Watching the videos on the US Masters Swimming YouTube Channel - I'm greatly relieved I didn't sign up to compete US Masters Spring Nationals swim meet in Georgia. From looking at these videos, I'd say everyone who swims at these USMS meets is a bad a$$. Having been to numerous meets, both as a competitor and a photographer, I can tell you though, that there are a variety of shapes and sizes and abilities at these events.
Here's a recap from yesterday's events - including some footage of Cokie Lepinski, who celebrated her birthday yesterday by winning the 100 breast stroke and setting a national record. Cokie is the coach of the Marin Pirates Masters Swimmers.
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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. You can follow news and results here:
US Masters Swimmers org: 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:
@MastersSwimming
@cokiel
@smsRob
I expect we’ll see some great blog posts from RobAquatics too!
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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.
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While camped out at home recovering from shoulder surgery and performing the simplest of arm movements (and feeling incredibly sorry for myself), more than 900 adult swimmers from all over Northern California and the West Coast participated in the 2010 Pacific Masters Short Course yards championship swim meet this past weekend.
In the largest local meet on the West Coast, held at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center in Pleasanton, California, 19 records were broken: 12 individual and 7 relays. There were competitors in every age group from ages 18-94.
For complete details and results, visit the Pacific Masters Swimming website.
Congratulations to all swimmers, and a very special shout out to my buddy Cokie Lepinski ...
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Any U.S. Masters Swimmers interested in competing in the USMS Short Course National Championships must enter before 11:59 PM today. The meet will be held from May 20-23 at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Click here to enter online.
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The Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championships will be held at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center, Pleasanton, California, April 16th through 18th.
USPS registration deadline is April 2nd.
Online registration deadline is midnight April 7th. You can register online here.
There are no deck entries for the championship meet.
For more information: http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/10wcmTvmScy.pdf
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Injuries and a heavy workload prevented me from competing in triathlons this past season. (Remember, I came to U.S. Masters swimming to feel more confident in the swim portion of triathlons.) This change of plans had me hanging out at the pool more than normal which allowed me to get to know some fun, interesting folks (is it me, or are swimmers a tad less competitive than triathletes?). They've inspired me to compete in a few swim meets - assuming my numerous injuries heal. I’m not giving up on triathlons, mind you, just thinking about getting out there and seeing what I can do competitively in the pool.
Our Tuolumne County Aquatics Masters ...
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The preliminary Pacific Masters Swimming Schedule has been posted to the web site. There are 11 pool meets and 12 open water events currently scheduled . Please note, this schedule is subject to change.
Mark your calendars! 2010 Pacific Masters Swimming Championship Meets include:
Short Course Yards 16-18 April 2010
Pleasanton, California
Long Course Meters 9-11 July
Santa Cruz, California
Short Course Meters 8-10 October
Walnut Creek, California
See you there, right?
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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 one of the few people that can give our coach a hard time and get away with it. She's my favorite 70+ year-old DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER.
One of my actual lane mates got a 4th place in the 100 freestyle... 4th place! Unfortunately, she had to beat two other women from our team who normally swim faster than she does. But, I'm pretty ...
Seems like half the people I swim with in the US Masters Swimming program here in Tuolumne County are heading to the 2009 Summer National Senior Games at Stanford this weekend. Folks were practicing their starts, sprints, and of course half the pool has been tapering their practices all week. I suspect some records will be broken in the next few days!
I’m hoping to make the 3-plus-hour trek to Palo Alto at least one day during the competition. I’ll post some photos here if I do indeed make the trip.
Approximately 10,000 athletes from all 50 states are expected to compete in 25 sports, including swimming, at this event. The 2009 Senior Games is the largest multi-sport event for ...
