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Mary T. Meagher Sets Masters World Record in Signature 200 Butterfly

Mary T. Meagher Sets Masters World Record in Signature 200 Butterfly More than four decades after setting world records as a teenage phenom, Mary T. Meagher is back in the mode of breaking world marks. The 1984 and 1988 Olympian, known as Madame Butterfly, recently set a Masters world record in the ...

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Inside USA Artistic Swimming’s Plans for the Swim Jet

Inside USA Artistic Swimming’s Plans for the Swim Jet USA Artistic Swimming has partnered with aquatic innovators iGarden, unveiling the Swim Jet P Series—a cutting-edge solution designed to transform pools into elite-level training environments. [caption id="attachment_621583" align="alignleft" wi....

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How College Club Swimming Offers a Different Path for Swimmers

How College Club Swimming Offers a Different Path for Swimmers For many swimmers who have grown up in the sport, there comes a time near the end of high school where you’re forced to make a decision: “Do I pursue swimming in college or do I retire?” The answer is often a difficult one to find for ma...

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USMS Summer Nationals: 26 Records Broken in Federal Way (Full List)

The 2025 U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) Summer National Championship took place at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center on Aug. 6-10. There were 1,105 swimmers from five countries competing. Federal Way hosted its fifth USMS pool national championship, its first since 2007. The oldest competito...

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What Is Masters Swimming? How to Start in 2 Easy Steps

Adult swimmers 18+ are finding coaching, community, and fitness in Masters programs nationwide. First, relax: you don’t need to be “a master” to join. Masters Swimming is simply organized, coached swimming for adults. Whether you want structured fitness, race‑ready training, or a friendly lane commu...

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Why Masters Swimmers are Training Smarter With Zygo 

Why Masters Swimmers are Training Smarter With Zygo  A new game-changing swim tech is here — and everyone’s talking about it. When we first introduced readers to Zygo’s underwater bone-conduction headphones in our feature Zygo Underwater Headphones for Swimmers, the positive response was instant — a...

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Beyond the Lane Lines: Finding Joy in Open Water Swimming

Beyond the Lane Lines: Finding Joy in Open Water Swimming Swimming doesn’t have to be a sport that ends after the club or college days. Thanks to its low-impact nature and wide-ranging health benefits, it's one of the few sports that can be enjoyed well into adulthood. It also provides an opportunit...

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Guest Editorial: USMS - Do Not Marginalize Transgender Swimmers

Guest Editorial: USMS - Do Not Marginalize Transgender Swimmers By Kerri N McCaffrey Dear Swimming World Community, I am a transgender Masters swimmer and have competed in various genders and age groups over my lifetime. Currently, I am 61 years old. Starting around 1995, I began taking hormones and...

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U.S. Masters Releases Interim Policy on Transgender Competitors

U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) has initiated an interim policy on gender categories at sanctioned swim competitions, specifically looking into transgender participation. At the USMS Spring Championships in April, a transgender swimmer won several races. There was some backlash about the previous polic...

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Guest Editorial: A Lane for Every Woman

Guest Editorial: A Lane for Every Woman By Jennifer Rines (Guest Editorial) I’m a transgender woman writing in response to Angie Griffin’s recent editorial. Like Angie, I swam in the women’s 45-49 100 breaststroke in San Antonio. Like Angie, I believe that every swimmer deserves a lane — and that th...