United States Masters Swimming holds ten National Long Distance Championships each year. The championships are open water as well as postal events as follows:

• One mile (quarter-mile straightaway or open water course)
• Quarter-mile straightaway (2 miles)
• Open water (greater than 1 and less than or equal to 3 miles)
• Open water (greater than 3 and less than 6 miles)
• Open water (greater than or equal to 6 miles)
• Postal 1 hour
• Postal 5 and 10 kilometer (in 50-meter pool)
• Postal 3000 and 6000 yard (in a 25-yard pool)

Championship Information

Information, entry forms, and results of national championships, are available here:

• 2009 Championships
• 2008 Championships
• 2007 Championships
• 2006 Championships
• 2005 Championships
• 2004 Championships
• 2003 Championships
• 2002 Championships
• 2001 Championships
• 2000 Championships
• 1999 Championships
• 1998 Championships

Swimmer Information

• Pace Chart - All Events (.pdf): This chart covers swimming paces from 3:00 per 100 to 1:00 per 100 for all 5 postal events.
• Interval Pace Chart (.pdf): For distances from 100 to 3000, we have listed the interval times if a swimmer maintains a specific pace, ranging from 3:00 per 100 to 1:00 per 100.
• One Hour Pace Chart (.pdf): For a pace of 5:00 per 100 to 1:00 per 100, this OHP pace chart provides exact distances for each pace interval, plus the formula to determine one's own pace.

Postal Split Sheets

• 1 Hour & 3/6000 Yard (.pdf)
• 5K & 10K (.pdf)

Championship Host Information

The Long Distance Committee provides the following documents for use by championship hosts:

• Bid Instructions (.pdf) - Instructions on how to bid for long distance open water and postal championships.
• Open Water Championships Bid Form (.xls) - Form to be used for bidding on long distance open water championships. Please download Bid Instructions document for instructions on how to fill out this form.
• Postal Championships Bid Form (.xls) - Form to be used for bidding on long distance postal championships. Please download Bid Instructions document for instructions on how to fill out this form.
• Long Distance Championship Guidelines (.pdf) - Guidelines for the management of long distance championships.
• Long Distance Championship Forms (.xls) - Forms for transmitting championship results to the Long Distance Chair.
• Long Distance Championship Contract (.xls) - Copy of the contract that meet hosts must sign. Please read to understand the requirements you will need to fulfill as a championship host.