I’ve been remiss in posting the last few weeks, but not absent from the water, whether in or out of it. In fact, if anything, the last few weeks have meant even more emphasis on the swimming in my life, both personal and professional. It the realm of the personal, it’s getting time to gear … Continue reading
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My day in the Berkshires – Fun at the USMS Adult Learn-to-Swim Instructor Certification program.
As most of my students know, I am an Adult-Onset-Swimmer. When I was 27 years old, I decided to master this whole swimming thing, and despite my fears and anxieties, I signed up for a Beginning Swimming class at Portland State University where I was attending graduate school. I have never looked back, and over … Continue reading
UMAMA in the News. (You too can be a Masters swimmer!)
Remember that adult swim team I was writing about a few weeks ago? The one I am completely and totally addicted to and that you wanted to know more about? UMAMA? Now, find out even more from this fantastic coverage in the Amherst Bulletin. (Thanks to reporter Scott Merzbach and photographer Jerry Roberts for taking … Continue reading
UMAMA might be just right for you! (That’s UMASS Aquatic Masters of course!)
To anyone who knows me, it’s no secret that I have a bit of an addiction to my Masters swim team and a total swim crush on my coaches who have, quite literally, changed my life. For the past ten years, I have been a member of UMAMA, or UMASS Aquatic Masters, an adult swim … Continue reading