The St. Croix Coral Reef Swim attracts fitness swimmers competing for fun, as well as world-class open water athletes. Swimmers as young as 11 years old and as senior as 75 years old are among the race contestants. The 2018 23rd Anniversary Coral Reef Swim is November 11, 2018.

The event includes a one mile, two-mile and a five-mile race through turquoise water and colorful coral reefs, both ending at The Buccaneer’s palm-lined beach where a steel band and refreshments await. The one-mile and the two-mile race follow the shoreline of St. Croix’s east end, and the five-mile race begins at Buck Island, a living coral reef designated an underwater park by the U.S. National Park Service. With three distances to choose from, the Coral Reef Swims offer an experience for all level of swimmers

Sharks in San Diego Harbor? Not really, but you may see seals and dolphins as you enter their world. This not-to-be-missed swim is just one of many in the growing Enviro-Sports' Sharkfest™ Series. San Diego offers both comfortable water and air temperatures this time of year making it a perfect swim venue. The 1 mile swim will start at the 5th Avenue Landing behind the San Diego Convention Center and finish at the Tidelands Park beach at the foot of the Coronado Bridge on the Coronado side. The swim has been timed according to the local tidal conditions and will take place during "slack" tide. The event is limited to 500 participants.

Presented by:  Aqua Moon Adventures, Bermuda Open Water Swimmers (B.O.W.S.) and the Bermuda Department of Tourism. An overseas territory of the UK Bermuda boasts 75 miles of dramatic coastline. Rich in history it lies in an astoundingly beautiful stretch of the Atlantic a mere 650 miles east of North Carolina. Flights from New York and other eastern US cities reach Bermuda’s shores in less than two hours. The open water swimming events take place in beautiful Harrington Sound. Bermuda’s water temperature in October averages 78.

Since inception the Round the Sound Swim has raised over $350,000 for local Bermuda charities, as well as provided a great reason to swim in Bermuda.

The 10th Annual Swim the Suck 10-mile open water swim through the Tennessee River Gorge hosted by the Chattanooga Open Water Swimmers (C.O.W.S) and Outdoor Chattanooga will start at the Suck Creek Boat Launch and finish at the Living Water Property.

La Jolla Rough Water Swim, America's Premier Rough Water Swim, a summertime tradition in San Diego since 1916.

• Junior (250 yard)
  The Junior course consists of three legs with two (left) turns marked by flagged buoys. Swimmers start on the beach, swim counter-clockwise around the two buoys and finish on the beach.

• Masters and Amateur (one mile)
  This triangular course has two (left) turns clearly marked by twenty foot (red and yellow) balloon columns. Swimmers start on the beach, swim counter-clockwise around the two buoys and finish on the beach. See The Finish below for additional information. Note: The one mile course officially closes forty-five minutes after the start of the last start wave.

• Gatorman (three miles)
  The tri-leg course consists of two long legs (1.49 mi) and one short leg (0.02 mi). Swimmers start on the beach and swim towards the (west) end of Scripps pier. You will sight the two turn buoys about one-hundred feet short of the pier. Swim counter-clockwise around the two buoys then straight back to the Cove. See Paddlers and The Finish below for additional information. Note: The Gatorman course officially closes one hour and forty-five minutes (1:45) after start of race.

When World Renowned Artist, Lighthouse Larry decided to swim, in his native town of Islamorada, to Alligator Lighthouse and back, alone and self-supported, his friends thought he was crazy. When he then said out loud “every open water swimmer should experience this,” Larry became the anchor to the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse. The Fighting Manatee Swim Club, the Masters swim club of Islamorada, accepted the challenge to present a world class open water swim event in the Florida Keys.  While tempted, at times, to throw the anchor overboard, the Fighting Manatees presented the Inaugural Swim for Alligator Lighthouse in 2013. It’s here to stay!

All proceeds from the swim benefit the Friends of the Pool in Islamorada. Net Proceeds provide scholarships for high school students. The Swim brings awareness to treasured Historic Lighthouses on Florida’s Coastal Waterways. Friends of the Pool is an all volunteer 501c3 organization.

