Announcements
November/December 2023 SPMS Newsletter Desktop Mobile
We are happy to announce the SPMS Short Course Meters Championships hosted by the Long Beach Grunions on Friday, December 1 through Sunday, December 3 in Long Beach at Long Beach City College. Registration is now open and information is available here and on the meet website.
We are accepting bids for 2024 swim meets. Please email us with your request.
Mission Viejo LCM Championships 2023
SPMS members at 2022 USMS Annual Meeting
Palm Springs Meet
Tower 26, Ocean Park, Santa Monica
UCLA Swim Meet
Counting Laps at Los Baños Del Mar Pool in Santa Barbara
RIPT Masters MVN Meet Fin Relay
UCLA Masters Coach Erika
RIPT Masters Practice in the Rain, Ocean View HS
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. Visit https://www.usms.org/events/fitness-events/fitness-series. Go the Distance is a self-directed program which encourages swimmers to track their own fitness and progress. More information may be found at https://www.usms.org/gothedistance. 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. More information is located at https://www.usms.org/nationalchampionships.
