QC Summer Games 2026 Swim Meet Details
Updated 11/17
The 2026 Summer Games swim meet will be held at the Augustana College Natatorium on May 30, 2026. Warm-ups at 9 am. Competition begins at 10 am.
The meet has been updated to conform with US Masters Swimming status as a “recognized meet,” with electronic timing, certified officials, and the opportunity (for USMS members) to qualify for national records and Top Ten status.
We have lowered the age requirement from the former 40-year-old minimum to now allow all swimmers 19 and older to compete for medals and recognition. To qualify for USMS records, a swimmer will need to be registered with USMS. As in all Masters meets, the age groups will be divided into five-year categories such as 24-29 and 30-34.
Our goal is to deliver a swim meet that welcomes all levels of participants ranging from leisure/recreational swimmers who may have never done a swim meet before to life-long Masters swimmers who are chasing national records and everyone in between.
Important details for 2026
- The meet will be a Masters swimming “recognized meet.”
- For the first time ever, 25-yard distances will be offered in each of the four strokes (back, breast, fly, and free). These will be considered “exhibition” from the standpoint of the meet but will be medal eligible for the purposes of the Summer Games.
- Pool entry/exit assistance will be provided by volunteers. The lift chair will be available.
- The meet will be run at an appropriate pace so that adequate rest between events is provided.
- The order of events will be: 100 fly, 200 free, 25 back, 50 breast, 50 free, 100 back, 25 fly, 100 IM, 100 free, 25 breast, 50 back, 100 breast, 25 free, 50 fly, 500 free
- Swimmers 40-and-over years old will be eligible for Summer Games medals.
- Relays will organized on deck that day for anyone interested.
- Registrations will have to be received for the meet by Monday, May 25.
- Remember, you do not need to go off the blocks to participate in the meet.
To help interested swimmers get into the swing(swim) of things, we are planning on having coached swim practice sessions for three months on Sundays prior to the May 30 meet. Details yet to be determined. There may be a nominal per/session fee for this. Details later.
