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As England's national governing body for swimming, we help people learn to swim, enjoy the water, and compete in swimming, synchro, water polo and diving. Everything you need to know about swimming, diving, synchro, and water polo. Find the latest blogs and feature pieces written by Masters swimmers.
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2y ago
Masters swimmer and open water fan Claire Thorn fills us in on her selective season of open water events during 2017 in this Masters swimming blog. Following on from a very busy 2016 Following on from a very busy 2016, with highlights of a double English channel relay in a time of 19 hours 23 ..read more
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3y ago
Sharon Lock, Swim England Masters and Open Water Officer, tells us about Swim Serpentine and why you should come along and take part! Free coaching sessions at Swim Serpentine I’m sure 2018 will be remembered as an amazing summer of sun, which has been great for the world of open water swimming. This year many ..read more
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3y ago
Have you ever wondered about letting your swimming take you on new adventures? Maybe to far flung places? Owen Van Renen from South African Masters swimming tells us about their recent National Championships where a few British Masters took part. More than 500 competitors in Pretoria South African Masters Swimming has just concluded their 34th ..read more
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3y ago
Helen Gorman (World Masters Champion, European and British record holder many times over) reflects on her experiences training at her new non-Masters City of Cardiff swimming club. Being the eldest of the group I refuse to say I’m old (yet), but having joined a new swimming club, here are some of the observed perils of ..read more
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3y ago
Verity Dobbie (Chair of the HCMSMG) explains the reasoning behind the qualifying times for the British Masters Championships 2018. A topic for debate Qualifying times continue to be a topic for debate, particularly because for the first time qualifying times will be required if you want to enter the British Masters Swimming Championships in Plymouth ..read more
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3y ago
Our latest spotlight on the British Masters swimming community is a Q&A with former Sussex ASA President Anthony Gimson, who was the brains behind the concept of the National Masters Inter County competition. How did you first get involved in swimming? I was very lucky to be brought up in Watford which in the 1940s ..read more
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3y ago
This year the London swimming community has come together again as 44 swimmers gathered at the 50m Charlton Lido to take part in one of the classic sets of 100 x 100m off 2 mins. London Region Masters Representative Richard Jones explains one reason why we all do these crazy things around Christmas time. Nervous ..read more
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3y ago
Have you ever wondered how your Swim England membership is renewed? Obviously, you have. We all have! But what if somehow, somewhere down the line, you’ve ended up registered with the ‘wrong’ club. Or – even worse – you’re listed under the ‘wrong’ sport. And that the closest you’ve ever been to diving was with ..read more
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3y ago
If we’re honest, we didn’t give much thought to choosing a picture for our Review of the Swim England National Masters Championships 2017 article. It had the beautiful Swim England Masters branding in it… and that was about the only criteria. But for a few people – including Aylesbury & District Masters swimmer Kate King ..read more
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3y ago
Katherine Wyld swum for Great Britain at European and World Championship level and for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Now more of a swimming nerd than competitive athlete, her latest blog is a guide to avoiding causing lane rage in a busy pool… Not everyone has been raised on a diet of chlorine As ..read more