Ready to Tri? read>>
Capitalize on Master Swimmers' Built-In Advantage
by Alex Kostich
You're fit, healthy and diligent about your training -- and yet you yearn for a little bit more from your daily routine. Maybe it's time to capitalize on Masters swimmers' built-in advantage and start training for a triathlon. You got the swimming down, so all you need are running shoes, a bicycle and a good plan to achieve your goals. Here's how to get started.

Freestyle Body Roll
It's All About Rotating the Hips and Relaxing
by John Grzeszczak >>> Photos by Peter Bick
Perfecting the body roll movement is key to a stronger freestyle stroke. And according to coach John Grzeszczak of Florida Gold Coast Masters, it's all about rotating the hips and relaxing in the water. The idea is to cruise through the water, not fight it, and Grzeszczak offers tips and drills to help master this important technique.

Head Games read>>
Getting Over the Hump of Training Plateaus
by Michael J. Stott >>> Illustrated by Rick Gutierrez
For some swimmers, training plateaus become rest stops on the stairway to heaven. For others, they are roadblocks on the highway to hell. To get through those ups and downs, sports psychologists and fellow Masters offer tips and insights on causes and solutions.

From the Editor

A Healthy Life Calls for Balance by Bill Volckening

Letters

Executive Address

Moving to the Next Level of Professionalism by Jim Miller

Swimming Life

USMS Open Water Championships Report

McConica Leads Fund-raising for Community

Friendly Baseball Wager Paid in the Pool

June Krauser Receives Grand Dame Award

Newell Completes 18th Swim for Cancer Charity

Swimmers Enjoy Long Course Nationals California Style

Training & Technique

Freshen That Workout: Mix Aerobics with Strength Training
 Web Extras: Strength/Power Routines

My Favorite Practice by Kris Balog

Web Workout by Whitney Hedgepeth read>>

Five Fast Facts: 50-Yard Freestyle

Readers Ask: Drafting in Open Water

The Healthy Swimmer read>>

Hydrotherapy Promotes Health, Healing

Prevent Recreational Water Illness

Exercise May Slow Prostate Cancer

Few Americans Follow Guidelines for Healthy Lifestyle

More Insights on Predicting and Treating Alzheimer's

Food & Nutrition

Soy May Not Be a Superfood for Everyone

Candy Industry Targets Fitness Market

Diet Soda Makes You Fat?

Reader Recipe: Linguine in Summer Sauce by Tracy Burkholder

Swim Bag

Fins

USMS News

There's Always a Place to Swim

Windrath Replaces Cath as Records and Tabulations Chair

Michigan Masters Uses Grants to Recruit New Members

SWIMMER Holds Annual Planning Meeting

USMS Convention: What's It All About?

Building a Successful Masters Swim Club

On Deck

Splashback

Catching Up on the Catch-Up Stroke by Virginia Sowers read>>
 Web Extras: Iowa's 1936 Team