New England Local Masters Swim Committee has announced a new open water swim series for 2024. The series is comprised of five established U.S. Masters Swimming-sanctioned open water swim events that will take place in the region. The events are The Charles River Swim in Boston on June 15th, the MBCC Against The Tide swims on June 8th in Brewster, MA and on June 15th in Hopkinton, MA, Swim With a Mission on July 13th, in Bristol, NH, and The Glen Lake Swim on August 18th, in Goffstown, NH. All of these events are non-profit and raise funds for a variety of very worthy causes.

Participants that swim in four of the five USMS-sanctioned New England open water swims will earn a commemorative cap and other items provided by SwimOutlet.com, the leading online swim product merchant. To qualify for the award, a swimmer must be a full-time member of USMS. Most of these events require either full time membership or participants must pay a $20 one-event fee for each swim. Becoming a full-time member is less expensive than the per-event option.

One of the MBCC events is on the same date as the Charles River Swim, however MBCC offers a virtual option. To qualify for the award, a swimmer only needs to participate in four of the five events. If for some reason one of the events is cancelled, then the series wil be three out of four. You do not need to sign up for the series separately. If you are a USMS member you are automatically enrolled when you sign up for an individual event.

U.S. Masters Swimming is a national nonprofit that provides membership benefits to nearly 60,000 Masters swimmers across the country. USMS encourages adults to enjoy the health, fitness, and social benefits of swimming by providing more than 2,000 adult swimming programs and events across the country, including open water and pool competitions. To join or find out more, please visit: https://www.usms.org/join-usms/join-or-renew

For more information on the series please visit:

https://www.nelmsc.org/open-water-series