27 July 2026 It's around this mid-year mark that Masters swimmers get to see how we fared around the world, with World Aquatics' annual publication of the global Top 10 performances by age group, by event and for both Short (SCM) and Long (SCM) course. It's always an interesting time: Who aged up - into or out of the age group? Who got focused and laid down some great swims? Who came back to the sport or came out of the woodwork? As another year went by, did we "slow down s

18 April 2026 Just like last weekend , I lined up a full "Swimming Saturday" ... 3,200 meter morning Barnet Copthall masters team workout Gargantuan chicken caesar salad at the Silver Service Cafe for our team breakfast/brunch ... and then, starting from the end of the Northern Line at Mill Hill East, a tube, train and bus to head out to Swindon's Link Centre for an afternoon of racing This massive, if dated, facility has come to closest to reminding me of a Canadian commun