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Postal Competitions 2011-2012

Michigan Masters Swimmers Complete the USMS 25K Open Water Championship

Four swimmers from Michigan competed in the solo 25K open water National Championship swim on June 18th in the Morse Reservoir in Noblesville, Indiana.  Jenny Birmelin, Todd Briggs, Denise Brown, and Michele Intermont.
Results

One 3-man relay composed of Shawn Jyawook, Jason Pacyau, and Patrick Racine also represented Michigan Masters - Results

The pictures below are courtesy of Jenny Birmelin.....more are available on the meet website..

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The OVERALL and AGE GROUP results from the Big Red Open Water Swim are now available!

 


 

Jenny Birmelin, Michigan Masters Swimmer, Completes the English Channel Swim!

Farmington Hills resident Jenny Birmelin, age 34, has earned her place in history as the first Michigan woman to complete a solo swim of the English Channel. She began her swim Saturday, August 20 at Shakespeare Beach in Dover, England at 4:05 AM GMT (12:05 AM EST) adn arrived 3:36 PM GMT (11:36 AM EST) the same day on the sandy beach of Wissant, France. While the English Channel is 21 miles, Jenny actually swam 28 land miles (24 nautical miles) due to the tides. Her official recorded time is 11 hours, 31 minutes, 7 seconds - faster than her anticipated time of 13 hours. Jenny's time is in the fastest twenty-five percent of all English Channel solo swim times (414 out of 1651). Records have been kept since the first solo swim in 1875.

Read the rest of her PRESS RELEASE!


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If you are a fan of distance swimming....or open water swimming....there are numerous opportunities during the year.
Postal swims are conducted throughout the year and can be completed in any pool that is the appropriate size.  The postal swims listed below are sanctioned by United States Masters Swimming and you can find information by going to the long-distance section of www.usms.org 
Also: PLEASE NOTE you must have a current USMS registration to compete in all USMS sanctioned events......
 

Postal Schedule

Swim Date Contact
2012 one-hr postal championship January 1-31, 2012
online entry,
paper entry
USMS hour swim
Blue Wave Aquatics,
Federal Way, Washington
2012 5K & 10K postal championship May 15 - Sept. 15, 2012,
online entry,
paper entry
Hammerhead Aquatics
Dale LeClair
561-239-4747
2012 3000/6000 yd. postal championships Sept. 15 - Nov. 15, 2012
online entry, paper entry
Long Beach Grunions Swim Team
Jacqueline Cole (562-754-9856),

 

OPEN WATER SCHEDULE
Sanctioned Swims

The following open-water swims are USMS sanctioned events that take place within the Midwest....for a listing of all USMS sanctioned open-water swims nationwide...look at the USMS long distance calendar

Event Date Location Distance Contact Info. Website
Greenswell Open Water Swims
GLOWS Series
June 2, 2012 Alum Creek State Park Reservoir
Lewis Center, OH
0.5, 1.0, & 2.0 miles Craig Thompson(614 )425-1156
CraigThompson@Greenswell.com
www.Geenswell.com
2012 USMS
Open Water Championship
Noblesville, IN
Paper Entry
GLOWS Series
June 23, 2012 Noblesville, Indiana 5 K Dick Sidner (317) 695-9885
DSidner@gmail.com
www.GRINswim.org/2012USMS5K
Duck Lake, Interlochen, Traverse City
Paper Entry
TBA Interlochen, Michigan 1 & 2 mile Chad Bissonette, crbissonette@gmail.com none
Search for Monongy
GLOWS Series
July 7, 2012 Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, PA 1.2, 2.4 & White Knuckle (ask!!) Katherine Longwell
kathlongwell@gmail.com
www.AlleghenyMountainMasters.org
O*H*I*O Masters 25th Annual Lake Erie Swim
GLOWS Series
July 28, 2012
Online Entry
Edgewater State Park, Cleveland, OH 1 & 2 mile Tom Spence
talltom13@msn.com
www.OhioMasters.com
Ohio River OW Swim
GLOW series
August 11, 2012
Online Entry
Cardinal Harbor, Prospect, KY 0.5, 1.2, & 2.4 miles Randy Scherer
OhioRiverSwim@insightbb.com
www.OhioRiverSwim.weebly.com
Madison Open Water Swim
MOWS
GLOW series
August 18, 2012
Online Entry
Lake Monona,
Madison, WI
1.2 & 2.4 miles Peter Maternowski
petermater@gmail.com
Suzi Green
greensuz@meritech.net
www.ClubAssistant.com/MOWS2012
Big Shoulders
GLOWS Series
September 12, 2012
Online Entry Online
Ohio Street Beach, Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL 2.5 & 5 K Chris Sheehan
bigshoulders2009@yahoo.com
www.BigShoulders.org
www.ClubAssistant.com/BigShoulders

 

Non-Sanctioned Open Water Swimming Events

These events are not sanctioned by USMS, so they are not run or insured by Michigan Masters LMSC or any LMSC, but they are located in the midwest and should be driving distance for those located in Michigan

Event Date Location Distance Contact Info. Website
TBOWS
online Entry
Aug 20, 2011 Starlite Beach, Alpena, Michigan
Paper Entry
1/2 mile & 1 mile Clint Bohlen
989-590-0735
email:
clintbohlen@hotmail.com
12th Annual Motor City Mile July 6, 2011 Belle Isle Beach, Detroit, Michigan 1/2 mile & 1 mile & 5 K Shannon Dunworth
248-477-0521
www.different-strokes.com
Leroy Sparks Lake Swim   Willard Beach, Goguac Lake, Battle Creek, Michigan 1 mile Battle Creek YMCA
269-963-9622
Battle Creek YMCA
Harbor Springs Coastal Crawl Aug 7, 2011 Zorn Park City Beach, Harbor Springs, Michigan 1 mile & 2 miles & 3 miles John Cowing/Marilyn Early
coastalcrawlATgmailDOT com
coastalcrawl.org
Island Lakes Open Water Swim July 31, 2011 Island Lake,
Novi, Michigan
1.5 miles racedirector@swimfasttrifast.com Registration Website
Swim to the Moon Aug 26, 2011 Patterson Lake,
Pinckney Rec. Area,
Pinckney, Michigan
5 K & 1 mile   epicraces.com/swimtothemoon