http://www.vaswim.org Official Website of the Virginia LMSC of US Masters Swimming Mon, 20 May 2013 13:08:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/spring-nationals-results/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/spring-nationals-results/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:30 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4499 are now available! Nationals were held May 9-12 at Indianapolis, and 23 of our members made the trip. They did great!]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/spring-nationals-results/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/may-issue-of-the-wet-gazette-2/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/may-issue-of-the-wet-gazette-2/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:53:27 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4477 The Wet Gazette, has been uploaded. There are some nice photos in this one!]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/may-issue-of-the-wet-gazette-2/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/patty-miller-honored-with-2013-ransom-arthur-award/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/patty-miller-honored-with-2013-ransom-arthur-award/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 11:16:52 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4502 Patty Miller was presented with the 2013 Ransom Arthur Award. This is a huge honor: the award is given annually to the USMS registered person who has done the most to further the objectives of Masters swimming.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/patty-miller-honored-with-2013-ransom-arthur-award/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/report-from-ymca-masters-nationals/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/report-from-ymca-masters-nationals/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:23:23 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4484 this year was no exception, as 13 LMSC members participated in YMCA Masters Nationals.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/report-from-ymca-masters-nationals/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/scy-zones-results/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/scy-zones-results/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:16 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4415 2013 Short Course Colonies Zone Championship have been uploaded! Links to the results from two other April meets -- the NC LMSC Championship and The Backup Plan distance meet -- have also been posted on our web site. There are some photos too!]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/05/scy-zones-results/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/freestyle-pull-paddle-vs-propeller/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/freestyle-pull-paddle-vs-propeller/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:13 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4442 May-June 2013 issue of SWIMMER Magazine features an article that discusses the relative effectiveness of the sculling S-pull ("propeller") and the deep-catch pull ("paddle"). USMS has recently uploaded a YouTube video to accompany the article.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/freestyle-pull-paddle-vs-propeller/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/new-event-lake-moomaw-open-water-swim/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/new-event-lake-moomaw-open-water-swim/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:39:09 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4431 Lake Moomaw 1-Mile Open Water Swim.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/new-event-lake-moomaw-open-water-swim/feed/ 1 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/abby-nunn-profile/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/abby-nunn-profile/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:00:48 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4372 April Fools article. Abby was more than willing to play along with the prank, but she takes her swimming pretty seriously! Read how Abby manages to balance training and medical school.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/abby-nunn-profile/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/mark-gangloff-paddle-review/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/mark-gangloff-paddle-review/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:53 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4045 posted an excellent review of over a dozen paddles of various types.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/mark-gangloff-paddle-review/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/april-issue-of-the-wet-gazette-2/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/april-issue-of-the-wet-gazette-2/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:55:00 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4348 The Wet Gazette, has been uploaded.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/april-issue-of-the-wet-gazette-2/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/spring-championships-roster/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/spring-championships-roster/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:52:17 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4384 68 LMSC members! Cheer on your teammates in the Colonies Zone SCY Championship and the USMS Spring National Championship.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/spring-championships-roster/feed/ 0 http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/weak-side-breathing/ http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/weak-side-breathing/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:13:28 +0000 vawebmaster http://www.vaswim.org/?p=4200 Feel For the Water blog entries recently addressed this issue.]]> http://www.vaswim.org/2013/04/weak-side-breathing/feed/ 0