A celebration of open water swimming - 25 km Border Buster, 10 Mile, 6.2 Mile (10 km), 3.1 Mile (5 km), 1 Mile. All swimmers except for the 1 milers are required to be accompanied by a kayaker.  We STRONGLY encourage swimmers to bring their own escort “yacker.”  We are willing to provide volunteer yackers for those in need, while available, for the following fee:  $350 for Border Busters, $200 for the 10 Milers, and $150 for the 3 and 6 milers.  This is done on a first come, first served basis.  If you need a kayaker, we encourage you to register early.

For those with their own kayaker but who need a kayak, we offer rental kayaks delivered to the beach on the morning of the swim with paddle, 2 pfds, and a whistle for $65.

All swimmers must be qualified.  They should have completed at least 2/3rds the distance for which they register on or before July  1, 2019.  Qualifying swims do not have to be formal events.  They can be informal, with a kayaker and a gps.  But they must be open water.

The FKCC Swim Around Key West is a 12.5 mile journey around the prestine waters of Key West.  The race will begin at Higgs Beach: Located at 1000 Atlantic Blvd. by White Street Pier.  The FKCC Swim Around Key West is unique because it is the only event in which participants can swim around an island city, enjoy clean warm waters, and emerge to celebrate at great restaurants and bars.  Lifeguards are stationed throughout the course as well as safety boats every mile to ensure swimmer safety.  Every swimmer must have their own support craft in the form of a kayak or small craft boat.  Most relay teams use a boat and the solo swimmers usually use a kayak escort.  The FKCC Swim Around Key West benefits the local pool in providing scholorships to teach others swimming and water safety and aids in purchasing needed equipment for the swim clubs that train at FKCC pool.

The annual Ederle-Burke Swim, a 17.5 mile swim from Battery Park in New York City to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Swimmers will enter the water at the Battery, swim into Buttermilk Channel around Governors Island, through the Narrows, and out of the Lower Bay towards Sandy Hook. Points of interest include the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governors Island, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and Romer Shoal Lighthouse.

The swim is named for two pioneering women in the sport of marathon swimming. Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle swam this course in 1925 in 7 hours and 11 minutes. According to family lore, her nephew Bob described this swim as a “midnight frolic,” and a “warm-up” for her swim across the English Channel. The following year, Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel on August 6, 1926 in 14 hours and 36 minutes.

Eighty-five years later, an energetic teacher named Eileen Burke jumped into the water off Battery Park on a raw October morning, and stood on the shores of Sandy Hook 5 hours and 45 minutes later. Eileen was drawn to this swim’s history, the challenge of swimming such a distance in October, and like Trudy Ederle, use it to train for the channel. While Eileen didn’t make it to the shores of France in 2012, she harnessed the disappointment to become the first woman to swim the 20-mile P2P swim across Cape Cod Bay.

Sharks in Boston Harbor? Bostonians call them “Shaaahks”! Imagine swimming across Boston Harbor from Portside at East Pier in east Boston to the swim finish at the John Joseph Moakley US Federal Courthouse at Fan Pier in South Boston. You can do this! We are thrilled to bring our popular open water swim series to Boston. The 1500 meter competitive swim will have downtown Boston for a backdrop as athletes navigate across the channel to a thrilling finish. The Coast Guard will stop all boat traffic in and out of the channel during this event. Water taxis will transport swimmers from the finish line to the start of the swim. The event is limited to 800 participants.

This 2.2 miles swim is dedicated to celebrating the freedom of the American people, and to the memory of those that died and served on September 11, 2001.

The Spuyten Duyvil 10K is a new swim hosted by New York Open Water. Starting at Yonkers and finishing in Manhattan, the current assisted route takes swimmers through tumultuous and storied Spuyten Duyvil, where the Harlem River meets the Hudson.  It offers scenic views of Yonkers, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyval Bridge, and the George Washington Bridge.

The Big Shoulders 5K Swim: a Lake Michigan-size test of guts, determination and fortitude amidst the chilly, windswept waves. Like all the best races in the world, Big Shoulders started with an inspired individual who had an inspired idea. Founded in 1991 by the late Bill Mulliken, Olympic Gold Medal winner ('60 Rome breaststroke), Big Shoulders has grown to be one of the premier open-water races in the United States.

What an exciting addition to our Sharkfest Series! You will now have a chance to say "I swam the Golden Gate!" Swimmers will board a ferry in Sausalito. The ferry will transport you to south tower of the bridge and you will swim back past the north tower to finish at East Ft. Baker at Horseshoe Cove in Sausalito. This is a “Golden” opportunity! The event is limited to 300 participants.

