2025 Inland NW LMSC Championship Swim Meet – April 12 (SCY)
The Moscow Chinooks Masters Swim Club thanks all the swimmers, officials, and volunteers who participated in this years events. The results are now available.
2025 COMA NW Zone LCM Championship Meet & Beautiful Lake Juniper Buoy Swim (May 17-18)
Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (COMA) invite you to join them for two wonderful water contests in one weekend!
- Long Course Meet on Saturday afternoon (May 17)
- “Open-water” Buoy Swim on Sunday morning (May 18)
Facility: Juniper Swim & Fitness Center
800 NE 6th St.
Bend, OR.
2025 IE Velocity Swimming Starlight Open (LCM) – June 20-22
Velocity Swimming is dual-sanctioning their annual “Starlight Meet” as a long course meters qualifying opportunity for Masters swimmers prior to USMS Summer Nationals in Federal Way, WA. The three-day Starlight Meet will be conducted in an “interwoven” format with USMS members swimming in heats alternating with USA Swimming members. USMS heats will be judged according to USMS rules. The outdoor 50-meter pool offers continuous warm-up lanes and plenty of space to rest between swims. Put this event in your meet plan toward Summer Nationals this year! Entries close June 11th. Entry fee is $45 flat fee.
Facility: Wenatchee City Pool
220 Fuller Street
Wenatchee WA 98801
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 NOW OPEN
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.