is a program developed for adult swimmers with the objective of promoting fitness, friendship and understanding.

• The program is designed for everyone from experienced swimmers to beginners.

• Swimming is an excellent exercise for improving aerobic fitness, resisting coronary disease, lowering blood pressure and relaxing after the tensions of work. It is ideal for those whose age or musculo-skeletal system prevents them from taking part in more vigorous exercise.

• Most clubs swim together once or twice a week. Smaller groups of members swim together daily. Groups offer help and encouragement in improving your swimming technique and training program.

• Competitions are held monthly during the summer. These are really timed swims with the results being divided into age groups starting at 19-24 and then in 5 year brackets of 25-29, 30-34 to 100+. Often after these galas the host club will organise a social get together, often in the form of a braai.

• A National Championship is held in late summer. No qualifying standards for entry are set. For the more competitive, South African Masters Swimming awards National Colours to those swimmers who achieve a standard at least equal to the 10^th best time in the world as published by the world body, FINA.

• For those with the time and means, tours are sometimes organised to other countries. Any member can join these tours regardless of swimming ability. The World Masters Swimming Championships are held every second year in a different country. There are qualifying times for these championships.