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US Masters Spring Nationals Swim Meet

Published on May 23, 2010 By tracyb

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 [...]

2010 USMS Spring Nationals Taking Place Now!

Published on May 20, 2010 By tracyb

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 [...]

USMS Short Course Championships – Atlanta, Georgia May 20-23

Published on May 10, 2010 By tracyb

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.

Last Call for 2010 USMS Short Course National Championships Entries

Published on April 15, 2010 By tracyb

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.

U.S. Masters Swimming Statement on Swimsuits: Emergency Rule Change January 20, 2010

Published on January 20, 2010 By tracyb

This just in, copied directly from an EMERGENCY RULE CHANGE alert from U.S. Masters Swimming… Due to the change in Masters swimwear rules published by FINA January 16, 2010, and pursuant to Article 601.4.8, the USMS Rules Committee and the USMS Executive Committee have approved the following emergency changes to the USMS swimwear rules. These [...]

Dear Santa, I Changed My Mind

Published on December 12, 2009 By tracyb

I had an entire list of fun swimming-related toys, books, paraphernalia to text at you for my 2009 Christmas wish list, such as… a lap counter  Hello! I’ve been known to lose count after 3 laps. a copy of “Swimming Anatomy” by Ian McLeod. USMS Marin Pirates swim coach, Cokie Lepinski, recommended this incredible book [...]

US Masters Swim Calendar

Published on November 17, 2009 By tracyb

I am still alive. I plan to wrap up the Tuolumne County Masters Aquatics 2010 calendar today, and I will have a life again. In fact, after I toss this cantankerous, s-l-o-w Dell computer out the window, I will attend the Pacific Masters Swimming annual meeting / potluck at Heather Farms in Walnut Creek. Here [...]

What The Heck Was I Thinking?

Published on November 11, 2009 By tracyb

We’ve established I’ve had some annoying health ‘issues’ and spent more time on a pool deck than normal this past year. Consequently, I took a lot of photos at USMS swim meets, practices, open swims, etc. In one of my far-too-frequent philanthropic moods, I offered to create a calendar for Tuolumne County Aquatics Masters (TCAM). [...]

Pumpkins Do Indeed Swim

Published on November 4, 2009 By tracyb

Sometimes daily deadlines and a horrible internet connection prevent me from having fun here on the blog. And by horrible internet connection, I mean this company. For those of you fortunate enough to live in an urban area where you have access to DSL and all sorts of high-speed and UNLIMITED internet – I so completely [...]

Swimming Coach Needs Our Help

Published on October 29, 2009 By tracyb

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 [...]