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December 1, 2008
Eau de Chlorine
By Linda Shoenberger
With the world threatening to fall apart at the seams, business pressures stressing us out and retirement funds shrinking daily, what better place is there to turn than to the pool or open water and swim friends?
November 1, 2008
Come Join in the Fun
By Linda Shoenberger
GO THE DISTANCE (GTD) is turning 2 in January and it has proven to be a very popular personal fitness event. The credit goes to the 600+ swimmers currently participating and a lovely lady named Mary Sweat.
October 7, 2008
Master Swimmer: Octogenarian Sets World Records, Wins Gold
By Kristin Gilpatrick, Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation
October 1, 2008
SOMETIMES WE FORGET HOW LUCKY WE ARE
By Linda Shoenberger
I just returned from the United States Aquatic Sports convention in Atlanta and as I was flying back across the country I began to reflect on the 12 years I have been a member of United States Masters Swimming.
I began to think about the wonderful gifts I’ve enjoyed because I found the sport of swimming and USMS. Perhaps you will recognize yourself in some of the thoughts that crossed my mind while traveling home.
September 1, 2008
Spice Up Your Swimming!
By Linda Shoenberger
Over the years I have heard people complain about “following the little black line” and how boring it is. But fitness swimming offers so much more than that if one is willing to step out of their comfort zone. Appearing at the gym and doing the same swim over and over again just isn’t necessary.
August 1, 2008
Community Pools Form Healthy Adults
By Joyce Delfino
The following article was written by a triathlete who is concerned about the situation we are facing in Reno, Nevada. This past year our oldest public pool was closed down and the city has no funds for a new pool. A few years ago the YMCA went out of business and we lost 2 pools.
We have not had a new pool constructed in our community for the past 33 years. Yet our population has increased 39% since then. The swimming community is devastated by this loss of pool space. The following article by Joyce Delfino reflects the concerns we all feel about this dire situation.
Linda Shoenberger
July 1, 2008
American Fitness Index (TM)
By Jane Moore, MD
The ACSM American Fitness Index™ program is a call to action for communities and citizens to improve the overall health, fitness and quality of life in the United States. The program is designed to be a resource for communities, linking them with health partners and programs in their area that can impact their level of health and fitness. Exercise and physical activity are key to good health and the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases, as well as the enhanced health of communities overall.
June 1, 2008
THREE FITNESS SWIMMERS SHARE THEIR STORIES
By Greta vn Meeteren, Ken Koppenhaver and Teresa Wistrom
Interviews with three swimmers reveal just a few of the reasons to swim.
May 1, 2008
Swimmin' Around
By Linda Shoenberger
Where do you swim when you are out of town? How do you find the right workout group? Here's how one swimmer manages to swim in new places.
April 1, 2008
Afoot and Lighthearted
By Linda Shoenberger
The opening lines of Walt Whitman’s great poem Song of the Open Road strike a familiar chord now that open water swimming season is almost here. It’s always wonderful to experience longer days, a little sunshine and the prospect of heading out for a long swim in the open water.
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