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(SCY = Short Course Yards; SCM = Short Course
Meters; LCM = Long Course Meters;
OW = Open Water Swims; LD = Long Distance in a Pool; PST = Postal
Events; CLN = Clinics; UNK = Unknown)
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The information contained in the USMS Calendar is copyrighted and owned by USMS. While we do not mind if you copy information regarding these events and disseminate it, please note that USMS-sanctioned events require participants to join our organization. If you are a visitor to this page who disseminates information regarding USMS events, you are permitted to do so PROVIDED that, when you distribute information about USMS-sanctioned events, you state that USMS membership is required in order to participate.
A Note to USMS Members:
Not all events listed on this calendar are sanctioned
by USMS, Inc. and are therefore not necessarily covered by insurance. Wherever possible, sanction/recognition information is included on the calendar. Swimmers
are advised to check with meet directors to determine if an event is sanctioned.
USMS Sanctioned events can be recognized by the following statement on the
entry form: "Sanctioned by (LMSC name) for USMS, Inc. Sanction Number_____."
| 5/15/2008- 9/15/2008 | USMS 2008 5 and 10 Km Postal Championships PST-LD; Bob Bruce, 541-317-4851, coachbob@bendbroadband.com; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/5k10kentry.pdf |
| 8/14/2008- 8/17/2008 | USMS 2008 Long Course Meters Nationals - Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon LCM; Dennis Baker, 503-679-4601, bakeswims@yahoo.com; www.usms.org/comp/nationals.php |
| 8/23/2008 | USMS 2008 1-3 Mile Open Water Championships (2.4 mi) - Lake Monona, Madison, WI OW; Dick Pitman, 608-770-2307, 608-242-8125, dickpitman@hotmail.com; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/ |
| 9/15/2008- 11/15/2008 | USMS 2008 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships PST-LD; Mark Gill, 480-784-7112, mark.gill@usms.org; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/ |
| 1/1/2009- 1/31/2009 | USMS 2009 1 Hour Postal Championships PST-LD; Jane Moore, 253-759-4956, swimmoore@comcast.net; Janae McCullough, 253.228.5947, u2jem@u2.com; usms.org/longdist/ldnats09 |
| May 2009 | USMS 2009 1 Mile Open Water Championships - Millerton Lake, Clovis, CA OW; John McGough, 559.327.9232, JohnMcGough@clovis.usd.k12.ca.us; usms.org/longdist/ldnats09 |
| 5/15/2009- 9/15/2009 | USMS 2009 5 and 10 Kilometer Postal Championships (50 meter pools only) PST-LD; Susan Sotir, 339.222.3165 (cell), 781.257.5102 (home), spsotir@rcn.com; Rich Axtell, rich@minutemanmasters.com; usms.org/longdist/ldnats09 |
| 7/18/2009 | USMS 2009 1-3 Mile Open Water Championships (2 miles) - Canandaigua Lake, Canandaigua, NY OW; Vern Hecker, 585.394.4075, vhecker001@rochester.rr.com; Lynn Fuller, 585-394-2949 (phone & fax), lffeee@rit.edu; usms.org/longdist/ldnats09 |
| Aug 2009 | USMS 2009 2-Mile Cable Championships - Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, NY OW; Ann Svenson, 518.893.1967, annb48@earthlink.net; usms.org/longdist/ldnats09 |
| Aug 2009 | USMS 6+ Mile Open Water Championships (10 km) - Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, Harbor Springs, MI OW; John Cowing, 231-330-8904, johnc.marilyn@gmail.com; Marilyn Early, 231-526-9824, johnc.marilyn@gmail.com; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats09/ |
| 9/12/2009 | USMS 2009 3Ð6 Mile Open Water Championships (5 km) - Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL OW; Chris Sheean, 708.275.3290, chris@bigshoulders.org; usms.org/longdist/ldnats09 |
| 9/15/2009- 11/15/2009 | USMS 2009 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships (25 yard pools only) PST-LD; Jacque Grossman, 864-646-8836 (d), jelg@innova.net; usms.org/longdist/ldnats09 |
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| 8/23/2008 | Fourth Annual LCM Summer Finale - St. Louis, MO LCM; Priscilla Zenk, 314-727-7946, ozscspt_pzenk@teamunify.org; Terry Varney Freerks, 314-727-7946, ozscspt_tvf@teamunify.org; www.ozarklmsc.org; Sanctioned by OZ LMSC #228-004; Pre-entry (8/15/2008) & Deck-entry |
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| 8/16/2008 | 1 Mile Against the Tide Swim for Breast Cancer - Brewster, MA OW; Cheryl Osimo, 617-376-6222, cherylosimo@comcast.net; www.againstthetidembcc.org |
