2024 was the inaugural year for the USMS New England Open Water Series. The series was sponsored by SwimOutlet.com, the leading one-stop-shop for swimwear and swim gear. The participating events were Boston’s Charles River Swim 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, at Newfound Lake in Bristol, NH; and the Glen Lake Swim on August 18th, in Goffstown, NH.
The series was only open to full-time USMS members. One Event (OEVT) swimmers at the events were not eligible. In all, 197 USMS members swam in one or more of these events, with 38 swimmers participating in multiple USMS-sanctioned events. USMS Open Water Series caps, provided by SwimOutlet.com went to the swimmers that participated in the most events and were given out at the Glen Lake Swim, the last event in the series.
An announcement will be coming soon for the 2025 USMS NE Open Water Series. If you have any ideas or suggestions in this regard, please contact the NELMSC open water sanctions coordinator at NEopenwater@usmastersswimming.org