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Southern Pacific Masters Association is part of the Southwest Zone of United States Masters Swimming. For more information, read What We're All About at the bottom of this page.

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  • Individual Registration for 2010 - Download the form here
  • Register your club for 2010 - Download the form here
  • Want to socialize with other SPMA members, share pictures, video, and discuss anything related to masters swimming in Southern California please join our facebook group by clicking here: Facebook

2010 Short Course Meters Season (results)

Season ends December 31

  • UCLA Short Course Meters Swim Meet
      Sunday October 24, 2010   Meet forms in [HTML Format] and [PDF Format] ONLINE REGISTRATION.
  • Santa Clarita Short Course Meters Swim Meet
      Sunday November 7, 2010   Meet forms in [HTML Format] and [PDF Format] ONLINE REGISTRATION.

  • San Luis Obispo (Short Course Yards)
      Sunday November 19-20, 2010   Meet forms in [HTML Format] and [PDF Format] ONLINE REGISTRATION.
  • Pierce College Turkey Shoot Short Course Meters Swim Meet, Woodland Hills
    Sunday November 21, 2010   Meet forms in [HTML Format] and [PDF Format] ONLINE REGISTRATION.

  • SPMA Short Course Meters Championships in Long Beach, CA
    Friday - Sunday December 3-5, 2010   Meet forms in [HTML Format] and [PDF Format] ONLINE REGISTRATION.



[Open Water Photos]

2010 Open Water Season

Season ends in September

The Open Water races listed below are a part of the SPMA Ocean Series and are races sanctioned by SPMA for USMS. In order to provide USMS insurance coverage to swimmers and event hosts alike, sanctioned races are only open to swimmers registered with United States Masters Swimming. Points for these races will be kept and awards will be given to the top SPMA-registered swimmers in each age group at the end of the season. See SPMA Open Water Rules for qualifying information, http://www.spma.net/spma_ow_series_rules.php

 

  • Saturday, October 2, 2010
    Slam The Dam at Lake Mead, 1.2 mile loop
    Slam The Dam at Lake Mead, 2.4 mile loop
    Slam The Dam at Lake Mead, 8K point to point
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    http://www.slamthedam.com/

What We're All About

Adult Swimming

Masters swimming is an organized program of swimming for adults.  Masters swimming exists to promote health and fitness in 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 currently has over 45,000 members with more than 500 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.

On the local level, Masters swimming is governed by Local Masters Swimming Committees (LMSC).  The LMSC's in turn are composed of smaller groups: clubs, teams and un-affiliated swimmers.  This is the web site for the Southern Pacific Masters Association (SPMA); the local association that encompasses Southern California and parts of Nevada.  SPMA has approximately 3400 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 team mates to encourage each other to continue with the swimming regimen.  USMS also sponsors several fitness challenges throughout the year, such as the 2000 yard fitness challenge and the February fitness challenge.   What Masters Swimming is all about


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