Club News
Swim Analysis — Is it worth it?
Hi all, as you know the club ran a Swim Analysis by swim coach Robert Mooney in Dec, and I was asked to give a brief overview of the analysis. The analysis took up the [...]
Swim for Sorcha
Swim for Sorcha August 12 th & 13 th 2020 Inis Mór to Salthill, Co. Galway. There are swims, then there are epic swims. This was an epic swim! Whilst the 40km distance from Inis [...]
Cold Water Swimming
How cold is “Cold Water”? There is no magic number of what constitutes ‘cold’. Yours, mine and the next person’s ‘cold-ometer’ is going to be different and that’s okay. Be independent and responsible in your [...]
A List of My Favorite…Drills? (2 of 2)
During my previous post A List of My Favorite Drills (1 of 2), I wrote about why and how you might want to utilize drills to improve your swimming as well as noting when it [...]
A List of My Favorite…Drills? (1 of 2)
I’ve been asked a lot about drills lately. So, as it’s the season, I thought it’d be good to provide you with some information about my favorite drills and why I do them. To start, [...]
Breathing Gives You Options
I’ve been asked about breathing while swimming freestyle. Generically, the query was related to how often to breathe, techniques for breathing, and any drills related to breathing to help swimming. In short, the answer is, [...]
Coaches’ Corner: Swimming Can Be a Pain in the…Shoulders?
Sore shoulders are fairly common among swimmers, and in our opinion, possibly more so among open water (O/W) swimmers. Not because O/W swimmers swim more or have inferior technique, but due to the more intense [...]
That Sinking Feeling – Part Two
In part one, I started discussing sinking legs. The reasons I noted were: Muscle density / Floating Position Head position Core (abdominal or dorsal muscle action) Kicking technique Ankle position / flexibility Arm action at [...]
That Sinking Feeling – Part One
Winter usually is a good time to focus on technique and strength drills. To do drills, you have to have an opportunity to swim slowly and focus on how your actions and the water impact [...]
Swimmers’ Corner – November 1st, 2020
In the times we live in, we are all looking for ways to continue to improve when we can only rely on limited resources to guide us. To that end, it was suggested that I [...]
Galway Lifeboat presented with VHF radios
COVID 19 put a hold on many fundraising events globally, nationally and locally with many charities and organisations wondering how they were going to continue to provide necessary services within their communities. In 2019 Atlantic [...]
Dee in the Antarctic
It's a privilege to be able to post this interview with Atlantic Masters member Dee Newell, whose amazing swim journey took her to the Antarctic in February. Download the interview (PDF format)
The Idiot’s Guide to Pool Speak
AMSC Education Officer Bridget Wing has written up a clear and comprehensive (and witty) guide to understanding the terminology, acronyms, synonyms and other arcana associated with pool training. The intention of this is to help [...]
The last Turkey Swim of 2019
Fair play to you @Mark Dwyer and others for organising and delivering a thoroughly enjoyable and unforgettable Turkey Swim series yet again 👍. It was such a fun day today with the wonderful turnout. And [...]
Club Swim – 2019 Results
Unfortunately due to a technical fault...phone ran out of battery...lesson learnt, we only have times for 50% of swimmers from yesterday. Sorry. Any swimmer who is due a medal who did not receive it [...]
Thank you GBSC
Helen Colfer from Atlantic Masters Swimming Club was delighted to have the opportunity to thank Phyllis Hayes, Commodore from Galway Bay Sailing Club for their wonderful support of the inaugural Atlantic Lifeboat Swim that took [...]
Summer Swim Series – Loughrea
Our Summer Swim series continued this week in Loughrea lake, the first of two fresh water swims on the schedule this summer. Loughrea is unusual body of water, while its central to most of our [...]
The sea floor opened up beneath me
A D V E R T I S E R sales administrator CHRISTINA HYLAND has swum the Frances Thornton Galway Bay Swim on five occasions.In this article, she gives us a sense of just [...]
Galwegian heroes celebrate after conquering English Channel
Galwegian heroes celebrate after conquering English Channel BY MATT CASSIDY - Galway Advertiser There were great scenes at Blackrock on Sunday as locals turned out to celebrate the homecoming of two Galwegians who [...]