2012 Open Water Calendar
2013 will be updated in this color red without italics. 2012 races which need to be updated are in this color and italics. If you have an update, please send to dksreeder@skybeam.com Please Note: USMS sanctioned events and USA swimming events require that you have their membership in order to participate Not all events listed on this calendar are sanctioned by USMS or USA Swimming and may or may not be covered by insurance. It is the swimmers’ responsibility to check for sanctions and insurance for any open water event and make decisions about their personal safety in regards to participation.
JAN |
|
| Jan 7 | Winter Alcatraz Challenge. San Francisco, CA 1.25 Miles http://www.waterworldswim.com/events.html |
| Jan 13
|
Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, 3.1 Miles, Gandy
Beach, St. Petersburg, FL.
http://www.tampabayfrogman.com/
Fundraiser for the Naval SEAL
Foundation |
| Jan 29 |
1.2 mile
Polar Bear Fin Swim (Fins optional) ... Makena Maui ... "The Only Sane Polar Bear Swim in the World." Sponsored by Maui Masters Swim
Club. USA & USMS Sanctions.
http://www.mauidolphins.org/events.htm
Race
Director, Toni 298-3269 email: tonisinnott@aol.com |
| FEB | |
| MAR | |
| APR | |
| Apr 7 |
Arizona Open Water Swim #1 - 1000, 2000 or 4000,
Tempe Town Lake, Phoenix, AZ http://dcbadventures.com/ email: david@dcbadventures.com USMS Sanctioned |
| Apr 12 |
Ironcare Splash and Dash, Race 1. 750 meters
swim or 1500 meters/5K swim/run.
Tempe Town Lake, AZ.
http://www.4peaksracing.com/ |
| Apr 21 | Nike Swim Miami, 1 Mile, 5K and 10K, Miami,
FL, website:
http://www.miamisportsinternational.com/ |
Apr 21 |
24 Mile
Tampa Bay Marathon Swim – Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg FL. Ron Collins,
collins@tampabay.rr.com,
www.distancematters.com USMS sanctioned |
| Apr 22 |
Ironcare Splash and Dash, Race
2. 1000 meters swim or 2000 meters/5K swim/run.
Tempe Town Lake, AZ. http://www.4peaksracing.com/ |
| Apr 27 |
USA Swimming 10K National
Championship Men/Women, Miromar Lakes, FL
http://usaswimming.org/ |
| Apr 28 | Rice Aquatics/Twin Lakes Open
Water Swimming Carnival. Manvel, Texas. 1/2, 1 and 2
mile races. Contact Seth Huston at shuston@rice.edu, 713-539-3041. USMS and USAS sanctions.
http://www.riceaquatics.com |
| Apr 28 |
Florida Swimming Open Water Championships and Gold Coast Open Water Dual Meet, 2nd Annual Crippen Sunset Mile, Miromar Lakes, FL. www.gcst.org or coachgregg55@aol.com |
| Apr 29 |
USA Swimming 5K National Championships Men/Women, Miromar, Lakes, FL. http://usaswimming.org/ GCST Masters 5K www.gcst.org or coachgregg55@aol.com |
| Apr 29 |
Peluso Open Water, 1500 meter race.
Upper James River, Midlothian, VA.
http://www.pelusoopenwater.com/ or Contact - Jay Peluso at
PelusoOpenWater@gmail.com |
MAY |
|
| May 3 |
Ironcare Splash and Dash, Race 3. 750 meters
swim or 1500 meters/5K swim/run. Tempe
Town Lake, AZ.
http://www.4peaksracing.com/ |
| May 5 |
Nanticoke 3 Mile River Swim, Bivalve, MD (Eastern Shore - near Salisbury) Web site: http://www.nanticokeriverswimandtri.com |
| May 5 |
Tampa Bay Open Water Swim, 1
and 1/2 mile, Clearwater, FL
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/ |
| May 5 |
Island to Island Swim, 3.5 K from
Alcatraz to Angel Island. San Francisco, CA.
http://www.waterworldswim.com/events.html |
| May 5 |
6th Annual ASA Open Water Swimming Texas High School State
Championship, Lady Bird Lake, Austin, TX - contact:
Dr. Keith Bell, 3101 Mistyglen Cir, Austin, TX 78746,
512-327-2260, kbell@cap2k.com;
www.cap2k.com
www.AmericanSwimmingAssociation.com;
Sanctioned by ASA. 2k Open Water Texas High School State Championships and
pledge swim. Online registration
available |
| May 5 | 10th Annual Money Box Cap
2k, Lady Bird Lake, Austin, TX - contact: Dr. Keith
Bell, 3101 Mistyglen Cir, Austin, TX 78746, 512-327-2260, email:
kbell@cap2k.com;
website:
www.cap2k.com,
www.AmericanSwimmingAssociation.com;
Sanctioned by ASA. Downhill, straightaway, 2k Open Water race and pledge
swim. Online registration available |
May 5 |
2.4 Mile Hurricane-Man Rough Water and 1K
Pass-a-Grille Challenge swim, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Pre-registration ONLY. USAS or USMS registration required. 400 total swimmer limit. Contact Patty
Nardozzi email: pnardozzi@hotmail.com website: www.stpetemasters.org USA and USMS sanctions. |
| May 10 |
Ironcare Splash and Dash, Race
4. 1000 meters swim or 2000 meters/5K swim/run.
Tempe Town Lake, AZ. http://www.4peaksracing.com/ |
| May 12 |
5280 Swim at Beaver Dam/Falls Lake, 1
mile, North Carolina.
http://www.triangleopenwater.com/ |
| May 12 |
Trident Sports Open Water Swim
Series, 1.2 and 2.4 Mile Swims, Benbrook, TX.
|
| May 13 |
Centennial Lake One Mile Swim,
Ellicott City, MD
|
| May 19 |
21st Annual Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim, 1.5
Miles, Aquatic Park, San Francisco, CA.
http://www.sharkfestswim.com/ |
|
May 19 |
Spring Lake 1 Mile, 500 meters, Santa Rosa, CA, web site: http://www.lifeguardsforlife.org USMS sanction |
| May 19 |
10th Annual Lowcountry
Splash 2.4 Mile Swim, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 email:
gbanks@rcctherapy.com
website:
http://www.lowcountrysplash.com/ |
| May 20 |
Moonlight Beach Swim, 1 mile, Encinitas
CA. http://www.encinitasrace.com/paddleswim/ |
| May 20 |
Pensacola 3 Mile Bridge Swim, 5K,
10K and 1 Mile swim, Pensacola, FL website:
http://www.racepensacola.com/ |
| May 26 |
Ed Gaw Amelia Island Open Water
Challenge, 5K
and 1 Mile swim, Fernandina Beach, FL. Scott Mikelson 407-277-7350, website: http://www.active.com/ USA and USMS sanctions |
| May 26 | Beaufort River Swim, 3 Miles,
Beaufort, SC.
http://www.beaufortriverswim.com/index.html |
| May 26 |
Great Hudson River Swim,
1.3 miles, Christopher Street Pier (Pier 45), Hudson River Park to North Cove, Battery Park City New
York, NY.
website: http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=2201 |
| May 27 | Alcatraz
Challenge Swim, 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz to the Presidio in San
Francisco. Contact Tri-California at
www.TriCalifornia.com |
| May 27 | Lava Swim, 2.4,
1.2 and .6 swims. Lavallette, NJ.
http://www.jsmultisport.com/ |
| May 26/27 |
Jim McDonnell Memorial Lake Swims, Lake
Audubon, Reston, VA. 5K swim followed by an open water clinic on Saturday,
1&2 Mile races Sunday. web site:
http://restonmasters.org/jmls/.
