10 Swimmers Travel to USMS Summer Nationals!

Michigan Masters Open Water 101 Swim Clinic and Group Swim

On Saturday, July 27th, at Island Lake State Park in Brighton, MI, Michigan Masters hosted an open water 101 clinic, and group swim at Spring Mill Pond. Many thanks to […]

Canadian Nationals 2026

59 athletes ventured over the border, cheered for each other, had a great team dinner and swam fast! These stats say it all: One world record, two national records, 35 […]

USMS 2026 Spring Nationals

On April 30th-May 3rd, 2026 – 40 Michigan Masters swimmers made their way down to Greensboro North Carolina for the USMS 2026 Spring Nationals. The meet was well attended with […]

2026 State Championship Meet

The 51st Annual Michigan Masters State Championship swim meet was held at Oakland University on April 17–19, 2026. The meet was co-hosted by the Oakland University Swimming and Diving team […]

2026 State Meet Award Recipients

Lifetime Achievement Award: Dennis McManus Lawrence Award: Corrin Buck Chetrick Award: Lisa Hypnar Lifetime Achievement Award The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an individual who demonstrates outstanding voluntary contributions, […]

Detroit Masters Wins the Diversity in Aquatics HBCU Celebration

The Diversity In Aquatics HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Celebration Weekend took place December 12-13, 2025, at Moorhouse College in Atlanta, GA, and included a swim meet with USMS […]

Michigan Masters Grand Prix

Swim in 6 Michigan Masters Meets – Receive a Reward! Alright, Michigan Masters Swimmers… start your engines and join your Michigan Masters swim friends to compete in the first annual […]

2025 Michigan Masters Swimming Celebration & Banquet

On Sunday, October 12, 2025 the Michigan Masters Swimming Celebration/Banquet took place at the Royal Crown Plaza, Lansing, MI. Our guest of honor was Olympian Cody Miller, who also was […]

2025 Michigan Masters Scholarship Awardee: Morgan Foune

Morgan Foune graduated from Otsego High School in 2025 where she participated on the varsity girls swim team for 4 years,  team captain as a senior, all-conference for 4 years […]

USMS Summer Nationals – Federal Way, Washington

USMS Summer Nationals – Federal Way, Washington Michigan Masters Team 2025 (Pictured – Left to Right) Chuck Olsen, Thomas Melgar, Tamara Steil, Matt Wuchte, Suzanne DeVine, and Chad Steed. (Not […]

Michigan Masters Success in San Antonio!

San Antonio Team 2025 Back Row (Left to Right) Grant Combs, John Kutschke, Hannah Schroeder-Larkins, Justin Larkins, Jens Kristensen, Daniel Miller, Adam Pittel, Kevin Doak, Ayinde Mitchell Middle Row (Left […]

2025 State Championship Meet

Once again Michigan Masters returns to Holland Aquatic Center for the 50th Annual Michigan Masters State Championships. With 263 swimmers traveling to the west side from 26 different teams and […]

2025 State Meet Annual Award Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award: Jennifer Parks Lawrence Award: Alicia “Ali” Blondell Chetrick Award: Ken Mammo Lynne Awards: Sarah Lindley, Lou Ann Dixon, Hong Weng, Ron Dubois, Kristi Tullis Lifetime Achievement Award […]

Go Lions Freestyle Challenge

A big shoutout to th Michigan Masters swimmers who took on the Go Lions – Freestyle Challenge and crushed it! Michigan Masters is pleased to announce the following winners of […]

100 IM Turkey Leg “Kick” Challenge

A big shoutout to the 35 Michigan Masters swimmers who took on the Turkey Leg challenge and crushed it! We hope everyone had a blast and will be motivated to […]

Summer Nationals 2024

A small crew of seven athletes traveled from Michigan to Mission Viejo this summer to compete at the summer nationals in late August and placed tied for 7th in the […]

2024 Michigan Masters Scholarship Winner: John McHugh

John graduated from Brighton High School in 2023 where he participated on the mens swim team.  He is currently attending Hope College where he is pursuing a physical Therapy program […]

Michigan Masters Banquet Awards

Swimming Coach of the Year Award: Greg Robinson Greg Robinson is a lifelong competitive Swimmer. He attended and swam at Detroit’s Northwestern High School and then competed at Tennessee State […]

Michigan Masters Places 3rd at the USMS SCY Nationals in Indianapolis

June 20-24rd, 2024,  99 Michigan Masters swimmers headed to Indianapolis to swim at IU Natatorium along with many watching the Olympic trials. Indianapolis was full of swimming and many celebrations […]

