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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?

Topic of Interest:
Date Added:
New Iowa Masters Swimming Records
5/15/2013

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.

Thanks to our Sponsors and our
meet organizers!

  
 
Click above or here to view.(pdf)
  
(posted: 2013.04.16)
Official Publication
USMS Swimmer On Line

USMS Swimmer

Current Issue: May /June

 
(posted: 2013.05.01)



Check out the 2012-2013 Meet Information for our upcoming meets.

 
2013 Iowa Masters Short Course/Breadbasket & Zone Championship Swimming Meet

Meet Results (pdf) - 946 KB
(Posted: 2013.04.08)

Some browsers may not be able to open the entire results pdf.

Please click on the links below if you have trouble.
Meet Results (Part 1) (pdf) - 349 KB
Meet Results (Part 2) (pdf) - 329 KB
Meet Results (Part 3) (pdf) - 281 KB

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)


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;
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)

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.

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E-mail: Norm Bower