USMS sanction |
| May 27 |
Peace Frogs Bank to Bank Swim. 3
Miles. York River, Gloucester, VA. Each swimmer must raise
$1000 for Peace Frogs Bank to Bank Fund. Money benefits children
of the Tidewater area. Contact Catesby Jones, 804-695-1314 ext.
222.
email:
Catesby@mindspring.com
|
| May 27 |
8th Annual Beach to Beach Power Swim, 1, 2.25, &
3.5 mile swims.
St John, US Virgin Islands website:
www.friendsvinp.org/swim |
JUN |
|
| Jun 1-2 |
North Carolina Swimming Open
Water Championships, 5k, 3k, 2k, 800m, 400m.
Seven Lakes, NC. Website: http://sandshark.org/Open%20Water/index.asp
USAS sanction |
| Jun 2 | Charles River 1-Mile Swim, River
Dock on Charles River Esplanade (near the Hatch Shell), Boston, MA Start
time: 8am. website:
http://www.charlesriverswimmingclub.org/wp/ |
| Jun 2 | Greenswell
Open Water Swims, 2, 1 and .5 miles, Alum Creek Reservoir, Columbus, OH
www.greenswell.com USMS and USAS
Sanctions |
| Jun 2 | 2 Bridges
Swim, Under the Walkway, 5K and 2.5K. Poughkeepsie,
NY.
http://cibbows.org/races/ |
| Jun 2 |
1 and 2 Mile, Lake Berryessa, Sanctioned Masters swim
Lake Berryessa, California
http://www.damfast.org/ USMS and USA Swim Sanctions |
| Jun 2 | YMCA Oneida Shores Open Water Swim 1500 meters and
800 meters. Fayetteville, NY,
http://www.ymcaofgreatersyracuse.org/programs/programs.aspx?ac=132 |
| Jun 2 | Potomac Sharkfest
Swim, 3K, Maryland to Virginia
http://www.envirosports.com/ |
| Jun 3 | Diamond Lake Open
Water Challenge, 10K, 5K and 2.5 K swims. Cassopolis, MI.
http://site.diamondlakeopenwaterchallenge.com/ |
| Jun 3 | Bridge to Bridge 10K swim, San
Francisco, CA
http://www.waterworldswim.com/events.html |
| Jun 3 |
7th Annual NAV-E-SINK or swim - 1.2 mi
& 2.4 mi swims - Victory Park, Rumson, NJ
http://navesinkswim.com/index.html |
| Jun 8 |
36th Annual swim Around Key
West, 12.5 Miles, Key West FL.
website:
http://www.swimaroundkeywest.com/ |
| Jun 9 | Death Valley Open Water 5K, 3K, 2K, 1K, .5K
Hartwell Lake, Clemson SC. USMS sanction.
Website:
ClemsonAquaticTeam.org
|
| Jun 9 | 14th Annual 1.3 Mile or a 5 K Bridge
to Bridge Bay Race and Middle Atlantic Open Water Championships, Atlantic City, NJ,
http://www.acacswim.org/ |
| Jun 9 |
7th Annual Chattanooga River Rats Annual Rat Race,
4.5 and 1.2 mile races, Tennessee River,
Chattanooga, TN Stan Corcoran email:
corcoran@mccallie.or,
Peggy Grail email:
grall_p@mail.chattanooga.gov
website:
http://chattanoogaratrace.com/
Swimmer
Description |
| Jun 9 |
Swim Across America Dallas,
˝ mile 1 and 2 mile swims; Dallas, TX.
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/ |
| Jun 9 | 2nd Annual Warsaw
Aqua Mile, 1 Mile Swim, Center Lake, Warsaw, IN
http://www.centerlakewarsaw.com/ |
| Jun 9 | Santa Monica
Pier Ocean Festival, 1 Mile Ocean Swim, 400m Run/Swim/Run, SUP, Paddleboard,
and Dory Races Santa Monica, CA http://pierpaddle.com |
| Jun 9 |
Great Salt Lake Open Water Marathon
Swim. 1 Mile and 8.12 mile swims.
http://www.greatsaltlakeopenwater.com/
USMS Sanctioned |
| Jun 9 |
Flowers Sea Swim, 1 mile, Cayman
Islands.
http://www.flowersseaswim.com/ |
| Jun 9 |
61st
Annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim, ˝ Mile, Pacific Coast Highway &
Main Street Beach, CA 92648 website:
http://www.surfcityusa.com/
|
| Jun 9 | Lake Del Valle,
5K and 10K Swims, Livermore, CA.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html USMS Sanction |
| Jun 10 | Lake Del Valle,
2.5 and .75 Swims, Livermore, CA.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html
USMS Sanction |
| Jun 10 | 4.4 Mile Chesapeake Bay Swim and
1 Mile Bay Challenge, Stevensville MD website:
www.lin-mark.com |
| Jun 14 | Friday Night Swim Race, 2.4,
1.2 and .5 mile swims. Lake Meridian Park in Kent, WA. website:
http://fridaynightswimraces.com/
Wetsuit and non-wetsuit divisions. BBQ and
awards. |
| Jun 16 | 3rd annual Potomac River
Sharkfest Swim, 3K. Potomac River, King George, VA.
http://www.sharkfestswim.com/ |
| Jun 16 |
Aquathlon: Stars & Stripes. 1.5k swim/5k run, New
York, NY.
web site: http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=2205 |
| Jun 16 |
FKCC Swim Around Key
West, 12.5 Miles, Key West FL http://www.fkccswimaroundkeywest.com/
USMS and USAS
sanctions |
| Jun 16 | Huntington Mile, .5 mile, 1 Mile and 5K.
Huntington, IN. Web site:
www.huntingtonmile.org |
| Jun 16 | Son of a swim, 6, 4 and 2 Mile swims. Lake Memphremagog, Newport,
VT Qualifying for Kingdom Swim in July. Limited to 25 swimmers.
www.kingdomswim.org |
| Jun 16 | Dave Parcels Madison Mile, Long Island Sound,
Madison CT. website: http://www.vsymca.org/home.aspx |
| Jun 16 |
Open Water Practice Swim, Choose
your distance, Big Portage Lake, Waterloo Recreation Area, MI.
www.epicraces.com
734.678.5045
|
| Jun 17 |
Peluso Open Water, 1500 meter race.
Upper James River, Midlothian, VA.
http://www.pelusoopenwater.com/ or Contact - Jay Peluso at
PelusoOpenWater@gmail.com |
| Jun 17 | Jordon Lake Open Water
Challenge, 1 mile, North Carolina.
http://www.triangleopenwater.com/ |
| Jun 20 | Solstice Swim, 1.5
and 3 Mile. 6 PM, Union Reservoir, Longmont, CO.
http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/rec/special/ |
| Jun 23 | Aloha Salads Summer Sprint, 1 Mile Swim, Sunset
Beach,
HI.
http://www.hawaiiswim.com/events.html |
| Jun 23 |
USMS 3-6
Mile Open Water Championships,
Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, IN.
