Masters swimmer

Heidi George, an American world-class masters swimmer and professional marathon swimmer from California

72-year-old Akiko Nakazawa, masters swimmer and open water swimmer from Japan

noun - A masters swimmer is an adult who participates in formalized adult swimming training programs or competitive swimming events. The masters swimming events include competitions in a pool (short-course yards, short-course meters, long-course meters) or in open bodies of water (e.g., oceans, lakes, bays, rivers). It is a fast-growing leisure and competitive activity.

Age Groups

Masters swimmers compete within age groups of five years: 19-24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95-99, and 100+.

U.S. Masters Swimming

United States Masters Swimming is the governing body of masters swimming in the United States, sponsoring competition at all levels both in the pool and in the open water. In addition, it sponsors programs for non-competitive "fitness" swimmers who train primarily for the health benefits that the activity offers to the aging athlete.

Masters Swimming Canada

Masters Swimming Canada is the governing body of Masters Swimming in Canada, listing swim clubs, competitions and provincial master swim associations.

Swimming Styles

There are individual swimming events for the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley and 4 types of relays that are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) or its respective member organisations.

Recognized Types of Competition

• Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 10 km (or other open water swims of lesser or greater distance)
• Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
• Breaststroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
• Butterfly: 50m, 100m, 200m
• Individual medley: 100m (in 25m pools only), 200m, 400m
• Relays: 4×100m freestyle, 4×200m freestyle, 4×100m medley, 5 km 3-person team pursuit

Synonym

adult swimmer, fitness swimmer, master swimmer

WOWSA Live Interview

with masters swimmers Hank Wise, Lyle Nalli, Ted Bramble and Benjamin Landis

External links

• Getting Ready, Resilient, Ripped With Ritter
• David Alleva Sums Up The Benefits of Interval Training on WOWSA Live
• Jim McConica Reminisces About His Swimming Career On WOWSA Live
• Long Beach Swim Focus Catalina Relay On WOWSA Live
• Entering The Pool In The Post-Lockdown COVID-19 Era
• The Ink Well Beach, A Beach To Be Free
• Tomi Stefanovski Talks About Overcoming Obstacles On WOWSA Live
• Somewhere Over The Rainbow Are 100x100s
• U.S. Master Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• Why We Love Masters Swimming Workouts
• Abe Rogers Coaching In Real Time And By The Phone
• When Boredom Reigns
• Eclectic Artwork For The Open Water Swimmer
• How Times Change In The Open Water World
• Can You Hackett? 100 x 100
• The Origins Of The Hour Postal Swim
• Anthony McCarley Taking It To Another Level
• Four Types Of Open Water Swimmers
• Living By The Sea
• Going Fast To Go Far
• The Etiquette Of Drafting
• Swimming With The SUN
• One Stroke, One Year At A Time
• Jeff Everett Wondering What Comes Next
• Laura Val Represents The New Normal
• World Marathon Swimming Association
• Steve West Names World Masters Swimmer Of The Year
• Jim McConica Named World Masters Swimmer Of The Year
• Karl Hauter, Water Rat, Honored By Swimming World Magazine
• Shoko Yonezawa Swims Against The Current
• Connectivity, Camaraderie, Caring Among Swimmers