Upcoming Events of Interest
Click on the meet name for more information (eg, the meet host website). Use the search box to filter the display (eg, to display only SCY or OW events). Most of the events listed here are drive-able from the Virginia LMSC; don’t forget to check the USMS Calendar of Events, as well as the Colonies Zone, Dixie Zone, Potomac Valley, Maryland, and North Carolina calendars for other events. Events marked with an asterisk (*) are not Sanctioned by USMS and are not covered by USMS insurance. Times from Recognized meets will not be considered for FINA (world) Top 10 or Records. See event information for more detail.
Event(s) last added or modified on May 20, 2013.
| Dates | Year | Event Name | Location | Event Type | Entry (deadline) |
| Jan 1-Dec 31 | 2013 | USMS Check-Off Challenge | any pool or OW | postal, pool, OW | online, mail (11/30) |
| May 15-Sept 15 | 2013 | 5K and 10K Postal National Championships | any LCM pool | postal, LCM pool | online, mail (9/25) |
| May 25-26 | 2013 | Jim McDonnell Lake Swims | Reston, VA | clinic, 5-km 1-mi 2-mi OW | online, mail (5/17) |
| June 1 | 2013 | USMS Coach Certification Level 3 | Alexandria, VA | clinic | online (5/30) |
| June 2 | 2013 | Maryland Summer Series Swim Meet #1 | Pasadena, MD | LCM pool | online (5/30) |
| June 8 | 2013 | Eastern NC Long Course Splash | Goldsboro, NC | LCM pool | online (6/6) |
| June 9 | 2013 | Great Chesapeake Bay Swim * | Sandy Point State Park, Md | 1-mi, 4.4-mi OW | |
| June 5-12 | 2013 | Pan-American Masters Championship | Sarasota, FL | LCM pool | online (4/30) |
| June 13 | 2013 | Pan-American Masters Championship | Sarasota, FL | 3 km OW | online (4/30) |
| June 15 | 2013 | Peluso OW Race Series #2 * | Midlothian, VA | 1.5 km OW | online (6/14) |
| June 16 | 2013 | Potomac River Sharkfest Swim * | King George, VA | 3-km OW | online |
| June 22-23 | 2013 | Colonies Zone Championship | Richmond, VA | LCM pool | online (6/13), mail (6/10) |
| June 23 | 2013 | Jack King Ocean Swim | Virginia Beach, VA | 1-mi OW | online (6/21) |
| June 30 | 2013 | VA Beach Ocean Swim Series #1 * | Virginia Beach, VA | 1-mi 3-km OW | mail (6/24) |
| July 6 | 2013 | Commonwealth Games of Virginia * | Christiansburg, VA | LCM pool | mail (6/28) |
| July 13 | 2013 | Chris Greene Lake Cable Swim | Charlottesville, VA | 1-mi 2-mi OW (cable) | online (7/8), mail (7/5) |
| July 28 | 2013 | VA Beach Ocean Swim Series #2 * | Virginia Beach, VA | 1-mi 5-km OW | mail (7/22) |
| Aug 3 | 2013 | Lake Moomaw 1-Mile Swim | Warm Springs, VA | 1-mi OW | online (7/30), mail (7/25) |
| Aug 7-11 | 2013 | USMS Summer National Championship | Mission Viejo, CA | LCM pool | |
| Aug 17 | 2013 | Betsy Owens Memorial Lake Swim (National Championship) | Mirror Lake, NY | 2-mi OW (cable) | online (8/5), mail (8/2) |
| Aug 24 - 29 | 2013 | USMS High Performance Camp | Greensboro, NC | clinic | mail (5/24) |
| Aug 24 | 2013 | Lake Lure Olympiad | Lake Lure, NC | 2-mi OW | online (8/22) |
| Sept 14 | 2013 | Steve Barden Memorial Swim Meet | Asheville, NC | SCY pool; 200-yd, 0.5-mi, 1-mi OW | |
| Oct 6 | 2013 | To The Bridge & Back * | Midlothian, VA | 2.4-mi 5-mi OW | online (10/4) |
| Dec 7 | 2013 | Germantown Solstice Meet | Boyds, MD | SCM pool | |
| Jan 26 | 2014 | Alexandria Masters Tropical Splash | Alexandria, VA | SCY pool | |
| Aug 3-10 | 2014 | FINA World Masters Championships | Montreal, Canada | LCM pool, 3-km OW | |
| Aug 13-17 | 2014 | USMS Summer National Championship | College Park, MD | LCM pool | |
