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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......

IF you want to be part of a Postals Michigan Masters Relay, here's what you should do.  When you have completed your individual 5K or 10K postal championship swim, make a copy of your timing/entry sheet.  Send in your original individual entry with your entry fee to the address indicated on the entry sheet.  Then.....send the copy of your entry to Jennifer Parks, who has graciously volunteered to put together Michigan Masters Relays....

Send your COPY to Jennifer at this address:

Jennifer Parks

657 Goldenrod Ave.

Holland, MI 49423-6876

Please send in your copy for the relay to Jennifer by September 14th.  If you have any questions about the relays, call Jennifer at 616-706-8066 or 231-580-4171.

 

 

 

 

Postals Schedule

Swim Date Contact
2009 1-Hour Postal Championship January 1 - 31, 2009

ohanaswimteam@gmail.com

Ohana Swim Team (253) 228-5947

ENTRY

 

2009 5k and 10k Postal Championships

(50 meter pools only)

5/15/2009 to 9/15/2009

Susan Sotir, (339)222-3165(cell), (781)257-5102(home)

spsotirATrcnDOTcom

ENTRY FORM

online entry

 

2009 3000/6000 Yard Postal Championships

(25 yard pools only)

9/15/2009 to 11/15/2009 Jacqueline Grossman, (864) 646-8836

jelgATinnovaDOTnet

ENTRY FORM

online entry

 

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/longdist/ldnats09/

 

Open Water Schedule

Swim Date Location Contact
USMS 1 Mile Open Water Championships 05/11/09 Millerton Lake, Clovis, California

Dowain Wright (559)285-0489

Lake Harriet 1 & 2 mile Swims 06/13/2009 Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, MN Tina Neill (651)-696-6648

www.minnesotamasters.com

limited to 100 entrants

USMS 1-3 Mile Open Water Championships (2 miles) 07/11/09

 

 

 

Canandaigua Lake, Canandaigua, NY

 

 

Vern Hecker (585) 394-4075

Ken Koppenhaver, niagrachair@hotmail.com

Lake Erie 1 and 2 mile Open Water Swims 07/25/09 Cleveland, OH

online registration

Tom Spence, (216)299-3858

talltom13@msn.com

 

USMS 6+ Mile Open Water Championships (10 km) 8/01/09 Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, Harbor Springs, MI

John Cowing (231)330-8904

Marilyn Early (231)526-9824

USMS 2-Mile Cable Championships 8/15/09 Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, NY Ann Svenson, (518) 893-1967

annb48@earthlink.net

 

1-2 mile Traverse Bay Open Water Challenge 08/08/09 Grand Traverse West Bay, MI Susan K. Cover

(231) 645-5019

skcover@chartermi.net

USMS 3-6Mile Open Water Championships (5 km) 9/12/09 Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL

 

Chris Sheean, bigshoulders2009@yahoo.com

 

Scott Reeves (630) 408-8884

 

1,3,5, and 10K Open Water Races 9/20/09 Diamond Lake, Cassopolis, MI craigstrongmultisport@gmail.com

Brochure

 

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 07/08/09

Belle Isle Beach, Detroit, MI

 

Shannon Dunworth

248-477-0521

you can also register online on the Different Strokes Website

http://www.different-strokes.com/

Leroy Sparks Lake Swim

1-mile

07/18/09 Willard Beach, Goguac Lake, MI Battle Creek YMCA

182 Capital Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017

(269)963-9622

www.ymcabattlecreek.org

Bright's Grove Ontario Provincial Masters Championship 1.5 K or 3 K 07/18/09

Lake Huron, Bright's Grove, Ontario, Canada

Sue Weir

 

sweir@xcelco.on.ca

Harbor Springs Coastal Crawl 08/01/09 10K event  - this is sanctioned!  Look in the section above for information

08/2/09 1,2, or 3 mile

Harbor Springs, MI

www.coastalcrawl.org

coastalcrawl AT gmail DOT com

6212 Emmet Heights Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740

231-330-8904

Island Lake of Novi Triathlon & Open Water Swim

(1.5 mile swim)

8/16/09 Island Lake in Novi, MI swim@swimfasttrifast.com

Thunder Bay Open Water Swim

 1-mile or 1/2 mile

8/22/09

Starlite Beach, Alpena, MI

 

Clint Bohlen

989-590-0735