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Asheville School Pool is getting a brand new boiler installed today! This should eliminate pool heating issues going forward. *Tomorrow's swim and pool status is still tbd due to pool not being filtered while they work- and IF it gets back on line tonight water may still be chilly, as it takes many hours to … Continue reading Great News! →

It's not too late! Bring something to share and come meet us @ 6:30pm in Southcliff at the home of Jocelyn Robinson. She'll have some pizza, Asheville Masters will provide a few drinks (wine, beer, seltzer) and we provide yummy stuff to share. Easy peasy. Please RSVP to her at the phone number above, and … Continue reading Party Potluck on Saturday! →

Summer like conditions continue and our Asheville Masters training group remains steady with 12-21 making the trek each morning to our workout! This weekend our Saturday swim will be at a mystery lake, please contact me for details. Sunday we'll be at the JCC, 7:15 and 9 AM. Door attendant will be there ready to … Continue reading October Stuff… →

We had teammates swimming all over the country this weekend! Our friend Jocelyn R. crushed her age group in the 1-mile Boston Harbor Sharkfest swim event in 64°F Boston Harbor...well done! Out in the Pacific Northwest, the unstoppable Bill B. did his thing in the Odyssey SwimRun, and tallied up 15 miles of running and … Continue reading Open Water USA! →

We want to welcome Ian Quinn to our master's family! Ian is the new assistant coach at UNCA, and will hopefully be providing coaching one day a week. He's a 2017 graduate of Vassar and we're glad to have him! A few things coming up to keep in mind... Sunday morning swim tomorrow will be … Continue reading New Coach, Sunday at JCC, extended Monday, Lake Jocassee, October Social →

Our friend and teammate Jakub J. and his wife Jernine are expecting in September! 🐣🔆🚼🚻 Hooray! In honor of this milestone our other teammate BJ has reserved the French Broad River Park Gazebo at 508 Riverview Dr (off Amboy) on Sunday from 2-4pm. This is very informal, there is NO grill and there is strangely … Continue reading Baby Shower on Sunday! Recent Swims →

Asheville Masters and other local swimming friends took to the open waters at Lake Fontana recently and swam well despite the heat! Larry H., Craik D., Lisa K. & Adrienne K. all swam the 5,000-meter (3.1 miles) open water event in 84F water temps! See race results HERE! Reports say Larry and Lisa's swims both … Continue reading Fontana Lake Racers Enjoy 5K Event Despite Heat →

For now we will not be swimming open water at Enka/Biltmore Lake on Saturdays. The Biltmore Lake Home Owner’s Association received inquiries about our current BLHOA Board approved swimming times and procedures-and the board at their last meeting voted to end our very healthy relationship without any inquiries or questions with, or to our swimming … Continue reading No Saturday open water swim tomorrow →

Lightning struck the keypad at Asheville School last week before Friday a.m. work out, that's why there were issues with the gate. The school is still working on situation and hope to have the gate open Sunday at 6:30 AM and Monday at 5:30 AM. If you get to either of these workouts and the … Continue reading Gate Access at Asheville School! →