Don Kroeger convinced his 82 year-old former high-school swim coach to swim....

Read the article about our President Elect, Ralph Davis...who attended the Transplant Games

Steve Scribner attempted and completed! the USMS 25K open water swim....read all about his ordeal....

See the New State Records that have been set so far in 2008 -

Results from the Dearborn LCM meet on 7/20 are now available

Another article about one of our Michigan Masters Swimmers, Frank Cody, who has come back to swimming after a battle with cancer! 

Also...another story about one of our very notable Michigan Masters swimmers...Dan Stephenson....from the Ann Arbor News

and...finally, now that I've figured out how to "compress" photos and can post them without exploding our server.....the REST OF THE PICTURES from the Michigan Masters State Meet...

Thank You to Joe Gohl for taking the pictures..

Also....read the story about our very own Edith Glusac...from the Detroit Free Press

USMS Short Course Yards Nationals.....greetings from Oregon!

1131 swimmers from 148 teams swam in the 2008 Long Course Meters Nationals, held at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, near Portland Oregon.  Michigan Masters swimmers set 5 individual state records during the course of the meet.  Alec Mull broke two of his own state records and won his first pair of National Championship meet titles in the 50 and 100 meter fly.  He was also the Michigan Masters high point winner for the men's division with 47 points.  Gaard Arneson won the 800 free for his fourth USMS National Championship meet title.  He broke two state records, in the 400 and 800 free, that were held for over 16 years.  Frank Cody broke his own state record in the 200 breast and was second in the 200 fly.  Joyce Kowalski took second in the 100 meter fly and was Michigan Masters high point winner for the women.  Frank LaSota improved his times in both breastrokes in his first ever USMS Nationals.  Next year's long course meet with be at IUPUI in Indianapolis.  Michigan Masters should have a great turnout in 2009!!

Go to Michigan Masters results for results of Michigan swimmers by age group with splits and individual scored points

Go to real time results for the entire meet results....

Go to Michigan results by individual swimmer by event, with State Records noted...

Results and Individual Point Totals for the State Meet are now Available

Also.....Team Scores & Record Breakers

You will need this registration to swim sanctioned meets, including the State Championship meet....SO DON'T PROCRASTINATE!!! Renew now.....

To renew your USMS membership....or to join USMS for the first time.  You will need a USMS membership card to swim in most Masters swim meets...

The 2008 USMS Membership Application (valid 11/1/07 to 12/31/08).   If you want to swim in the sanctioned meets in 2008, you MUST HAVE A 2008 USMS membership.....

Also...you now have another option- USMS now has an online system for your annual registration - to access the new online system go to http://registration.usms.org/

Please look at the "Places to swim" page and let me know of any corrections that need to be made!!

If you are interested in competing at the National or International level please see our  "links" page for web addresses of USMS and FINA....as well as websites for equipment (suits, goggles, etc...) distributor sites. 

Michigan Masters Swimming is a LMSC (Local Masters Swim Committee) of USMS (United States Masters Swimming).  Geographically it governs both peninsulas of the "Great Lakes State" of Michigan.

USMS is divided into zones.  Each zone contains a number of LMSCs.  Michigan Masters is a member of the Great Lakes Zone.  A Local Swim Group (LSG) is an organized group of swimmers in a geographical area.  They usually have group practices.  The Michigan Masters LMSC is composed of a number of LSG's located throughout the state.

Michigan Masters is charged with the responsibility of arranging meets in the area, sanctioning those meets, collecting USMS fees, governing Masters swimming in the state, keeping Michigan Masters swim records, keeping local team info, and distributing meet entry info through periodic newsletters and this web page.  But most importantly, Michigan Masters, through USMS, provides teams, members and coaches with insurance.

Swim meets are held throughout the year.  There are pool and open water competitions.  Competitions are held at the LMSC, Zone, National and International Meet levels.  The most important LMSC swim meet is the State Meet held in the spring.   Swim Meet information. 

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