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Masters Swimming

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Encouraging adults to swim: USMS offers health, fitness, social, and competitive opportunites through swimming for anyone 18 and up.

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Thank you to SwimSwam for hosting @grownupswimming's Brian Robbins to discuss why it's such a great way to enjoy swimming. Watch the reply here๐Ÿ‘€: youtube.com/watch?v=A6kQ3Jโ€ฆ

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Four world records. One incredible relay. ๐ŸŠโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ”ฅ At the 2024 Southern California Championships, Team Redbird (of Arlette Godges, Jelena Kunovac, Katie Osborne, and Ellen Reynolds) made history by shattering four relay world records in one meet in the 240-279 age group! 200 Free

Four world records. One incredible relay. ๐ŸŠโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ”ฅ

At the 2024 Southern California Championships, Team Redbird (of Arlette Godges, Jelena Kunovac, Katie Osborne, and Ellen Reynolds) made history by shattering four relay world records in one meet in the 240-279 age group!

200 Free
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First Colony Swim Team members Alicia Cardie, Coach Ben Hardisty, Coach Colin Crow, and Delia Weber set a new USMS record in the mixed 25+ 400-yard medley relay, finishing with a time of 3:42.68. They crushed the previous record of 3:45.13, which had stood since 2010. Congrats!

First Colony Swim Team members Alicia Cardie, Coach Ben Hardisty, Coach Colin Crow, and Delia Weber set a new USMS record in the mixed 25+ 400-yard medley relay, finishing with a time of 3:42.68. They crushed the previous record of 3:45.13, which had stood since 2010.
Congrats!
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โ€œIt doesnโ€™t matter your age or your ability. You can do it.โ€ Kim Thomas was afraid of the water, but she overcame her fears and learned to swim. After just a few months, she was able to do a 50-meter swim.

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๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŠโ€โ™€๏ธ Meet Rebecca Wood, 27! She started swimming at 9 but took a break for college. After being inspired by USMS Ambassador Simon Shi, she dove back in! Last month, she swam her first race in 8 years, and today she placed 2nd in her age group at the 2025 USMS Open Water National

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๐Ÿคฏ For your 85th birthday, swim a 1-mile open water race! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ Crush your goal time with plenty of time left (00:53:29)! ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฏ Congratulations to USMS 2025 Open Water National Champion David Oaks! What a fantastic birthday swim! ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ… #mastersswimmerย #usmastersswimming

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๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŠโ€โ™€๏ธ Huge congrats to Ashley Twitchell! A 2021 Tokyo Olympian, she took on her first U.S. Masters event at 36 weeks pregnant! ๐Ÿคฏ Swimming the 1-mile at the 2025 USMS Open Water Nationals in 23:06, she inspires us all! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’– #MastersSwimming #usmsnationals

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๐ŸŠโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰ Congrats to Blake Woodrow, 28, from Swim Fort Lauderdale! He crushed it at the 2025 Open Water National Championships, winning the men's overall title in both the 1-mile (19:52) and 5K (1:07:57)! ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ† #USMSNationals #Mastersswimmer

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Thank you to all of the swimmers, volunteers, and officials and our partners for making the 2025 Sprint-Distance and Long-Distance Open Water National Championships a success this weekend in Sarasota, Florida. ๐Ÿคฉ See you in Charlottesville, Virginia, on May 31 for our two Cable

Thank you to all of the swimmers, volunteers, and officials and our partners for making the 2025 Sprint-Distance and Long-Distance Open Water National Championships a success this weekend in Sarasota, Florida. ๐Ÿคฉ See you in Charlottesville, Virginia, on May 31 for our two Cable
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Mentally still in Mesa ๐Ÿœ๏ธ Relive some of our favorite fun-in-the-sun moments from the 2025 TYR CCS Nationals. From sunburns to broken records, we'll be watching this on repeat for a while ๐Ÿ“ท #ccs #collegeclubswimming #TYR #ccsnationals

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We'll just leave this here now that the 50 butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke have been added to the 2028 Olympics. We love a good trendsetter moment. #WeDidItFirst #LA28

We'll just leave this here now that the 50 butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke have been added to the 2028 Olympics. We love a good trendsetter moment. 

