The Columbia Masters Swim Club is a voluntary club sport open to anyone who has access to the Dodge Fitness Center at Columbia University. Members swim for fitness, fun or competition. The Masters swim team is mostly interested in workouts as opposed to meets, but every once in a while someone will get excited about an open-water swim or a regional meet and organize a group of people to compete. Practice lanes are arranged by speed ranging from very competitive to very committed. The team accomodates new swimmers who maintain the workouts in an energetic and fun manner.
Workouts focus on a variety of strokes, alternating between distance and sprint sets.
Stroke work is occassionally added early in the season.