Welcome to the information page for the 2008 Long Distance National Championships. Here you will find contact information as well as links to entry forms and official results.

Open Water Championships

USMS 1 Mile Open Water Championships
Long Island Sound, Madison, CT
June 21
Connecticut Masters
Jen Lyman, 203-464-6903, coachlyman@hotmail.com
Allison Pelliccio, alli@allisonp.com
Tom Savoca, 203-318-0182, tsavoca@newsvues.com
Entry Form

USMS 1–3 Mile Open Water Championships (2.4 miles)
Lake Monona, Madison, WI
August 23
Wisconsin Masters
Dick Pitman, 608-770-2307, dickpitman@hotmail.com
Entry Form

USMS 2-Mile Cable Championships
Chris Greene Lake, Charlotteesville, VA
July 12
Virginia Masters
Dave Holland, 804-282-6224, HenryDaFif@aol.com
Entry Form

USMS 3–6 Mile Open Water Championships (5 km)
Elk Lake, Bend, OR
August 3
Central Oregon Masters Aquatics
Pam Himstreet, 541-385-7770, himstreet@bendbroadband.com
Bob Bruce, 541-317-4851, coachbob@bendbroadband.com
Entry Form

USMS 6+ Mile Open Water Championships (10 km)
Hartwell Lake, Clemson, SC
June 14
Clemson Aquatic Team
Jacque Grossman, 864-646-8836 (d), jelg@innova.net
Entry Form

Inaugural USMS 25k Open Water Championships
Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, IN
July 19
Dick Sidner, 317-695-9885, dsidner@gmail.com
Marcia Cleveland, 847-446-5142, marciac944@gmail.com
Entry Form

Postal Championships

USMS 1 Hour Postal Championships
January 1–31
YMCA Indy Swim Fit
Mel Goldstein, 317-253-8289, goldstein@sbcglobal.net
Results:

Full PDF
Women's Results
Men's Results
Relays
Teams

Hard Copies, T-shirts, awards will be mailed within 10 days of this posting, and Coaches Awards and Team Awards will be mailed shortly thereafter.

If you were not registered with USMS by February 15, 2008 you were not included in the results. While the rules indicate all should be registered by January 31, the USMS LD Committee allowed for late registrations due to the new on-line registration being down for a few days.

USMS 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships (25 yard pools only)
September 15–November 15
Swim Louisville
Mark Gill, 480-874-7112, markgill@usms.org
Entry Form
Relay Entry Form

USMS 5 and 10 Kilometer Postal Championships (50 meter pools only)
May 15–September 15
Central Oregon Masters Aquatics
Bob Bruce, 541-317-4851, coachbob@bendbroadband.com
Entry Form