2026 Events
* = Sanctioned or recognized or expected to be by USMS or another World Aquatics federation. Bold = hosted or sponsored by the NELMSC. Also see the USMS Event Calendar.
March 14 & 20-22, 2026 (TENTATIVE): *New England LMSC Short Course Yards Championship (Harvard University, Boston, MA). 600+ swimmers.
April 10-12: *Colonies Zone Short Course Yards Championship (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA). 400+ swimmers. Two competition courses + separate warmup pool.
April 30-May 3: *USMS Spring (SCY) National Championship (Greensboro, NC). 1800+ swimmers.
May 17: *NEM’s SCY The Monster Meet (Salem, NH)
June 6 (TENTATIVE): *Charles River One Mile Swim (Boston, MA)
June 13: Mashpee SuperSwim (Johns Pond, Mashpee, MA)
June 13: Jim Doty Memorial Swim (Boston, MA)
June 20: Buzzards Bay Swim (New Bedford to Fairhaven, MA)
June 20 (TENTATIVE): *MBCC SwimRunWalk Against the Tide (Hopkinton, MA)
June 27 (TENTATIVE): *MBCC SwimRunWalk Against the Tide (Brewster, MA)
June TBD: Landshark Swim and Splash & Dash (Amesbury, MA)
June TBD: Narrow River Turnaround (North Kingstown, RI)
July 11: *Swim With a Mission (Bristol, NH)
July 18 (TENTATIVE): *Waterman Eco-Challenge Swim, Run, Paddle (Narragansett, RI). May include a USA Swimming and USMS dual-sanctioned 5K and/or 1.5K swim.
July 25: NEKOWSA Kingdom Swim (Newport, VT)
August 4: Boston Light Swim (Boston, MA). Oldest open-water marathon swim in the U.S.
August 5-9: *USMS Summer (LCM) National Championship (Sacramento, CA)
August 8: Save The Bay Swim for Narragansett Bay (Newport to Jamestown, RI)
August 8: Nubble Lighthouse Swim (York, ME)
August 16: *Glen Lake 1 & 2 Mile Swim (Goffstown, NH)
September 12: Swim Across America - Rhode Island Open Water Swim (Narragansett, RI). Proceeds fund cancer research at Women & Infants Hospital of RI. 900 swimmers. This event fills up.
October: *PanAm Aquatics Masters (LCM) Championships (Buenos Aires, Argentina).