2025 Velocity Swimming Masters Winter Open (SCY) – January 11
Location:
Wenatchee High School
James Elwyn Aquatic Center
1101 Millerdale Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Free Starts and Turns Clinic at Whitworth – January 25
Saturday, January 25, 1:00-4:00 PM. Hosted by the LMSC.
Location:
Whitworth University Aquatics
300, 99251 W Hawthorne Rd
Spokane, WA 99251
7th Annual Bellevue Club Masters Mile – February 2 (1500 SCM)
Location:
The Bellevue Club
11200 SE 6th Street
Bellevue, WA 98004
Kroc Center Flurry in Coeur d’Alene- February 21-23 (SCM)
Reserve these dates in your calendar. Additional details with an online registration link coming soon.
Dates:
- Feb 21 – Evening Clinic to help those new to swim meets; how they work
- Feb 22 – Main Meet
- Feb 23 – Brute Events (who dare!)
- See Information for specific times
Location:
The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1765 W Golf Course Rd
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815
2025 I Love Boise Swim Meet – February 22 (SCY)
The Sawtooth Masters invite you to join them for the “I Love Boise Swim Meet” in Boise, ID on February 22.
Location:
Idaho Central Aquatic Center
3575 S Findley Ave.
Boise, Idaho 83706
Upcoming Meets in March and April
These two meets are scheduled in March and April. Please reserve these dates! Additional meet details with their online registration links will be posted when available
- March 22 – Whitworth Spokane Meet
- April 12 – IW Champs Moscow Meet
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.
2025 USMS Summer National Championship – August 6-10 in Federal Way, WA (Near Seattle)
Swimming and Sights Galore in the Pacific Northwest
Enjoy fast swimming and beautiful sights at the 2025 USMS Summer National Championship Aug. 6–10 in Federal Way, Washington.
Read about this coming event in Swimmer Magazine – Requires your USMS Account to access!
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 Guidance
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.
Are you struggling with breathing while swimming freestyle?
Open water swimming is a fun way to explore the great outdoors while enjoying our amazing sport. This comprehensive guide will cover the most important points you need to know.
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.