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The USMS Calendar of Events is a publication of United States Masters Swimming, Inc.
It is updated continuously during the year and lists all known events from the current date until the end of the next year. Events on the calendar include SCY, SCM, LCM, Postals, Open Water Events, and Clinics.
Remember to check the USMS Colonies Zone Working Calendar for additional events

Meet directors; if you want your meet to be sanctioned so the swimmers times will qualify for the National Top Ten please contact the Delaware Valley Sanctions Officer George Horan

USMS Recommended Pre-Meet Briefing Notes for USMS Sanctioned Meets - Referees and Timers.

POOL MEETS
Jul 13-23, 200918th Maccabiah Games
Location: Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel
Contact: Seth Baron
Click here for more information. Sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", these Games are held every four years in Israel attracting the most outstanding Jewish athletes from around the world. The 18th Maccabiah will be held July 2009.
Jul 30-Aug 2 2009State Games of America
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Click here for more information.
Aug 6-10, 2009USMS Long Course Meters Nationals
Location: IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana When information is available it will be posted here
Oct 10-16, 2009World Masters Games
Location: Sydney, Australia
Click here for more information.
ContinuousPennypack Aqutic & Fitness Club
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Dick Jackson Pennypack has offered to let any team time trail in their 55 yard pool (just over 50 Meter)
OPEN WATER
July 4, 2009Bradley Beach 1 Mile Ocean Swim
Location: Bradley Beach, NJ
Contact: bbguard1@msn.com
Click here for more information.
July 11, 2009USMS 1–3 Mile Open Water Championships (2 miles)
Location: Canandaigua Lake, Canandaigua, NY
Contact: Vern Hecker 585-394-4075
July 11, 2009Maryland Swim for Life
Location: Chester River, Chestertown, MD
Contact: Kathy Kirmayer 301-351-0715
Click here for more information. A fundraiser for local charities. Online registration and online fundraising encouraged at www.firstgiving.com/swim4life. Race-day registration also permitted. www.swimdcac.org/Swim4Life.html Sanctioned by MD LMSC #099-OW001
July 11, 20091-Mile Ocean Swim 12th Annual Swim For the Dolphins
Location: Wildwood Crest, NJ
Click here for more information.
July 11, 2009Chris Greene Lake Cable Swims
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Contact: HenryDaFif@aol.com
Click here for more information.
July 11, 2009Annual Manning Ocean Mile Swim
Location: Sea Bright, NJ
Click here for more information.
July 12, 2009Lehigh River Swim (One or Two Mile Swim)
Location: Frick Boat Club, Allentown, PA
Contact: Emmaus Aquatic Club 610-965-5800
Click here for more information. The course in straight running parallel to the shore, north to south. There will be separate starting points for the 1-mile swim and the 2-mile swim. Swimmers will swim in one direction for the entire race. Water temperature is expected to be 70-75 degrees.
July 18, 2009Greenwich Point One Mile Swim
Location: Greenwich, CT
Click here for more information.
July 18, 2009Riverside Park Tune Up 1.5K Swim
Location: NYC, NY
Click here for more information.
July 18, 200929th Annual 1-Mile Masters Ocean Swim
Location: Ocean City, NJ
Click here for more information.
July 18, 20091-Mile Ocean Swim 10th Annual Spring Lake Ocean Mile
Location: Spring Lake, NJ
Click here for more information.
July 25, 2009Barnegat Light 1-Mile Swim
Location: Barnegat Light, NJ
Contact: John Schulze 609-290-5918
Click here for more information.
July 26, 2009Annual Lake Erie Open Water 1 Mile and 2 Mile Swims
Location: Edgewater State Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Contact: Tom Spence Tentative
Aug. 1, 2009USMS 6+ Mile Open Water Championships (10 km)
Location: Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, Harbor Springs, MI
Contact: John Cowing 231-330-8904
Aug. 1, 2009Swim Across the Sound – 25K Open Water Swim
Location: Bridgeport, CT 203-576-5451
Click here for more information.
Aug. 1, 20091 & 2 Mile – Gilbert Lake State Park
Location: Oneonta, NY
Contact: bobverna@wpe.com Tentative
Aug. 1, 2009“2.6 Mile Rainbow Channel Bay Swim” at the Yacht Club
Location: Pleasantville, NJ
Contact: John Glassy 609-641-0393
Aug. 2, 2009John Boyd Memorial 1 Mile Ocean Swim
Location: Seaside Heights, NJ
Click here for more information. Tentative
Aug. 8, 2009Annual Boston Light 8-Mile Swim
Location: Boston, MA
Contact: Greg O'Connor
Click here for more information.
Aug. 8, 200913th Annual YMCA Lake Champlain Shore-to-Shore Swim
Location: Burlington, VT
Contact: info@gbymca.org 802-862-9622
Click here for more information.
Aug. 8, 200922.5 Mile Around the Island Marathon Ocean/Bay Swim
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Click here for more information. Tentative
Aug. 8, 2009Mid Summer 1 ˝ Mile Ocean Swim
Location: Lavallette, NJ
Contact: Janet Sellitto 732-3419622e2214
Click here for more information.
Aug. 8, 2009Beware Of Barracuda 200, 500, 1650 yard, & 2 Mile lake swims
Location: Eagle Rock Resort, Hazleton, PA
Contact: Rob Gould 570-455-2046e127
Click here for more information. Races are open to all ages. Proceeds for this event benefit the Hazleton Y barracudas swim team and triathlete team.
Aug. 8, 2009Island Beach Two Mile Swim
Location: Greenwich, CT
