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USMS Sanctioned events can be recognized by the following statement on the
entry form: "Sanctioned by (LMSC name) for USMS, Inc. Sanction Number_____."
| 1/1/2008- 1/31/2008 | USMS 2008 One Hour Postal Championships PST-LD; Mel Goldstein, 317-253-8289, goldsteinmel@sbcglobal.net; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/1hrentry.pdf |
| 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 |
| 6/14/2008 | USMS 2008 6+ Mile Open Water Championships (10 km) - Hartwell Lake, Clemson, SC OW; Jacque Grossman, 864-646-8836 (d), jelg@innova.net; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/10kentry.pdf |
| 6/21/2008 | USMS 2008 1 Mile Open Water Championships - Long Island Sound, Madison, CT OW; Jen Lyman, 203-464-6903, coachlyman@hotmail.com; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/ |
| 7/12/2008 | USMS 2008 2-Mile Cable Championships - Chris Greene Lake, Charlottesville, VA OW; Dave Holland, 804-282-6224, HenryDaFif@aol.com; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/2micblentry.pdf |
| 7/19/2008 | 2008 USMS National 25k Open Water Championships & 5 x 5k Relay - Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, IN OW; Dick Sidner, 317-695-9885, dsidner@gmail.com; Marcia Cleveland, 847-446-5142, MarciaC944@gmail.com; Early registration fee $90 by 5/24; late registration fee $120 by 6/21. Race web site: http://www.forestparkpool.org/USMS25K/; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/25kentry.pdf; Sanctioned by IN LMSC #168-S-06 |
| 8/3/2008 | USMS 2008 3-6 Mile Open Water Championships (5 km) - Elk Lake, Bend, OR OW; Bob Bruce, 541-317-4851, coachbob@bendbroadband.com; Pam Himstreet, 541-385-7770, himstreet@bendbroadband.com; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/5kentry.pdf |
| 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/ |
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| 6/8/2008 | Team St. Louis/St. Louis Area Masters 1 & 2 mi Open Water Swims - Sunnen Lake, Potosi, MO OW; Bruce Hopson, 314-952-3394, xmuswimr@sbcglobal.net; Mary Pohlmann, 618-549-5077, marypohlmann1@verizon.net; www.ozarklmsc.org/competition/; Sanctioned by OZ LMSC #228-OW001; Pre-entry (6/4/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 6/21/2008 | Lake Harriet 1 & 2 mile Open Water Swims - Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, MN OW; Tina Neill, 651-696-6468, polarswim@aol.com; www.minnesotamasters.com; Sanctioned by MN LMSC #308-004-OW; Entry Deadline 6/14/2008 |
| 8/2/2008 | 3.25 mi point to Point Swim - Lake Okoboji, Okoboji, IA OW; Anne Weaver, 402-391-1511 (before 5/30), 712-332-2663 (after 5/30), mamaweave@msn.com; Pre-entry & Deck-entry |
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| 5/24/2008- 5/25/2008 | Jim McDonnell 1 & 2-Mile Lake Swims and Open Water Clinic - Lake Audubon, Reston, VA OW; Lynn Hazlewood, 703-435-2180, lynhzlwd@usms.org; Clinic on 5/24, 1 & 2-mile swims on 5/25. Entry limit of 350 swimmers per event. Online entries open at lin-mark.com by Feb 1, 2008. Check event web site for updates on status; restonmasters.org; Sanctioned by PV LMSC #108-03 |
| 5/31/2008 | 7.5 Mi Potomac River Swim - Point Lookout state Park, Scotland, MD OW; Cheryl Wagner, 202-387-2361, 202-478-0948 (fax), cherylw@crosslink.net; artemis.crosslink.net/~cherylw/pr2008i.htm; Entry Deadline 5/25/2008 |
| 6/21/2008 | USMS 2008 1 Mile Open Water Championships - Long Island Sound, Madison, CT See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 6/21/2008 | 1 Mile Against the Tide Swim for Breast Cancer - Hopkinton, MA OW; Cheryl Osimo, 617-376-6222, cherylosimo@comcast.net; www.againstthetidembcc.org |
| 7/12/2008 | USMS 2008 2-Mile Cable Championships - Chris Greene Lake, Charlottesville, VA See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 7/12/2008 | Greenwich Point One Mile Swim - Greenwich, CT OW; Jon Harnett, 203-869-8714, harnettjon@aol.com; www.gscevents.org; Pre-entry (7/5/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 7/13/2008 | Fran Schnarr Memorial 5k Open Water Championships - Huntington Bay, NY OW; Bea Hartigan, 631-271-3349, bea10k@yahoo.com; www.metroswim.org/results.html; Sanctioned by MR LMSC #068-08; Entry Deadline 7/5/2008 |
