CLUB INFORMATION :: Practice schedule The club is located in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and is open to all members of Middle Tennessee State University's Campus Recreation Center age 18 or over. MTMS is governed by United States Masters Swimming (USMS), an "organization of over 38,000 men and women from age 18 to 100." (That's more people than the entire US Coast Guard.) You don't have to be an elitist swimmer (yet). You don't have to compete. You don't have to wear the tiny competition suit we're going to give you. And you don't even have to show up for practice. You do need to fall somewhere between "dog-paddler" and "Lenny Krayzelburg / Amy Van Dyken." And you do need to love swimming. Practice times vary by semester, but they usually last an hour and consist of about 2100 yards (warm-up, drills, sprints, main sets, cool down). There's no requirement to make it through the entire workout. If you do complete the entire workout, you are required to be breathing. MTMS participates in various United States Masters Swimming meets each year; locations include Georgia Tech, Auburn University, Western Kentucky University, the University of Lousiville, and here at the Campus Recreation Center. Members can also submit workouts in the "Swim Across Tennessee" (SAT) program, which charts your progress from Memphis to the Tri-Cities. Each 100-mile mark gets you a SAT t-shirt. Make it all the way across, and you'll have to swim back. Membership costs $65 and gets you the following:
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