On Saturday, July 20th, at noon there is an open water swim in honor of Deb Grebenc (1968-2019) at Spring Meadow Lake State Park in Helena. If you knew Deb and would like to honor her life with a swim, please plan on attending. Peggy Springer is setting up the swim. Please contact Peggy at (406) 459-9748 strpmls@gmail.com for more information.
Elayne Hartter and Anne Hossner of the Bozeman Masters Swim Club have entered the Montana LMSC record books with their performances at the 2019 Fred Schwendeman Orthodontics May Classic, held at the Bozeman Swim Center last month. Elayne set new marks in the 100m free and 200m free for women 60-64. Anne broke records in the 400m free and 1,500m free for women 40-44. Jordan Teller of the Big Sky Montana Masters joined the fun, setting a new mark in…
June 15 – Bend, OR at Juniper Pool
Open Water – Cascade Lakes
PNA has sanctioned a 1-day LCM meet, which will take place at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The link to registration is here: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1534&smid=12024 Please spread the word within your LMSCs via your newsletters and email blasts. We obviously want this to be a successful meet, not only for the swimmers but for the budget (KCAC is an expensive pool to rent!). The event date is the day before entries are due for LCM nationals, which makes…
PNA has sanctioned a 1-day LCM meet, which will take place at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The link to registration is here: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1534&smid=12024 Please spread the word within your LMSCs via your newsletters and email blasts. We obviously want this to be a successful meet, not only for the swimmers but for the budget (KCAC is an expensive pool to rent!). The event date is the day before entries are due for LCM nationals, which makes…
The U.S. Masters Swimming 2019 Spring Nationals in Mesa, Arizona wrapped up earlier today. There were some great performances by the 12 swimmers representing the Montana LMSC at this meet. Among them were a total of 18 Montana LMSC records broken by five swimmers: Lou Albershardt, BSMT, W 55-59 50 yd. free 50 yd. breast 100 yd. breast 100 yd. I.M. 200 yd. I.M. Wendy McNamara, BSMT, W 60-64 50 yd. free 100 yd. free 50 yd. back 100 yd….
13 swimmers from the Montana LMSC will be competing at the U.S. Masters Swimming 2019 Spring Nationals in Mesa, Arizona this week. They are: Louise Albershardt (BSMT) Brady Baughman (MMMT) Nikki Carr (UC31) John Cole (UC31) Zachary Divilbiss (MMMT) Charles Henry (MMMT) Wendy McNamara (BSMT) Patrick Murtagh (BSMT) Charlotte Sanddal (BSMT) Peggy Stringer (BSMT) Jordan Teller (BSMT) Flora Wong (BSMT) Morgan Zimmer (MMMT) If you want to check in and see how they’re doing, you can do so at https://www.usms.org/events/national-championships/pool-national-championships/2019-pool-national-championships/2019-spring-national-championship/2019-spring-nationals-event-coverage. There will even be…
April is Adult-Learn-to-Swim Month, a national campaign to raise awareness to the problem of adult drowning and help people find quality swim lessons near them. For the third year in a row, the Bozeman Masters Swim Club, in conjunction with the Swimming Saves Lives Foundation, is offering swimming lessons for adults in the Bozeman area with little or no swimming skills. Lessons will be taught by experienced, adult swimmers who have been specifically trained to teach adults how to swim….
Love swimming so much that you just want to “teach the world to swim?” Sign up for USMS ALTS instructor certification to build your skills and resume for a side job or to lead your teammates in a summer opportunity of teaching adults in your community at a seasonal pool. ALTS certification gives you the tools to make that a reality. Find FAQs, current initiatives around the country, success stories and more to inspire you at “ALTS Central” https://www.usms.org/alts-central. See…