Dick Sidner, 317-695-9885,
dsidner@gmail.com Entry Form:
http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats12/5kentry.pdf
|
| Jun 23 |
22nd Annual Cape Cod/Mashpee “Total
Immersion” Super Swim, 1 & 3.1 Mile Swims. John’s Pond, Mashpee,
MA.
Mashpee Leisure Services, 16 Great Neck Road, N., Mashpee, MA
02649.
website:
http://www.mashpeerec.com/ |
| Jun 23 | Folsom Lake Open Water, .6, 1.2 and 2.4 miles.
Folsom Lake, CA
http://www.capitoladventureracing.com/ |
| June 23 |
1 Mile Against the Tide Swim for Breast
Cancer, Hopkinton, MA.
http://www.mbcc.org/swim/ |
| Jun 23 |
Pier to Cove Swim, 2.5K
La Jolla, CA web site:
http://www.lajollacoveswimclub.org/ |
| Jun 23 |
Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
28.5 Miles,
South Cove, Battery Park, New York, NY website:
http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=2202 |
| Jun 24 | Green Lake Open Water
Swim, ˝ mile & 1 mile, Seattle WA http://seattle.gov/Parks/aquatics/GreenLakeOWS.htm
|
| Jun 24 | Wayland Mile, 3
mile, 1 mile and kid's mini-mile. Wayland Town Beach, Wayland, MA
http://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=16061 |
| Jun 24 |
13th Annual Ridges 5k Open Water Swim, Hiawassee GA to
Hayesville, NC. web site:
http://thebeastoftheeast.net/
|
| Jun 24 | 28th Annual Jack
King 1 Mile Ocean Swim, Virginia Beach, VA, email:
june@aquariusengineering.com
website:
http://www.vaswim.org/ |
| Jun 25 - Jul 2 | 8 Bridges
Hudson River Swim, 7 day, 7 stage, 120 mile swim on the Hudson River in New
York. For one week, each day's marathon swim will begin with the ebb tide at
one bridge and end at the next, covering distances ranging from 13.2 miles
to 19.8 miles. Swimmers can participate in one to all of the seven stages.
Website: http://www.8bridges.org/
Contact: David Barra
dvdbarra1@gmail.com |
| Jun 25 | Chick -Fil-A Pompano
Ocean Race Series, 1 Mile
http://www.pompanopiranhas.com/ |
| Jun 26 |
Aquaman Swim Series, .5 mile, 1 mile, 1.5 mile and 2 mile races.
6:15 PM start, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Denver, CO. website:
www.withoutlimits.com. Series awards
available. Dinner included after each race.
|
| Jun 29 | Statue of Liberty Swim, 1.2K, New York, NY website:
http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=2204
|
| Jun 30 |
USMS 2
Mile Open Water/Cable Championships,
Foster Lake, Sweet Home, OR.
Bob Bruce, 541-317-4851.
coachbob@bendbroadband.com. https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1689&smid=3781
|
| Jun 30 | 43rd Annual Seal Beach Rough
Water, 5K and 1 Mile swims.
http://www.sealbeachswimclub.org |
| Jun 30 | Russian River Splash, 1 Mile & 500 yards. Healdsburg,
CA, Memorial Beach. web site:
www.lifeguardsforlife.org |
| Jun 30 | Greenwich swims, 5, 3, 1.5 and .5 miles swims, Greenwich CT.
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/ |
| June 30 | Bare Bones Open
Water Swims, 1/2, 1 & 2 mile swims. Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO
website:
www.bamswimteam.org |
JULY |
|
| Jul 1 |
Firecracker Splash and Dash.
Swim/run, youth and adult races. Ann Arbor, MI.
http://www.epicraces.com/ |
| Jul 2 |
Pumpkinman Plunge, 1.2 Miles,
South Berwick, Maine. http://www.pumpkinmanplunge.com/ |
| Jul 3 |
Aquaman Swim Series, .5 mile, 1 mile, 1.5 mile and 2 mile races.
6:15 PM start, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Denver, CO. website:
www.withoutlimits.com. Series awards
available. Dinner included after each race.
|
| Jul 4 | 20th Annual Charlotte
Harbor Freedom Swim, 1.5 miles, Charlotte Harbor, FL. 9 AM. No
entry fees or rules. Begins in Charlotte Harbor on the north end of
southbound U.S. 41 bridge (Gilchrist Bridge) and ends at Fishermen’s Village
in Punta Gorda.
http://www.charlotteharbortravel.com |
| Jul 7 | Finish Strong,
Open Water Swim, 1/4, 1/2 and 1.2 Mile swims. Martha Lake, Lyndwood, WA.
http://www.active.com/ |
| Jul 7 | Hamptons Swim
to fight Cancer, 5K, 1 mile and 1/2 mile Swims, Gardner's Bay in Amagansett,
NY. Contact don@swimacrossamerica.org, http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/Page.aspx?pid=318 |
|
Jul 7 |
Kingdom Swim, 10, 6, 3 and 1 mile swims, 1/4 mile 100 yard swims for kids. Lake Memphremagog, Newport, Vermont, www.kingdomswim.org USAS and USMS sanctions. Pet and Swimmers Parade and Swimmers and Kayakers Past dinner will be held on Friday evening before the event. |
| Jul 7 |
Swim Buzzards Bay, 1.2 miles,
New Bedford, MA. Funds raised will support the Coalition for Buzzards
Bay's
http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/ |
|
Jul 7 |
Kingdom Swim IV, 10 miles, 6 miles, 3 mile, 1 mile swims. Lake Memphremagog, Newport Vermont, www.kingdomswim.org USAS and USMS sanctions. |
| Jul 7 | Cholo's Waimea Bay
Swim - North Short Swim Series, Event #2.
1.2 Mile Swim, Waimea Bay, HI
.
http://www.hawaiiswim.com/events.html
|
| Jul 10 |
Aquaman Swim Series, 5. mile, 1 mile, 1.5 mile and 2 mile races.
6:15 PM start, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Denver, CO. website:
www.withoutlimits.com.
Series awards
available. Dinner included after each race. |
| Jul 12 | Friday Night Swim Race, 2.4,
1.2 and .5 mile swims. Lake Meridian Park in Kent, WA. website:
http://fridaynightswimraces.com/
Wetsuit and non-wetsuit divisions. BBQ
and Awards. |
| Jul 13 |
END-WET. 26 miles swim
downriver, solo and teams. Grand Forks, ND to Oslo, MN.
http://www.endracing.com/end-wet |
| Jul 13 | Swim
Across America Boston, 22 mile relay. Boston Harbor,
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/
|
| Jul 14 |
Greenwich Point One Mile Swim - Long
Island Sound, Greenwich, CT
www.gscevents.org |
| Jul 14 |
Northwest Open Water Excursions.
1.2 Miles. Lake Washington, Seattle, WA. http://say-yes-to-life-swims.com/northwest-swim-excursions/
|
| Jul 14 |
Maryland Swim for Life, 1, 2, 3,
4 or 5 miles. Raises money for Chester River
Association other organizations in DC and MD.
