Membership
The Northwest Open Water Swimming Association is a membership-based organization. Membership dues and sanctioning fees cover 100% of the costs our our all-volunteer organization. Without our members and their commitment to the sport, their would be no NOWSA.
General membership information
NOWSA membership rates for the 2024 calendar year are:
1-year
$75
Lifetime
$300
Lifetime Members
Our Lifetime members are people that understand the value and benefit of marathon swim sanctioning organizations, and actively participate in the give-and-take the sport demands. These members include founders, observers, volunteers, and swimmers with experience ranging from Aspiring to Legendary.
NOWSA is lucky to list the following people as our Lifetime members:
Year
Name
Hometown
2015
Andrew Malinak
Melissa Nordquist
Scott Lautman
Wendy Van de Sompele
Seattle, WA
Tacoma, WA
Seatac, WA
Vashon Island, WA
2016
Marilyn Bell Di Lascio (Honorary)
Melissa Kegler
Randy Perkins
Steve Walker
Mike Humphreys
Erika Norris
Jerome Leslie
Toronto, ON
Redmond, WA
Bellevue, WA
San Francisco, CA
Kirkland, WA
Seattle, WA
Renton, WA
2017
Zena Courtney
Karl Kingery
Liz Rosen
Melissa Blaustein
David Liano
Lauren Boilini
Cindy Werhane
Jaimie Monahan
Tacoma, WA
Denver, CO
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Portland, OR
New York, NY
2018
Michelle Macy
Tricia Elmer
Sally Dillon
Eric Ahearn
Evan Morrison
Rose Filer
Alice Ma
Rijl Barber
Beaverton, OR
Seattle, WA
Issaquah, WA
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
San Francisco, CA
Forest Grove, OR
2019
David Cuthbert
Fernette Ramnath
Todd Mason
Tom Grandine
Amanda Winans
Jamshid Khajavi
Stephanie Zimmerman
Bainbridge Island, WA
Seattle, WA
Chehalis, WA
Mercer Island, WA
Seattle, WA
Kirkland, WA
Seattle, WA
2020
Chad Hagedorn
Tacoma, WA
2021
Emma Gaulke Janowski
Seattle, WA
2022
Alison Peterson
Chelsea Lee
Luke Smith
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA