The MASTERS SWIMMING AUSTRALIA NATIONAL SWIM SERIES boasts a mix of Long and Short Course meets across Australia. It rewards members’ participation and performance in any of the Meets, with members only needing to swim two meets to be eligible for prizes.
The more meets you enter, the better the multiplier for your points. The series comprises of ten events annually, including the National Championships with one nominated meet from each of the Masters Swimming Branches and an extra one from Queensland and WA.
So if you want to travel Australia, make new friends and swim at any of the ten pool competitions throughout the year, we would love to see you.
2025 Update
The MSA Board has been discussing ways of evolving National programming opportunities in order to make them as accessible and inclusive as possible for our Members. Ease of access, engagement, participation, cost, time commitment, fulfillment and Membership satisfaction are but some of the core factors to be considered. To that end, the National Program Committee (NPC) under the leadership of new Chair, Suzie Haddad, will conduct a review of options during the 2025 to consider options for potential future application.
In 2025 the National Swim Series will be placed on hold during this review but we are excited to announce that for 2025 (our 50th Anniversay Year) that we have a new inititaitive for you to take part in – 50 x 50m x 50 Weeks MSA Members Challenge
As part MSA’s 50thAnniversary year programming and activities, MSA confirms the rollout out of a new initiative comprising of swimmers conducting 50 repeats of 50 metre lengths (i.e. a 2.5km total distance) a minimum once a week over the course of 50 weeks during 2025, to be called the 50 x 50m x 50 Weeks MSA Members Challenge. The sessions will be recorded and collated via Members submitting to the existing Million Metres app (note: the 2.5km the distance will count towards both programs). Members who complete the 50 x 50 x 50 Challenge will be acknowledged by MSA via a recognition framework. More details will be communicated in due course.
How are points calculated
The best swims from 5 swim meets will be used and then it does not disadvantage the people who do not participate in all the Swim Series meets.
Attending more meets would give any swimmer a better chance to compete against the “super fish” in their age group, but to keep the integrity of the Series and to encourage members to travel and support Masters Swimming meets – a minimum of two Series meets would need to be entered and swum to be eligible for awards.
This will deliver approximately 30 awards in total. Progressive points for the series will be available on the MSA Results Portal.
Points Calculation
The formula only works with FINA Events because a point base is required (world record = 1000pts).
At a swim series meet, only the 50, 100, 200, 400 IM, 400 Free, 800 Free and 1500 Free are eligible for the Swim Series awards; i,e. no 25m events, no formstrokes over 200m, no relays legs etc.