2024 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships

Over Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, 2024 – the Michigan Masters team of 53 swimmers crossed the border to swim at the 2024 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships. The team broke […]

2024 State Meet Annual Award Winners

The 2024 annual Michigan LMSC state awards were awarded at the Michigan Championship State Meet. Congratulations to our 3 2024 Award Winners: Lifetime Achievement Award: Patrick Weiss Chetrick Award: Barb […]

2024 Michigan Masters State Championship Meet at Wayne State University

View the CBS Detroit TV – Local News Story – CLICK HERE TEAM WINNERS: Large Team Combined (Men & Women) Winner: Detroit Masters Swim Club – DMSC Small Team Combined […]

11th Annual Michigan Masters Banquet

11th Annual Michigan Masters Banquet Featuring Olympic Swimming Legend Rowdy Gaines The 11th Annual Michigan Masters Banquet featuring Olympic swimming legend Rowdy Gaines was held on Sunday, October 29, 2023, […]

Sarasota Summer Nationals 2023: Michigan Masters Places 6th with 11 Athletes

PHOTO: (Left to right) Ken Mammo, Corrin Buck, Chad Steed, Cam Peel, Julie Masters, Rob Peel, Sallie Bartkowiak, Patrick Sturdy, Brita Brookes, Mitzi Amelon, and Gaard Arneson. Not able to […]

Michigan Masters takes 8th Place in the Regional Club Division

PHOTO:  Pictured: (1st row) – Ali Blondell, Taylor Oberson, Clare Hine (2nd row) – Tamara Steil, Jordan Craig, Andrew McFee, Mary Chris Kay, Gaard Arneson, Sue Weir (3rd row) – […]

2023 State Championship Meet

The 48th Annual Michigan Masters State Championships took place at the Holland Aquatic Center. 257 swimmers from 26 teams contested the championship from Friday, April 14th until the meet’s conclusion […]

2023 Annual State Meet Awards:

The 2023 annual Michigan LMSC state awards were awarded at the Michigan Championship State Meet at the Holland Aquatic Center, April 14-16, 2023. The 3 Award Winners Were: Lifetime Achievement […]

2022 Michigan Masters Continuous Loyalty Membership Awards

The Continuous Loyalty Membership Award was introduced at the Michigan LMSC Annual Awards Banquet in 2011. It is given to members that have 5 years or more of continuous membership […]

2022 Michigan Masters Annual Awards

Corrin Buck 2022 Coach of the Year Corrin Buck has been a member of Michigan Masters Swimming for over 23 years, and during that time she has held various board […]

The 10th Annual Michigan Masters Clinic & Banquet featuring 3 time Olympic swimmer Nathan Adrian.

The 10th Annual Michigan Masters Banquet featuring 3 time Olympic swimmer Nathan Adrian. Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 1:00 PM. McGregor Memorial Conference Center on the campus of Wayne State […]

April Wyncott Awarded the 2022 USMS Dorothy Donnelly Service Award

April Wyncott started swimming and volunteering for the Michigan LMSC in 1987 and thru the years relocated to Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and back to Michigan and swam and has given volunteer […]

Summer Long Course Nationals – Michigan Masters takes 7th Place in the Regional Club Division

The 2022 USMS Spring Long Course National Championships took place from Aug. 3-7, 2022 at Swim RVA, in Richmond Virginia. 1065 swimmers entered the meet from 186 Clubs. In the […]

Michigan Masters takes 6th Place in the Regional Club Division

The 2022 USMS Spring Short Course National Championships took place from April 28 to May 1, 2022 at the Northside ISD Swim Center in San Antonio, Texas. 1814 swimmers entered […]

Michigan Masters takes 6th Place in the Regional Club Division

The 2021 USMS Summer Short Course National Championships took place from July 27 to July 25, 2021 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina. The meet was held later […]

Michigan Masters Wins the National Championship in the Regional Club Division

The 2021 USMS Fall Long Course National Championships took place from October 7 to October 10, 2021 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. 706 swimmers entered the meet from […]

Former Michigan Masters Chair Publishes New Book

Former Michigan Masters Chair Fred Nelis is the subject of a new book on how a swimmer went from winning races to winning a second chance on life with an […]

2020 Michigan Masters LMSC Awards Announced

2020 Michigan Masters LMSC Awards Announced With the cancellation of the 2020 Michigan LMSC State Championship, the usual on-deck awards presentation to this year’s recipients was not possible. However, we […]

