Casey Coble, 27, the swim coach at the Lancaster Aquatic Club in PA, was diagnosed in April 2006 with a form of leukemia. Casey endured two years of chemo and went in to remission. The cancer returned in September, and he needs our help. Every morning, while I’m sipping my Peet’s Coffee and slowly becoming [...]

U.S. Masters Swimming membership grew by 11% in 2009 and there has been a 7% growth in the number of registered USMS clubs. Accordingly, the organization "added three additional development coordinators to better serve current Masters programs as well as grow additional USMS programs." You can read the full article here. Looks like we’re catching [...]

Sometimes it’s just not about the pool. This photo was taken while I was in Maine for business this past summer. I had the opportunity to swim with a few of the Maine Masters Swimmers at the Penobscot Bay (PenBay) YMCA.

I call this  "Can you lend me a hand?" but I think many of my witty chlorinated friends may have other ideas.

Results from the Pacific Masters Swimming 2009 Short Course Meters Championships can be found here: http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/09/09wcmscmsplit.html      

    Taken at the Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships last weekend, Heather Farm Park… I wonder if they’re married?

So, Cokie Lepinski and other Northern California U.S. Masters swimmers weren’t the only ones setting records over the weekend. Three-time Olympic gold medallist Rowdy Gaines broke two world records in the Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic. According to the Florida newspaper, The Ledger, Gaines set records in the men’s age 50-54, 50- and 100-meter freestyles. The [...]

Congratulations U.S. Masters Swimmer Cokie Lepinski for setting a World Record in the 100 breaststroke at the Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships!!!  Here is what Cokie did in Walnut Creek: 7 swims 4 lifetime bests 1 World Record* 1 Pacific Masters record 5 First places 2 Second places (I’m pretty sure the woman who [...]

I made it through the Central Valley’s uber-thick fog early yesterday morning to get to Day 2 of the Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships in Walnut Creek. The home team, Walnut Creek Masters, did a great job hosting the event and keeping the positive spirit alive.  I was disappointed not to be competing (remember [...]

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