March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Supposedly. Here's hoping that adage is accurate this year. In the meanwhile, enjoy the information and advice below and keep on swimming. 

We all know the feeling of getting out of the pool, physically sore yet pleasantly rejuvenated. But another perception many swimmers have immediately after practice is a stinging and burning sensation in and around their eyes. In fact, eye irritation, or "swimmer's eye" as some call it, is one of the most commonly reported complaints from avid swimmers. So how exactly does swimming affect your eyes and what can you do to prevent swimmer's eye? 

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Some athletes work for a long time and exert a lot of energy but realize only small increases in strength. Often, though, they can see significant increases in strength by implementing a few simple tips. Increases in strength come from strength-training consistently and strength should be thought of as an athletic ability that can be trained. These tips reinforce the idea that strength is a skill that can be learned as much as trained.

 

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Preliminary results for the 2015 Speedo USMS 1-Hour ePostal National Championship are now available. Over 2200 individual participants sent in their results for this, our largest ePostal event of the year. Congratulations to all participants who made the effort to go the distance this year! Check out the results for men and women and please send any corrections to event directors Chris Layton and Heidi Kafka by Tuesday, March 10. 

USMS presents a number of awards annually to members who have excelled in various areas. The deadline for the Capt. Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award, the highest honor in USMS that recognizes top achievement by a dedicated volunteer each year, is fast approaching--March 15. Please send in your nominations today! All other award nominations are due by July 1. See all the award categories and details about each on the awards page. 

 

U.S. Masters Swimming will hold elections for all officers (President, Vice President of Administration, Vice President of Community Services, Vice President of Local Operations, Vice President of Programs, Secretary, and Treasurer) at its Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates, Sept. 30 to October 4, 2015 during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

 

The nomination deadline is April 30, 2015. Nomination packets may be obtained from the Elections page of the USMS website or by contacting Elections Chair Cheryl Gettelfinger.

 

Piper Marshburn, a sport psychology graduate student at Western Washington University, is conducting a thesis study about Masters athletes. She's reached out to USMS and asked for participation from our members in her survey exploring the motivations of Masters athletes in individual sports. She seeks to learn more about how and why different Masters athletes are motivated, and the survey takes about 5 to 10 minutes. Take this brief survey, share your experience, and help a graduate student.

 

Our marketing team often travels to colleges for job fair events, so if you have jobs or internships that need filling that align with the U.S. Masters Swimming mission of encouraging more adults to swim, then let us know and we can pass your job opportunities on to young people who might be just right for those opportunities. Contact Marketing Director Kyle Deery for more information or to report a job or internship opening that you'd like us to pass along to potential employees or interns. 

U.S. Masters Swimming, founded in 1970, is a membership-operated national governing body that promotes health, wellness, fitness, and competition for adults through swimming. It does so by partnering with more than 1,500 adult swim programs across the country; promoting information via the bimonthly member magazine, SWIMMER, monthly e-newsletters, STREAMLINES, and website, usms.org; and by sanctioning and promoting pool, open water, and virtual events and competitions. Nearly 60,000 adults are registered members of U.S. Masters Swimming.

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