https://community.usms.org/en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/events/f/event-directors/33237/will-there-be-any-lcm-events-in-virginia-this-summer/299282Sun, 24 May 2026 13:21:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4568ebd6-171b-486f-8b11-c87485b101bcMegan OCWe have an indoor LCM meet scheduled for June 20, 2026 in historic St. Mary’s City, MD. This is historically a fast pool. All long course individual events, except the 800 free, and 3 relays. I have included the link to meet registration. Please note, the limited number of entries for the 400 IM, 400 Free, and 1500 Free events. The drive is about 2-2.5 hours from Richmond. Let me know if you have any questions. www.usms.org/.../2026-2nd-annual-maryland-summer-lcm-swim-meet-a1jpo00000avlvz2a1https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/workouts/31045/kristi-s-workouts/299281Sun, 24 May 2026 01:14:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c2e9b245-6c83-4641-8caa-fbbf1d387f59kristilynn5-23-26 5200SCY 500 swim 200 kick 4 x 50 @ :50 odds easy, evens fast Main: 550 moderate @ 7:30 5 x 150 hold strong pace @ 2:10 450 moderate @ 6:10 4 x 150 hold stronger pace @ 2:10 350 moderate @ 4:50 3 x 150 hold even stronger pace @ 2:10 250 moderate @ 3:30 2 x 150 hold yet a stronger pace @ 2:10 150 moderate @ 2:30 1 x 150 AFAP 100 easy swim 200 easy kick w/finshttps://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/33238/swimming-while-on-vacationSat, 23 May 2026 13:49:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:35e1a6b5-5c3d-4aa6-baa2-8dad9a3d767fForceDJSwimming/exercising while on, and after, a vacation. How do you go about it? I just did my first swim in nearly three weeks after being on a European vacation (six countries, numerous cities — no more than two nights at any given place). Usually, in these forums, I’m the guy providing the “Find a Pool Anywhere” link for people asking how or where to swim while they themselves are traveling. I post the Find a pool link ( https://www.places2swim.com/ ). But, because we were moving around so much…eight days of the trip were a river cruise on the Rhine River…I didn’t have an opportunity to swim. Fortunately, I can rely on a bicycling, and a bit of running. So, during our stops, I was able to get ashore and go for a run, or grab a ‘share bike’ and go for a long bike ride. (At one port I took a share bike for a 32 mile ride. Someone commented “That’s probably the longest ride that bike will ever be on!”) We were docked long enough on a couple occasions that a more industrious person could have identified a nearby pool, and made arrangements to get there for a swim. After the cruise, we were in Berlin for three days and I actually looked at the link, and ID’d a couple potential pools. My luck…they were closed for some German holiday weekend. But with language barriers and such…generally I just wasn’t up to the task with limited time. (FYI, those Viking river cruise boats are otherwise very clean and well appointed, but don’t even have a fitness room on them.) I did have my static line that I occassionally use for “stationary swimming” with me — when traveling I’ll use it in small hotel pools, and can at least do something it the water that resembles swimming. But, as is sometimes the case, the pools were usually too crowded with families and kids to do that. So, back home, I finally made it to the pool. For me, after a layoff of this long from swimming, my first swim back is essentially just getting back my ‘muscle memory’ for swimming. Not really “muscle” per se. But I always find that my breathing is just ‘off’ for that first swim after a layoff. And, of course, I don’t want to pull, strain, or otherwise cause an injury. Consequently, I don’t even try to swim at more than a moderate effort. So, that’s done. And, the open water should be warming up enough in the next couple weeks, and my summer swimming will get to its usual routine. — Danhttps://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299280Fri, 22 May 2026 21:36:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e82599bf-59d9-4b88-9372-9ffcfc0df71aElaine KrugmanWow, that is really disturbing that so many MASTERS swimmers would go to that extreme. What does that say about their character?https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/33024/the-day-the-forum-died/299279Fri, 22 May 2026 21:34:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:41f59e47-785c-467e-9112-75bdf9b053b6Elaine KrugmanI agree. I wonder