I Want My MTV with a Twist
Swimmer on "The Real World" Shakes Up Stereotypes
by Jim Harper

What will future generations of Masters swimmers look like? Not just younger than you (and thankfully not in your age group), they will probably be more experienced competitors and in many ways “more than” current swimmers: more in number, more in intensity, and more in diversity. Some of them will even be famous outside of swimming, because reality TV has given many young people a chance to shine for more than 15 minutes. One Masters swimmer who is also a current reality TV star is 28-year-old Tyler Duckworth. He first broke into TV as a member of MTV’s hit series “The Real World” in Key West in 2006, and he is returning to TV this fall as part of a competitive MTV series called “The Challenge.”

Swimming Through Menopause
Managing "The Change" from an Aquatic Perspective
by Bill Edwards

When Robin Walker began to sense the approaching inevitability of menopause, she could have panicked. She could have high tailed it to the library, or to the Internet, or to the waiting rooms of a string of doctors. She could have read every available word on the subject, becoming one of those overnight experts who embrace their conditions and speak ad infinitum about symptoms, treatment protocols, and whether the black cohosh they got from their herb doctors really does lower core body temperature. But she didn’t.

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After 38 Years, the Law Still Has an Impact
by Elaine Howley

Title IX was an act of Congress that still reverberates loudly in natatoriums around the country. Thirty-eight years after its initial passage, the law is still controversial but very much a force in collegiate athletics in the United States, and swimming has been impacted as much or more than any sport.

From the Editor

The Inclusive Sport -- It's All Good! by Laura Hamel

Letters

Swimmers Live Longer to Ask Questions by Phillip Whitten, David Samuelsohn

What About the Cyclists? by Mark Schanfein

First Ever 360-399 Relay Record by Kirsten Berger

Sounding Off on the SwiMP3 by Paul Reeder

Suit Yourself by Tim Morse

Both Sides of the Lane Line

Tech Suits: It's Time to Move On by Chris Stevenson

Bring Them Back for Masters SCY Meets by James De Lacy

Swimming Life

New Traditions Lead to New Healing by Phillippe Diederich

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Training & Technique

Out in the Open: The Seven Seas by Laura Hamel

Two-Minute Tune-Up: Long Reach for the Wall by Laura Hamel

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My Favorite Practice

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The Healthy Swimmer

Study Sheds Light on Shoulder Pain Risk Factors by Phillippe Diederich

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Swim Bag

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Volunteer Profile: Betsy Durrant >>> Illustrated by Edward Colley

Splashback

Swimsuit Debates Have Never Been Dull by Marilyn Morgan