers org:&#160; http://www.usms.org/
	Real time results: http://www.usms.org/comp/scnats10/realtime/
	For updates in Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Masters-Swimming/106935322660790
	For updates via Twitter: &#160;
	@MastersSwimming
	@cokiel
	@smsRob
	I expect we&#8217;ll see some great blog posts from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Cool Is This Pool?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This swimming pool is a permanent exhibit at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan.

	
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The museum seeks to present the world&#8217;s contemporary art from an independent standpoint and far-sighted perspective. It allows visitors to experience and enjoy the world&#8217;s foremost contemporary art.
	Lifted directly from the museum&#8217;s website:&#160; &#8220;About the Artwork:&#160; In one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USMS Short Course Championships &#8211; Atlanta, Georgia May 20-23</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Masters Swimming Short Course Championships are just around the corner. The event is being held at the Georgia Tech Campus recreation center in Atlanta.
DATES 
Competition: Thursday, May 20 - Sunday, May 23, 2010. 
Pool available for warm-ups Wednesday, May 19 from 3 - 8 p.m.]]></description>
		<link>http://mastersswimmersblog.com/post/usms-short-course-championships-atlanta-georgia-may-20-23</link>
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		<title>Who Are U.S. Masters Swimmers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who Are U.S. Masters Swimmers? Trust Me, We&#8217;re Not All Here for the Medals and Ribbons.
	We don&#8217;t all look good in bathing suits. We can&#8217;t all do flip turns. We&#8217;re not all entirely graceful diving off the starting blocks. In fact, many U.S. Masters Swimming members never compete in swim meets. The one thing we [...]]]></description>
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