Website:
http://www.swimdcac.org/Swim4Life.html |
| Jul 14 |
Search for Monongy, 1.2 and
2.4 Mile Swim. Pittsburgh, PA. Entry:
https://www.clubassistant.com/ USMS Sanction |
| Jul 14 |
Silver Lake Open Water Swim, 2, 1
or 1/2 miles. Silver Lake, Everett, WA.
http://www.active.com/ |
| Jul 14 |
Nubble Light Challenge, 2.4 Mile swim,
Long Sands Beach, near York, Maine.
http://www.nubblelightchallenge.com/ |
| Jul 14 | Georgia State
Games, 1K, 3K, and 5K swims. Lake Acworth, Acworth, GA
http://www.georgiagames.org/swimy.htm |
| Jul 14 | Greenswell Open
Water Swims, 2, 1 and .5 miles, Alum Creek Reservoir, Columbus, OH
www.greenswell.com USMS and USAS
Sanctions |
| Jul 14 |
Chris Greene Lake 1 and 2 Mile Cable
Swims, Chris Green Lake, Charlottesville, VA. website:
http://www.cableswim.org/,
https://www.clubassistant.com/cableswim/ |
| Jul 14 |
Swim Around the Rock, 3.25 Miles
Around Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA.
http://www.waterworldswim.com/events.html |
| Jul 15 | 4th Annual Steelman Open Water Swim,
1.5 and 3 miles, Quakertown, PA. website:
http://www.steelmantriathlon.com/ows/index.php |
| Jul 15 |
2012 Metropolitan 5K and Age Group Open Water Championships. 5K, 3K, 2K and 1K swims. Bea Hartigan (631) 271-3349, email: Bea Hartigan @ bea10k@yahoo.com |
| Jul 15 | Lake Tahoe Sharkfest
Swim, 1.2 Miles, Incline Village, NV.
http://www.envirosports.com/ |
| Jul 15 |
Steve Omi Memorial Open Water
Swim, 1 Mile, Coeur d’Alene, ID web site:
http://www.steveomi.org:80/ |
| Jul 15 |
Brooklyn Bridge Swim, 1K
Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, NY.
http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=2207 |
| Jul 17 |
Aquaman Swim Series, .5 mile, 1 mile, 1.5 mile and 2 mile races.
6:15 PM start, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Denver, CO. website:
www.withoutlimits.com. Series awards
available. Dinner included after each race.
|
| Jul 20 |
Maggie Fisher Memorial Great South Bay Cross
Bay Swim, 5.25 miles, Brightwaters, NY. website: http://www.greatsouthbayswim.com/ |
| Jul 21 | Leroy Sparks Lake Swim at Goguac
Lake. 1 mile and a 200 yards. Battle Creek, MI. Registration
begins at 7:00 am.
http://www.ymcabattlecreek.org/news.php?Leroy-Sparks-Lake-Swim-6 |
| Jul 21-22 |
San Clemente Ocean Festival. 1 Mile
Swim. San Clemete, CA
http://www.oceanfestival.org/ |
| Jul 21 | North Shore Swim Series Event #3, 1.6 mile swim, Chun's Reef to Waimea Bay,
HI.
http://www.hawaiiswim.com/events.html |
| Jul 21 | Catfish Crawl South Bay Open Water
Swim, 500 yd., 1 and 2 Mile swims. Chesbro Reservoir, Morgan Hill, CA.
http://www.active.com/ |
| Jul 21 | Little Uno, Big Duece,
1 & 2 Mile swims. Jordan Lake, Pittsboro, North Carolina.
http://www.triangleopenwater.com/ |
| Jul 21 | Trident Sports
Open Water Swim II, 2.4 and 1.2 miles, 1000m and 500m swims. Lake
Weatherford, TX.
Registration:
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2036170
Website:
www.tridentsportsfw.com
|
| Jul 21 |
31st Annual Peaks to Portland swim, 2.4
Miles. Portland ME.
http://www.mainemasters.org/ |
| Jul 21 |
Trans Tahoe Relay,
11 mile, 6-person
relay |
| Jul 21 | Fat Salmon Open Water. 3.2 and 1.2 Mile swims.
Seattle, WA.
http://www.fatsalmonswim.org/ |
| Jul 21 | 32nd Annual
John T. Carey 1-Mile Masters Ocean Swim, Ocean City, NJ
http://www.lmsports.com/ |
| July 21 |
End-Wet. 26 Miles swim, solo
and relays down river from Grand Forks, ND to Oslo MN.
www.endracing.com |
| Jul 22 | Grimaldo's
Mile, 1 mile swim, New York, NY.
http://www.cibbows.org/races/ USMS Sanction |
| Jul 24 |
Aquaman Swim Series, .5 mile, 1 mile, 1.5 mile and 2 mile races.
6:15 PM start, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Denver, CO. website:
www.withoutlimits.com. Series awards
available. Dinner included after each race.
|
| Jul 25 | Bare Bones Open
Water Swims, 1/2, 1 & 2 mile swims. Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO
website:
www.bamswimteam.org |
| Jul 28 | Alcatraz Sharkfest
Swim, 1.5 Miles, San Francisco, CA.
http://www.envirosports.com/ |
| Jul 28 |
36th Annual Save the Bay Swim, 1.7 Miles Narragansett Bay, Newport RI.
web site: www.savebay.org/swim |
| Jul 28 | Minnetonka Challenge 5
mile and 10 mile (USMS 9+ Open Water National Championship), Minneapolis,
MN.
www.minnesotamasters.com |
| Jul 28 |
Long
Island Sound, 1, 4 and 6 miles swims.
Larchmont NY.
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/Page.aspx?pid=446
1-888-SWIMUSA
kitty@swimacrossamerica.org |
| Jul 28 |
22nd Annual Lake Erie 1-Mile
& 2-Mile Swims. Edgewater State Park,
Cleveland, OH. Fundraiser for Malachi House, a local
church and homeless center in Cleveland.
Tom Spence (216) 299-3858 or email:
talltom13@msn.com
website:
http://www.ohiomasters.com/ |
| Jul 28 |
Governor's Island Swim,
2 miles. Governors Island, NY
http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?event_id=2208 |
| Jul 28 |
Fire Island 10K and 5K Ocean
Swims. Atlantique, Long Island, New York. https://www.clubassistant.com/ |
| Jul 28 |
Barnegat Light One Mile Swim,
Barnegat Light, NJ.
http://www.lmsports.com/ |
| Jul 28 |
Montauk Ocean Swim Challenge, 2, 1
and 1/2 mile swims. Montauk, NY. email:
oceanswim@montaukplayhouse.org. |
| Jul 27, 28, 29 | 18th Annual Cascade Lake Swim Series,
500, 1000, 1.5K, 3K, & 5K swims in 3 Days, Elk Lake Oregon
http://www.comaswim.org/cascade_lakes/about.htm |
| Jul 28 | 25km Swim Across Long Island
Sound, Bridgeport, CT, 10 – 15 solo swimmers, 15-25 relays.
www.swimacrossthesound.org |
| Jul 28 |
38th Annual Santa Cruz Roughwater Swim, 1 mile, Santa
Cruz, CA.
https://www.clubassistant.com/ |
| Jul 28 |
17th Annual Sea Girt Ocean Mile, 1 Mile
Swim, Sea Girt, NJ. Contact Jack Frain, email:
jjfrain@hotmail.com, PH:
908-596-0425 |
| Jul 29 |
AGUA
Ocean Mile,
Point Lookout,
Town of Hempstead Beach Park on Long
Island, NY.
