Announcements

September/October 2024 SPMS Newsletter
 

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SPMS is now accepting bid applications for the following positions: Membership Coordinator, Top Ten Recorder and Newsletter Editor. Details of the duties and responsbilities required for those positions are available here. All bids must be received by October 20. Contractor positions are paid and shall be for a period of two years beginning October 2024. Bids must be submitted by email to chair@spmasterswim.org.

Registration is now open for the Palm Springs Masters SCY Swim Meet on Sunday, September 29. The meet will take place as the Palm Springs Swim Center and is sponsored by the Palm Springs Masters Swim Team. Addditional information is available.

Registration is now open for the Mission Mile Open Water Swim on Sunday, September 22. The meet has been dual-sanctioned and so open to both adults (1 mile) and youth (1 mile, 800m and 400m). The meet is sponsored by the Mission Viejo Nadadores. Additional information is available.

Registration is now open for the Nevada Senior Games. The meet is a two-day event beginning on Saturday, October 5 at the Pavillion Center Pool in Las Vegas. Additional Information is available.

U.S. Masters Swimming and the Southern Pacific LMSC are hosting a USMS ALTS Instructor Certification Course on Sunday, September 22 in Huntington Beach. Additional information on the course along with a registration link is also avaiable.

 

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What We're All About

Masters swimming is an organized program of swimming for adults. Masters swimming exists to promote health and fitness to its members who participate in a variety of ways ranging from lap swimming to international competition. Everyone has his or her own reason for joining Masters — health, fitness, camaraderie, fun, the thrill of competition, travel and coaching. Anyone 18 years of age or older can join. United States Masters Swimming, Inc.  (USMS) provides the national administrative structure for Masters swimming, and it supports the local Masters programs. USMS was founded in 1970 and has 60,000 members with 1,000 local swim clubs located throughout the country. USMS holds national championships each year for short course yards in the spring and long course meters in the summer.

Southern Pacific Masters Swimming (also known as Southern Pacific Masters Association) is part of the Southwest Zone of United States Masters Swimming.

On the local level, Masters swimming is governed by Local Masters Swimming Committees (LMSC). The LMSCs in turn are composed of smaller groups: clubs, teams and un-affiliated swimmers. This is the web site for the Southern Pacific Masters Swimming (SPMS); the local association that encompasses Southern California and parts of Nevada. SPMS has more than 5,000 members.

For fitness and triathlete swimmers, being part of a Masters Swimming program provides a coached workout for help with swimming technique, and a pool full of teammates to encourage each other to continue with the swimming regimen. USMS also offers a Fitness Series throughout the year which includes a 30-minute, 2K, and 1 mile swim. Go the Distance is a self-directed program which encourages swimmers to track their own fitness and progress. For swimmers who are interested in comparing themselves to other swimmers, USMS sponsors three ePostal National Championship Events that include a One Hour Swim, a 5k/10K Swim and a 3,000/6,000 Event.