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Home About Us Practices Workouts Results News Calendar Links Contact Us Upcoming Events: New Masters swimmers get discount USMS Membership! August 21st- The Emerald City Open Water Swim August 22nd- 5k or 10k Postal Swim, Port Orchard September 11th- The 2nd Annual Swim Across America (Seattle) race September 18th- 2nd Annual SAMI event (Swim Around Mercer Island) October 9th- BAMfest Meet, Bainbridge Island	News and Events
September 1st - December 31st, 2010 Registration Form As of September 1st new swimmers can register with USMS for the rest of the year at a discount. Click here for the form. If you are already a USMS registered swimmer, this does not apply to you. Your renewal form will be available November 1st. Emerald City Open Water Swim August 21st: The Emerald City Open Water Swim is a good one for people new to lake swimming. You have your choice of either 1/2 mile or 1 mile. Race starts at Seward Park on Lake Washington. For more info and to register go to: http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/Aquatics/openwaterswim.htm#thisyear. 5k or 10k Postal Swim August 22nd: 5k or 10k postal swim opportunity at the South Kitsap pool in Port Orchard. Space is limited so contact Shannon ASAP if you're interested. Here are the entry forms 5k10kpostalentry.pdf and PostalForm2010.doc. 2nd Annual Swim Across America Race September 11th: Is the 2nd Annual Swim Across America (Seattle) race. All proceeds benefit the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. The swim starts at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island and you have your choice of a 1/2 mile or 2 mile swim. Lots more info and registration at http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/seattle. 2nd Annual SAMI Event September 18th: 2nd Annual SAMI event (Swim Around Mercer Island). This is NOT a sanctioned swim, just a group of ultra distance nuts getting together to spend the day circumnavigating the island. You can choose to do it alone (about 14 miles) or as a relay (1st leg=5 miles, 2nd leg=3 miles, 3rd leg=6 miles). Each swimmer must have his/her own support crew in a kayak or canoe. Contact Shannon for more details. BAMfest Saturday, October 9th is the BAMfest (Bainbridge Island) meet. Online registration is open. For more info and to register, go to: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1550&smid=2479. How do I fill out a meet entry form? For any PNA sanctioned meet (which will pretty much be any meet in western WA): "Team" or "Workout Group" = SVMS "Club" or "LMSC" or "Association" = PNA For all other meets (in Canada, Oregon, Nationals, etc) "Club", "Association", "LMSC", "Team" ALL = PNA To convert your times from SCY to SCM or LCM, here is a conversion tool: http://www.swimpna.org/php/timeConversionsSelect.php.
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Upcoming Events:

New Masters swimmers get discount USMS Membership!

August 21st- The Emerald City Open Water Swim

August 22nd- 5k or 10k Postal Swim, Port Orchard

September 11th- The 2nd Annual Swim Across America (Seattle) race

September 18th- 2nd Annual SAMI event (Swim Around Mercer Island)

October 9th- BAMfest Meet, Bainbridge Island

News and Events

September 1st - December 31st, 2010 Registration Form

As of September 1st new swimmers can register with USMS for the rest of the year at a discount. Click here for the form. If you are already a USMS registered swimmer, this does not apply to you. Your renewal form will be available November 1st.

Emerald City Open Water Swim

August 21st: The Emerald City Open Water Swim is a good one for people new to lake swimming. You have your choice of either 1/2 mile or 1 mile. Race starts at Seward Park on Lake Washington. For more info and to register go to: http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/Aquatics/openwaterswim.htm#thisyear.

5k or 10k Postal Swim

August 22nd: 5k or 10k postal swim opportunity at the South Kitsap pool in Port Orchard. Space is limited so contact Shannon ASAP if you're interested. Here are the entry forms 5k10kpostalentry.pdf and PostalForm2010.doc.

2nd Annual Swim Across America Race

September 11th: Is the 2nd Annual Swim Across America (Seattle) race. All proceeds benefit the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. The swim starts at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island and you have your choice of a 1/2 mile or 2 mile swim. Lots more info and registration at http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/seattle.

2nd Annual SAMI Event

September 18th: 2nd Annual SAMI event (Swim Around Mercer Island). This is NOT a sanctioned swim, just a group of ultra distance nuts getting together to spend the day circumnavigating the island. You can choose to do it alone (about 14 miles) or as a relay (1st leg=5 miles, 2nd leg=3 miles, 3rd leg=6 miles). Each swimmer must have his/her own support crew in a kayak or canoe. Contact Shannon for more details.

BAMfest

Saturday, October 9th is the BAMfest (Bainbridge Island) meet. Online registration is open. For more info and to register, go to: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1550&smid=2479.

How do I fill out a meet entry form?

For any PNA sanctioned meet (which will pretty much be any meet in western WA): "Team" or "Workout Group" = SVMS
"Club" or "LMSC" or "Association" = PNA
For all other meets (in Canada, Oregon, Nationals, etc) "Club", "Association", "LMSC", "Team" ALL = PNA

To convert your times from SCY to SCM or LCM, here is a conversion tool: http://www.swimpna.org/php/timeConversionsSelect.php.