Online
Registration:
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1542&smid=3891
|
| Jul 29 | Cruise Cruz, 2 Mile
swim, Santa Cruz, CA.
http://www.openwaterpacific.org/ |
| Jul 31 |
Aquaman Swim Series, .5 mile, 1 mile, 1.5 mile and 2 mile races.
6:15 PM start, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Denver, CO. website:
www.withoutlimits.com. Series awards
available. Dinner included after each race.
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AUG |
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Aug 1
|
Pompano Open Water Races POWeR
Challenge. 1500 meters and 500 meters. Pompano Beach, FL.
http://www.pompanopiranhas.com/ |
| Aug 4 |
5th Annual Cove Swim,
1 mile and 200 yard youth event,
Kennebunk ME,
http://www.kbia.net/ |
| Aug 4 |
5th Annual Kennebunk Beach Improvement Association Cove Swim Race, 1 mile and 200 yard youth event, Kennebunk ME. www.kbia.net |
| Aug 4 | Point to LaPointe Swim to Madeline Island, 2 miles, Bayfield, WI. |
| Aug 4 |
Sebago Challenge Open Water Swim,
5K, 3K, 1K swims. Sebago Lake State Park, Casco ME. http://www.mainemasters.org/
|
| Aug 4 | Swim Across America, Chicago, 1/2 and 1, 1.5 and 3
miles, Chicago, IL http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/
|
| Aug 4 |
Island Beach 2 Mile Swim,
Long Island Sound, Greenwich, CT.
http://www.gscevents.org/ |
| Aug 4 | Manhattan Island
Relays. 28.5 miles around Manhattan Island 4 and 6 person relays. New
York, NY.
http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=2206 |
| Aug 4 |
The Stonewall Swim, 5K. Great
South Bay, Sayville, to Fire Island Pines, Sayville, NY.
http://www.stonewallswim
|
| Aug 4 | Gilbert Lake YMCA
Open Water. 2 , 1 and 1/2 mile swims, Laurens, NY Contact
Christina at (607) 432-0010,
cgomezfrye@oneontaymca.org |
| Aug 4 |
North Shore Swim Series Event #4,
2.3 mile swim, Ehukai Beach Park to Waimea Bay
HI. http://www.hawaiiswim.com/events.html
|
| Aug 4 | Central
Illinois Open Water Swim (CIOWS), 1.2 and 2.4 miles. Evergreen Lake at Comlara Park, in Hudson, IL website
www.CIOWS.org.
Online registration at:
https://www.clubassistant.com/
USMS Sanction |
| Aug 4 | 2.7 Mile Donner Lake, Truckee,
CA
www.sierranevadamasters.com |
| Aug 4 |
18th Annual Long Bridge Swim. 1.76 Miles,
Lake Pend Orielle, Sandpoint, Idaho. Eric Ridgway (208) 265-5412
website:
www.longbridgeswim.com |
| Aug 4 | Swim a Mile for
Hospice, 1 Mile, Hannawa Falls, New York.
http://www.swimamileforhospice.org/ |
| Aug 4 |
Seymour Swim II – 3.5 Mile Swim,
Lake Seymour, Morgan, VT. This is held in
conjunction with Kingdom Triathlon and its Aquaman Even Up series.
Numbers are limited to 50 swimmers.
www.kingdomswim.org
|
| Aug 5 |
Harbor Springs Coastal
Crawl. 1, 2 and 3 Mile Open Water - Little Traverse
Bay, Lake Michigan, Harbor Springs, MI. website:
www.coastalcrawl.org
USMS sanction
|
| Aug 5 |
Purple Swim Baltimore, 1 & 2 Mile Swims, Rocky Point Beach, Baltimore, MD.
website:
|
| Aug 5 |
4th Annual Swim for Freedom, 8
miles. Lake Geneva, WI. Individuals and relays are welcome.
Fundraiser for Special Operations Warrior Foundation at
http://www.specialops.org/. Swim
information at:
www.swim4freedom.org. |
| Aug 6 |
Bob's 1K, Settler's Cove State
Park, Ketchikan, Alaska website: http://www.akmswim.org/ |
| Aug 11 |
Championships, Betsy Owens
Memorial Swim, 1 and 2 mile cable swims.
Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, NY.
http://www.betsyowensswim.com/
|
| Aug 11 | Golden Gate Sharkfest
Swim, 1.6 Mile, San Francisco, CA
http://www.envirosports.com/ |
| Aug 11 |
Sound-to-the-Cove swim, Glen Cove, NY, 1 mile, 5K and
10K swims http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/
|
| Aug 11 | Children's
Hospital Open Water Challenge, 5K solo swim and relays. Keystone Lake,
Derry, PA
http://www.chpopenwater.org/ |
| Aug 11 | Bare Bones Open
Water Swims, 1/2, 1 & 2 mile swims. Boulder Reservoir, Boulder, CO
website:
www.bamswimteam.org |
| Aug 11 |
Northwest Open Water Excursions.
2.4 Miles. Lake Washington, Seattle, WA. http://say-yes-to-life-swims.com/northwest-swim-excursions/
|
| Aug 11 |
Ohio River Swim, .5, 1.2 and 2.4 swims.
Cardinal Harbor, Prospect, KY.
http://ohioriverswim.weebly.com/ |
| Aug 11 |
34th Annual Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim, 1.2
Miles Niles Beach, Gloucester, MA 01930 phone 978-281-0670 or e-mail: clean.harbor.swim@comcast.net |
| Aug 11 |
4th Annual Douglas Lake Swim-a-thon.
Douglas Lake, Dandridge, TN.
http://www.douglaslake.us/ |
| Aug 11 |
Deer Creek Open Water, 1 Mile, 5K, 10K and 10 Mile Swimming
Distances in Deer Creek Reservoir, Heber, UT
www.deercreekopenwater.com
Contact Jim Hubbard, 801-301-2715.
jim@wadsco.com
USMS Sanction |
| Aug 12 |
Pennock Island Challenge, Ketchikan, Alaska. 8 miles, 30
solos, 20 relays. Website: www.alaskateamada.com email:
pennochchallenge@hotmail.com.
Swimmer
Description |
| Aug 12 | Change your
Latitude - 57 degrees North Open Water Challenge 10k, 5k, 1k, Sitka Alaska,
http://changeyourlatitude.org/ |
| Aug 12 | Coeur
d'Alene crossing, 2.4 Miles. Coeur d'Alene, ID.
http://www.cdacrossing.com/ |
| Aug 12 |
Swim to the Moon, 10K, 5K and 1.2 mile, and 1/2
mile.
Hiland Chain of Lakes in Pinckney, MI,
near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Point to point swim passing through five
lakes along the way.
http://epicraces.com/sttm.html
USAT Sanction |
| Aug 12 |
Playa del Run, 1 Mile Ocean Swim, Aquathlon (1000m
Swim/5k Run), 5k Run, 1 Mile Sand Sprint.