| 8/16/2008 | 1 Mile Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim - Goucester, MA OW; Richie Martin, 978-281-0670, clean.harbor.swim@comcast.net; home.comcast.net/~clean.harbor.swim/index.htm |
| 8/16/2008 | Betsy Owens Memorial Cable Swim - Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, NY OW; Tara Laughlin, 800-609-7946, tara@totalimmersion.net; Sponsored by Total Immersion. 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 2 mile; www.totalimmersion.net/betsyowens.html; Sanctioned by AD LMSC #038-006; Entry Deadline 8/8/2008 |
| 8/23/2008- 8/24/2008 | Annual Terrapin Cup & 2008 Colonies Zone LCM Championships - College Park, MD LCM; Jeff Strahota, 240-472-1481, jstrahota@usms.org; www.terrapinmasters.org/Colonies-Zones-2008-LCM-entry-form.pdf; Sanctioned by PV LMSC #108-06; Entry Deadline 8/11/2008 |
| 8/31/2008 | Mighty Merrimack 2-Miler - Merrimack River, Lowell City Beach, MA OW; Claire Cloutier, 978-902-7584, ccloutiertri@aol.com; www.doublecracing.com; Entry Deadline 8/31/2008 |
| 10/11/2008 | Aquapolooza - New York, NY SCM; John Rivett, 212-227-7221, j_rivett@hotmail.com; www.tnya.org; Sanctioned by MR LMSC; Pre-entry (September 2008) |
| 5/15/2009- 9/15/2009 | USMS 2009 5 and 10 Kilometer Postal Championships (50 meter pools only) See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 6/14/2009 | 4.4 mi Chesapeake Bay Swim - Annapolis, MD OW; Lin-Mark Computer Sports, 856-468-0010, lin-mark@lin-mark.com; Early lottery entry process now online at www.lin-mark.com/GCBS%202009%20EarlyLotteryInfo.htm; www.lin-mark.com |
| 7/18/2009 | USMS 2009 1-3 Mile Open Water Championships (2 miles) - Canandaigua Lake, Canandaigua, NY See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| Aug 2009 | USMS 2009 2-Mile Cable Championships - Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, NY See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| 12/6/2008- 12/7/2008 | 2008 Florida Senior Games State Championships - Lee County, FL SCY; Florida Sports Foundation, 1-866-FL-GAMES, eventstaff2@flasports.com; www.flasports.com/ |
| 9/15/2009- 11/15/2009 | USMS 2009 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships (25 yard pools only) See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| 8/23/2008 | USMS 2008 1-3 Mile Open Water Championships (2.4 mi) - Lake Monona, Madison, WI See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 8/23/2008 | Thunder Bay 1 mi and 1/2 mi Swims - Lake Huron, Alpena, MI OW; Clint Bohlen, 989-657-0430, clintbohlen@hotmail.com; www.alpenaplazapool.com/NEWSTARTTIMETBOWS2008Flier6-20-08.pdf |
| 9/6/2008 | Big Shoulders 5k and 2.5k Classic - Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL OW; Scott Reeves, 630-408-8884; Chris Sheean, 708.275.3290, chris@bigshoulders.org; www.bigshoulders.org; Sanctioned by IL LMSC #218-OW001; Entry Deadline 8/27/2008 |
| Aug 2009 | USMS 6+ Mile Open Water Championships (10 km) - Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, Harbor Springs, MI See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 9/12/2009 | USMS 2009 3Ð6 Mile Open Water Championships (5 km) - Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| 8/14/2008- 8/17/2008 | USMS 2008 Long Course Meters Nationals - Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 8/24/2008 | 1/2 or 1 mi Open Water Swims - Whitefish Lake, Whitefish, MT OW; Natasha Westphal, 406-892-2524, natasha@westphal.org; Holly Apple, 406-249-3308, h.apple@bresnan.net; Located in Northwest Montana near Glacier National Park. Average water temp. 60-65 F and wetsuits are allowed; Sanctioned by MT LMSC #082408-S1 |
| 1/1/2009- 1/31/2009 | USMS 2009 1 Hour Postal Championships See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| 8/16/2008 | Lake Natoma Open Water Swim (1.5 mi) - Folsom, CA OW; Casey Newton, 916-502-4407, fairoaksaquaticmasters@gmail.com; lakenatomaopenwaterswim.googlepages.com; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 9/1/2008 | 2.4 mi or 1 mi Sprint Maui 'Aumakua Swim - Makena, Maui, HI OW; Malcolm Cooper, 808-280-4257, Malcolmwhy@yahoo.com; Toni Sinnott, 808-298-3269, tonisinnott@aol.com; www.aumakuaswim.org; Sanctioned by HI LMSC |
| 9/1/2008 | 2.348 mi Waikiki Roughwater Swim - Pacific Ocean, Honolulu, HI OW; Ted Sheppard, 808-891-7913, tedsheppard@yahoo.com; www.wrswim.com; Pre-entry & Deck-entry |
