About Us
Why Masters Swimming?
More and more of us realize that regular exercise contributes to good physical and mental health, whatever age.
Swimming is one of the safest and best ways to exercise. It doesn’t abuse the joints with sudden shocks and pounding and benefits the cardiovascular system, reduces cholesterol and positively influences muscle tone, endurance and emotional well-being.
Masters swimming provides excellent opportunities to exercise with others, to improve swimming skills and stamina, and to enjoy doing it.
Who Are the Okanagan Masters?
Swimmers of all ages and backgrounds
If you are 18, you are old enough to join. Even if you are over 90, you can continue to be an important and active member of Masters Swimming.
Swimmers at all levels of ability
Your wanting to swim is what matters. How fast or slow you swim may or may not be important to you. Most will be trying to enhance their swimming with improved skills, strength and stamina.
Swimmers in health or rehabilitation
It is better to enjoy good health whenever you swim, but you don’t have to be 100% fit or free of ailments to swim. Swimming has helped many feel better while still hampered, to partially recover from ailments or even fully regain their health.
Coaches for every kind of swimmer
If you feel confident you can swim 100 meters ( 4 lengths) continuously using any stroke, have a basic knowledge of freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, you can join. It's recommended that you have a basic level of fitness so that you can swim for approximately 60 minutes (the length of our shortest practices). It doesn't have to be fast or pretty. Please note however that we are not a learn to swim program .
