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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.
What's new on our web site?
Would
you like to become a member of the Iowa Masters swimming club?
To
join Iowa Masters, please click here
to find the registration information. Membership is administered
by state, not by the national organization.
Download
the 2013 One Year Membership Application registration form
(pdf 71K).
(posted 2012.10.31)
February
2013 Iowa Masters Newsletter - Waterlines
Our
February 2013 newsletter is now available. Please click on the
blue button labeled
Newsletter in the left hand column or
click here to
view.
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Thanks
to our Sponsors and our
meet organizers!
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Click
above or here
to view.(pdf)
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(posted:
2013.04.16)
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Official
Publication
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(posted:
2013.05.01)
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Check out the 2012-2013 Meet
Information for our upcoming meets.
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SWIA
Masters Short Course Spring Meet
Saturday April 20, 2013;
Kirn Pool YMCA, 100 North Ave,, Council Bluffs, IA;
Meet
Results (pdf) - 62 KB
(Posted:
2013.04.23)
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Iowa
Senior Olympics / Iowa Masters Swim Meet
Hosted
By:
Iowa Senior Olympics;
Location:
Waukee YMCA, 210 N Warrior Ln Waukee, IA 50263
Date:
Sunday, June 16, 2013;
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Due
to construction work at Valley High School, West Des
Moines, the Iowa Senior Olympics/Iowa Masters Swim Meet
will be held Sunday, June 16, at the Waukee YMCA.
Normally, the meet is held on Saturday like most of
the other sporting games. This was the only pool option
available near the West Des Moines area.
Information and Entry Form will be available on-line,
soon. Past swimmers will also receive a special mailing
with information and Registration Form. This is a National
Qualification year. Medals will be awarded to the top
3 finishers in each event. Relays can be organized at
the pool prior to the meet, or bring your own relay
team. If you have any questions please contact Allen
Anderson, Meet Director and Head Official, at (515)
981-5568. Or e-mail: freestyleal@msn.com. |
(Posted:
2013.03.18)
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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.
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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.
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