Dockweiler Beach, CA.
http://www.playadelrun.com |
| Aug 12 |
Swim to the Moon 5K, 10K, 1.2 and .5
mile. Hiland Chain of Lakes, Pinckney, MI.
www.epicraces.com
734.678.5045
|
| Aug 12 |
Tour of Buoys, 5 mile and 1.5
Mile swims. La Jolla, CA. http://www.lajollacoveswimclub.com/ |
| Aug 13 | Waves of Hope, 1 & 2
Mile Open Water Swim, Amityville, Long Island, NY. Fundraiser for JDRF.
http://www.wavesofhopeswim.org/ |
| Aug 13 | Big Red Lighthouse Open Water Swim, 1.5 Miles. Lake Michigan, Holland, MI. http://greatlakesstatemasters.yolasite.com/ |
| Aug 15 |
Swim for Life, Across Lake Washington, 2.5
Miles, Medina, WA
http://www.swimforlife.dojiggy.com/ |
| Aug 17 | Friday Night Swim Race, 2.4,
1.2 and .5 mile swims. Lake Meridian Park in Kent, WA. website:
http://fridaynightswimraces.com/
USAT Sanction |
|
Aug 18 |
Boston Light Swim, 8 Miles, Boston, MA. Greg O'Connor e-mail: gregoc@rcn.com web site: www.bostonlightswim.org Swimmer Description |
| Aug 18 |
Lake Tahoe Open Water Swim. 2 Mile,
1 Mile and .5 miles. Sugar Pine State Park, Lake Tahoe, CA.
http://www.bigblueadventure.com/ |
| Aug 18 |
Ederle Swim, 17.5 Miles, Battery
Park City, New York to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=2212
|
| Aug 18 |
7th Annual Swim and Fin Race for Salem Sound, 5k,
1500, 500 meter swims, Salem MA.
http://www.swimandfin.org/ |
| Aug 18 | Nuclear Swim at
Harris Lake, 1 mile, North Carolina.
http://www.triangleopenwater.com/ |
| Aug 18 |
Rockland Breakwater Race, 1.6 or
3.2 mi, Rockland, ME
http://www.mainemasters.org/
USMS Sanction |
| Aug 18 |
Lake DeGray Open Water Swim, 1500
meters. DeGray Lake,
Arkansas.
http://www.dltevents.com/ |
| Aug 18 |
Emerald City Open Water Swim, ˝ mile
& 1 mile, Seattle WA http://seattle.gov/Parks/aquatics/openwaterswim.htm |
| Aug 18 |
3rd Annual Willoughby Swim. 4.75
Miles, Lake Willoughby, Westmore, VT
www.kingdomswim.org |
| Aug 18 |
Swim Across America
Nashville,
˝ mile and 1 mile swims; Nashville, TN
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/ |
| Aug 18 | 1 Mile Against the Tide Swim, Nickerson State Park, MA. http://www.mbcc.org/swim/ |
| Aug 18 |
10th Annual Madison Open Water
Swim, 2.4 and 1.2 Miles,
Lake Monona, Madison, WI.
https://www.clubassistant.com/ |
| Aug 18 |
Northwest Open Water Excursions.
2.4 Miles. Lake Washington, Seattle, WA. http://say-yes-to-life-swims.com/northwest-swim-excursions/
|
| Aug 18 |
Rose
Pitonof Swim, 17.5 Miles, Manhattan to Coney Island, New York, NY. http://rosepitonofswim.com/
|
| Aug 18 |
David's Old Silver Swim. 1 or
1/2 miles. North Falmouth, MA
http://www.davidsoldsilverswim.com/about-the-swim |
| Aug 19 |
Wild Fish One and Two Mile swims.
Salem, MA website: http://www.bnsfitness.com/
|
| Aug 19 | Horsetooth Open Water Swim, 10K, 2.4 mile and 1
mile for masters. 2.4 Mile, 1 Mile, 1000 and 250 yard swim for
kids. Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO. Contact Joe Bakel
or George Thornton at info@horsetoothswim.com.
Web site:
www.horsetoothswim.com. USMS and USAS
Sanction |
| Aug 19 |
Distance Swim Challenge, 12.6, 4.8,
2.4 and 1.2 mile swims. 8-stage 12.6 mile relay or 4-stage 4.8
mile relay.
Manhattan Beach to Santa Monica, CA.
www.distanceswimchallenge.com
|
| Aug 19 | Hot August Chill Open Water Swim, 1
mile, 1/2 mile, 500 yards. West End Beach, Donner Lake, Truckee, CA.
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd.html
USMS
Sanction |
| Aug 19 |
Tulsa Swim, 4K, 2K and 500 meters. Lake Heyburn, Bristow, OK.
website:
http://tulsaswim.eventbrite.com/
|
| Aug 25 |
4th Annual Lake Tahoe Sharkfest Swim,
1.2 Miles. Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, NV.
http://www.sharkfestswim.com/ |
| Aug 25 |
16th Annual YMCA & MVP Annual Lake Swim, 8, 4, 2 and 1 mile swims, individual and relays.
Lake Champlain, Burlington VT. Greater Burlington YMCA PH: 802-862-8993 x156, email:
jheld@gbymca.org website: http://www.gbymca.org/ |
| Aug 25 |
Gator Bait and Eagle
Lake Open Water Swim, 1, 1/2 and 1/4 mile swims. Eagle Lake, Warren County,
MS.
http://www.vsaswim.org/index.php/gator-bait-open-water-swim/
USAS and USMS sanctions |
| Aug 25 | Arizona Open Water Swim #2 -
1000, 2000 or
4000, Lake Pleasant, Phoenix, AZ. website:
http://dcbadventures.com/,
email:
david@dcbadventures.com USMS
Sanctioned |
| Aug 25 | Bear Lake Open
Water Swim, 1/2 mile, 7 mile, 7 mile relay. Bear Lake, UT.
http://networkedblogs.com/tWJnl |
| Aug 25, 26 |
Lake
George Open Water Swim,
2.5k, 5k, 10k on Saturday, 4 miles on Sunday. Hague, NY
http://www.lakegeorgeswim.com/
USMS sanction
|
| Aug 26 |
Alcatraz Swim with the Centurions, 1.25 Miles, San
Francisco, CA
http://www.waterworldswim.com/events.html |
| Aug 26 |
Cedar Island 5K swim, Avalon, NJ.
http://timkerrcharities.org/2012/cedar-island-5k-swim |
| Aug 26 |
Seattle
Park to Park Swim, 1.4 Miles across Lake Washington. Fund raiser
for Seattle Children's Hospital. Seattle, WA.
Website
http://parktoparkswim.com
|
| Aug 26 | Brigantine Bayfest Swim, 1
mile.
Brigantine Elks Lodge, PO Box 44 Brigantine, NJ. 08203 Approximate start, 9:00
AM www.brigantineelks.com
or e-mail John Livezey at
deliver10@comcast.net |
SEPT |
|
| Sep 1 | 9.5 Mile Maui Channel Swim, Relay
& Individual, Lanai to Kaanapali, HI Contact Ian Emberson,
www.mauichannelswim.com, USMS and international
sanction.
Swimmer
Description |
Sep 3 |
43nd Annual 2.4
Mile Waikiki Roughwater Swim, Kaimana Beach, Honolulu, HI, Ted Sheppard,
Waikiki, web site:
http://www.waikikiroughwaterswim.com/ |
| Sep 3 | 70th Annual Roy
Webster Columbia River Cross-Channel Swim, 1.1 Miles, Hood River, OR.
http://hoodriver.org/events-festivals/chamber-events/cross-channel-swim |
| Sep 3 |
83rd Annual Oceanside, CA Labor Day Pier Swim and
Paddle. .5 and 1 mile swims. 1, 3 and 6 mile paddles.