| 8/9/2008 | Island Beach Two Mile Swim - Long Island Sound, Greenwich, CT OW; Jon Harnett, 203-869-8714, harnettjon@aol.com; www.gscevents.org; Sanctioned by CT LMSC; Entry Deadline 8/2/2008 |
| 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 |
| 8/31/2008 | 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 |
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| 5/24/2008 | Ed Gaw Amelia Island Open Water Challenge - Fernandina Beach, FL OW; Scott Mikelson, 904-277-7350, smikelson@fbfl.org; Chris Gaw, 407-721-2837, cgaw@cfl.rr.com; Sanctioned by FL LMSC; Pre-entry (5/16/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 5/31/2008- 6/1/2008 | Open Water Festival (1 mi & 10k) - Fort Myers Beach, FL OW; Gregg Cross, 239-462-3322, gregg@openwaterfestival.org; Florida LMSC vs Florida Gold Coast LMSC Open Water Challenge (1-mile); www.openwaterfestival.org; Sanctioned by FL LMSC #148-0100OW; Entry Deadline 5/23/2008 |
| 6/14/2008 | USMS 2008 6+ Mile Open Water Championships (10 km) - Hartwell Lake, Clemson, SC See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 6/14/2008 | 2 or 4.5 mi Chattanooga Rivr Rats Annual Rat Race - Tennessee River, Chattanooga, TN OW; Stan Corcoran, 423-493-5536, corcoran@mccallie.or; Peggy Grall, grall_p@mail.chattanooga.gov; Sanctioned by SE LMSC |
| 6/21/2008 | 12.5 mi FKCC Swim Around Key West - Key West, FL OW; Lori Bosco, 305-809-3562, aqualb@aol.com; www.fkccswimaroundkeywest.com; Sanctioned by FG LMSC #507-0080W; Pre-entry (6/18/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 7/12/2008 | 1k, 3k, and 5k Open Water Swims - Peachtree Lake, Peachtree City, GA OW; Abby Kiffmayer, (770)528-3580, (770)528-3590, GGPR3@kennesaw.edu; georgiagames.org; Sanctioned by GA LMSC; Entry Deadline 7/1/2008 |
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| 7/19/2008 | 2008 USMS National 25k Open Water Championships & 5 x 5k Relay - Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, IN See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 7/26/2008 | Lake Erie 1 & 2 mi Open Water Swims - Cleveland, OH OW; Todd Urban, 216 226 5054, Toddrurnan@aol.com; Sanctioned by LE LMSC #18-072608-OWS; Entry Deadline 7/21/2008 |
| 8/2/2008- 8/3/2008 | Harbor Springs Coastal Crawl - Harbor Springs, MI OW; John Cowing, 231-330-8904, coastalcrawl AT gmail DOT com; Marilyn Early, 231-526-9824; 10K (Saturday); 1, 2,or 3 mi (Sunday); www.coastalcrawl.org; Sanctioned by MI LMSC |
| 8/9/2008 | 2 mi Point to LaPointe Swim to Madeline Island - Lake Superior, Bayfield, WI OW; Scott Armstrong, 715-779-5408, scott@coacharmstrong.com; www.bayfieldreccenter.com/Point_to_LaPointe_Swim.html |
| 8/23/2008 | USMS 2008 1-3 Mile Open Water Championships (2.4 mi) - Lake Monona, Madison, WI See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 9/6/2008 | Big Shoulders 5k and 2.5k Classic - Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL OW; Scott Reeves, 630-408-8884; Chris Sheean, bigshoulders2008@yahoo.com; www.bigshoulders.org; Sanctioned by IL LMSC #218-OW001; Entry Deadline 8/27/2008 |
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| 7/19/2008 | 1.2 & 3.2 mi Fat Salmon Open Water Swims - Lake Washington, Seattle, WA OW; Toby Coenen, 425-836-8943, fatsalmon2006@gmail.com; , 206-898-8992; Register online at www.active.com/swimming/ and search for "Fat Salmon"; fatsalmon.org; Sanctioned by PN LMSC #368OW-01 |
| 8/3/2008 | USMS 2008 3-6 Mile Open Water Championships (5 km) - Elk Lake, Bend, OR See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 8/9/2008 | Ketchikan 1k Open Water Swim - Settler's Cove State Park, Ketchikan, AK OW; William Schulz, 907-617-7499, williesch1@yahoo.ocm; www.akmswim.org/; Sanctioned by AK LMSC #568-OW001; Pre-entry (7/15/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 8/10/2008 | American Diabetes Association 8.2 mi Pennock Island Challenge - Pennock Island, AK OW; William Schulz, 907-617-7499, pennockchallenge@hotmail.com; www.alaskateamada.com; Sanctioned by AK LMSC #568-OW002; Entry Deadline 6/1/2008 |