| 9/7/2008 | Whiskeytown 1- and 2-mile - Redding, CA OW; Erika Pine, 925-497-9955, erikajeannepine@yahoo.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 9/14/2008 | Alan Liu Memorial SCM - Mountain View, CA SCM; Chris Campbell, 408-730-8930, coachchris@mvm.org; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 9/21/2008 | 1.7 mi Maui Roughwater Swim - Wailea, Maui, HI OW; Janet Renner, 808-573-8656, jkrenner@earhtlink.net; Sanctioned by HI LMSC #S398-004; Pre-entry (9/15/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 9/27/2008 | Folsom Lake 1- and 2-mile - Folsom, CA OW; Joe Dowd, 916-417-8438, jrdowd@aol.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 10/5/2008 | 34th Annual Sprint Pentathlon - Davis, CA SCM; Andrew Brenan, 916-801-2627, andy@brenan.net; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 10/10/2008- 10/12/2008 | PMS SCM Championships - Walnut Creek, CA SCM; Kerry O'Brien, Walnut Creek Masters, 415-943-5856, swim4wc@netscape.net; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 12/6/2008 | Reno Winners Meet - Reno, NV SCY; Gwen Shonkwiler, 775-762-5658, gwenshonk@sbcglobal.net; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
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| May 2009 | USMS 2009 1 Mile Open Water Championships - Millerton Lake, Clovis, CA See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| 10/19/2008 | Bermuda Round the Sound Open Water Swims - Hamilton Sound, Hamilton, Bermuda OW; Randy Nutt, Aqua Moon Adventures, 954-821-3294, info@randynutt.com; 10K; 7.25K; 4K; 2K & 800 meter; www.aquamoonadventures.com; Entry Deadline 10/9/2008 |
| 12/6/2008 | Bonaire EcoSwim - Kralendijk, Bonaire N.A. (Dutch Caribbean) OW; Randy Nutt, Aqua Moon Adventures, 954-821-3294, info@randynutt.com; 10K, 5K, 3K, 1K and 2K Relay Caribbean; www.aquamoonadventures.com |
| 5/24/2009 | Beach-to-Beach Power Swim - St. John, US Virgin Islands OW; Joe Kessler, 340-779-4940, 340-693-9973 (fax), swim@friendsvinp.org; www.friendsvinp.org/swim/ |
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| 5/15/2008- 9/15/2008 | USMS 2008 5 and 10 Km Postal Championships See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 9/15/2008- 11/15/2008 | USMS 2008 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 1/1/2009- 1/31/2009 | USMS 2009 1 Hour Postal Championships See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 5/15/2009- 9/15/2009 | USMS 2009 5 and 10 Kilometer Postal Championships (50 meter pools only) See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 9/15/2009- 11/15/2009 | USMS 2009 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships (25 yard pools only) See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| Continuous | USMS Mentor Coach & Swimmer Clinics CLN; Doug Garcia, 509-332-1621(h), douggarcia@usms.org; Coaches and swimmers' clinics conducted by USMS Coaches Committee. One clinic per zone - apply by June 1 to secure clinic.; www.usms.org/coach/usmsclinics.shtml |
| Continuous | USMS Open Water Clinics CLN-OW; Doug Garcia, 509-332-1621(h), douggarcia@usms.org; Clinics conducted by USMS Coaches Committee. One clinic per zone - apply by June 1 to secure clinic.; www.usms.org/coach/owclinics.shtml |
| Continuous | Open Water Training and Instruction Clinics - Your Pool CLN; Randy Nutt, Aqua Moon Adventures, 954-821-3294, info@randynutt.com; Open Water Training and Instructional Clinics offered anywhere in the world Group or individual; www.aquamoonadventrues.com |
| Continuous | Swim With The Stars CLN; Swim With th Stars, clinics@swimwiththestars.com; Host a Clinic: Swim with the Stars is proud to offer a platform for athletes of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to learn from the best and most inspiring stars of our sport. All Swim with the Stars athletes are committed to sharing their passion for swimming with your team.; www.swimwiththestars.com/swim-clinic.php |
| Continuous | Toyota/Dara Torres Swim Clinics CLN; As part of their sponsorship of Swimming, Toyota is working with United States Masters Swimming to conduct a number of clinics featuring Dara Torres! As many of you know Dara secured a berth on her 5th Olympic team at the Olympic Trials in Omaha this July. What you may not know is Toyota is a proud sponsor of USA Swimming and of Dara. Because of this partnership, Toyota has offered to sponsor a number of Masters Clinics led by Dara. Toyota will be selecting the host clubs based upon the number of requests on their web site.; www.toyotaswimming.com/mastersswimming/ |
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