May your year be filled with great lane mates, swim coaches that push your limits, new breakthroughs in and out of the pool, playful swimsuits and an abundance of good health. I'm including one of my favorite swim photos from 2010 in this post. Not simply because it's a decent underwater photo (if [...]
September/October = Breaking Down Our Swim Strokes, One Stroke At A Time Our Masters Swim program just wrapped up a swim stroke clinic month. We spent one week on each stroke, breaking down butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke and freestyle. Just when we were convinced we had perfect form… the coach let us know otherwise. It’s a [...]
U.S. Masters swimmer, Becca, a member of the Tuolumne County Aquatics Masters program.
Who Are U.S. Masters Swimmers? Trust Me, We’re Not All Here for the Medals and Ribbons. We don’t all look good in bathing suits. We can’t all do flip turns. We’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 [...]
U.S. Masters Swimmers at Tuolumne County Aquatics Masters (TCAM) are wrapping up their timed 1650-yard event this weekend. That’s ONE MILE folks! I’ve been at the pool with my camera, and I can’t begin to express to you in words just how inspiring it is to witness this annual event. Maybe this photo of 79-year-old Floyd [...]
Last week, I shared a lane with one of my favorite lane mates, as well as with someone new, someone in fact, I hadn’t seen previously at the pool. (Apparently she normally swims much earlier in the day.) We were to do 3 x 200 free descending/3 x 100 free/3 x 50 non-free and repeat [...]
I took these photos at Saturday’s 2009 Summer National Senior Games swimming competition at Avery Pool, Stanford University. Swimming continues through mid-week, and if I didn’t have an upcoming trip tomorrow, I would have planted myself poolside throughout the entire competition. I just can’t express how truly inspiring these athletes are. A big CONGRATULATIONS to all Senior [...]
One of my TCAM teammates won TWO GOLD MEDALS… (2)! We swim at the same time of day, though in different lanes. We chit chat in the locker room, and Sissy always has a sweet smile on her beautiful face and never fails to offer kind words to all of us on deck. She’s also [...]
Even the NY Times has something to say about frustrating lane mates! Cindy Schweich Handler, a freelance writer, submitted "Rule Breakers at the Pool" to the paper’s "Complaint Box" today. It begins, I think we can all agree that if enough of us jettison the rules we have elected to follow and do whatever we please [...]
What do you do with a lane mate who, when she gets to the far end of the pool stops to catch her breath, and then proceeds to push off the wall just as you are about to make your turn? This said lane mate is a much slower swimmer than you are, and you’re [...]
Any other @PacMastersSwim coaches & swimmers still feeling the buzz from the EXCEL Weekend clinic? - posted on 13/06/2011 07:13:17There is a room full of inspiration here at the @PacMastersSwim EXCEL clinic. - posted on 11/06/2011 08:20:42
@MastersSwimmers @PacMastersSwim I am missing it both literally and emotionally... Wish I was there, have a double good time for both of us - posted on 11/06/2011 07:21:17Wish you were here @lcolette! I'm at the @PacMastersSwim EXCEL weekend. - posted on 11/06/2011 00:28:24I second that! RT @PacMastersSwim WooHoo! The EXCEL Weekend Swim Clinic has begun! Great energy and great ideas are flowing... - posted on 10/06/2011 19:04:36