Welcome to Masters' swimming!  Whether you swim every day or once a month; are a serious competitor or purely a fitness swimmer, Pacific Masters is pleased to have you as a member. While your primary interaction with Masters' swimming is probably through your club I would like to you to know that Pacific Masters, at the regional level, and USMS, at the national level, offer a wide variety of programs to support the interests of all adult swimmers. As you consider how swimming will fit into your personal fitness program, I encourage you to visit each organization's website (www.pacificmasters.org and www.usms.org) to get ideas on how to set, track and achieve your goals.

As a new member, you may want to check out the "Getting Started" section on the USMS website which contains tips for starting a swimming routine, pool etiquette and other helpful information.  You may be interested in the "Go the Distance" application that lets you set a goal and track your progress against it. Also available on the site is a tool to help you find pools when you travel, special purpose workouts for everyone from expectant mothers to triathletes, injury prevention tips and, for the competitively inclined, national records and rankings.  

The Pacific Masters' website, www.pacificmasters.org, will keep you informed on Masters' swimming activities in Northern California and Northwestern Nevada. The site contains a list of all the member clubs with a link to many of their websites. You can also find the schedule of and results from the many competitive opportunities (pool and open water) offered in the region.  Even if you are primarily a fitness swimmer, you may enjoy the challenge of participating in an open water event offered in distances from 0.5 mile to 10 kilometers.

Once again, welcome to Masters' swimming and the Pacific Masters Swimming organization. If you have any questions, let me know at chairman@pacificmasters.org.

Just keep swimming,

Peter M. Guadagni

Chairman

Pacific Masters Swimming