How I Create a Masters Swimming Workout Over the years I’ve become good at creating Masters Swimming workouts. I workout on my own and also swim with some groups that are not coached. So I’ve had to get creative about... Read More

How I Stay Motivated Swimming By Myself When I started competitive swimming again about 6 years ago I was traveling a lot. My schedule was pretty crazy and in order to swim consistently I had to swim by myself. It... Read More

Should You Take Time Off From Swimming? One of the questions I’ve often asked myself is “Should I take some time off” from swimming. Well this spring I did just that. Over the winter I had felt a little run... Read More

Breaking Out of a Swim Slump I’ve been in a swim slump. It started approximately the 2nd week of January. My times were off in practice, I was feeling tired all of the time and run down. The following week... Read More

Swim Workout Tips For Training Alone One of the challenging parts of Masters swimming is that I often have to train alone. That pesky work thing gets in the way and I’m not able to make a team practice. Maybe it’s... Read More