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.
January 1-31: *2026 USMS 1-Hour Virtual National Championship (Nationwide). Enter and swim on your own or as a team with counters or join the organized heats listed below. Remember to enter the national event first, then swim during January, then submit your yardage by the Feb. 4 deadline!
January 18 @ Boston University Fitness & Recreation Center (Boston, MA). Two heats hosted by BU Masters Swimming from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM.
January 24 @ The Egan Center (Milton, MA). Multiple heats hosted by Shamrock Swim Club from 9:30 AM to TBD. Rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 24, from the original Sunday, Jan. 25, date. Three heats: 8:30 AM, 9:45 AM, 11:00 AM. 15-minute warmup before each heat.
January 25 @ Boston Sports Institute (Wellesley, MA). Two heats hosted by Charles River Aquatics Masters at 8:00 AM & 9:20 AM. Check-in & warmup at 7:45 AM.
January 25 @ MIT - Zesiger Sports & Fitness Center (Boston, MA). Hosted by Tech Masters. 14 spots available. On deck: 9:10 AM. Heat 1: 9:30 AM. Heat 2: 10:45 AM. Swim in one heat, count for the other. Cost: $15 facility day pass + $5 Tech Masters drop-in fee. To sign up, contact bpaine@mit.edu.
January 25 @ Dover Indoor Swimming Pool (Dover, NH). Hosted by Great Bay Masters Swimming. 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM.
January 25 @ Bath Area Family YMCA (Bath, ME). 7 AM to 11 AM. Click the link, then scroll and click Masters Swimming, then scroll and click US Masters 1 Hour Swim Challenge.
January 4: 100 x 100s CRA Swims Against Cancer with Swim Across America (Wellesley, MA)
February 8: *2026 Phillips Exeter Mini Meet (Exeter, NH).
February 15: *Kate Killoran Memorial Masters Meet (Rockport, ME).
February 20-23: Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival (Newport, VT)
March 14 & 20-22, 2026: *New England LMSC Short Course Yards Championship (Harvard University, Boston, MA). 600+ swimmers. Regular entries close March 1. $10 late entry surcharge after March 1 if the meet is still open.
April 3-4: *USMS Sprint-Distance & Long-Distance Open Water National Championship (Sarasota, FL)
April 10-12: *USMS Colonies Zone Short Course Yards Championship (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA). 400+ swimmers. Two competition courses + separate warmup pool. Also open to CCS swimmers not attending CCS Nationals. All official SCY events offered.
April 10-12: *College Club Swimming National Championship (Greensboro, NC)
April 25 (TENTATIVE): *Boston LANES Tea Party Mini Meet (Boston, MA)
April 25: Monumental Masters Mini-Meet (Bennington, VT)
April 30-May 3: *USMS Spring (SCY) National Championship (Greensboro, NC). 1800+ swimmers.
May 1 - September 15: *2026 USMS 5K/10K Virtual National Championship (Nationwide)
May 16: *The Dan Horton Invitational Masters Meet (Belfast, ME)
May 17: *NEM’s SCY The Monster Meet (Salem, NH)
May 31: Landshark Swim & Swim+Run (Amesbury, MA)
June 6: *Charles River One Mile Swim (Boston, MA). NELMSC Open Water Series Event #1.
June 13: Mashpee SuperSwim (Johns Pond, Mashpee, MA)
June 13: *USA Swimming Eastern Zone Open Water Championship (Mamora, NJ)
June 14: Jim Doty Memorial Swim (Boston, MA)
June 14: Boston Frogman Swim (Boston, MA)
June 20: Buzzards Bay Swim (New Bedford to Fairhaven, MA)
June 20: *MBCC SwimRunWalk Against the Tide (Hopkinton, MA). NELMSC Open Water Series Event #2.
June 20: Swim Across America - Fairfield County Open Water Swim (Stamford, CT). Proceeds benefit the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy.
June 27-28: *Bay State Games - Masters Swimming (Wellesley, MA)
June 27: *MBCC SwimRunWalk Against the Tide (Brewster, MA). NELMSC Open Water Series Event #3.
June 27: *Connecticut Swimming LSC Open Water Championship (Middlebury, CT)
June TBD: Narrow River Turnaround (North Kingstown, RI)
July 11: *Swim With a Mission (Bristol, NH). NELMSC Open Water series Event #4.
July 18: *Waterman Eco-Challenge Ocean Swim (Narragansett, RI). New England’s only USMS & USA Swimming dual-sanctioned open water meet, with three ocean swim races and individual, relay, and team points competitions. NELMSC Open Water Series Event #5.
July 18: *USMS Marathon-Distance Open Water National Championship (Applegate Lake, OR)
July 18: Swim Across America - Martha’s Vineyard (Chilmark, MA)
July 18: Peaks to Portland Swim (Peaks Island, ME)
July 25: *USMS Middle-Distance Open Water National Championship (Square Lake, MN)
July 25: NEKOWSA Kingdom Swim (Newport, VT)
July 25: *Miles 4 Michelle (Lancaster, MA). Sponsored by Worcester Area Masters (WAM). NELMSC Open Water Series Event #6.
July 25: Swim Across America - Nantucket Open Water Swim (Nantucket, MA)
July 25: The Great Salt Pond Swim (Block Island, RI)
July TBD: Greenwich Point One Mile Swim (Greenwich, CT)
July TBD: Compo Beach One Mile Swim (Westport, CT)
August 1-9: NEK Swim Week (Northeast Kingdom, VT). Swims: Crystal Lake, Island Pond, Lake Massawippi, Lake Seymour, Echo Lake, Clubhouse Swim (Lake Memphremagog), Lake Willoughby, Caspian Lake.
TBD: David’s Old Silver Swim (Falmouth, MA)
August 1: “Wild Bill” Yorzyk Swim & Paddle Challenge (Brookfield, MA)
August 1: Swim Across the Sound Marathon Swim (Bridgeport, CT)
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 9: Wild Fish Swim Festival (Salem, MA)
August 15: Swim Across America - Boston Open Water Swim (Boston, MA). Proceeds fund cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute.
August 16: *Glen Lake 1 & 2 Mile Swim (Goffstown, NH). NELMSC Open Water Series Event #7.
September 5: Quassapaug Sailing Center Open Water Swim (Middlebury, CT)
September 7: Pierce Island Swim (Spofford, NH)
September 12: Swim Across America - Rhode Island Open Water Swim (Narragansett, RI). Enter early — this popular, 800+ swimmer cancer charity swim traditionally sells out.
September 12: Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla (Provincetown, MA).
September 13: Egg Rock Scramble (Nahant, MA)
September 15 - November 15: *2026 USMS 3000/6000-Yard Virtual National Championship (Nationwide)
September 21: Ladrigan Open Water Swim Races (Norwalk, CT)
September 25-27: USMS Volunteer Relay aka LMSC Leadership Summit (Denver, CO). Theme: Event Development. Includes opportunity to attend the USA Swimming Golden Goggles reception.
TBD: New England LMSC Annual Membership Meeting (TBD, MA)
October 4: New England LMSC Awards & Hall of Fame Induction Reception (Auburn, MA).
October 21-28: *PanAm Aquatics Masters LCM & Open Water Championships (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
TBD: College Club Swimming Eastern Regional Championship
November 7 or 14 (TBD): *New England College Club & Masters Swimming Meet. This 500-swimmer short course yards meet is expected to sell out. Rally your teammates to enter early.
December 4-6 (TENTATIVE): *USMS Colonies Zone & New England LMSC Short Course Meters Championship (Boston, MA). All SCM events offered.