Swimming Past 50 (Ageless Athlete Series) - Softcover

Bill Mulliken Olympic gold medalist, 200-meter breaststroke (1960)

"This is a unique study of Masters swimming that covers all aspects of the subject in a logical, readable form. The book is filled with information that will benefit even the most experienced Masters swimmer."

Jeff Farrell

Six-event National and five-event World Masters Champion (1998) Two-event Olympic gold medalist (1960) International Swimming Hall of Fame member

Mel Goldstein and Dave Tanner are accomplished swimmers, coaches, and writers. Both men swam under Doc Counsilman, the legendary swim coach whose Indiana University teams won six NCAA National Championships. These two Counsilman disciples took different career paths but reconnect on this project, allowing them to share their passion for and expertise in Masters swimming.

Goldstein is a past president of United States Masters Swimmers. He is an elite swimmer, ranked in the United States Masters Top 10 in his age group in several strokes. He won the 400-meter IM at the 1994 World Masters Swimming Championships at age 55. Goldstein has also been a Masters swim coach since 1983. He developed and is the swim coach/director of the YMCA Indy SwimFit Program for YMCA of greater Indianapolis. This program has more than 250 swimmers who either compete in Masters swimming and/or triathlons competitively or have chosen aquatics as their activity for physical fitness. Mel and his wife Judy live in Indianapolis.

Tanner brings in-depth knowledge of Masters swimming from three perspectives: as a competitor, coach, and researcher. He's been swimming competitively since 1958 and coaching at various levels from beginner to elite since 1973. He currently coaches at the high school level. An exercise physiologist, his graduate work at Indiana University included human performance research in Masters swimming. Tanner is also active in ultra-endurance sports and is the only person to complete the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon, the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, the Race Across AMerica (RAAM), and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.