Skip Thompson Receives the 2020 USMS Ransom J. Arthur Award

Michigan Masters’ Skip Thompson Receives the 2020 USMS Ransom J. Arthur Award for Extensive Volunteer Service Michigan Masters member Skip Thompson received the Capt. Ransom J. Arthur M.D. Award this […]

Happy 97th Birthday – Michigan Masters’ Bob Doud

Happy 97th Birthday – Michigan Masters’ Bob Doud Monday, April 27th was a big day for Bob Doud as he turned 97! With some help from Bob’s Daughters, the Battle […]

Libby Silverson: 2019 Michigan LMSC Annual Scholarship Winner

The Michigan LMSC is proud to announce that Libby Silverson was the recipient of the 2019 Annual Michigan Masters Scholarship. Libby was a 2018 graduate of South Lyon East High […]

Michigan Masters Brunch/Clinic/Annual Banquet with Olympian Elizabeth Beisel

Michigan Masters Brunch/Clinic/Annual Banquet with Olympian Elizabeth Beisel Over 100 participants took part in a super Sunday of activities with 2016 Olympic Team USA Swimming Co-Captain Elizabeth Beisel on October […]

Michigan Masters takes 7th Place at Mission Viejo, CA – USMS Long Course Summer Nationals

Michigan Masters takes 7th Place at Mission Viejo, CA – USMS Long Course Summer Nationals, in the Regional Club Division Team Michigan at the 2019 Summer USMS National Championships in Mission […]

Swim Day at Comerica Park

Swim Day at Comerica Park May 5th, 2019 A big thank you to Samantha Snyder, Masters coach at Lifetime Fitness in Rochester Hills, for coordinating the Michigan Masters group at […]

2019 – Michigan Masters Team at USMS Spring Nationals, in Mesa, AZ

Michigan Masters takes 8thPlace in the Regional Club Division PHOTO:  Pictured: (1st row) – Fares Ksebati, Sallie Bartkowiak, Corrin Buck, Connie Cantrell and Amy Attivissimo. (2nd row) – April Wyncott, […]

Milford Wins 7th Large Team State Championship

The 47th Annual Michigan Masters State Championships took place at the at Waterford Mott Pool & Fitness Center. Two-hundred and eighty-six swimmers from 27 teams contested the championship from Friday, […]

Racing After A Heart Transplant – Ralph Davis

Special recognition to Ralph Davis, former Michigan Masters Chair and current U.S. Masters Swimming board member! Michigan Masters swimmer Ralph Davis was a big winner at the 2018 Transplant Games […]

Bob Doud Breaks a World Record

On Aug. 25th at the Avon Ohio LCM meet, 95 years old Bob Doud broke the World Record in the 200 meter LCM Fly in the 95-99 age-group by over […]

Michigan Masters Swimmers at the Pan American Masters Championships in Orlando, FL

There were 16 Michigan Masters Swimmers at the 2018 Pan American Masters Swimming Championships in Orlando Florida, with an overall total of 1717 swimmers from 407 teams . Tony Anderson […]

2018 Michigan Masters Team – USMS Spring Short Course Nationals

  The Michigan Masters Team had 185 swimmers, 90 of which was their first USMS National Meet.  Our 2nd place effort was one of the best performances ever by the Michigan Masters […]

2018 Michigan Masters Annual Award Winners

The 2018 annual Michigan LMSC state awards were awarded at the state meet at EMU. The 3 award winners are: Lifetime Achievement Award: Gail Dummer Lawrence Award: Eric Lokensgard Chetrick Award: […]

2018 State Championship Meet

The 46th Annual Michigan Masters State Championships took place at the Michael Jones Natatorium on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Three-hundred and three swimmers from 20 teams contested the […]

Patrick Weiss Awarded the Dorothy Donnelly Service Award 2017 at the U.S. Masters Swimming Convention in Dallas, Texas.

  Patrick learned to swim in January of 2009 and joined the masters program at Lifetime Fitness in Rochester. Patrick was elected LMSC Treasurer at the 2011 Annual Meeting at […]

Bonnie Kara-Foltz Awarded the 2017 USMS Kerry O’Brien Coaching Award

Bonnie Kara-Foltz was Awarded the Kerry O’Brien Grassroots Coaching Award for 2017 at the U.S. Masters Swimming Convention in Dallas, Texas. Bonnie Karas started the Bonnie Karas Racing (BKR) Training […]

Michigan Masters Takes 5th Place in the Regional Club Division

The 2017 USMS Summer Long Course National Championships took place from August 2 to August 6, 2017 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. 1016 swimmers entered the meet […]

Harriet Wall Reaches A Milestone!

