Though I frequently rave about my semi-national health club chain for its workout benefits when I travel, nothing comes close to what I consider the #1 benefit of USMS: dropping in for workouts in random cities around the US. In the last 3 years, I've swum with teams in over 20 different pools (forums.usms.org/blog.php, many times for free, always with a hearty welcome and a great workout. I've swum in some of the 'storied' pools of our nation, with some of USMS' legendary coaches and teams, and met some neat people across the land.
If you're not taking advantage of this benefit, do so on your next trip. You won't be disappointed. If you're part of a Masters team that hasn't recently updated your website or info on http://www.usms.org/placswim/, do so and enjoy some friendly visitors.
What's your favorite drop-in swim experience?
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I will echo the comment above and request that all of you check and update our Places to Swim listings. Anyone can submit a new entry or an update - you don't have to be the coach of the group. As long as you can provide accurate information, please do so!
To get to Places to Swim, start from the main USMS.org page. Select the "Local Programs" tab across the top, then select "Places to Swim." Once you're there, select a region from the map.
You will see a list of pool locations for the region you selected. From here you can either add a new listing (from the link at the top of the page), or modify or delete an existing listing from the links directly under that listing.
When you submit a modification, please provide your name, your email address, and some comments that justify why you're requesting the change. We won't just delete a listing, for example, without some sort of explanation as to why it should be deleted. We will sometimes contact the requester for further information.
When you submit a listing, please try to include contact information for at least one person. If you have a web site that provides information about your group, please include that as well.
I will echo the comment above and request that all of you check and update our Places to Swim listings. Anyone can submit a new entry or an update - you don't have to be the coach of the group. As long as you can provide accurate information, please do so!
To get to Places to Swim, start from the main USMS.org page. Select the "Local Programs" tab across the top, then select "Places to Swim." Once you're there, select a region from the map.
You will see a list of pool locations for the region you selected. From here you can either add a new listing (from the link at the top of the page), or modify or delete an existing listing from the links directly under that listing.
When you submit a modification, please provide your name, your email address, and some comments that justify why you're requesting the change. We won't just delete a listing, for example, without some sort of explanation as to why it should be deleted. We will sometimes contact the requester for further information.
When you submit a listing, please try to include contact information for at least one person. If you have a web site that provides information about your group, please include that as well.