Applications and info at:
www.oceansideswimclub.com
email:
labordaypierswim@gmail.com
|
| Sep 3 |
Maui
'Aumakua Swim, 2.4 mile or 1 mile, Maui, Hawaii, Malcolm Cooper, USA & USMS
sanctions, www.aumakuaswim.org Swimmer
Description |
| Sep 8 |
Aquarium 10K, 5K and 1 mile, Brooklyn, NY.
website: http://cibbows.org/races/ USMS Sanction |
| Sept 8 |
Slay the Bay, 1 and 2 Mile
swims, plus kids beach sprint. Traverse City, MI. https://events.bytepro.net/SlaytheBayOpenWaterSwim2012 |
| Sep 8 |
Big Shoulders, 5K and 2.5K.
Lake Michigan. Chicago IL. http://www.bigshoulders.org/
USMS Sanction |
| Sep 8 |
Swim Across America Seattle
˝ mile and 2 mile swims; Lake Washington-Mercer Island. Benefits
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; website:
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/ |
| Sep 8 |
Swim Across America Rhode
Island
˝ mile and 1 mile swims;
Narragansett, RI.
website:
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/ |
| Sep 8 |
1.4 Mile Provincetown Harbor
Swim 4 Life AIDS Benefit, Provincetown MA Jay Critchley, P.O. Box 819,
Provincetown, MA 02657, PH: 508-487-1930, e-mail:
theccompact@comcast.net
web site:
www.swim4life.org
|
| Sep 8 |
17th Annual Alcatraz Invitational Swim.
1.25 Miles, San Francisco, CA.
http://www.south-end.org/invitational/ |
| Sep 8 |
In Search of Memphre II
–25 miles, Lake Memphremagog, Newport, VT – Magog, QC. This is
an amateur, invitational only swim limited to no more than 10
swimmers. Fund Raiser for Indoor Recreation Orleans County.
www.insearchofmemphre.com For more
information, e-mail:
swim@orleansrecreation.org
|
| Sep 9 |
Golden Gate Bridge Swim, 3K, San
Francisco, CA
http://www.waterworldswim.com/events.html |
| Sep 9 | Tallchief Open water Challenge,
1/2, 1 and 2 mile swims. Lake Tallchief, Sand Springs, OK https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1761&smid=4098 USMS Sanction |
| Sep 9 |
RCP Tiburon Mile, 1 Mile, Tiburon, CA. http://www.rcptiburonmile.com/
This is a charity event which benefits Hospice by the Bay & Special
Olympics. |
| Sep 9 |
81st Annual La Jolla
Rough Water Swim, 1 & 3 mile, 250 yard junior event, La Jolla, CA
LJRWS Foundation, P.O. Box 2127, La Jolla, CA 92038, 858-456-2100. Website:
http://swimlajolla.com/ |
| Sep 9 |
Whiskeytown 1 &2 mile swims, Redding, CA.
website:
http://www.openwaterpacific.org/ |
| Sep 9 |
New York Self-Transcendence
Swim-Run, 1 Km Swim and 10 Km Run, 10:00 AM Lake Welch Pomona, NY. Open to relay teams or individuals.
http://us.srichinmoyraces.org/ |
| Sep 9 |
Moreau Lake Swims, 3K and 1.5 K,
Moreau Lake State Park, Gansevoort, NY.
www.greenleafracing.com events@greenleafracing.com |
| Sep 9 |
USMS 2 Mile National Championship, Lake
Hopatcong Swim Festival, 2 mile, 1mile, .25 swims,
Lake Hopatcong in NJ.
www.swimlakehopatcong.com
or email
jpintinalli@ptcllc.com
Fundraiser for
K-9 Heroes of 9/11.
USMS Sanction |
| Sep 10 |
Toad Suck Open Water Swim, 1.5 K,
Conway, Arkansas.
http://www.dltevents.com/ |
| Sep 15 |
Pier-2-Pier swim
Race, 2 miles, Wrightsville Beach, NC. http://pier-2-pier.com/ |
| Sept 15 |
The
20th Annual Hudson River Swim For Life, 1 and 3 Miles,
Sleepy Hollow, NY. email:
Diandra.kodl@lls.org
website: www.hudsonriverswim.org |
| Sep 15 |
Northwest Open Water Excursions.
2.4 Miles. Lake Washington, Seattle, WA. http://say-yes-to-life-swims.com/northwest-swim-excursions/
|
| Sep 15 |
7th Annual Steve Bardon Memorial Meet, Open Water Swim, 1 mile, 1/2
mile and 200 meter races. Asheville, NC.
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1561&smid=4099
|
| Sep 15 |
Lake Murray Dam Swim for Drew, 2 miles,
Columbia, SC.
http://sites.google.com/site/lhsdamswimfordrew/ or e-mail
damswimfordrew@gmail.com |
| Sept 16 |
6th Annual Wharf to Wharf Swim, 1400 Meters beginning at historic Williams Wharf in Mathews County, Virginia and crossing the East River of Mobjack Bay to Hicks Wharf and return. Benefits Mathews Land Conservancy, minimum of $100 in sponsorships to swim. Go to “Events” at www.mathewslandconservancy.com or contact Mimi Ulsaker crucoach@3bubbas.com |
| Sept 20 | Ironcare Splash and
Dash, Race 1, 750 or 1500 meter swims. Tempe Town Lake, AZ
http://www.4peaksracing.com/event.php?id=187 |
| Sept 21 | 2nd Annual Boston
Sharkfest Swim, 1.5 K. Boston Harbor, Boston, MA.
http://www.sharkfestswim.com/ |
| Sep 22 | Last Gasp of
Summer, 1 and 2 mile swims. Angle Lake, SeaTac, WA.
http://www.lastgaspofsummer.com/
Contact: Paul Havick,
253-720-1201 or e-mail:
meetdirector@bluewave-aquatics.com
USMS and USAS Sanctioned.
|
| Sep 22 |
Eric
Shanteau's Swim For Your Life, 5K and 1 mile, Lake Lanier
Islands, GA
website: http://shanteauopenwater.com/
|
| Sep 22 | Little Red
Lighthouse Swim, 10K, New York, NY.
http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=2211 |
| Sep 23 | 1st Annual Swim Around Charleston, 10 miles, solo and 2 & 4 person relays. Charleston, SC. http://www.swimaroundcharleston.com/ USMS Sanction |
| Sep 23 | Swim Across America,
Baltimore. 1 & 3 Miles, Baltimore, MD. website:
http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/ |
| Sep 23 |
Alcatraz Touch 'n Go,
3.25 Miles, San Francisco, CA
http://www.waterworldswim.com/events.html |
| Sept 25 |
11th Annual La Jolla Cove Swim Club's
10 Mile Relay, La Jolla, CA. web site:
http://www.lajollacoveswimclub.org/Templates/10MileRelayInfo.htm |
| Sept 25 |
Flat River Reservoir Champions
Challenge & New England Masters 6+ Mile Open Water Championship,
Johnson's Pond, Coventry, RI. 5K (3.1 miles) and 10K (6.2 miles)
swims. Separate results (wetsuit/non-wetsuit) for both events.
