Author: ashevillemasters

Hope everyone had a great weekend with this fabulous Asheville weather! Looking ahead this week we have bonus open water swim opportunity #2 on Thursday, 6 PM at Camp Rockmont. Come experience the beauty for yourself! Here’s to starting your day of right by finding a great groove and feeling strong all week🐬

What a beautiful evening seven of us enjoyed at Camp Rockmont tonight! (Misty, Lonnie, Jen, Bill, Scott, and our host Lauren. Thank you very much Lauren!) Pretty good turn out for short notice, would love to have more next week. Water was a delightful 68° and perfect for a wetsuit. Not bad when you take … Continue reading Freaky Friday and Gorgeous Rockmont →

If you are swimming open water tonight, Camp Rockmont has asked that we park at the tennis courts and walk over to the waterfront from there. The bathrooms are attached to Eden Hall -the building you will walk by-on the tennis court side. Please try to arrive so that you’re able to be diving in … Continue reading Parking at Camp Rockmont →

Howdy! We have an opportunity to swim at Camp Rockmont’s gorgeous little lake in Black Mountain starting tomorrow evening (Thursday the 6th) at 6 PM for one hour. It’s a shallow lake and will warm up quickly but yesterday was 66F, tomorrow I suspect will be 68F and beautiful with wet suit or not. If … Continue reading Open Water at Camp Rockmont 3 Thursdays in May! →

Howdy! The YMCA Piranhas club team is back in the morning from 6 to 7:15, so those five lanes are busy. There’s still plenty of space in the other five lanes, but there’s more elbow room the second hour of the morning, and 11 AM to 1 PM is wide-open. Recently, Misty Varnell and Team … Continue reading Quicker Wednesday! →

Wonderful to catch up with some swimming family yesterday at New Belgium, in the River Arts District, a gorgeous day with some long timers, some less frequent visitors and great friends! If you’re thinking of swimming at the USMS Short Course Nationals, The dates are now July 21-25 in Greensboro North Carolina-as close as it’s … Continue reading Happy May, Swimmn’ People! →

Looking for something to do THIS afternoon? It’s gonna be gorgeous!... 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞3-6pm forecast!🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 Come on out to New Belgium Brewery today between 4 - 6 PM and get a little social! They’ve got food trucks on many days and this afternoon’s is ‘Melt Your Heart Gourmet Grilled Cheese’ Hope to see you there! Andrew

Enjoy!!