Click here for more information.
Aug. 15, 2009USMS 2-Mile Cable Championships
Location: Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, NY
Contact: Ann Svenson 518-893-1967
Aug. 15, 200917th Annual Alcatraz Sharkfest 1.5-Mile Swim
Location: San Francisco, California
Click here for more information.
Aug. 15, 2009Save The Bay 1.7 Mile Bay Swim
Location: Narragansett, RI 401-272-3540
Click here for more information.
Aug. 15, 2009Against the Tide 1 Mile Swim
Location: Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton, MA
Contact: info@mbcc.org 800-649-6222
Click here for more information.
Aug. 16, 2009Pennock Island Challenge – 8.2 Mile Swim
Location: Ketchikan, Alaska
Contact: Gretchen Klein 907-247-5283
Click here for more information.
Aug. 22, 200931st Annual Clean Harbor Swim
Location: Niles Beach, Gloucester, MA
Contact: Richie Martin 978-281-0670
Click here for more information.
Aug. 22, 200913th Annual Captain Tuner Ocean Swims
Location: Longport, NJ 609-822-3898
Click here for more information. Tentative
Aug. 22, 20091 Mile YATES Swim
Location: Atlantic City, NJ 609-347-5304
Click here for more information. Change in venue to the ocean instead of a back bay swim.
Aug. 23, 2009Ray Licata Memorial 1 Mile Ocean Swim
Location: Long Branch, NJ
Contact: Ray Licata Swim 732-222-2932
Click here for more information.
Aug. 30, 20091 Mile Brigantine Bayfest Swim
Location: Brigantine, NJ 609-266-9826 Brigantine Elks Club
Aug. 30, 2009Manasquan One-Mile Ocean Swim
Location: Manasquan, NJ
Contact: manasquan recreation Tentative
Aug. 30, 2009The Nuclear Swim at Harris Lake
Location: Raleigh, NC
Contact: Marty Gaal 407-256-2658
Click here for more information.
Sept. 4, 2009Governors Island 2-Mile Swim
Location: NYC, NY
Click here for more information.
Sept. 5, 200980th Annual 1.5 Mile AC Pageant Ocean Swim
Location: Atlantic City, NJ 609-347-5307
Click here for more information.
Sept. 12, 2009USMS 3–6 Mile Open Water Championships (5 km)
Location: Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL
Contact: Chris Sheean 708-275-3290
Sept. 12, 2009Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life
Location: Provincetown, MA
Contact: Swim for Life 508 487-1930
Click here for more information.
Sept. 12, 2009Brooklyn Bridge 1K Swim
Location: NYC, NY
Click here for more information.
Sept. 12, 200914th Annual Alcatraz Invitational Swim
Location: San Francisco, CA
Click here for more information.
Sept. 13, 2009Second Beach Ocean Swims
Location: Middletown, Rhode Island
Contact: Michael.Garr
Click here for more information.
Sept. 20, 20093rd Annual Wharf to Wharf Swim
Location: Williams Wharf Landing, Virginia
Contact: Lynda Smith Greve 804-725-9685
Click here for more information. 1400 Meter Swim crossing the East River
Sept. 26, 20091 & 2 Mile Bay Swim – September Splash
Location: Wildwood Crest, NJ
Contact: Gina McNeal 609-408-6728
Click here for more information.
Sept. 26, 2009Little Red Lighthouse 5 Mile Swim
Location: NYC, NY
Click here for more information.
Oct 17, 2009 (Sat)World Masters Games
Location: Sydney, Australia
Click here for more information.
Oct. 17, 2009Gertrude Ederle Swim (17.5 Miles)
Location: NYC, NY
Click here for more information.
Oct. 18, 200913th Annual St. Croix 5 Mile Open Water Swim
Location: St. Croix
Click here for more information.
Oct. 8-27, 2009Open Water Swim Vacation
Location: La Paz Mexico
Contact: Gary Emich
Click here for more information.
held in 2011USMS 25k Open Water Championships
POSTAL EVENTS
May 15 - Sep. 15, 2009USMS 5 and 10 Kilometer Postal Championships (LCM only)
Contact: Susan Sotir 339-222-3165 To swim 5K (5000 meters) or 10K (10,000 meters). The recorded time determines the order of finish. If two or more swimmers report the same time, a tie will be declared.
Sep. 15 - Nov. 15, 2009USMS 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships (SCY only)
Contact: Jacqueline Grossman 864.646.8836 To swim 3000 yards or 6000 yards. The recorded time determines the order of finish. If two or more swimmers report the same time, a tie will be declared.
FITNESS EVENTS
1/1/2009-12/31/20092009 Check-off Challenge
Contact: Larry Caldwell 954-682-7220
Click here for more information. Challenge yourself to swim all the pool events whether in practice or in meets including that dreaded 200 butterfly! This is a great way to stay focused in practice and to join in the camaraderie at the local swim meets.
1/1/2009-12/31/20092009 Go the Distance
Contact: Mary Sweat
Click here for more information. The objective of this event is for participants to track the distance they swim during the calendar year.
CLINCS
July 18, 2009Mid-Atlantic Multisport coaches Open Water Clinic
Location: Stone Harbor, NJ 610-644-0440
Click here for more information. Each clinic will be followed by optional 1/4-mile, 1/2-mile and 1-mile race simulations where you will have the opportunity to practice everything you learned!
ContinuousOW Swim Clinics and Instruction
Location: Coral Springs FL or your location
Contact: Randy Nutt 954-821-3294
Click here for more information. OW Swim Clinics and instruction. Individual or Groups.
Surrounding LMSC’s Event Calendar Links
Adirondack Masters Allegheny Mountain Connecticut Masters
Garden State Masters Metropolitan Masters (NYC) Maryland Masters
New England Masters Potomac Valley Virginia Masters

If you see any errors or would like to see your event listed here please tell me. Dan Allen





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