Masters Swimming on Army Installations

RE: Masters Swimming on Army Installations

swimmerb212 — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:36:57 GMT

There used to be a masters team out of West Point, but over the years it became too difficult for civilians to access the pool. I think it's disbanded now.

RE: Masters Swimming on Army Installations

Former Member — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:47:01 GMT

Thanks for all the input! I'm stationed at Walter Reed right now and go up to Fort Meade often. I've swam there a few times but didn't notice them having a Masters team. I have Fort Lewis as my follow-on assignment but I was going to re-enlist or talk to branch downrange for a different location. I didn't realize they had those accomadations for swimming, that may influence my final decision!

RE: Masters Swimming on Army Installations

mjtyson — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:25:52 GMT

If any Air Force bases are possibilities, Wright-Patterson and Langley have USMS groups.

RE: Masters Swimming on Army Installations

Former Member — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:34:30 GMT

I know there was a really fun masters swimming group at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, but some military guy complained about all of the non-Army swimmers filling up the pool in the morning so that soldiers had to wait to swim while civilians swam with the masters swimmers...

RE: Masters Swimming on Army Installations

Former Member — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:58:56 GMT

Not paticularly, but it's good to know they have one!

RE: Masters Swimming on Army Installations

Former Member — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:30:26 GMT

Would Fort Leavenworth be on your list of possibilities? If so, I can put you in touch with some people there. They have a Masters group. Anna Lea

RE: Masters Swimming on Army Installations

aztimm — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:20:21 GMT

Back in the mid-1990s, I swam with the group at Ft Meade, MD. I had just gotten out of the army and was visiting some friends there. There's also a very small group at Ft Huachuca, in Sierra Vista, AZ. Their coach used to host triathlons and I competed in one. At Ft Lewis, WA there were 3 or 4 pools on post, one seemed to be open almost all the time (they'd rotate hours). The gym down the street from my barracks had a nice pool and diving well. Also Ft Lewis borders America Lake, where they do some lake swims. There's a very small beach along the Sound also.

RE: Masters Swimming on Army Installations

Betsy — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:09:12 GMT

There is a Masters workout at the pool at Ft Eustis, VA. It is run by an age group team - good coach.