2019 | February 27 Special Edition
Last Minute Reminders!
The 2019 SmartyPants Vitamins USMS Winter Fitness Challenge (30-minute) swim ends tomorrow.
2019 NELMSC SCY Championship entries close on Friday.
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Don't Miss Out on the Harvard Meet!
BOSTON, MA -- The 2019 New England LMSC Short Course Yards Championship will take place at Harvard University's Blodgett Pool on March 16 and 22-24, 2019.

Join your teammates and fellow New Englanders at one of the biggest USMS meets in the country. Don't miss your chance to experience this fun, well-run meet in a beautiful facility.

Nominate Someone Special Today!
Do you have a teammate, coach, official, volunteer, or someone else who has made an impact on your swimming life this year? The NELMSC wants to recognize this special person... but you have to nominate them first!

Here’s how: 
  • Complete the nomination form - be thorough and fill out each part entirely
  • Submit the nomination on or before Friday, March 1st, 2019
  • Attend the NELMSC SCY Championship Meet to celebrate the winners!

Please help us celebrate someone special this March by completing a nomination today. Also, look out for a new e-award to celebrate other incredible members of our LMSC. Thank you, keep swimming, and see you at the pool!

- Tara "TMack" Mack, NELMSC Awards & Recognition Chair
Winter Fitness Challenge Prize up for Grabs
YOUR LOCAL POOL -- The 2019 SmartyPants USMS Vitamins Winter Fitness Challenge is here! This year, the NELMSC club with the greatest percentage of Winter Fitness Challenge registrants will win a Freestyle & Fitness Clinic with Coach Bill Meier . Meier is a USMS Level 4 Coach, ALTS Lead Instructor, and was the 2018 High Performance Camp Head Coach. The clinic will be FREE to all members of the winning club and will include freestyle stroke progression, video analysis, and swimmer-specific nutrition information and exercises .
The Winter Fitness Challenge benefits the USMS Swimming Saves Lives Foundation , helping more adults become safer and happier around water! The 30-minute swim takes place between Feb 15-28 and can done in any manner desired: straight through, as a relay, or even with fins! Registration is open for the duration of the event, so you still have time to register.

Clubs can sign up to host the WFC at their pool . Hosting a Winter Fitness Challenge swim will allow more swimmers to find your club and participate. Each WFC participant will receive an official event swim cap, samples of SmartyPants Vitamins, and access to discounts from USMS partners. There is also a nonmember registration to allow non-USMS swimmers to share in the fun. Please note that only registered USMS members will count towards the prize calculations.

This event is FUN, encourages fitness through swimming, and is a valuable fundraiser for a good cause. I look forward to seeing you in the water soon!

- Emily Cook , NELMSC Fitness & ALTS Coordinator
Today, the 1-Hour Swim. Tomorrow, All-Star?
Each year, the USMS Long Distance Committee recognizes excellence in long distance swimming by naming an All-Star Team. To qualify, compete in at least three national championship long distance events, including one open water event and one ePostal event. Gain points for every Top 10 finish. Accumulate the most points in your age group to be name a Long Distance All-Star!

2019 is a great time to go for All-Star status because New England is be hosting TWO USMS Open Water National Championships! Get started early by swimming the 1-hour ePostal this month.
in any pool of the appropriate length
5K : 5/15-9/15, 50-meters
10K: 5/15-9/15, 50-meters
3000-Yard: 9/15-11/15, 25y or 25m
6000-Yard : 9/15-11/15, 25y or 25m
2-mile Cable : 6/15, Eagle Creek Park, IN
Middle : 6/1, Lake Berryessa, CA
Marathon : 9/22, Knoxville, TN
Ultramarathon : 7/7, Portland, OR
Other Upcoming Events
Jan 1-Feb 28 -- USMS 1-hour ePostal National Championship (Sanctioned)
Any pool -- Details

Feb 15-28 -- SmartyPants Vitamins USMS Winter Fitness Challenge
Any pool (30-minute swim) -- Details

Mar 2 -- Spring Off The Blocks (Sanctioned SCY)
Guilderland, NY -- Details

Mar 16, 22-24 -- NELMSC SCY Championship (Sanctioned SCY)
Boston, MA -- Details -- Enter by 3/1

Mar 30 -- 8th Annual Monumental Masters Mini Meet (Recognized SCY)
Bennington, VT -- Details

Apr 6 -- Swim Like A Fool / VT Senior Games Swim Meet (Recognized SCY)
Williston, VT -- Details

Apr 6-7 -- Colonies Zone SCY Championship (Sanctioned SCY)
Fairfax, VA -- Details -- Enter by 3/29

April 6-7 -- USMS Education Weekend
  • Coach Certification Levels 1-2 -- Register with code CCL1-2NELMSC to save $100
  • Coach Certification Level 3 -- Register with code CCL3NELMSC to save $100
  • Clinic Course for Coaches -- Register
  • Stroke Development Clinic -- Register
  • Adult Learn-to-Swim Instructor Training -- Register with code ALTSNELMSC to save $100

Apr 25-28 -- 2019 USMS Spring Nationals (Sanctioned SCY)
Mesa, AZ -- Details -- Enter by 3/25

Apr 27 -- LANES Tea Party 8 Swim Meet (Sanctioned SCY)
Cambridge, MA -- Details

May 11 -- Faster Freestyle Workshop (Coach and Swimmer) with Karlyn Pipes
Portsmouth, NH -- Details

May 11 -- Multi-stroke Workshop (Fly, Back, and Breast) with Karlyn Pipes
Portsmouth, NH -- Details

May 19 -- Connecticut Masters Games (Recognized SCY)
New Britain, CT -- Details -- Enter by 5/10

New England LMSC |  www.nelmsc.org
The New England Local Masters Swimming Committee is a volunteer-run, nonprofit subsidiary of U.S. Masters Swimming that serves as the regional governing body for USMS-registered clubs, workout groups, swimmers, coaches, and officials in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.