Fitness/Wellness > Master Swim Program

Masters Swim provides organized workouts for competitive and non-competitive adult swimmers.  To participate, all you need is a basic freestyle stroke and a willingness to get wet.  We’ll help you from there. And if you’re already an accomplished swimmer, we’ll help you continue to improve your overall form and fitness.

Why Master Swim?

• Improve your overall fitness
• Improve your form
• Learn a new stroke
• Train for an event or a competition
• Mix up your regular routine. Swimming makes for great cross-training.

Classes

We offer a range of classes, each lasting an hour with distances ranging from 2000-3000 meters.

• Sprint
• Distance
• Stroke (butterfly, backstroke, breastroke)
• Freestyle
• Drills
• Equipment (pull buoys, paddles, kickboards)

Times: M/W/F, 6 – 7 a.m. with Sarah E. T/Th, 6-7 p.m. with Heather K.  (See Instructor bios below)

Competitions

Competitions for swimmers are offered through Colorado Masters Swimming (www.comsa.org) and United States Masters Swim (www.USMS.org).

Our Instructors

Sarah Erlandson holds her Masters degree in Exercise and Sports Science.  She swam competitively from age 6 through and including college.  She has coached in many local venues and welcomes all levels of swimmers.
Heather Keaten has competed in swim meets, triathlons, and adventure racing for over 20 years.  She has been an assistant coach in collegiate swimming and has coached the Masters Swim Team here for 11 years.  She is certified in lifesaving and water safety instruction.
Tyler Svendsen first began swimming competitively in 2000. Currently, he can be found roaming the campus at CSU and the pool deck at Fort Collins Club a few evenings a week. Tyler has accomplished an impressive list of awards as a swimmer. In 2006, he was a Colorado State Champion, Poudre Athlete of the Year, and Male Swimmer of the Year. In 2008 he was a National Swimming Team Member along with competing in the Olympic Trials.