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| 1/27/2008 | Polar Bear Fin Swim - south Malu'aka Beach, Maui, HI OW; Toni Sinnott, 808-298-3269, tonisinnott@aol.com; Malcolm Cooper, 808-280-4257, Malcolmwhy@yahoo.com; mauidolphins.org/events.htm; Sanctioned by HI LMSC #S398-002; Deck entries only |
| 3/2/2008 | One Mile Swim For Your Heart - Wailea, Maui, HI OW; Janet Renner, 808-573-8656, jkrenner@earhtlink.net; Sanctioned by HI LMSC #S398-003; Pre-entry (2/25/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 5/4/2008 | 1.2 mi Kaanapali Klassic - Hanakaoo Beach to Kaanapali Beach OW; Paula Pope, 808-661-7255, lahainaswimclub@hotmail.com; Toni Sinnott, 808-298-3269, tonisinnott@aol.com; Sanctioned by HI LMSC; Pre-entry & Deck-entry |
| 5/10/2008 | Parkside Aquatic Mile - San Mateo, CA OW; Joel Swartz, 650-888-9624, joelgdtsswartz@yahoo.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 5/11/2008 | 1.75 mi Popoia (Flat Island) Swim - Kailua Bay, Kailua, HI OW; Olwen Huxley, olwen@hawaii.edu; Sign up on active.com; www.kailuamasters.org |
| 5/17/2008 | Spring Lake 1-mile - Santa Rosa, CA OW; David Robinson, 707-565-2041, rdwoodmasters@yahoo.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 6/1/2008 | Del Valle 0.75- & 1.5-mile - Livermore, CA OW; Bill McCracken, 925 216 7918, mccracmiler@pacbell.net; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 6/7/2008 | Lake Berryessa 1 & 2 mile - Lake Berryeea, CA OW; Valerie Greenough, 530-757-7946, damswim@dcn.davis.ca.us; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 6/28/2008 | PMS OW Championships, Lake Sonoma 2-mile - Lake Sonoma, CA OW; David Robinson, 707-565-2041, rdwoodmasters@yahoo.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 7/19/2008 | 31st Annual Trans Tahoe Relays - Lake Tahoe, CA OW; Scott Williams, 415-345-5215, swilliams@olyclub.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 7/26/2008 | Russian River 1-mile - Healdsberg, CA OW; David Robinson, 707-565-2041, rdwoodmasters@yahoo.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 7/27/2008 | Kapalua 1 mi Swim - Kapalua Bay, HI OW; Dave Rostetter, 808-572-6932, kapuaidaver@aol.com; Toni Sinnott, 808-298-3269, tonisinnott@aol.com; mauidolphins.org/About.htm; Sanctioned by HI LMSC; Pre-entry (7/27/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 8/2/2008 | 35th Annual Roughwater Swim - Santa Cruz, CA OW; Rick Gould, 831-420-6015, rgould@santa_clarita.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 8/3/2008 | Cruz Cruise 2-mile - Santa Cruz, CA OW; Scott Patterson, 831-760-7905, scott_paterson@comcast.net; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 8/9/2008 | Donner Lake 2.7-mile - Truckee, CA OW; Laura Hanson, 775-843-1477, laurahanson888@hotmail.com; www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html; Sanctioned by PC LMSC |
| 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; Greg Tyler, 530-246-2666, reddingswimteam@yahoo.com; 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 |
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| 4/26/2008 | Rice Aquatics Open Water Carnival - Twin Lakes, Manville, TX OW; Seth Huston, 713-348-4710, shuston@rice.edu; www.riceaquatics.com; Sanctioned by GU LMSC |
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| 1/6/2008 | 1 mi Dolphins Sea Swim - St. Croix, US Virgin Islands OW; Laurie Barnwell, 340-277-1558, stxdolphins@islands.vi; Kevin Tyrrell, 340-719-7946, dolphinscoach@islands.vi; www.dolphinsvi.org; Recognized by Virgin Islands Swimming Federation; Pre-entry (12/15/2008) & Deck-entry |
| 10/19/2008 | Bermuda Round the Sound Open Water Swims - Hamilton Sound, Hamilton, Bermuda OW; Randy Nutt, 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, 954-821-3294, info@randynutt.com; 10K, 5K, 3K, 1K and 2K Relay Caribbean; www.aquamoonadventures.com |
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| 1/1/2008- 1/31/2008 | USMS 2008 One Hour Postal Championships See Listing Under CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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