2025 INWM Awards
Mar 21 – Spokane Club Masters Dual Pentathlon (SCY)
In each pentathlon there are 5 events that must be completed to win High Point
Winner in each age group:
- 50’s of each stroke & 100 IM
- 100’s of each stroke and the 200 IM.
Location:
Thompson Aquatic Center Pool
Whitworth University Campus
Spokane, WA
Apr 18 – 2026 Inland NW LMSC Championship Meet (SCY)
The Moscow Chinooks Masters Swim Club invites you to swim at this year’s 2026 IW Champs meet. We are planning to hold the Inland NW LMSC Annual membership meeting in conjunction with the meet. Stay tuned for those details.
Location:
University of Idaho Swim Center
1030 Rayburn St.
Moscow, ID 83843
Jun 19-21 – 2026 IE VS Starlight Open (Dual Sanctioned with US Masters Swimming) (LCM)
The meet is hosted by Velocity Swimming and has been dual sanctioned by Inland Empire Swimming, Inc. and Inland Northwest Masters Swimming Committee for USMS Inc. The pool is an outdoor, 10 lane 50-meter pool.
Location:
Wenatchee City pool
220 Fuller St
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Jul 18 – Kroc Open Water “Around Tubbs Hill” Swim (OpenWater)
This competition is limited to the first 125 entrants! Registration Opens December 1, 2025
Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID
McEuen Park- Marina
2nd Street at Tubbs Hill Trail
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Sep 19 – Chelanathon – A Multi-Sport Racing to Lake Chelan
* This is a non-USMS Event *
Our Marquee: Olympic Triathlon, plus an Olympic Triathlon Relay, a Sprint Triathlon, an Aqua-Bike, a 10k run and a Kids Splash & Dash.
Building on the success of our inaugural Olympic, Olympic Relay, and Sprint Triathlons, Chelanathon 2026 is expanding the race lineup to include an Aqua-Bike, 10k run and Kids Splash & Dash.
Whether you’re chasing a PR, racing with friends, or just looking to soak up the Lake Chelan views, there’s a perfect distance waiting for you. From first-timers to seasoned athletes, every course captures the same community spirit, local support, and lakeside energy that made our 2025 event unforgettable.
Pick your distance, set your goal, and get ready for a race to remember.
Location:Manson, WA
Lake Chelan
Start/Finish/Transition:
Old Mill Park
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.