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: May /June 2012

 
 

Check out the 2010-2011 Meet Information for our upcoming meets.

 
Iowa Senior Olympics

The Iowa Senior Olympics is an Olympic-style sports festival for men and women who are at least 50 years of age.

The Iowa Senior Olympics offers opportunities to compete for medals in 24 sports and skill contests with over 71 events. Please join us for athletic/recreational games focusing on fellowship in a fun and exciting environment. Age groups are broken into 5 year brackets (50-54 / 55-59 / etc) with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals awarded for each age group.



2012 IOWA SENIOR OLYMPICS (on the web)

Tentative Schedule - (Dates, Times or Locations Could Change)
Click Here to download a hard copy Registration Brochure. (pdf)

2012 Iowa Senior Olympics - Swimming Events (pdf)
(Posted: 2012.05.08)


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)

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