Competition

Registration Dates: April 4th, 2017 - July 22nd, 2017

 LOCATION:  Elk Lake, a beautiful, clear mountain lake nestled in the sunny Oregon Cascades 33 miles from Bend.  Water temperature is expected to be 66-69 degrees F. and will be posted on race days.

FESTIVAL:  Elk Lake is a great place to bring your family for a fine outdoors experience and extravaganza.  Think multi-day, multi-swim FESTIVAL!

RACES:  The Cascade Lakes Swim Series features five open water swims over three days.  Adult participants may enter any or all of the five swims.  Friday’s swim is a 3000-meter swim on a triangular course.  Saturday’s swims are an individual 500-meter time trial on an out-and-back floating line course and a 1500-meter swim around a triangular course.  Sunday’s swims will include a 5000-meter swim consisting of three loops of a diamond & triangular course and a 1000-meter swim on an irregular course following the shoreline.

SERIES:  The Cascade Lakes Swim Series includes a Short Series (500, 1000, & 1500-meter swims) and a Long Series (1500, 3000, & 5000-meter swims).  Each swimmer may enter one distance series only and must complete all three series swims to be eligible for series awards.  For series awards, points will be based on finish order in each race, with a Category II suit deduction (10% time penalty).  Swimmers who complete all FIVE swims will win special Survivor awards.

Hosted by Central Oregon Masters Aquatics and Bend Park & Recreation District Sanctioned by Oregon LMSC for U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc. #377-W003
Operating under Special Use Permit from the United States Forest Service

WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE INFO:  www.comaswim.org

EVENT DIRECTOR:  Bob Bruce    coachbobbruce@gmail.com    541-317-4851

Registration Dates: June 29th, 2017 - September 21st, 2017

This year Last Gasp of Summer includes the USMS Sprint Distance Open Water National Championship along with USMS One and Two Mile, One Mile Julie Montiel Fun Swim and USA One Mile, Two Mile and 500 meters. This will be an exciting year for Last Gasp of Summer 2017!

USMS Sprint Distance - you may register for one other USMS event for no additional charge. Sprint Distance is no-wetsuit, 50 minute time limit, USMS registered no day of race entries, no USMS one day membership, no paper entries.

Julie Montiel Fun Swim - fins, snorkels, masks and safety buoys are allowed! No swim paddles. This swim will be timed but is not an official USMS swim, your times are not eligible for submission. Wetsuits are of course allowed.

1 and 2 Mile event - USMS offers 1 mile wetsuit, 1 mile no-wetsuit, 2 mile wetsuit and 2 mile no-wetsuit.

USA Swimmers - Bring your USA swimmers and make this a family affair! USA Swimmers can swim 1 and 2 mile events (no wetsuits) and a 500 meter for the 9 - 12 year olds. More information for the USA swimmers is available on the website.

The last open water swim of the Season... for youth and masters swimmers. The lake temperature averages in the high 60's in mid-September.

Location: Angle Lake, SeaTac WA

Sanctioned by USMS 367-W004

Hosted by: Blue Wave Aquatics

Race Director: Mike Murphy, lastgaspofsummer@bluewave-aquatics.com 205-316-0234

Location: Angle Lake, 19408 International Blvd SeaTac, WA 98188