Congratulations to the
Go The Distance Swimmers of This Month!
Kathy Boyer, Sean George, and Carrie Kostopulos-Doebler
Click here to learn about Go the Distance and its swimmers who continue to push the limits and go the distance!
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Really Cool Club Website of the Month...
Masters of Orlando
Orlando, FLa.
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Do you have a story to tell?
We are always looking for stories and personalities to feature on www.usms.org, within U.S. Masters Swimming e-newsletters and SWIMMER. If you or someone you know would like to see their story featured click here to contact us! | |
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Greetings!
Maintaining a balanced life is healthy, however it is often very challenging. We understand busy schedules and crazy lives full of carpools, back to school, business travel and everything else that comes with an adult life. Our advice: take time for yourself. Enjoy your swims (when you can fit them in) and make the most out of every stroke!
Swimming for Life!
Your Friends at U.S. Masters Swimming
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Getting Started with a Healthy Shoulder
by Dr. Jim Miller
Swimming injuries are almost always related to stroke technique flaws. Overuse injuries in swimmers may involve the neck, lower back, elbow, or knee, but by far, the most common injuries involve the shoulder. Medical research reveals that between 60 and 80 percent of all swimmers will have a shoulder related injury, requiring them to take a break from training for one week or longer, at some point during their swimming careers.
So what can we do about it? Here are several tips to consider. They have been designed to help decrease this number and keep you in the water. After all, who wants to be part of that statistic? Read more
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Have an Opinion?
SWIMMER Magazine Introduces "Both Sides of the Lane Line"
 Do you have an opinion? Would you like to share it with 50,000 fellow Masters swimmers? SWIMMER introduced a new department in the September/October issue. "Both Sides of the Lane Line" seeks to capture opinions of U.S. Masters Swimming members on selected hot topics.
Upcoming topics include superclubs (regional teams) and U.S. Masters Swimming's focus (Does U.S. Masters Swimming meet your needs as a fitness swimmer, competitive swimmer or open water swimmer?). SWIMMER will also accept suggestions for future topics.
If you have an opinion you'd like to share in a future issue of SWIMMER, you are encouraged to submit an essay of 280 words or less. SWIMMER will consider any well-written submission and reserves the right to accept or reject any material submitted. SWIMMER may edit or ask that you revise. All submissions should be sent to editor@usms.org
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Good Luck at the 2009 Pan American Games!
Many U.S. Masters Swimming members will be competing in October at the 2009 Pan American Games in Veracruz, Mexico. U.S. Masters Swimming wishes all participants the best of luck in their training and upcoming races.
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Balancing the Three Ring Circus
by Maria Elias-Williams
"I wish I could be like P.T. Barnum: Master of the three-ring circus. Like most of you, I juggle family and work (if you are a parent, you WORK - regardless of whether or not you get paid). I am a single parent of a 13-year-old boy with medical issues that can flare up with little or no notice; I know how stressful life can be. I run a busy law practice and live 45 minutes from the nearest lap pool. My son swims on a club team (at a different pool than I), plays in the band and is active in church, school government and several other pursuits. My family doesn't believe that we really have a house (we do) - they think I have a storage unit where I swing by every now and then to re-pack the car. I feel like the flunkie juggler trying to keep all the balls in the air, and often dropping one or two along the way.
As the summer winds down and we transition into the school-year routine, so many Masters swimmers miss out on practices and meets in September and October. With our crazy schedule, I have more than enough excuses to miss a workout. At the end of the day, do you ever think, "darn it, I never got my swim in?" and you promise yourself that tomorrow will be different, but realistically, it's been a week since you had a good workout. Before you know it, the holidays will be here (yet another good excuse to skip your swim). Rather than run from swimming during stressful times, I find it even more important to keep it on my list of 'priority activities.'"
Do you ever feel like the flunkie juggler? Maria offers a list of "to-do's" she follows to keep her circus running smoothly. After all... the show must go on! Read more
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Click here to register for the
USMS 3000/6000 Yards Postal National Championships
09/15/09-11/15/09 | |
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We've Got Spirit!
MOO (Masters of Orlando) show their team spirit in cow-print suits before the 100IM on April 18, 2009. During long-course relays, MOO members have even been known to "moo" at each other from blocks on opposite ends of the pool.
To see yourself, your coaches, or your program featured, send us a photo that displays outstanding spirit to press@usms.org
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On Deck: September/October
September 9/15/09-11/15/09
09/16/09-09/20/09
October
10/10/09-10/18/09
10/15/09
Approximate mailing date for SWIMMER
10/28/09-11/01/09
10/31/09
End of the 2009 registration year; all registrations after Nov. 1 will be for 2010.
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About U.S. Masters Swimming
U.S. Masters Swimming, founded in 1971, is a membership-operated national governing body that promotes adult health, fitness and wellness through aquatics. It does so by partnering with more than 1,000 adult swim clubs across the country that offer swim/fitness programs, promoting information via a bi-monthly member magazine and www.usms.org, and sanctioning and promoting pool, open water and virtual competitions. Nearly 50,000 adults are registered members of U.S. Masters Swimming.
About "Member News from Behind the Blocks"
U.S. Masters Swimming encourages all U.S. Masters Swimming members to subscribe to "Member News from Behind the Blocks", however if you would rather not receive this update, please do not click the unsubscribe button, as that will remove you from all other U.S. Masters Swimming National Office mailings. Rather, please click on the "Update Profile/Email Address" link at the bottom of this email. Here you can select to discontinue your "Member News from Behind the Blocks" service or sign up for the U.S. Masters Swimming coaches' newsletter, "News from the Deck" and "Featured Articles," a weekly update.
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