#WeDidItFirst #LA28
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No, you arenโ€™t seeing double! Swim Long Beach tackled and completed the 20-mile Catalina Channel with not one but two relays. All of the team members trained for nine months and crossed on Sept. 8, 2024. The pair of relays started at 9:30 p.m. and landed around noon the next

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Itโ€™s happening! ๐ŸŽ‰ Dive into 2025 USMS Spring Nationals as we stream all the action from San Antonio, TX. Click the link below to follow along on YouTube or on the USA Swimming Network! ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘€ usms.org/events/nationaโ€ฆ #usms #mastersswimming #mastersswimmer #USMSnationals

Itโ€™s happening! ๐ŸŽ‰ Dive into 2025 USMS Spring Nationals as we stream all the action from San Antonio, TX. Click the link below to follow along on YouTube or on the USA Swimming Network! ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘€

usms.org/events/nationaโ€ฆ

#usms #mastersswimming #mastersswimmer #USMSnationals
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We want to be national champions when we grow up! Frank Williams, 85, won his 1000 freestyle at Spring Nationals with a "nice and smooth" 17:24.83. What an inspiring swim! His advice to swimmers: Break down your distance events stroke by stroke. Keep going, Frank!

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Two-time Olympian Anton Ipsen SMASHED the USMS 1000 freestyle record by 8 seconds in a time of 9:17.76!๐Ÿคฏ Ipsen, 30, swam for Denmark at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. He stopped swimming but after trying out some other sports, he started swimming again for the camaraderie and love

Two-time Olympian Anton Ipsen SMASHED the USMS 1000 freestyle record by 8 seconds in a time of 9:17.76!๐Ÿคฏ

Ipsen, 30, swam for Denmark at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. He stopped swimming but after trying out some other sports, he started swimming again for the camaraderie and love
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Congratulations to 83-year-old national champion DeEtte Sauer! She won the 1000 freestyle at Spring Nationals with a time of 20:15.45. Even though she didn't break her goal time of 20 minutes, she still had fun. She suggests everyone find a great club, a great coach, and have

Congratulations to 83-year-old national champion DeEtte Sauer!

She won the 1000 freestyle at Spring Nationals with a time of 20:15.45. Even though she didn't break her goal time of 20 minutes, she still had fun. She suggests everyone find a great club, a great coach, and have
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After swimming together at Florida A&M, Douglas Carrington, Torrence Ford, AJ Albert Lowe IV, and Karl Riley II reunited at Spring Nationals for their first Masters national championship. They shared laughs and then swam the 200 medley relay on Friday, more than 20 years after

After swimming together at Florida A&M, Douglas Carrington, Torrence Ford, AJ Albert Lowe IV, and Karl Riley II reunited at Spring Nationals for their first Masters national championship. They shared laughs and then swam the 200 medley relay on Friday, more than 20 years after
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The Olympic Club Team was in full cheering support for Nancy Stretch, 85, swimming her way to becoming the 2025 USMS Spring Nationals 200 IM National Champion with a time of 4:39.43! Way to go Nancy! You and your teammates are swim goals! #usmsnationals #mastersswimming

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Thank you to all of the swimmers, volunteers, and partners for making Spring Nationals a success! ๐Ÿคฉ See you in Federal Way, Washington, Aug. 6-10! ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿค 

Thank you to all of the swimmers, volunteers, and partners for making Spring Nationals a success! ๐Ÿคฉ See you in Federal Way, Washington, Aug. 6-10! ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿค 
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Congratulations to the following adult learn-to-swim programs that received grants this year! Inclusive Community Wellness Inc. Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District DC Water Wizards Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Des Moines Swimming With Alaska Masters

Congratulations to the following adult learn-to-swim programs that received grants this year! 

Inclusive Community Wellness Inc.
Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District
DC Water Wizards
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Des Moines
Swimming With Alaska Masters