Distance: 1.6 miles

This is a beautiful venue for open water enthusiasts, sanctioned by USMS and supported by the Town of Hague. All participants will receive a race shirt and become eligible for overall or age-group awards.

Distances: 2.5k, 5k and 10k

This annual event, commemorates the historic swim of Rose Pitonof, World Champion Swimmer of the early 1900s, and the first person ever to successfully complete this swim at the young age of 17.

The Swim will begin in the East River at East 26th Street. The Swimmers will proceed down the Manhattan side of the East River, crossing over to the Brooklyn side after crossing under the Williamsburg Bridge. The Swimmers will then continue along the Brooklyn shore line, under the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, through Buttermilk Channel, under the Verrazano Bridge, around Norton’s Point, and on to Steeplechase Pier.

Distance: 17 miles

The Great Lake Plunge is Evanston’s first open-water swimming event and only 4K distance swim. The event takes place in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago.

The swim consists of three events: 1K, 2K & 4K open-water swims.

This is a not-for-profit event provides funding to support a wonderful local organization: Evanston Swims!.

Every swimmer dreams of making the ultimate "ESCAPE" from the historical island prison located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay! This is the swim the Anglin Brothers and Frank Lee Morris successfully attempted in their escape from Alcatraz on the night of June 12, 1962. Who knows where they are now? Who cares?!! Now it's YOUR turn! The event is limited to 800 participants and sells out months in advance every year so don't wait too long to register! 

Distance: 1.5 miles

Sharks in Jersey City? You can bet there will be this summer when several hundred swimmers (aka, sharks) descend there. What could be more sensational than swimming in the waters off the iconic Statue of Liberty, the most well known lady in the United States? The swim will start just outside the security zone of Liberty Island and will go past the historic Ellis Island and the Colgate clock on the Jersey City shoreline, then into the Morris Canal to finish at Liberty Landing Marina in Liberty State Park with a view of the new Freedom Tower in the background. The ferry fee for swimmers is included in the entry fee. This swim is limited, so don’t wait too long to register for a not-to-be-missed event! What a wonderful opportunity to enter New York Harbor through “America’s Golden Door” as Jersey City is historically known.

Distance: 1.5 miles

"One of the World's Most Gorgeous Swim Races," the annual Turks & Caicos "Race for the Conch" Eco-SeaSwim in the clear turquoise waters of Grace Bay, Providenciales. Race for a unique conch trophy with top international competitors or just to do your personal best in a benign race environment. Race options include 2.4 Mile (Ironman swim), 1 Mile, and 1/2 mile distances. For those wanting an extra challenge, the 2.4 mile and 1 mile swim events may be done back-to-back!

Swimmers will swim 7.5 miles across the Potomac River to raise consciousness and money for river restoration projects. The annual Potomac River Swim for the Environment is growing in popularity as a distance swim event.

The June 1 event, which takes swimmers from Hull Neck, Virginia, across the river to Point Lookout State Park in Maryland, provides a challenging distance swim for the participants while raising environmental awareness about the river as well as funds for Potomac environmental groups. Last year, swimmers collected pledges of more than $15,000 to help Potomac River groups, including the Potomac River Association, Southern Maryland Sierra Club, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (with smaller amounts to the Potomac Conservancy, West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, Ridge Rescue, St. Mary's River Watershed Assoc. and Friends of the Shenandoah River). A picnic hosted by the Sierra Club Southern Maryland Group provides an informal forum for discussing local natural resources issues.

Each swimmer is accompanied on the crossing by a volunteer kayaker from the Chesapeake Paddlers Association or the Association of North American Kayakers. Members of the Chesapeake Bay Boston Whalers Club volunteer their boats and time as lead, escort, and tail boats for the race, along with public safety vessels and staff provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland Natural Resources Police, Ridge Volunteer Fire Co., and the Ridge Rescue Squad. The swimmers will leave the Virginia shore, and with favorable conditions, could begin arriving at the bathing beach at Point Lookout State Park in about 3 hours or less.

The St. Croix Coral Reef Swim attracts fitness swimmers competing for fun, as well as world-class open water athletes. Swimmers as young as 11 years old and as senior as 75 years old are among the race contestants.  

