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Greetings, fellow Masters swimmers!

January 17, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching by Kevin Cleary

Many of us are either not swimming at all right now, or we are not swimming with our regular workout groups due to the impact COVID-19 has had on the ability of aquatic facilities to operate. Based on information from swim friends around the state and country, it seems that, […]

Workouts for Those Swimming Without a Coach

July 17, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching by Matt Miller

Strategy for swimming longer events

March 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Long Distance by Matt Miller

Reduce Injury Risk by Lifting Weights

January 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching by Matt Miller

Nearly all swimmers have dealt with some sort of shoulder pain or injury at some point during their swim career. Given that people who swim regularly will perform hundreds of thousands of arm rotations over the course of a year this likely comes as no surprise. Utilizing any body part […]

Keep your shoulders healthy

October 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Freestyle / Training by Matt Miller

Six Mental Training Tips for Swimmers

September 17, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching by Sara Shepherd

A Good Mix is Best

April 16, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Training by Matt Miller

“Ultra Short Race Pace Training” (USRPT) is a swimmer’s application of the more general workout category you may have heard of called “High Intensity Interval Training” (HIIT). I’ve been training with and curiously reading about USRPT since shortly after I starting swimming with USMS in 2013. My experience is that […]

Testing the Waters of USRPT

March 17, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching by Matt Miller

Gear Check!

February 18, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Training by Sara Shepherd