May/June cover of USMS Swimmer

Let's not judge a book by its cover. And don't knock it 'til you try it! Point of information: one of the swimmers interviewed in the story about water exercise is longtime Masters swimmer and author Dr. Jane Katz, who has accumulated more than 30 USMS All-American swims over three-decades. Katz swears by water exercise and is also a water exercise instructor and competitive Masters synchro swimmer. A separate story about swimmers who survived serious health battles features Mike Shaffer, who used water jogging as part of his rehabilitation after he was involved in a near-fatal cycling accident. Shaffer has accumulated almost 25 All-American swims since 1993. He has been a USMS All-Star six times since 1996, and currently holds five USMS national records in pool competition and four USMS long distance postal national records. You won't find many swimmers as competitive as those two. So, maybe we should read what they have to say -- or even better, try water exercise -- before making an assessment about its value. ~SB

Let's not judge a book by its cover. And don't knock it 'til you try it! Point of information: one of the swimmers interviewed in the story about water exercise is longtime Masters swimmer and author Dr. Jane Katz, who has accumulated more than 30 USMS All-American swims over three-decades. Katz swears by water exercise and is also a water exercise instructor and competitive Masters synchro swimmer. A separate story about swimmers who survived serious health battles features Mike Shaffer, who used water jogging as part of his rehabilitation after he was involved in a near-fatal cycling accident. Shaffer has accumulated almost 25 All-American swims since 1993. He has been a USMS All-Star six times since 1996, and currently holds five USMS national records in pool competition and four USMS long distance postal national records. You won't find many swimmers as competitive as those two. So, maybe we should read what they have to say -- or even better, try water exercise -- before making an assessment about its value. ~SB