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)
January 4: 100 x 100s CRA Swims Against Cancer with Swim Across America (Wellesley, MA)
February 15: *Kate Killoran Memorial Masters Meet (Rockport, ME)
March 14 & 20-22, 2026: *New England LMSC Short Course Yards Championship (Harvard University, Boston, MA). 600+ swimmers.
April 3-4: USMS Sprint-Distance & Long-Distance Open Water National Championship (Sarasota, FL)
April 10-12: *Colonies Zone Short Course Yards Championship (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA). 400+ swimmers. Two competition courses + separate warmup pool.
April 10-12: College Club Swimming National Championship (Greensboro, NC)
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 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 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)
June 27: *MBCC SwimRunWalk Against the Tide (Brewster, MA)
May 31: Landshark Swim & Swim+Run (Amesbury, MA)
June TBD: Narrow River Turnaround (North Kingstown, RI)
July 11: *Swim With a Mission (Bristol, NH)
July 18: Waterman Eco-Challenge Swim, Run, Paddle (Narragansett, RI). The 5K, 1-mile, and 400-meter open water swim races are expected to be USA Swimming-approved. Rain date: July 19.
July 18: *USMS Marathon-Distance Open Water National Championship (Applegate Lake, OR)
July 25: *USMS Middle-Distance Open Water National Championship (Square Lake, MN)
July 25: NEKOWSA Kingdom Swim (Newport, VT)
July 25: The Great Salt Pond Swim (Block Island, RI)
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)
August 16: *Glen Lake 1 & 2 Mile Swim (Goffstown, NH)
September 7: Pierce Island Swim (Spofford, 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.
September 13: Egg Rock Scramble (Nahant, MA)
September 15 - November 15: *2026 USMS 3000/6000-Yard Virtual National Championship (Nationwide)
October: *PanAm Aquatics Masters (LCM) Championships (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
TBD: College Club Swimming Eastern Regional Championship
TBD: *New England College Club & Masters Swimming Meet
TBD: *Colonies Zone & New England LMSC Short Course Meters Championship