USMS National Championship/International Events - Recent Threads

World Aquatics 2025 Top Ten Announced

BethanyBurchill — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:52:40 GMT

World Aquatics has announced the Top Ten for 2025.

See links below for more information and congratulations to all making the list!

https://www.worldaquatics.com/masters/top-10/lcm-2030-2021 (LCM)

https://www.worldaquatics.com/masters/top-10/scm-2030-2021 (SCM)

National Events Picker tool

Jennifer Tran — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:57:10 GMT

I've created a Nationals Event Picker, by special request, at a coffee hangout post-practice. Just in time before 2026 Summer Nationals registration ends on July 13th.

The Nationals Event Picker helps you select events to register for at Summer or Spring Nationals, recommended based on your likelihood of earning a Top 10 medal, using data from the last three years of Nationals.

Go to https://www.tryopenlane.com/ -> Enter your USMS ID or your profile (if you have an account and have saved it) -> Nationals Event Picker tab.

On the Nationals Event Picker page, you can add various filters, including LCM/SCY events, specify the maximum number of events, compare your times by age group (useful for those moving up), and compare different types of personal best times (default shows all of your events with your personal bests that you've swum in the last two years. You can also choose to compare with your last swum times, your personal bests in your current age group, or your overall personal bests.). You can use this to plan for any Nationals at any time.

Events are shown with the following labels:

Highly Likely:
Less than 10 swimmers in your age group swam these events at Nationals in at least 2 of the last 3 years. Finish legally, and you will likely score in the Top 10'

Likely:
Your time is better than the 10th place finishers at Nationals from the last 3 years

Stretch:
Your time sits between recent 10th-place cuts. Some years you're in the 10th-place cut; some years you're out.

Long Shot:
Your time is much slower than every recent 10th place.

Specifically, for LCM Summer Nationals, you can select the days you'll attend the 2026 USMS Nationals in Sacramento, and it will recommend events corresponding to those days. For example, I'll attend the 2026 USMS Nationals on Thursday and Saturday, and by default, My profile recommends 200 breast and 400 free, since I have swum them at least once in the past two years, and since 10 swimmers or fewer typically swim them. It recommends the 50 free, but also advises me that, based on my personal best in the last two years, it's a long shot for me to get into the Top 10 and how much faster I need to swim to get a Top 10.

The descriptions provide me with data on how many swimmers have swum them in the past three Summer Nationals and, if more than 10 swimmers register, how far away I am from the typical Top 10 cut.

Any feedback is welcome!

P.S. It's a bummer that many mid-distance and distance events are currently capped for the 2026 Summer Nationals, but don't be afraid to add yourself to a waitlist for an event you're highly likely to medal in.

2026 Summer Nationals event cap

09433 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:46:28 GMT

I’m curious how others feel about the event caps at Summer Nationals this year.

I understand the need to keep the meet timeline manageable. My concern isn’t that events were capped—it’s that there didn’t seem to be any advance information about which events were likely to fill or how the capacities would be managed.

I was surprised to find that all of the events over 100 meters were already closed while shorter events remained open. Without knowing that ahead of time, it felt like registration became a race to click “submit” rather than an opportunity to register for the events you’ve trained all season to swim.

In my opinion, USMS should have published estimated event capacities or identified events that were likely to fill quickly before registration opened. I think having that information would allow swimmers to make more informed decisions and would make the registration process feel more transparent.

I’m interested to hear what others think and whether anyone else was caught off guard by the event caps.

Canadian Nationals

02R7K — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:25:55 GMT

I swam in the 2026 Canadian Nationals. I understand that the results have been sent to U S Masters, when can I expect to see them posted on our website? Thank you Ann Vitt

Enhanced Games

Gull — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:14:15 GMT

Will swimmers who are participating in the Enhanced Games on May 24 be eligible to compete, win awards and set records in USMS sanctioned events, including national championships?

World Aquatics Top Ten

JKD6X — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:23:16 GMT

Does anyone know the usual publication schedule for World Aquatics Top Ten? I know 2024 was very delayed and come out quite late in the year last year, but when is the normal publication?

Are there any Message Boards/Forums to reach out to Spring Nationals attendees to connect

B9F48 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:53:34 GMT

I am attending Springs Nationals in Greensboro. May 1st Nationals. I am coming more for the social then the competition, swimming only 2 events.

I grew up in Statesville, NC, swam for the team there and competed at NC states meets with the old Western Carolina Swim Associations (Statesville, Hickory, Shelby, Salisbury, Gastonia and Morganton). Then swam at UCLA with stints at Foxcatcher in Philly and Mission Viejo in the summer. I will be attending the Friday night social event and hoping to reach out and connect with old friends.

2026 Spring Nationals - Seeding Decisions

Erin Sizelove — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:12 GMT

The 1000 and 1650 will be swum by time with men and women separate. The 500 free and 400 IM will be swum by age group, men and women separate. All individual events 200 and under will be preseeded.

2026 Spring Nationals - 6th Event

Erin Sizelove — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:42:27 GMT

You will be able to swim your 6th event at 2026 Spring Nationals.

USMS: Glutton for punishment or social warriors?

