Event Calendar

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Below is an arbitrary list of events of potential interest to SwimRI members and others in Southern New England. It is not all-inclusive. Also see the New England LMSC Event Calendar, the USMS Event Calendar, the U.S. Open Water Swimming Connections Calendar , the WOWSA Open Water Events Calendar, and the Marathon Swimmers Federation New England Event Calendar.

Status of 2021 Swimming Events of Interest as of June 8

TBD = To Be Determined
N/A = No Information Available

Bold = Rhode Island-based swim event

= Event is (or was in the previous year) sanctioned or recognized by USMS or another FINA member organization.

Approximate chronological order:

USMS Go the Distance (virtual event): January 1 – December 31.

USMS 1-Hour ePostal National Championship (virtual event): January 1 – March 31 (extended deadline).

YMCA Masters Swimming National Championships (Orlando, FL): Canceled assuming this announcement applies.

USMS 5K/10K ePostal National Championships (virtual event): May 15 – September 15.

USMS New England LMSC Short Course Yards Championship (Boston, MA): Canceled. Traditionally held in March.

USMS Colonies Zone Short Course Yards Championship (location varies): Canceled. Traditionally held March/April.

Bay State Games Virtual Swimming Pentathlon: March 15 - April 19.

2021 TYR Last One Fast One (virtual event): April 16 - May 2. Benefits USMS Adult Learn-to-Swim grants.

Penguins & Friends Mini Meet (Salem, NH): May 22.

Connecticut Masters Games (New Britain, CT): TBD.

Canadian Masters Swimming Championships (Quebec City): N/A. Canceled.

UANA Pan American Masters Championships (Medellin, Colombia): Rescheduled to next year, July 21-18, 2022.

Charles River One Mile Swim (Boston, MA): Cancelled.

Boston Frogman Swim (Boston Harbor): June 6.

Landshark Swim & Aquathon (Amesbury, MA): June 12.

Lake Teramuggus Open Water Swim (Marlborough, CT): June 13.

USMS Freestyle Clinic with Bill Meier (Goffstown, NH): June 13. Sponsored by the New England LMSC.

MBCC Against the Tide Swims (MA state beaches): In-person events canceled but offering virtual events.

Jim Doty Memorial Mile Swim (Boston): Canceled.

Narrow River Turnaround Swim (Saunderstown, RI): Canceled. Traditionally held in June.

Mashpee SuperSwim (Mashpee, MA): June 26.

Buzzards Bay Swim (New Bedford - Fairhaven, MA): June 26.

Rhode Island National Guard Air Show (Quonset Point, RI): Canceled.

Waterman EcoChallenge (Narragansett, RI): July 10.

Swim with a Mission (Alexandria, NH): July 10.

Save The Bay Swim (Newport - Jamestown, RI): July 17. Join our SwimRI STB fundraising team.

Mystic Sharkfest Swim (Mystic, CT): July 18.

Misery Challenge (Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA): N/A. Canceled. Traditionally held in July.

USMS Short Course National Championship (Greensboro, NC): Rescheduled to July 21-25.

Kingdom Swim (Newport, VT): July 24. Multiple events.

Swim Across America Nantucket Open Water Swim (Nantucket, MA): July 24. In-person and virtual options.

Peaks to Portland Swim to Benefit Kids (Portland, ME): In-person event canceled but virtual event July 1-31.

Bay State Masters Swimming Games (Weston, MA): July 31 - August 1.

Cross for LifeFlight iX2021 Isleboro Crossing (Northport, ME): In-person canceled but virtual event Aug. 1-31.

Boston Light Swim (Boston, MA): August 7.

Wild Fish Open Water Swim Festival (Salem, MA): August 7.

David’s Old Silver Swim (N. Falmouth, MA): August 7.

NEK Swim Week (Northeast Kingdom, VT): August 7-15

Summer LCM Meet & NELMSC Awards & Hall of Fame Ceremony: (Dover, NH): August 8. The post-meet social hour and ceremony is at 12:30 p.m. at Dover Brickhouse, includes appetizers and a cash bar, and costs $15 per person collected onsite, cash or check made out to NELMSC Hall of Fame. RSVP for the ceremony to tracyswims@mindspring.com by July 31; include the number of people in your party.

Odyssey SwimRun Casco Bay Islands (Long Island, ME): August 8.

Nubble Light Challenge (York, ME): Canceled.

Swim Across America Boston Open Water Swim (Pleasure Bay): August 14. In-person and virtual options.

Glen Lake Swim (Goffstown, NH): August 15.

Lake George Swims (Hague, NY): August 21.

Marlborough Swim Festival (Marlborough, CT): August 22.

Clean Ocean Access Swim To Skim (Newport, RI): Canceled.

Quassapaug Open Water Swimming Festival (Middlebury, CT): TBD. September 5.

Swim Across America Rhode Island Open Water Swim (Narragansett, RI): September 11. In-person and virtual options. Benefits cancer research at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. Join our SwimRI SAA-RI fundraising team.

Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla (Provincetown, MA): September 11.

Boston Sharkfest Swim (Boston Harbor): N/A

USMS Long Course National Championship (Geneva, OH): Rescheduled to October 6-10.

Rhode Island Senior Games - Swimming: Canceled.

Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame Induction Banquet (North Kingstown, RI): Rescheduled from May 1 to November 6, 2021.

SwimRI Stuffies vs. Steamers Intra-Squad Dual Meet & Party (Providence, RI): TBD. Traditionally in November the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

USMS New England LMSC Short Course Meters Championship (Worcester, MA): TBD. Traditionally in December.

USMS Colonies Zone Short Course Meters Championship (location varies): TBD.