2025 Events
* = Sanctioned or recognized or expected to be by USMS or another World Aquatics member organization. Bold = hosted or sponsored by the NELMSC. Also see the USMS Event Calendar.
January 1-31: *2025 USMS 1-Hour Virtual National Championship (Nationwide)
January 19, 10:00am: Organized heats at Boston University (Boston, MA)
January 5: 100 x 100s: CRA Swims Against Cancer with Swim Across America (Wellesley, MA)
February 9: *2025 Phillips Exeter Mini Meet (Exeter, NH). POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 6. Entries may reopen on March 3 depending on the number of withdrawals from the original meet date.
February 15: *UVM Valentine’s Invitational (Burlington, VT).
February 16: *2nd Annual GYM Snowman Swim Meet (YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown, NH) POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. CHECK BACK FOR A SPRING MAKEUP DATE.
February 20-24: Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival (Newport, VT)
March 15 (distance day) & 21-23 (main weekend): *New England LMSC & Colonies Zone Short Course Yards Championship (Harvard University, Boston, MA). 700+ swimmers.
March 28-30: *TYR College Club Swimming National Championship (Mesa, AZ)
April 4-5: *USMS Sprint & Long Distance Open Water National Championships (Sarasota, FL)
April 6 MAKEUP DATE: *Phillips Exeter Mini Meet (Exeter, NH). Entries reopened March 3.
April 24-27: *USMS Spring (SCY) Nationals (San Antonio, TX)
May 3-4: USMS Boston Education Weekend
Saturday, May 3: Waltham, MA
Level 2 Coach Certification Course (classroom)
Level 3 Coach Certification Course (classroom)
"How-to" Clinic Course for Coaches (Part 1 classroom)
Sunday, May 4: Concord, MA
"How-to" Clinic Course for Coaches (Part 2 pool deck)
Swimmer Stroke Development Clinic (pool)
Adult-Learn-to-Swim Instructor Certification Course (classroom & pool)
May 8-11: *YMCA National Masters Meet (Orlando, FL)
May 15 - Sept 15: *USMS 5K/10K Virtual National Championship (Nationwide)
May 16-18: *Speedo Canadian Masters Championships (Saskatoon, SK)
May 17: *Dan Horton Invitational Masters Meet (Belfast, ME)
May 31: *USMS Cable Open Water National Championship (Charlottesville, VA)
June 1: Landshark Swim and Splash & Dash (Amesbury, MA)
June 7: Mashpee SuperSwim (Johns Pond, Mashpee, MA).
June 8: Boston Frogman Swim (Piers Park, East Boston, MA)
June 14: *MBCC SwimRunWalk Against the Tide (Hopkinton, MA)
June 14: *Charles River One Mile Swim (Boston, MA)
June 21: *MBCC SwimRunWalk Against the Tide (Brewster, MA)
June 21: Narrow River Turnaround (North Kingstown, RI)
June 21: Swim Across America - Fairfield County (Stamford, CT)
June 22: Jim Doty Memorial Swim (Boston, MA)
June 28: Buzzards Bay Swim (New Bedford to Fairhaven, MA)
June 28-29: *Bay State Games (Wellesley, MA)
July 5: NEKOWSA Champion of Champions Challenge (Derby, VT)
July 12: *Swim With a Mission (Bristol, NH)
July 12: Waterman Eco-Challenge Swim, Run, Paddle (Narragansett, RI)
July 13: USMS Ultramarathon Distance Open Water National Championship (Portland, OR)
July 19: Miles for Michelle Open Water Swim (Lancaster, MA)
July 19: Save The Bay Swim for Narragansett Bay (Newport to Jamestown, RI)
July 26: Swim Across America - Nantucket Open Water Swim (Nantucket, MA)
July 26: Peaks to Portland Open Water Swim (Peaks Island, ME)
July 26: The Great Salt Pond Swim (Block Island, RI)
July 26: NEKOWSA Kingdom Swim (Newport, VT)
August 2-10: NEK Swim Week (Northeast Kingdom, VT). Multiple open water swims.
August 6-10: *USMS Summer (LCM) Nationals (Federal Way, WA)
August 7-14: *World Aquatics Masters Swimming Championships (Singapore, SGP)
August 9: Swim Across America - Boston Open Water Swim (Boston, MA)
August 9: “Wild Bill” Yorzyk Swim & Paddle Challenge (Brookfield, MA)
August 9: Nubble Lighthouse Swim (York, ME)
August 10: Wild Fish Swim Festival (Salem, MA)
August 12: Boston Light Swim (Boston, MA). Oldest open-water marathon swim in the U.S.
August 17: *Glen Lake 1 & 2 Mile Swim (Goffstown, NH)
August 30: Quassapaug Sailing Center Open Water Swim (Middlebury, CT)
September 1: Pierce Island Swim (Spofford Lake, NH)
September 6: Swim Across America - Rhode Island Open Water Swim (Narragansett, RI). 750 swimmers. This event regularly fills up.
September 6: Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla (Provincetown & Wellfleet, MA)
September 12-14: U.S. Masters Swimming Annual Meeting (Kansas City, MO)
September 15 - November 15: *USMS 3000/6000 Virtual National Championship (Nationwide)
September 28: New England LMSC Awards & Hall of Fame Induction Reception (Venue TBD)
October 24-26: USMS Volunteer Relay aka Leadership Summit (Kansas City, MO)
November 8: *2025 New England College Club & Masters Swimming Meet (Boston University, Boston, MA). 400+ swimmers. 2024 sizzle video.
TBD: *New England LMSC SCM Championship.
TBD: *Colonies Zone SCM Championship.
2026 Events
April 10-12, 2026: *Colonies Zone SCY Championship (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA). 400+ swimmers.