The event includes a one mile, two-mile and a five-mile race through turquoise water and colorful coral reefs, both ending at The Buccaneer's palm-lined beach where a steel band and refreshments await. The one-mile and the two-mile race follow the shoreline of St. Croix's east end, and the five-mile race begins at Buck Island, a living coral reef designated an underwater park by the U.S. National Park Service. With three distances to choose from, the Coral Reef Swims offer an experience for all level of swimmers.

Sharks in San Diego Harbor? Not really, but you may see seals and dolphins as you enter their world. This not-to-be-missed swim is just one of many in the growing Enviro-Sports' Sharkfest™ Series. San Diego offers both comfortable water and air temperatures this time of year making it a perfect swim venue. The 1 mile swim will start at the 5th Avenue Landing behind the San Diego Convention Center and finish at the Tidelands Park beach at the foot of the Coronado Bridge on the Coronado side. The swim has been timed according to the local tidal conditions and will take place during "slack" tide. The event is limited to 500 participants so don't wait too long to register! 

PLEASE NOTE: This swim is not for novices. This event is for experienced open-water swimmers only. You should be able to swim one mile comfortably in a pool in under 40 minutes.

Sharks in Jersey City? You can bet there will be in June when several hundred swimmers (aka, sharks) descend there. What could be more sensational than swimming in the waters off the iconic Statue of Liberty, the most well known lady in the United States? The swim will start just outside the security zone of Liberty Island and will go past the historic Ellis Island and the Colgate clock on the Jersey City shoreline, then into the Morris Canal to finish at Liberty Landing Marina in Liberty State Park with a view of the new Freedom Tower in the background. The ferry fee for swimmers is included in the entry fee. This swim is limited to 500 participants, so don’t wait too long to register for a not-to-be-missed event! What a wonderful opportunity to enter New York Harbor through “America’s Golden Door” as Jersey City is historically known.

PLEASE NOTE: This swim is not for novices. This event is for experienced open-water swimmers only. You should be able to swim one mile comfortably in a pool in under 40 minutes.

Every swimmer dreams of making the ultimate "ESCAPE" from the historical island prison located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay! This is the swim the Anglin Brothers and Frank Lee Morris successfully attempted in their escape from Alcatraz on the night of June 12, 1962. Who knows where they are now? Who cares?!! Now it's YOUR turn! The event is limited to 800 participants and sells out months in advance every year so don't wait too long to register! 

PLEASE NOTE: This swim is NOT for NOVICES. This event is for experienced open-water swimmers only. You should be able to swim one mile comfortably in a pool in under 40 minutes.

The St. Croix Coral Reef Swim attracts fitness swimmers competing for fun, as well as world-class open water athletes. Swimmers as young as 11 years old and as senior as 75 years old are among the race contestants.  The 2016 race is on November 6, 2016.

The event includes a one mile, two-mile and a five-mile race through turquoise water and colorful coral reefs, both ending at The Buccaneer's palm-lined beach where a steel band and refreshments await. The one-mile and the two-mile race follow the shoreline of St. Croix's east end, and the five-mile race begins at Buck Island, a living coral reef designated an underwater park by the U.S. National Park Service. With three distances to choose from, the Coral Reef Swims offer an experience for all level of swimmers.

One of the world’s most beautiful and well run Open Water Swim Events in Harrington Sound Bermuda. Multiple distances offered so everyone can swim. Since inception the Round the Sound Swim has raised over $300,000 for local Bermuda charities, as well as provided a great reason to swim in Bermuda.

When World Renowned Artist, Lighthouse Larry decided to swim, in his native town of Islamorada, to Alligator Lighthouse and back, alone and self-supported, his friends thought he was crazy. When he then said out loud “every open water swimmer should experience this,” Larry became the anchor to the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse. The Fighting Manatee Swim Club, the Masters swim club of Islamorada, accepted the challenge to present a world class open water swim event in the Florida Keys.  While tempted, at times, to throw the anchor overboard, the Fighting Manatees presented the Inaugural Swim for Alligator Lighthouse in 2013. It’s here to stay!

All proceeds from the swim benefit the Friends of the Pool in Islamorada. Net Proceeds provide scholarships for high school students. The Swim brings awareness to treasured Historic Lighthouses on Florida’s Coastal Waterways. Friends of the Pool is an all volunteer 501c3 organization.