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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......

 

 

Postals Schedule

Swim Date Contact
2008 1-Hour Postal Championship January 1 - 31, 2008

goldstein@sbcglobal.net

Mel Goldstein (317) 253-8289

ENTRY

 

2008 5k and 10k Postal Championships 5/15/2008 to 9/15/2008

Bob Bruce 541-317-4851 coachbob@bendbroadband.com

ENTRY

 

2008 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships 9/15/2008 to 11/15/2008

Mark Gill 480-874-7112 

mark.gill@usms.org

 

 

The following open water swims are USMS sanctioned events that take place within the Midwest.....for a listing of ALL USMS sanctioned open-water championships nationwide...look at the USMS long-distance calendar http://www.usms.org/comp/ldcalendar.php

 

Open Water Schedule

Swim Date Location Contact
Greenhouse Aquatics Cincinnatic Open Water Swims 0.75K, 1.5K, 3.0K 06/28/08 Alum Creek Reservoir, Columbus, OH

Craig Thompson  craigthompson@fatrabbitracing.com

or

Scott Weaver weaver19@aol.com

More Info

 

Traverse City Swim Club

Traverse Bay Open Water Challenge

2-mile Race

06/28/08 Bryant Park, Grand Traverse West Bay, MI Susan Cover

231-645-5019

skcover@chartermi.net

More Info

Greenhouse Aquatics Cincinnatic Open Water Swims 0.75K, 1.5K, 3.0K 7/19/08 Antrim Lake, Columbus, OH

Craig Thompson  craigthompson@fatrabbitracing.com

or

Scott Weaver weaver19@aol.com

More Info

 

2008 Swim Across America 7/19/08 Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL

Lauren Reinke lauren@swimacrossamerica.org

or

Chris Sheehan ctsheehan@yahoo.com

 

 

19th Annual Lake Erie Open Water Swim 7/26/08 Lake Erie Cleveland, OH

 

Tom Spence talltom13@msn.com

 

USMS 1-3 mile Open Water National Championship 8/23/08 Lake Monona, Madison, WI Dick Pitman dickpitman@hotmail.com
5K and 2.5 K  Open Water Swim Classic  "Big Shoulders" 9/6/08 Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL

Chris Sheean  chris@bigshoulders.org

 

 

 

The following open water swims are NOT USMS sanctioned, but they are local and might be of interest to Michigan Masters swimmers

 

Other Open Water Swims
Swim Date Location Contact
Motor City Mile 1-mile or 5 K TBD

Belle Isle Beach,

Detroit, MI

 

Shannon Dunworth

248-477-0521

 

Bright's Grove Ontario Provincial Masters Championship 1.5 K or 3 K TBD

Lake Huron,

Bright's Grove,

Ontario, Canada

 

Harbor Springs Coastal Crawl TBD Harbor Springs, MI  

Thunder Bay Open Water Swim

 1-mile or 1/2 mile

TBD

Starlite Beach

Alpena, MI

 

Island Lake of Novi Triathlon & Open Water Swim

(1.5 mile swim)

8/17/08 Island Lake in Novi, MI swim@swimfasttrifast.com