Upcoming Events
July 14, 2024, Open Water Swim Challenge & Aquathlon Cedar Hill State Park, TX
July 20, 2024, Arkansas Senior Olympics, Conway, AR (not yet sanctioned/recognized, but will be a lot of fun)
July 26-28, 2024, South Central Zones Summer Championships, Dallas, TX
August 10, 2024, Oklahoma Memorial State Championship Meet, Jenks, OK
September 27, 28, & 29, OZ Mile Swim Beaver Lake, Eureka Springs, AR
For a full listing of events around the country, visit the USMS Events Calendar.
For events happening within our zone, visit the South Central Zone Event Calendar Page.
Interested in hosting a meet? Here’s a Meet Checklist to help!
Happy SUMMER swimmers!
I hope you are all getting in some amazing swimming outside! We have had some great groups for my team’s open water swim practices out at Beaver Lake. Check out SWIM OZ on Instagram or Facebook for details if you are in the Northwest Arkansas area! We would be happy to have you join us.
We had a great showing at the Spring Nationals in Indianapolis, congratulations to those that swam. We have a few swimmers that are headed with me to Trinidad & Tobago next week to compete in the PanAm Aquatic Masters Championships as I am the head coach. Keep up the good work and bring a friend along for the fun! Oh, by the way… check out what Grown-Up Swimming is all about (& see below). It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Happy Swimming!
Bonnie Adams
Swim Meet Highlights
Congrats to the Record Breakers:
Tom Bullock: 200 Free & 200 Back
Calvin Schildknecht: 200 Breast, 200 IM, & 400 IM
Srdan Markovic: 200 Back
Relay Successes:
Grown-Up Swimming NWA
This is basically Summer League for adults! Registration is OPEN!!!!! Here is the link to register https://www.grownupswimming.com/nwa A few things to note…
Meet sponsor is Specialized Physical Therapy – without them, we would not have these meets!
Meet Dates and Times:
July 11th 7-9PM
August 1st 7-9PM
August 29th 7-9PM
All meets are at the Jones Center in Springdale.
Teams: If you do not see one you want to join, you can make your own team!!! Takes about 60 seconds to “start a team” – feel free to go ahead and register with SWIM OZ and we can change it later if needed. Just send Bonnie an email bonnie@thejoysofswimming.com Holler with any questions – and TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!! This is going to be so much FUN!!!!!! You don’t want to miss our inaugural year! PLUS…. a special GIFT for the first person on each team to register!!!!
How to apply for a grant:
Did you know that as a member of the Arkansas Masters LMSC, you might be eligible for a grant? We budget for several grants each year which are approved on a first come, first served basis. Grants can be used to (1) help pay for USMS coach certification class, or Adult Learn to Swim certification class, (2) defray costs to attend a Zone or National Meet, or (3) assist in the cost of hosting a swimming event. Please go to this page and read about all of the details and how you can apply. The process is quite easy, but you do need to apply prior to attending your event.
New Officials:
Do you have friends or family that cheer you on at Masters meets? Do you know young adults that need volunteer hours? Let’s ask them if they would like to become officials for our swim meets! It doesn’t take too much time to earn a certification, and we’re great people to spend time with for a few hours! Check it out and spread the word: how to become an official
Social Media/Marketing Chairperson needed:
Would you be interested in being our Marketing Chairperson? This volunteer updates our Instagram and Facebook pages and helps market Arkansas Masters. Please contact Bonnie if you have questions or are willing to volunteer. Make sure to follow our new Instagram page @Arkansas_Masters_Swimming, along with our Facebook page: Arkansas Masters Swimming
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