Welcome to Iowa Masters Swimming!

We are competitive, recreational and fitness swimmers, ages 18 and over. We swim for life! Our national organization, United States Masters Swimming is an organization of over 40,000 men and women, offering fitness and competitive opportunities to all.

What is Masters Swimming?

Founded in 1970, Masters Swimming is part of United States Aquatic Sports (USAS), the governing body for amateur swimming in the United States. Swimmers age 18 and older are welcome to join and participate at whatever level they choose in this "lifetime sport." Masters range in ability from those just learning to swim to former collegiate and Olympic swimmers. There is a full schedule of local, national, and international swimming events for those Masters interested in competing. Some Masters choose not to compete, but join to enjoy the healthful benefits of swimming and to meet other active adults.

To join Iowa Masters, please click here to find the registration information. Membership is administered by state, not by the national organization.

Download the 2012 One Year Membership Application registration form (pdf 71K).
New (posted 2011.11.5)
Official Publication
USMS Swimmer On Line

USMS Swimmer

Current Issue: January / February 2012

 
 

Check out the 2010-2011 Meet Information for our upcoming meets.
 
  
2012 Iowa Masters Short Course State Championship Swimming Meet
Saturday, March 24 , 2012 - Warm-ups at Noon, Meet begins at 1 PM.;
Location: Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation & Athletic Center,
Grinnell College, 1201 10th Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112;
Contact: Jack Mathews, 515-306-SWIM (7946). E-mail jack@jackmathews.com;
Mail in Entry Form (pdf)

Trophies: 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
Participation medals to all swimmers.
T-shirts with State Championship design available for $20.



Hosted by: Grinnell Masters Swim Club/Grinnell P & R Tiger Sharks Swimming
(Posted: 2011.11.21 Rev'd: 2011.11.22)

University of Iowa Masters Swim Meet
Hosted By: Iowa Flyers Swim Club and
the University of Iowa Recreational Services Department;
Location: University of Iowa Campus Recreation & Wellness Center
309 S. Madison Street; Iowa City, Iowa;
Sunday, December 11, 2011. Warm-ups at 8AM, Meet begins at 9 AM.;
Meet Results (pdf) (posted; 2011.12.19)


2012 Panther Masters Swim Club SC Swim Meet
Hosted By: Panther Masters Swim Club;
Location: UNI Wellness and Recreation Center;
2301 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls, IA;
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 1:00pm;
Warm Ups @ 12:00pm-12:45pm;
Entry Form (pdf)
(posted; 2012.01.23)


The 2011 Helen G. Nassif YMCA Holiday Masters (Short Course) Swimming Meet
Sunday, December 18, 2011. Warm-ups 7:30 a.m. Meet starts at 8:30 a.m.;
Hosted By: Milky Way Masters Swim Club and Helen G. Nassif YMCA;
Location: Helen G. Nassif YMCA, 207 7th Avenue SE,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 (319) 366-6421;
Mail entries with checks to: Nick Gearhart, Helen G. Nassif YMCA,
207 7th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401;
Meet Results (pdf)
Please note: The results are being analyzed at this time and will be posted at a later date. (posted; 2012.01.09)



The 2012 COE College Winter Festival Masters (Short Course) Swimming Meet
Saturday, January 14, 2012. Warm-ups 12:00 p.m. Meet starts at 1:00 p.m.;
Hosted By: Milky Way Masters Swim Club and Coe College;
Location: Coe College – 1220 First Avenue NE – Cedar Rapids, IA 52402;
Mail entries and check to: Justin Jennings, Coe College,
1220 First Avenue NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402;
Meet Results (pdf) (posted; 2012.01.27)

(posted:  2011.11.21)

2011 Postal Pentathlon Swim Meet
Sponsors: Minnesota LMSC and KnightCrawlers Swim Club
Open to all registered masters swimmers for the 2011 or 2012 season.
Awards: Winners of each age group will receive a special award.
Questions: Brian Cohn - chair@minnesotamasters.com
Web site: www.minnesotamasters.com
Meet Entry Form (pdf)

2012 OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS - SWIMMING

The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming will return June 25-July 2 to Omaha, Neb., as one of the fastest, exciting, suspenseful and pressure-filled competitions held in the United States every four years. Check the link above often for updates as we draw closer to naming the team that will represent the United States in the pool at the London Olympic Games.
(Posted 2011.11.7)


2012 Ozark LMSC and Breadbasket Zone SC Yards Championship Meet



Sponsored by St. Louis Area Masters Swimming, Inc. (SLAM)
Saturday, March 31 - Sunday, April 1, 2012;
Location: Marquette High School, 2351 Clarkson Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017-7122;
Time: Saturday afternoon, March 31st, warm-up 1 pm, meet starts 2 pm;
and Sunday morning, April 1st, warm-up begins at 8 am, meet begins at 9 am;
Deck entries for Saturday close at 1:30 pm, for Sunday at 8:30 am;

Register On-Line;
Paper Entry Form (pdf)
(Posted 2012.01.23)

Synopsis:

More than 50 years after landmark civil rights decisions opened schools and voting booths, fewer than 1% of competitive swimmers in the U.S. are black and Latino. Parting the Waters is the story of African-American championship swimmers Maritza Correia and Cullen Jones, and the young black and Latino swimmers coming up behind them –– as they challenge old myths, fears, and stereotypes to break down the last vestiges of segregation.

Read further.

Obituary for Marijane Torjesen
also available in pdf format

Masters Swimmer and Record-holder Mary Jane Torjeson Dead at 93 Mary Jane Torjeson, who many Iowa Masters swimmers will remember for her backstroke and distance swimming, passsed away in Des Moines on April 14. Her son wrote the following obituary in her memory, and it appeared in the Des Moines Register. Our condolences to the family.

Son wrote a full page in tribute to a full life. (Des Moines Register)

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E-mail: Norm Bower