It is the beginning of the 1980’s. The beginning of the Thatcher era. Masters swimming in the UK is still in its infancy. Spencer Swim Team Masters have not long been in existence since their founding in the late 1970’s.
Swimming history seems to have been dominated by the aptly described “Golden Era of Australian Swimming” But Which One? At the Sydney 2000, Olympic Games Australia was supreme.
Mission Viejo is a world class Masters swim team, voted U.S. Masters Swimming Club of the Year in 2009. We arrived during their short course season and the 50 metre pool was divided into 20 x 25 yards lanes
If you want to create a successful swimming club, it is my firm belief that the first element required is, no, not the pool, no, believe it or not, not even the swimmers: it’s the coach.
Masters swimming is not a fashion, it’s a feeling. It’s where the soul drives the body. This means opening the mind to the fact that sport, like music, influences society