What do I need to bring to swim practice?

Of course you need a bathing suit and towel.  Most of us have the polyester training suits because they last very well with the chlorine.  Many of the men wear the 'bike shorts' type of suit and most of the women wear a t-back  one piece suit.

I would recommend wearing flip flops to protect your feet on deck and in the showers as well as bringing a toiletry kit with shampoo/conditioner/body wash to wash up after our practices.  (we always smell like chlorine but a little shower gel smell on top of it is nice!)

Most of us wear goggles and a cap.  The silicone caps last longer.  Goggles are a matter of personal choice and fit.  Some swimmers wear their triathlon goggles and some wear the smaller racing goggles.  Whatever works for you!

We do a fair number of set of kicking with fins.  You'll see every type of fin in the pool so again, this is a personal preference.  The most popular seem to be these Speedo fins (not too long or short).  Some people wear socks with the fins because of blisters.  You'll find what works for you.

We also do some 'pull' sets where we use pull buoys.  The popular pulls are these Speedo ones but many of us still use the 'old-school' ones with two foam cylinders straps together.  Again, it's a personal preference. 

Sometimes (not that frequently) we use paddles.  There are a ton of different kinds but it seems that these Speedo paddles are most common. 

Some people like nose clips, some don't.  It's all what you like to use!

None of this equipment is mandatory but it's an outline of some of the things you'll see on deck!

We have discounts available to us at Swim and Sport in Mississauga and Team Aquatic in Burlington. 

              www.swimandsports.com                        www.team-aquatic.com

Just let them know that you swim with the Milton Masters and they will apply a discount to your purchase. 

Other stores that carry swim supplies are The Running Room (all over) and Running Free in Milton.

Happy Swimming!