SNM 2025 MayAnnouncements
2025 Annual Coach Appreciation Week
May 5 – 11, 2025 is Pacific Masters Coach Appreciation Week. While you are encouraged to regularly thank our coaches, please consider Coach Appreciation Week as an opportunity to let them know how much you value their efforts. This can be a private affair (like a thank you card) or something public on your social media pages or on Pacific Masters’ social media pages.
Workout Schedule Transition to Idlewild Pool, ~May 26, 2025
Due to the City of Reno current maintenance program, Idlewild Pool will not be ready to open till sometime after May 13, 2025. The current plan is to officially open Idlewild for public use on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2025. Our coaches may provide an update as we get closer.
SNM will be swimming long course orientation at Idlewild Pool (6-days/week, usual times) starting near that date, which will continue in LCM until Sunday, August 10, 2025. Afterwards. short course orientation may be in use until Idlewild is scheduled to close on Labor Day, September 1, 2025.
Outdoor swimming access may be subject to weather conditions, including actual or forecast air quality conditions. The City of Reno will attempt to alert us in advance of any such circumstances.
No workout is scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2025, due to SNM hosting the Donner Lake Swim. Volunteers needed.
Pacific Masters Swim Meet
Pacific Masters Swim Meet, April 11-13, 2025 Results are posted at pacificmasters.org
2024 Spring Nationals
2025 Spring Nationals, April 24-27, 2025
Results are posted at USMS . Congratulate our 11 swimmers for their results including 161 total team points: Pat Class, Ashley Clendenin, Niel Fischer, Wayne Hardwick, Jan Hrindo, Cliff Johnson, Dawn Lawrie, Jim Lawrie, Steve Lintz, Jennifer McIntyre, Ron Weaver.
Be sure to visit the SNM at Nationals page for team results and a great photo album!
Silver State Masters Long Course Meet
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Moana Springs Community Aquatics & Fitness Center
SNM is hosting this event. Registration should open soon, and closes Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 11:59 pm. This is a wonderful opportunity for SNM swimmers to compete locally and obtain official long course times (and perhaps a local pool record)!
Pacific Masters Long Course Championships, July 11-13, 2025, at MAQ, Miwok Aquatic Center, Novato, CA. 2025 U.S. Masters Swimming Summer National Championship, August 6-10, 2025, at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA
Donner Lake Swim 2025
The 44th Annual Donner Lake Swim will be on Saturday, August 9, 2025. See webpage at https://www.donnerlakeswim.org/Registration is currently planned to open on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 9:00 am Pacific Time. Registration slots can have a tendency to fill up fast (sometimes less than 15 minutes). Volunteers for race day are needed including motorized boats, kayakers, and assistance at the start/finish. Please contact our Race Director, Laura Harsh at donnerlakeswim@gmail.com
Any Interest in Open Water Swimming?
Please contact Scott Evans at 775-240-4864 (call or text) if you are interested in forming an independent group to swim in open water.
Any such open water group swims, if they do not strictly adhere to USMS Guide to Running an Open Water Swim Practice will be uninsured. It is highly recommended that any participants read this USMS Guide.
In any event, Sierra Nevada Masters Swimming (SNM) is not organizing, overseeing, promoting, or sanctioning any such open water swim practices. Accordingly, participants acknowledge that they are aware SNM is not involved and further they are aware of all the risks inherent in open water swimming including possible permanent disability or death and agree to assume all those risks should they participate.
Looking forward to our upcoming move outside!
Thank you.
SNM Swimming Board of Directors
John Pettibone, President
Laura Harsh, Vice President
Jim Lawrie, Treasurer
Janelle Devia, Secretary
Ed Henricks
Rich Wait
Courtney Weddle
