Interested in hosting a pool event (swim meet)? Contact the Sanctions Chair to discuss the proposed date of the event and then proceed to the Online Event Sanction Request Process for a tutorial to assist you. Please enter all required information and await the review of your sanction application.

Interested in hosting an Open Water (OW) event? Review and complete the official USMS Safety Plan Application. Use the USMS Guide to Operations: Open Water for detailed information regarding rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Contact the Sanctions Chair or Open Water Chair to get started. 

It is important that you do not distribute any meet sheets until we assign a sanction/recognition number. This procedure must be completed before we post your meet on our website.

Please review the following:

After the meet, the following forms must be completed and submitted:

The following forms should be printed off and available during the competition:

Event directors who run a sanctioned meet and fulfill all requirements will receive a $450 bonus from Niagara LMSC.

The Niagara LMSC Sanctions Chair can be contacted by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

About Niagara LMSC

The Niagara Local Masters Swim Committee (LMSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to a healthy swimming lifestyle for adult swimmers, within the Western NY region. The Niagara LMSC is the local governing body of U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS).

There are over 600 registered Masters Swimmers in Niagara and over 60,000 in USMS. Anyone 18 years of age or older is eligible to join. No prior competitive swimming experience is necessary.

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