Kurt Dickson — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 01:48:01 GMT

FYI

It is my understanding Angie is facing a tribunal in April to decide whether she is banned from USMS as apparently standing up for your rights and fairness ain't cool. Why USMS wants this smoke baffles the mind.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f6gOv3dC_HQ

https://state-of-swimming.ghost.io/u-s-masters-on-watch-after-swimmer-threatened-with-lifetime-ban-for-rules-protecting-womens-category/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQsJmNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFpcm03eXZEOXhUZ3YyR0djc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgZykROwi-KyYFvSraXT0q_SsRG29TW6knjjEuUPU1pGWlT67kFyke8K3GU1_aem_dDrBWf6CXCn8pshnc_f4UA

https://iconswomen.com/stand-with-angie-griffin-save-masters-swimming/?ref=state-of-swimming.ghost.io

Regional vs Local Club Categories - 2026

Jim Clemmons — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:07:52 GMT

Greetings,

Reference rule 104.5.6, Club Scoring, B: Categories

Below is the list of regional clubs for 2026. This list was compiled based on 2025 and prior records, current 2026 LMSC registrations, and correspondence with LMSC officers.

Any club wishing to inquire about their designation has 45 days prior to the event to make the inquiry. This equates to March 16 for Spring Nationals and June 21 for Summer Nationals.

2026 Regional Clubs:

1. AKMS - Alaska Masters Swimming

2. ARIZ - Arizona Travel Team

3. BSMT - Big Sky Montana Masters

4. CONN - Connecticut Masters

5. GAJA - Georgia Masters

6. HIMA – Hawaii Masters

7. IAMA - Iowa Masters

8. IM - Illinois Masters

9. MICH - Michigan Masters

10. MINN - Minnesota Masters Swim Club

11. NCMS - North Carolina Masters Swimming

12. NEM - New England Masters Swim Club

13. NMMS - New Mexico Masters Swimming

14. OREG - Oregon Masters

15. PSM - Puget Sound Masters

16. RMRM – Rocky Mountain Regional Masters

17. SKY - Swim Kentucky Masters

18. SMS - Southern Masters Swimmers

19. VMST - Virginia Masters Swim Team

20. WISC - Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club

Changes from 2025:

- ARIZ: Name change from Arizona Masters Swim Club Inc. to Arizona Travel Team.

- FACT: Florida Aquatic Combined Team has been removed and is now designated as a local club.

Any club not listed above will be considered a local club for scoring purposes at Nationals.

Jim Clemmons

Championship Committee

2027 summer nationals location

01XA7 — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:18:54 GMT

Hi anyone heard anything yet. Rumors?

2026 Spring Nationals

8UKU1 — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:21:15 GMT

When will we be able to sign up for the 2026 Spring Nationals in Greensboro NC?

2025 Summer Nationals - 6th Event

Erin Sizelove — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:11:03 GMT

You will be able to swim your 6th event at 2025 Summer Nationals.

2025 Summer Nationals NQTs

Colton Martin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:09:25 GMT

community.usms.org/.../25LCNQT.zip

Attached is the 2025 USMS Summer Nationals NQT Time Standards file for Meet Manager for any hosts interested in including them with their upcoming LCM meets. Before uploading to Meet Manager you may need to unzip the file.

2025 Long Course - Who's Going?

TRYM_Swimmer — Wed, 28 May 2025 18:45:41 GMT

Nationals are always a great place to meet old friends and make new ones.

2025 World Aquatics Masters Championship: USMS Athlete Survey

Jacky Merianos — Wed, 14 May 2025 21:46:06 GMT

We are just over two months away from the kickoff of the 2025 World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore! For those attending, please take a moment to fill out this form. Your information will be shared with USMS World Coach Chad Durieux, who is very eager to connect with all USMS athletes prior to the event.

2025 World Aquatics Masters Championships: Athlete Survey

Additionally, if you're on Facebook, we encourage you to join the official USMS Worlds group: 2025 USMS World Aquatics Masters Championship Singapore.

Help spread the word! Please share this with any USMS athlete or club team you know will be attending.

Nationals Kudos

Kurt Dickson — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:14:48 GMT

Thank you to all volunteers and officials for (as always) a well run meet.

Also,

Congratulations to:

Mixed 400 Free Relay of Jackson Wang, Bobby Savulich, Naoko Watanabe, and Laureen Welting

50 Breast: Angie Griffin

100 IM: Maureen Rea

50 Free: Jennifer Brooks Crozier

100 Breast: Cissy Cochran

100 Free: Sonja Skinner

Nobody else cares, but I do.

2024 Indy Spring Nationals Results

Calvin S — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:26:20 GMT

was wondering why the results are showing a measurement/bulkhead placement is needed.

Weather Plan - 2025 Nationals

0ACS0 — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:06:46 GMT

I wanted to know what the plan is for inclement weather during the meet.

Forecast show rain on a couple of days

Psych Sheets 2025 USMS Spring Nationals

MPohlmann — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:50:04 GMT

So far the link to Psych sheets yields only the Time Line. When can we expect to see the Psych Sheets? Yes, I know I'm impatient, but the tab says Psych Sheets and what you get is Timeline only.

2025 Spring Nats - 6th Event

JKD6X — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:25:00 GMT

I'm guessing based on the number of people entered, the sixth event won't be dropped, but does anyone know? The meet info said a decision would be made by 4th April.

Past National Championship results

Allen Stark — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:28:18 GMT

We used to be able to access results for past championships but I can’t find a link now. Can someone help

USMS spring nationals

M5WA0 — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 23:04:51 GMT

I am new to USMS this year. Have QT for Nationals in San Antonio. Can anyone tell me whether we are swimming inside or outside? Looks like this facility has both.

Thank you

World Aquatics Top Ten

Allen Stark — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:50:09 GMT

Does anyone know when the World Aquatics Top Ten for 2024 will come out