Harriet Wall, with GT Bay YMCA Masters, marked the 5th year in a row (+one leap year day) of not missing a swim. That’s 1826 days. They celebrated with workouts focused […]

2017 FINA Masters World Championships

Michigan Masters had 5 swimmers attend the 17th FINA Masters World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 7-20, 2017. Denise Brown, Tamara Steel, Fares Ksebati, Erik Lokensgard and Tom Welsh. […]

2017 Canadian Nationals

Four swimmers from the Michigan LMSC swam at the 2017 Canadian Nationals from May 12 -14, 2017 in Quebec Canada. All four swimmers placed in the top 3 in at least 3 […]

2017 Michigan Masters Annual Award Winners

The 2017 annual Michigan LMSC state awards were awarded at the state meet in Saginaw. (Pictured – Left to Right: Jim Izzi, Wallie Jeffries, Bob Isbister) The 3 award winners […]

Michigan Masters takes 9th Place in the Regional Club Division

The 2017 USMS Spring National Championships took place from April 27 to April 30, 2017 at the Riverside Aquatic Complex in Riverside, California. 2026 swimmers entered the meet from 247 […]

Milford Wins 5th Large Team State Championship

The 45th Annual Michigan Masters State Championships took place at the Ryder Centers Gerstacker Regional Aquatic Center on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University. Two-hundred and seventy-four swimmers from […]

New Relay World Record

  At Milford Athletic Club SCM masters meet on March 18, 2017, the Michigan Masters Men’s 280-319 400 Medley Relay of Erik Lokensgard, Kurt Olzmann, Larry Day, and Chuck Olson swam to […]

Doug Handler is Awarded the 2016 Dorothy Donnelly Service Award

USMS is honored to award Doug Handler the 2016 Dorothy Donnelly Service Award. Members of U.S. Masters Swimming don’t confine their participation to the pool. There are many volunteer opportunities […]

2016 USMS Summer Long Course National Championships

Michigan Masters takes 8th Place in the Regional Club Division Pictured – From left to right: Tamara Steil, Denise Brown, Colby Haan, Dennis Toth, and Tom Phillips. The 2016 USMS Summer […]

USMS 2 Mile Cable Open Water National Championship – 2016

190 USMS swimmers swam in the 2-Mile USMS National Championship Open Water Swim held at the Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indianapolis. 5 Michigan Masters swimmers swam the race with Christian Vanderkaay winning the […]

Larry Day Sets A World Record

Larry Day set his first World Record after setting 9 USMS National Records this past year. He swam a time of 2:33.40 in the 200 Meter Fly in the 65-69 age-group at […]

2016 USMS Spring National Championships

Michigan Masters takes 7th Place in the Regional Club Division The 2016 USMS Spring National Championships took place from April 28 to May 1, 2016 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center […]

2016 State Championship Meet

Milford (MAC) Wins 4th Large Team State Championship The 44th Annual Michigan Masters State Championships took place at the Michael Jones Natatorium on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Three-hundred […]

USMS Kerry O’Brien Coaching Award

Congratulations to the coach of the Grand Traverse Masters program, Kathy Coffin-Sheard. Kathy received the Kerry O’Brien Coaching Award; an award that was initiated by USMS in 2008 to recognize USMS registered coaches […]

USMS Dorothy Donnelly Service Award

Denise Brown was recognized at the 2015 USMS Convention – receiving the Dorothy Donnely Service Award. Members of U.S. Masters Swimming don’t just confine their particpation to the pool. There […]

The 2015 USMS Summer Long Course National Championships

[lead]The 2015 USMS Summer Long Course National Championships took place from August 6 – 9, 2015 at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. 969 swimmers from 193 clubs competed. Michigan Masters […]

2015 USMS Spring National Championships

The 2015 USMS Spring National Championships took place from April 23rd to April 26th at the Northside ISD Aquatic Complex in San Antonio, TX. 1,888 swimmers entered the meet from […]

2015 State Championship Meet

The 43rd Annual Michigan Masters State Championships took place at the Michael Jones Natatorium on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. Three-hundred and seventy-three swimmers from 20 teams contested the championship from […]

USMS 2011 Regional Club of the Year

Michigan Masters is the proud recipient of the USMS Club of the Year Award in 2011!!