Cookout afterwards. website:
http://www.swimnem.org/wordpress/open-water-swimming/
|
| Sept 29 |
Swim Across America - San
Francisco - 5th Annual. Jump into San Francisco Bay beneath the Golden
Gate Bridge and swim 1.5 miles to Crissy Field in the National Park's
Presidio. This fund raiser supports breakthrough cancer research at
both UCSF Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Oakland Research
Institute. Making Waves to Fight Cancer!
www.swimacrossamerica.org,
gary@swimacrossamerica.org,
650-359-3773
|
| Sep 29 |
Northwest Open Water Excursions.
1.2 Miles. Lake Washington, Seattle, WA. http://say-yes-to-life-swims.com/northwest-swim-excursions/
|
| Sep 29 |
Swim the Loop, 3.5 Miles, Harbor
Island, Wrightsville Beach, NC.
http://www.withoutlimitscoaching.org/ |
| Sept 29 |
Triangle Open Water Swim
Championship. 1.2 or 2.4 Mile swim. Chatham, NC.
http://www.fsseries.com/index.php?action=event&event_id=499
USMS Sanction |
| Sept 29-30 |
Smith Mountain Lake Open Water, 5K, 1
ad 1/2 mile events. Huddleston, VA.
http://www.summitgroup.us/sml/ |
| Sept 30 |
Swim for the Bay.
Fundraiser for Baykeeper to support the health San Francisco Bay.
9 miles, 3-person relay teams. Golden Gate Bridge to the East Bay, San
Francisco, CA.
http://baykeeper.org/swimforthebay
|
| Sep 30 |
Peluso Open Water, 1500 meter race.
Upper James River, Midlothian, VA.
http://www.pelusoopenwater.com/ or Contact - Jay Peluso at
PelusoOpenWater@gmail.com |
| Sep 30 |
Tikiswim, 2.4 and 1.2 miles.
Oceanside, CA. http://www.tikiswim.com/ |
OCT |
|
| Oct 6 |
5th Annual San Diego Sharkfest Swim, 1
Mile. San Diego Harbor, San Diego, CA
http://www.sharkfestswim.com/ |
| Oct 6 |
Alcatraz Swim Classic Swim, 1.25 Miles, San
Francisco, CA
http://www.waterworldswim.com/events.html |
| Oct 6 |
Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash,
5K, 2.5K, 1K.
Sarasota, FL.
http://www.usms.org/files/sanction/20121006siestaO/entry_form/2012tropicalsplash4.pdf
USMS Sanction |
| Oct 6 |
Slam the Dam Open Water Swim, 8K,
2.4 or 1.2 miles, or Up the Ante, 8K + 1.2 miles or 2.4 + 1.2 Miles.
Lake Mead, NRA, Las Vegas/Boulder City NV. website:
www.slamthedam.com
email: Kara Robertson
swimlasvegas@gmail.com USMS Sanction |
| Oct 6 |
ASA Open Water Swimming Collegiate
National Championships, Lake Travis,
Austin, TX - Sanction by ASA - contact: Dr. Keith Bell, 3101
Mistyglen Cir, Austin, TX 78746, 512-327-2260, info@AmericanSwimmingAssociation.com; www.americanswimmingassociation.com.
|
| Oct 6 |
Ironcare Splash and Dash, Race 2, 750 or
1500 meter swim/5K run. Tempe Town Lake, AZ
http://www.4peaksracing.com/event.php?id=188 |
| Oct 6 |
Swim the Suck, 10 mile swim, Tennessee
River Gorge, Chattanooga, TN.
http://www.swimthesuck10mile.com/ |
| Oct 13 | Arizona Open Water Swim
#3 - 1000, 2000 or 4000, Saguaro Lake, Phoenix, AZ. website:
http://dcbadventures.com/,
email:
david@dcbadventures.com USMS
Sanctioned |
| Oct 13 |
To the Bridge and Back, 5 and 2.4
miles. Upper James River, Midlothian, VA.
http://www.pelusoopenwater.com/ or Contact - Jay Peluso at
PelusoOpenWater@gmail.com |
Oct 13 |
9th Annual Lake Travis Relay, 12 Mile Relay Race, Lake Travis, Austin, TX - contact: Dr. Keith Bell, 3101 Mistyglen Cir, Austin, TX 78746, 512-327-2260. http://www.laketravisrelay.com, kbell@austin.rr.com, or www.americanswimmingassociation.com; 6-person, open water, approximately 12 mile point-to-point relay race from Mansfield Dam Park to The Pier on Lake Travis. |
| Oct 13 |
2nd Swim Crossing, La Picazon to Isla
Coronado Open Water Swim. 3.4 Miles Loreto, BCS
http://picazoncoronado.com/indexenglish.html |
Oct 14 |
St. Croix Coral Reef Swim, 5.2 Mile and 2 Mile in the US Virgin Islands, Contact: Suzanne Rychlik e-mail: coralreefswim@hotmail.com race website: www.swimrace.com |
| Oct 14 |
21st Annual Bermuda Round the Sound Swim, 10K, 7.25K 4K, 2K,
.8K; Harrington Sound, Bermuda. Contact Randy Nutt 954-821-3294,
e-mail:
info@randynutt.com
Website:
www.AquaMoonAdventures.com |
| Oct 14 |
Ironcare Splash and Dash, Race 3, 1000 or
2000 meter swims. Tempe Town Lake, AZ
http://www.4peaksracing.com/event.php?id=189 |
| Oct 20 | Great Floridian Swim.
2K or 2.4 mile swims. Lake Minneola, Clermont, FL.
http://greatfloridian.com/ |
| Oct 23 |
6th Annual "Escape From Skidaway", 10K and
5K Open Water Swim. Savannah, Georgia.
http://www.imathlete.com/ |
| Oct 24-28 | Tex Robertson Highland
Lakes Challenge, The Upper Highland Lakes: Buchanan, Inks, LBJ,
Marble Falls, and Travis, sanction by ASA - contact: Dr. Keith
Bell, 3101 Mistyglen Cir, Austin, TX 78746, 512-327-2260,
http://www.highlandlakeschallenge.com,
www.AmericanSwimmingAssociation.com. An
open water swimming stage race: 5-day Monster Challenge, 5-day Mini
Challenge, Weekend Warrior Monster Challenge, Weekend Warrior Mini Challenge
and individual stage races listed below:
Oct 24: Lake Buchanan 1 and 4 mile open water swims. Oct 25: Tex's Darn Challenge, 1 & 3.2 mile open water swims. Oct 26: Lake LBJ, 1 & 2 mile open water swims. Oct 27: Lake Marble Falls 1 & 3 mile open water swims. Oct 28: Lake Travis 1 & 3.6 Mile open water swims. |
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Nov 3 |
The Dam 5k, Mansfield Dam Park, Lake Travis, Austin, TX - contact: Dr. Keith Bell, 3101 Mistyglen Cir, Austin, TX 78746, 512-327-2260, kbell@austin.rr.com; www.americanswimmingassociation.com. |
| Nov 10 |
Ironcare Splash and Dash, Race 4, 1500 or
3000 meter swim. Tempe Town Lake, AZ
http://www.4peaksracing.com/event.php?id=190 |
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Dec 16 |
Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance
Invitational |
| Dec 16 |
Epic Race Swim Clinic, hosted by
Sheila Taormina, Whitmore Lake Community Pool.
Whitmore Lake, MI. epicraces.com |