The Montana Swimming reach out grant application period is open, and applications are due October 9 to Susan Huckeby. Applications can be found under the DEI/Disability tab on the Montana Swimming website or by contacting Susan or can be found here. Montana Swimming awards a total of $5000 for the grant -- in the spring ($2500) and fall ($2500). The purpose of the Montana Swimming Reach Out Grant Program is to increase multicultural, socioeconomic, and ethnic diversity as well as encourage those who are disabled to participate in all levels...

The annual fall Montana Swimming House of Delegates meeting will be held on Sunday, October 6 as a virtual meeting. The meeting time will be announced. The virtual meeting link will be sent to all Montana Swimming board members and club contacts. Other persons wishing to attend the virtual meeting may contact Jay Friend (jayjfriend@gmail.com) for the meeting link. This letter and the announcement posted on the Montana Swimming website will serve as notice for the meeting. Proposals to be considered at the fall meeting are posted on the website....

Coaches, SAVE THE DATE: Cross-Registration for WRS 2025 Spring Section Meets OPENS Tuesday September 10th @ 10:00 AM Pacific Time VIA EMAIL Cross-Registration Email Addresses will be confirmed and distributed ASAP Information will also be posted on the Western Zone website under the EVENTS tab [Important Details] (1) Attendance. Cross-Registration attendance will be limited to 150 athletes from the opposite region (i.e. 150 NW region athletes at the 4C Section Meet & 150 4C region athletes at the NW meet). Exception: If all 150 spots are not filled by the...

Katharine Berkoff won gold as a member of the US women’s 4 x 100 medley relay! Katharine swam the lead off leg in preliminaries with a time of 58.98. The preliminary relay team included Katharine, Emma Weber, Alex Shackell, and Kate Douglass. In finals, the US women broke the word record and won a gold medal with a time of 3 minutes and 49.63 seconds. The team included Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, and Torre Huske. All swimmers who compete in the relay in either round receive medals. Katharine...

It was a HOT and FAST weekend of racing in Boise at the 2024 Western Age Groups Zones Championship Meet! Montana Swimming had 24 swimmers qualify and make the trek to Boise to represent Team MT! Congratulations to all our Team Montana swimmers and coaches for such a great job!! Team Montana Ellie Barkley (MAC) Ollie Belasco (BOZ) Brayden Bernhardt (MAC) Isabel Cancro (BAC) Beauden Chatriand (MAC) Briggs Delaney (MYST) Noah Frye (BY) Alexa Githens (BAC) Robert Hasiak (BAC) Sophia Hasiak (BAC) Kit Kusak (BOZ) Milly Lewis (MAC) James Lindley...

Katharine Berkoff won the bronze medal in the Women’s 100-meter backstroke at the Paris Olympics with atime of 57.98!! Katharine had a great start and turn and posted her fastest time at the Olympics. Katharine said it was "super special" and an "amazing experience". The women's 100-meter backstroke was a highly contested race featuring four of the fastest women in history. Taking the gold was Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown with a time of 57.33 and set a new Olympic record. Taking the silver was US swimmer Regan Smith with a...

Montana Swimming is proud to announce Matt Yovich, BOZ, is the 2024 Montana Swimming Head Coach of the Year and Jessica Marshall, BAC, is the 2024 Montana Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year! Congratulations to both coaches! Congratulations to the Missoula YMCA Swim Team for winning the 2024 Montana Swimming Long Course State Spirit Award!

Susan Huckeby, BTST, was selected to serve as a stroke and turn official at the 2024 US Olympic Team Trials – Swimming in Indianapolis June 15-23. Susan first was selected to serve as an official at the 2020-2021 Olympic Trials in Omaha. This year she will also serve as an admin referee and stroke and turn official during time trials. This meet serves to select the men and women who will represent the United States at the Olympic sin Paris in July. It has been billed as the fastest and...

Analise Belasco, Bozeman Barracudas, and Michael Schermerhorn, Missoula YMCA Swim Team, were named the 2023-2024 Montana Swimming Sportspersons of the Year during the recent Montana Swimming House of Delegates meeting. The award honors high school juniors and seniors who show outstanding leadership, sportsmanship, team spirit, and service to their clubs and Montana Swimming. Analise served as the Montana Swimming athlete representative for two years. She served as an athlete representative and group leader at the recent Montana – Wyoming Swimposium in Cody, WY. The Bozeman High School senior will be...

The 2025 Montana Swimming Short Course State Championships and the 2025 Montana Swimming Junior BC Championships will both be held at the Butte Family YMCA. A specific date has not been set for the two swim meets. The two championship meets will be held between February 20 and March 9. At issue is when to schedule the two meets without conflicting with another meet. The 2025 MHSA High School state meet is February 13-15 in Great Falls. The 2025 YMCA Regional Championships are February 28 and March 1-2 in Boise....