Virginia Masters Swimming
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The Catch
A critical component of swimming strokes is the catch, the point in the pull at which you begin forward propulsion. A video from GoSwim demonstrates a drill for practicing a good catch in freestyle.
What's New
Entry forms have been posted recently for two meets that may interest our members, even though they occur outside of our LMSC: the Frank Clark Masters Open (Greensboro, NC) and the Albatross Open (Bethesda, MD).
Coach Fred Matheny describes the concept of block training, where several hard days of training are followed by several easy days of recovery.
Interested in a challenge? Try the Check-Off Challenge: complete 18 pool events and one open water swim during the course of the calendar year.
There are times when solo workouts are required; when that happens, you should head over to the USMS Workout Discussion forums.
The January 2012 edition of the LMSC Newsletter, The Wet Gazette, has been uploaded. Get the latest news and training tips, with pictures!
New Years Day brings many resolutions to improve health and fitness. Swimming is an excellent whole-body, low-impact exercise that is accessible to many; two articles provide details on the benefits and how to get started.
One way to reach your fitness goals in 2012 is to participate in Go The Distance (GTD), a self-directed program in which you track the distance you swim for the year.
The LMSC submissions of times for Top Ten consideration for the SCM11 season have been prepared for individual and relay swims; please examine them and contact the LMSC top ten recorder by Jan 10 if you have any questions.
Preliminary results are available for the 3000/6000 yd postal national championships, and our LMSC did quite well. The One Hour Postal Championship is set to begin on Jan 1; start your new year off with a bang!
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We offer adults in Virginia and West Virginia the opportunity to participate in a lifelong fitness and/or competitive swimming program. If you are looking for a place to swim near you, check out our list of clubs.