Short Axis Stroke Clinic (Breast and Fly) – December 14
This clinic focuses on both breast and fly strokes and is free to Inland Northwest LSMC Swimmers!
Facility: Whitworth University Aquatic Center
300, 99251 W Hawthorne Rd, Spokane, WA 99251
When: December 14 1:00-4:00 PM
2025 Velocity Swimming Masters Winter Open (SCY) – January 11
The Velocity Swimming Masters invite you to join them for the “Velocity Swimming Masters Winter Open” in Wenatchee, WA on January 11
Location:
Wenatchee High School
James Elwyn Aquatic Center
1101 Millerdale Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
How Far Can You Swim in an Hour? January 2025
Entries are now open for the 2025 USMS 1-Hour Virtual Championship on Jan. 1-31!
Start the new year off strong with this fun 60-minute competition against your fellow Masters swimmers nationwide!
We encourage you to register early to receive your free cap sooner and beat the Dec. 15 price increase.
2025 USMS Spring Nationals – April 24 – 27 in San Antonio, Texas
U.S. Masters Swimming is excited to bring the 2025 Spring Nationals back to the Northside ISD Swim Center in San Antonio, Texas! Check out the meet preview to get hyped to compete. Online registration opens in January 2025.
Complete details are found on the events web page.
2026 & 2027 Coming USMS Nationals
The 2026 USMS Spring National Championship will take place April 30–May 3, 2026, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, and the 2026 USMS Summer National Championship will be Aug. 5–9, 2026, at the North Natomas Aquatics Complex in Sacramento, California. The 2027 USMS Spring National Championship will follow April 29–May 2, 2027, at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, California.
USMS Freestyle Technique – Body Position and Rotation
The quickest way to swim faster is to improve your efficiency, and the best way to do that is to ensure you’re swimming with a proper body position and with proper body rotation. Click here for all the details!
Go The Distance (GTD)
Registration and Results for all Zones by year can be found at USMS Go the Distance.
GTD is a yearly self-directed event intended to encourage members to regularly swim and track their progress. Distance is the important metric for this virtual event, not speed or time. Certain distance milestones also have prizes attached to them.
GTD is on the honor system—you track the distance you swim and report daily, weekly, or monthly).
2023 – Go The Distance Inland Northwest LMSC Results
| LMSC | Swimmers | Total Miles |
| Unattached (UC35) | 2 | 110.88 |
| INW Y Aquatic Masterss (INAM) | 2 | 202.15 |
| Kroc Masters (KM) | 2 | 704.05 |
| Lewis Clark Neptune Masters (LCNM) | 3 | 533.22 |
| Moscow Chinooks Masters Swimming (MCM) | 1 | 131.16 |
| Moses Lake Masters (MRA) | 1 | 302.30 |
| Spokane Club Masters (SCM) | 3 | 970.81 |
| Tri-Cities Atomic Sturgeons (TCAS) | 2 | 121.36 |
| Totals | 16 | 3,075.93 |
1974-1997 USMS Open Water & Postal National Championship Results Posted
The History and Archives Committee has worked diligently for 15-plus years to locate, scan, and document event information and results for AAU Masters and USMS Open Water, Long Distance, and Postal National Championship results.
They have located and documented 128 result files (wow!) for AAU Masters and USMS Open Water, Long Distance, and Postal National Championships from 1974-1997. All result files have been posted and can be found on the Open Water National Championships and ePostal National Championships pages under the Prior National Championships section on each respective page.
A special thank you to the History and Archives Committee for their research, efforts, time, and dedication to this project.