how many non-members became members after being on our Forums,,,https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299278Fri, 22 May 2026 21:33:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:5a90dd8e-e57e-4c2c-a1fe-7e5f8f14d5a4GullIt’s been estimated that up to 25% of masters athletes are using performance enhancing drugs. The exact percentage is unknown because they can be obtained illegally on the internet without a prescription.https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33225/has-anybody-created-an-updated-motivational-times-chart-for-masters-swimmers/299277Fri, 22 May 2026 21:31:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:99f96195-739b-4152-a243-263dd0af6d7fElaine KrugmanI received your message, but I was unable to get my response through due to your settings that you are not receiving messages. Please email me at: GAEditor@USMS.org , so I can respond to you via email. Thanks!https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299276Fri, 22 May 2026 21:09:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:337ece9d-5be4-432a-b27c-7d5cb041ed11Erik HochsteinTRT - so if I decide I want to take testosterone because it is low, am I doping or looking for its benefits - and anybody can find any doc to make it "needed" ...you asked about USMS events - so how many people winning take it ? Is that "wrong" ?https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299275Fri, 22 May 2026 20:51:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:691ae7c8-a00f-4d6c-bde8-12a861afd6c4GullThe athletes using performance enhancing drugs are not doing so to be “healthier” (although that may be the lie they tell themselves). They are doing so to swim faster. And nowhere in our bylaws is there even a “suggestion” that competitors should be clean. But there is a policy to address the one transgender athlete who competed at nationals last year.https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/33234/enhanced-games/299274Fri, 22 May 2026 16:52:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4b582e00-e2f9-4c43-a83c-b24ed18a8d1fErik HochsteinI am on "both" sides - competed and lost rewards against the most fraudulent athletic mafia ever - East Germany and many others around that time ...I have always been CLEAN - now I live for longevity and healthy long life. It is IMPOSSIBLE for USMS to check and test and all against performance enhancing - zero chance. It has never really worked for Olympics that well so its almost best to just suggest 'clean' but no chance to enforce. Not 'taking' anything but if you convinced me that taking something and it will make me healthier long term and I am not easy convince ... but if that was in the "performance enhancing" category - its almost impossible to say no. And for those who think most "athletes" are clean - my son did need growth hormones for real so I went to a local endocrinologist - real signed photographs of top 10 US sports super star athletes in the last 20 years ... why ??https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/workouts/31045/kristi-s-workouts/299273Fri, 22 May 2026 16:38:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:036b5759-17b4-4ea4-bfad-76d09ed30905kristilynn5-22-26 4350SCY 500 swim 300 IM k/d/s 200 kick 16 x 25 @ :30 4 12.5fast/12.5easy, 4 fast, 4 smooth, 4 stroke Main: 1 x 75 sprint @ 1:10 100 easy @ 1:30 2 x 75 sprint @ 1:15 100 easy @ 1:30 3 x 75 sprint @ 1:20 100 easy @ 1:30 1 x 50 sprint @ :45 50 easy @ :45 2 x 50 sprint @ :50 50 easy @ :45 3 x 50 sprint @ :55 50 easy @ :45 1 x 25 sprint @ :30 25 easy @ :30 2 x 25 sprint @ :35 25 easy @ :30 3 x 25 sprint @ :40 50 easy 5 x 200 pull @ 2:40 1-4 rotate fast 50, #5 all strong 300 kick w/ fins + 200 easy swimhttps://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/33024/the-day-the-forum-died/299272Fri, 22 May 2026 14:26:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:26210aa6-9783-4a1d-b27f-cda6eca1c22bForceDJNot really, but just trying to elicit some discussion. — Danhttps://community.usms.org/events/f/event-directors/33237/will-there-be-any-lcm-events-in-virginia-this-summerFri, 22 May 2026 11:23:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d6bb608a-afde-4d17-912f-76261cb21ad3VBWJTOur Virginia masters team is growing and we had some swimmers competing at the recent spring Nationals. We are looking forward to summer Nationals in Richmond in 2027. Are there any Virginia LCM meets in the plans for this summer? We were hoping to get to at least 1 LCM meet