Boca Masters Swim Team

Boca Masters Swim Team

Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Masters welcomes adults 18 and over who would like to participate in a coached swim workout for fitness and or competition. All levels are welcome! We are associated with Gold Coast Masters, the Florida Gold Coast Masters LMSC (Local Masters Swimming Committee) and USMS (United States Masters Swimming).

SCHEDULE:

Coached workouts are held in Boca Raton at the Meadows Park Pool on:

Mondays: 5:30 - 7:00 AM and PM

Wednesdays: 5:30 - 7:00 AM and PM

Fridays: 5:30 - 7:00 AM and PM

Saturdays: 8:00 - 9:30 AM -the 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month except holidays

*NEXT SATURDAY PRACTICE IS JULY 18TH from 8:00 - 9:30 AM.

Meadows Park Pool is closed the first Monday of the month for super chlorination. In the event of a holiday falling on this Monday, super chlorination is moved to the second Monday. During super chlorination Monday the AM practice is held at The Swim Center (directions below)

Boca Masters Program fees:

Come visit us at any scheduled practice, workout for free, and talk with the coach. If you decide to join our fees are as follows:

Resident: $90 per quarter

Non-Resident: $108 per quarter

A resident is someone residing within the City of Boca Raton or Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District.

Qtr 1: 10/1 - 12/31

Qtr 2: 1/1 - 3/31

Qtr 3: 4/1 - 6/30

Qtr 4 7/1 - 9/30

Program participants are required to be registered with United States Masters Swimming (USMS). USMS registration ($40 annually) includes a subscription to USMS Swimmer Magazine. Coach has information and forms. The team is separated into AM and PM groups – when registering you will select which group AM (Coach Randy) or PM (Coach AJ) that you will attend. Fees are not prorated.

Directions:

(all practices are held at Meadows Park Pool unless noted)

Meadows Park Pool:

1300 NW 8th Street

(561)-393-7851

I-95 to Palmetto Park Rd exit east to NW 12th Ave (second traffic light). North on NW 12th Ave to NW 8th Street (first traffic light). West on 8th street -pool is at the end of 8th on the right.

The Swim Center:

21618 St. Andrews Blvd.

(561)-544-8540

I-95 to Palmetto Park Rd exit west to St Andrews Blvd. North 1/4 mile on St Andrews. The swim center is on the right (east) side of the road.

Information:

Email Coach Randy at Info at RandyNutt dot com or call 954-821-3294. or stop by any scheduled practice.

About the Coaches:

Randy Nutt (AM coach) has been involved in South Florida Swimming since 1970 when he learned to swim under Coach June Woolger at the Jack Nelson Swim Club. Earning All-American & State Champion honors at Nova High School he went on to lead Marshall University to four Southern Conference Swimming Championships graduating as captain and school record holder in the 50 free.

After college Nutt turned to open water swimming completing the 12.5 Mile Swim Around Key West and the 28 Mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. In 1996 he became the first male to swim 21 miles around Miami Beach.

His expertise in open water swimming turned from competitor to coach as he successfully trained English Channel swimmers and World and National open-water champions. Other highlights include coaching the USMS Swim Camp at the US Olympic Training Center and The National Open Water Camp for USA Swimming.

Nutt is on the USMS National Long Distance Committee, very active with the sports governing bodies, and a delegate to USAS -the United States Aquatic Sports Annual Convention. He currently is Vice-Chair of the Florida Gold Coast Local Masters Swimming Committee.

In addition to coaching Boca Masters Nutt runs several companies: Aqua Moon Adventures which creates and directs swimming events, clinics, and training camps; SwimPaddles.com which manufactures swim training equipment and Nutt Realty, Inc.

-In January 2009 Randy received open water honors as the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year :

(story below as published by 10kswimmer and USA Swimming 1/5/09)

After 5,641 unique online votes were submitted at 10Kswimmer.com, Randy Nutt of the Florida Gold Coast Masters was selected as the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year and Edith van Dijk of the Netherlands was selected as the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.

Twenty-five accomplished individuals from 12 countries, covering all aspects of the open water swimming world, were nominated. Voters were asked to select one individual who embodies the spirit of open water swimming, possesses a sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance that open water swimmers are known for, and who positively influenced the world of open water swimming in 2008.

Edith van Dijk, a former six-time world open water swimming champion and 2005 Open Water Swimmer of the Year, came out of retirement after giving birth to a daughter to finish 14th in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. She closed out her remarkable career with three fourth-place finishes at the 2008 European Open Water Swimming Championships in the 5K, 10K and 25K.

Randy Nutt, a creator of boutique open water swims throughout the Caribbean through Aqua Moon Adventures, won both the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award and the U.S. Masters Swimming Dorothy Donnelly Service Award for his long-time volunteer activities in open water swimming. Over the years, Randy has directed the popular Swim Around Key West, the St. Croix Coral Reef Swim, the Bonaire EcoSwim and the Bermuda Around the Sound Swim.

AJ Shepherd (PM coach) has been involved with swimming since the early 90s. He swam competitively through his college years at Shippensburg University while attaining his degree in education and minor in coaching. His coaching tenure began at Southern Chester County YMCA; he led the Junior Age Group team in the summer of 1999. Returning to college he was an assistant coach at Shippensburg Aquatic Club for the ’99-’00 winter and returned to the Y as the Senior Age Group Coach in the summer of 2000.

AJ began coaching in Florida at Florida Atlantic Swim Team in the fall of 2004 and wrapped things up in the spring of 2006 after producing Palm Beach County All-Stars and Junior Olympic place winners during his term there as the Head Age Group Coach

AJ returned to coaching in the spring of 2007 at the DeVos-Blum Family YMCA, during his time there he grew the team in numbers and led his athletes to their first Junior Olympic Qualifying times. In addition to coaching the age group program AJ was responsible for reviving the Master’s program at the Y. His athletes traveled to Y Master Nationals in the spring of 2008 and many came home with top eight finishes

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