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Why Masters Swimming? Masters swimming in Scotland is on the up - why? Because more and more people are looking for ways to keep fit and to socialise as we become more health conscious. The Masters swimming scene ticks both these boxes for anyone who takes up the sport. To be a Masters swimmer you don’t have to be a past champion or even plan to be a future one! You can take part on any level. You can choose to just train for fitness and friendship or to compete. Competitions are open to all registered masters swimmers and there are no qualifying times for most events (unless you are looking at European or World events) so anyone can enter just to try out their technique in a competition environment. Of course, if you are competitive you can enter the events to see how you fare against others in your age group. In order to take part in Masters Swimming you need to firstly join a Swimming Club. There are some dedicated Masters Clubs in Scotland and some other Swimming Clubs have masters sections to cater for all ages and abilities. Check out the clubs pages of this website for information on these. Once you have joined your club they will ask you to join Scottish Swimming and register as a member. There is an annual charge for this which covers you for Personal and Public Liability Insurance whilst taking part in any aquatic related activity whether it be in the water or even if you are doing a spot of land training in the gym. You also receive a quarterly newsletter keeping you up to date with all aspect of Swimming in Scotland. If you decide you want to compete as well as train for fitness then there are a few competitions in Scotland each year, details of these will appear on this website as soon as they are available. The competitions are organised to ensure you compete in a race with other people of similar ability/entry time however the results depend on how the other people in your own age group fare. The medals are won by the fastest in each age group not the fastest in each race. The Masters’ social scene is very good. The motto for masters is Fitness, Fun and Friendship and to most the fun and friendship elements are just as important as the swimming itself. Most Masters clubs organise social nights when the swimmers get together for a meal or a few drinks. There are often large social events after the big competitions too giving the competitors a chance to get together after the day’s exertions. If you are interested in taking up Masters
Swimming please contact one of the listed clubs in the first instance.
If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact
either Melanie Findlay at the Scottish Swimming office at m.findlay@scottishswimming.com
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