this year.https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/workouts/31045/kristi-s-workouts/299271Thu, 21 May 2026 17:51:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f55e2561-4b75-49fa-9d12-1dff58f4c9c0kristilynn5-21-26 4000LCM 500 swim 300 pull 200 kick 6 x 50 build @ :55 Main: 100 pull @ 1:35 10 x 50 kick w/fins 1-9 @ :55 #10 @ 1:05 200 @ 3:10 8 x 50 no free @ 1:10 300 pull @ 4:30 6 x 50 kick w/fins 1-5 @ :55 #6 @ 1:05 400 @ 6:10 4 x 50 no free @ 1:10 The next time I do this set, I need to do the 50s stroke @ 1:05 300 easyhttps://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33225/has-anybody-created-an-updated-motivational-times-chart-for-masters-swimmers/299270Thu, 21 May 2026 16:38:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c3f49c52-c89f-4a40-9773-33e64c1250cdJennifer TranOf course! It was cool to understand the math behind it, and I'm glad that it's helpful to you! Remind me to do the 2027 one when 2027 NQTs are out :)https://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33225/has-anybody-created-an-updated-motivational-times-chart-for-masters-swimmers/299269Thu, 21 May 2026 15:43:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9c23e017-00e0-4b62-ae5b-0be165eb1431Elaine KrugmanAWESOME, Jennifer! I am grateful to you for doing this! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! The Motivational Times chart is just what I wanted and I appreciate you taking the time to do it. The profile was interesting to see, so thank you for that as well. Cheers! Elainehttps://community.usms.org/events/f/pool-events/33225/has-anybody-created-an-updated-motivational-times-chart-for-masters-swimmers/299268Thu, 21 May 2026 04:33:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f91e5549-204f-4953-8644-2733d01d001cJennifer TranThank you for sharing this! I reviewed the 2024 Motivational Times and confirmed that it calculates the times based on 2024 NQTs and used this formula to apply the standards: 1. AAAA = Seed Time + (Seed Time * Adjustment * Factor / 100) 2. AAA = Seed Time + (Seed Time * Adjustment * 2 * Factor / 100) 3. AA = Seed Time + (Seed Time * Adjustment * 3 * Factor / 100) 4. A = Seed Time + (Seed Time * Adjustment * 4 * Factor / 100) 5. BB = Seed Time + (Seed Time * Adjustment * 6 * Factor / 100) 6. B = Seed Time + (Seed Time * Adjustment * 8 * Factor / 100) I applied the same formula to the 2026 NQTs to create these 2026 Motivational Times (for both SCY and LCM) on my website: https://www.tryopenlane.com/motivational-times You can also download the PDF on the website using the Download PDF button. Please let me know if you need anything else - I can also add filters so it's easier for you to filter through your age, for example. I work on a lot of analytics tools for swimmers and wonder if it makes sense for me to add it to my main analytics website as well - for example, here's your profile: www.tryopenlane.com/https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/workouts/31045/kristi-s-workouts/299265Wed, 20 May 2026 14:12:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d0a2fc6e-e9f9-40fb-a73c-5b5dfce83781kristilynn5-20-26 4600SCY 600 swim 400 pull 200 kick Main: 3 x 500 #1 @ 6:40 pull, #2 @ 6:35 pull, #3 @ 6:45 swim 2x: 4 x 75 easy/mod/fast by 25 @ 1:05 4 x 50 easy/fast by 25 @ :45 4 x 25 all fast @ :30 rd 2 stroke or IM, 75s @ 1:20, 50s @ :55 8 x 75 kick w/fins alt 2 flutter/2 dolphin @ 1:15 100 easyhttps://community.usms.org/swimming/f/workouts/31045/kristi-s-workouts/299263Tue, 19 May 2026 13:29:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d9fdbb64-8bda-4450-8e94-5b0e77fbbd39kristilynn5-19-26 4700SCY 500 swim 300 pull 200 kick Main: 9 x 150 3 @ 2:20, middle 50 back 3 @ 2:15, middle 50 back 3 @ 2:00 free 9 x 100 3 @ 1:30, middle 50 back 3 @ 1:20 free 3 @ 1:15 free 9 x 75 3 @ 1:20 ba-fr-ba 3 @ 1:15 fr-ba-fr 3 @ 1:00 free 25 easy 7 x 50 kick w/ fins @ :50 400 easyhttps://community.usms.org/swimming/f/workouts/31045/kristi-s-workouts/299262Mon, 18 May 2026 14:33:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:94a9ade2-a026-4c29-842f-f4caf56952e5kristilynn5-18-26 4200SCY 500 swim 300 pull 200 kick 4 x 50 @ :55 scull/swim 4 x 50 @ :50 overkick/swim 8 x 25 odds build, evens fast @ :30 Main: 16 x 50 @ :45 every 4th fast 4 x 25 odds easy, evens fast @ :30 12 x 50 IM order @ :55 every 3rd fast 4 x 25 odds easy, evens fast @ :30 8 x 50 1-4 IM order, 5-8 reverse IM order @ :55 every other fast 4 x 25 odds easy, evens fast @:30 4 x 50 all fast IM order @ 1:00 300 easy