U.S. Masters Swimming

Thank you to all of the swimmers, volunteers, and partners for making Spring Nationals a success! 🤩 See you in Federal Way, Washington, Aug. 6-10! 👀 🤠

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Thank you to all of the swimmers, volunteers, and partners for making Spring Nationals a success! 🤩 See you in Federal Way, Washington, Aug. 6-10! 👀 🤠

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Swimming can be a life-changing experience. Jose Barrera, a 53-year-old resident of San Antonio, TX, and a member of MOST, refused to let a near-drowning incident in his teenage years dampen his passion for competitive swimming. After surviving a near-fatal experience at the age of 14, he committed himself to learn to swim, eventually leading to his participation in 26 IRONMAN (a mix of half and full distance) races. During his time in the Air Force, he also swam recreationally to maintain his fitness for his triathlon events.

After 34 years of service, Jose returned to a swimming at Stanford University while pursuing his doctoral fellowship. Six years ago, he joined MOST Masters, where under the guidance of coach Susan Ingraham, he significantly improved his technique and swim times. Three years ago, while attending this very swim meet to support teammates, he was inspired to set a goal of competing at the Spring Nationals. This weekend, he achieved that goal by completing the 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, and 50 butterfly events. Remarkably, he raced against his former Air Force colleague, Michael “Jay” Buys, in the 100 butterfly, with both swimmers just two lanes apart. The two had not seen each other since their deployment in Afghanistan 15 years ago.
Congratulations on your remarkable journey, Jose!

We look forward to seeing you at more National events!

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Congratulations to 83-year-old national champion DeEtte Sauer!

She won the 1000 freestyle at Spring Nationals with a time of 20:15.45. Even though she didn't break her goal time of 20 minutes, she still had fun. She suggests everyone find a great club, a great coach, and have fun.

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We love our lanemates!

When they discovered they were both due on the same day last December, Sarah Jane Sapiano (pictured) and her lanemate, Sarah Hall, kept each other accountable for hitting the pool for early morning workouts. And when they were both cleared to swim again, they were back in the water together again.

Sapiano signed up for the 1650 at Spring Nationals and kept training despite the sleepless nights with her newborn. Hall texted her encouragement before her swim, and Sapiano finished 10th with a time of 22:22.12.

Here's to supporting your Masters lanemate! 🥰

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Not many swimmers are the first to do something, but these four swimmers accomplished just that over the weekend.

Congratulations to Minnesota Masters Swim Club's Pete Magee, 87; Bill Kansas, 89; Norman Solberg, 85; and Roger Kleffman, 91, for being the first 85+ relay to ever do the 400 medley relay in 8:40.44. In case you didn't want to do the math, that's 352 years old!

Keep swimming and keep inspiring, gentlemen

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We'll just leave this here now that the 50 butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke have been added to the 2028 Olympics. We love a good trendsetter moment.

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🏊‍♀️ Meet Brooke Bennett, a three-time Olympic gold medalist from the iconic 1996 and 2000 Games! While her competitive journey took place in the pool, Brooke's heart has always had room for open water. If it had been on the scene back then, she would have made the leap!

As part of the US Masters Swimming National Championships, Brooke is thrilled to witness the next generation of talent. "It's fantastic to see the up-and-comers in action and to take on the course myself," she shares.

Her challenge this past weekend? A 5K swim! While she typically thrives in saltier, rougher waters, she's ready to embrace the excitement of open water racing. With her teammates from Kennedy Law Racing by her side, Brooke won the women's over all in the 5K event with a time of 1:14:11! 👏👏👏

Join us in celebrating Brooke's success from this weekends 2025 USMS Open Water National Championship in the 5K race! 🌟

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Thank you to all of the swimmers, volunteers, and officials and our partners for making the 2025 Sprint-Distance and Long-Distance Open Water National Championships a success this weekend in Sarasota, Florida. 🤩 See you in Charlottesville, Virginia, on May 31 for our two Cable Open Water National Championships! 👀🌊🏊🏼‍♀️

usms.org/events/national-championships/open-water-national-championships/2025-open-water-national-championships

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