Ocean Races

January

• www.polarbearclub.org: New Year’s Day Swim (and every Sunday from October to April) at Coney Island, New York.  Contact buell@rcn.com.

• www.mauidolphins.org/events.htm: 1.2-mile Polar Bear Fin Swim (fins optional) in Makena, Maui, Hawaii.  Contact Toni Sinnott at tonisinnott@aol.com.

• www.dolphinsvi.org: 1-mile Dolphins Sea Swim in Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.  Contact Kevin Tyrrell at dolphinscoach@islands.vi.

• www.alcatraz100.com: Alcatraz First Winter Swim in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California.  Contact Pedro Ordenes at pedro@alcatraz100.com. 

• www.ishof.org: Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim (¼-mile, ½-mile, 1-mile and 5K swims) at D.C. Alexander Park, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Formerly called the International Swimming Hall of Fame Ocean Mile Swim.
  

February

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: Randy Caddell Memorial Swim (3-mile swim) in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii.  Contact Carol Jean.

March

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: Swim for Your Heart (one mile) in Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii.  Contact Janet Renner of Valley Isle Masters Swimmers at jrenner@earthlink.net or www.mastersswimmaui.org.

April

• http://www.hawaiiswim.com/finswim.pdf: 2K Fin Swim in Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, Hawaii.  Contact Sui Lan Ellsworth at info@WaikikiSwimClub.org.

• www.MiamiSportsInternational.com: Nike Swim Miami 5K, 10K, 1-mile and 200-yard K-9 Krawl World Championships in Miami, Florida.  Contact Jonathan Strauss or Alan Strauss at thesportspromoters@swimgym.net.

• www.distancematters.com: 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Tampa Bay, Florida.  Contact Ron Collins at Collins@tampabay.rr.com.

May

• www.dolphinclub.org: Yacht Harbor Swim (1.5-mile swim) in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California.

• www.encinitasrace.com: The Moonlight Beach Paddle and Swim (1-mile swim) in Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, California.  Contact info@encinitasrace.com.

• www.waterworldswim.com/b2b/: Bridge to Bridge 10K Swim in San Francisco, California (10-kilometer swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the San Francisco Bay Bridge).  Contact Pedro Ordenes at info@waterworldswim.com.

• www.hawaiiswim.com/2008OCCINVIT.pdf: Outrigger Canoe Club Invitational Swim (1-mile and 2-mile swims) at the Outrigger Canoe Club, Honolulu, Hawaii.  Contact Dennis Blake at Outrigger Canoe Club.

• www.nanticokeriverswimandtri.com: Nanticoke River Swim and Triathlon (3-mile swim and sprint triathlon) at the Cedar Hill Marina, Bivalve, Maryland (Eastern Shore, near Salisbury).  Contact www.nanticokeriverswimandtri.com/contact.

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm#Free: Cinco de May Splash (1/2-mile and 1-mile swim) and Little Cinco Splash (400 meters) at A-Bay (Anaeho’omalu Bay), Hawaii.

• http://stpetemasters.org/hurricaneman.htm: Pass-A-Grille (1-kilometer swim) and Hurricane Man (2.4-mile swim) in St. Pete Beach, Florida.  Contact Patty Nardozzi at pnardozzi@hotmail.com.

• www.sanmateomarlins.org/openwater.html: Parkside Aquatic Mile in San Mateo, California.  Contact Joel Swartz at joelgdtsswartz@yahoo.com.

• www.aiowc.org: Ed Gaw Amelia Island Open Water Challenge in Fernandina Beach, Florida.  Contact Scott Mikelson at smikelson@fbfl.org.

• www.openwaterfestival.org: Open Water Festival (1-mile and 10-kilometer swims) in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.  Contact Gregg Cross at gregg@openwaterfestival.org.

• www.friendsvinp.org/swim: Annual Beach to Beach Power Swims (1-mile, 2.25-mile and 3.5-mile swims) in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

June

• www.envirosports.com: Alcatraz Sharkfest (1.5-mile swim) from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay, California.  Limited to 800 swimmers.  Contact info@envirosports.com.

• www.hawaiiswim.com/nsss.html: North Shore Swim Series, Raging Isle Sprint (1-mile swim) from Sunset Beach to Ehukai Beach Park, Honolulu, Hawaii.  Contact eroom@hawaii.rr.com.

• www.mbcc.org/swim: 1 Mile Against the Tide Swim for Breast Cancer at Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.  Contact 1-800-649-MBCC.

• www.mbcc.org/swim: Free Karen Smyers Open Water Swim Clinic at Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.  Contact Cheryl Osimo, Event Coordinator, at cherylosimo@comcast.net.

• www.mbcc.org/swim: YMCA Cape Cod Swim Clinic at YMCA Cape Code in West Barnstable, Massachusetts.  Contact Cheryl Osimo, Event Coordinator, at cherylosimo@comcast.net. 

• www.swimaroundkeywest.com: Swim Around Key West (12-mile solo, 2-person relay and 3-person relay) around Key West, Florida.  Contact Bill Welzien at wvwelzien@aol.com.

• www.fkccswimaroundkeywest.com: FKCC Swim around Key West (12.5-mile solo, 2-person, 3-person and 6-person relays – both mixed and all-female) around Key West, Florida.  Contact Lori Bosco at aqualb@aol.com.

• www.sandyhookers.org/shtc.htm: NAV-E-SINK or Swim Distance Festival (300-yard, 1.2-mile and 2.4-mile swims) in Victory Park, Rumson, New Jersey.  Contact drice@sandyhookers.org.

• www.lin-mark.com: 4.4-mile Chesapeake Bay Swim and 1-mile Bay Challenge in Stevensville, Maryland.  Contact lin-mark@lin-mark.com.

• www.surfcityusa.com: Huntington Beach Pier Swim (0.5-mile around-the-pier swim) in Huntington Beach, California.

• www.vaswim.org: Annual Jack King 1-mile Ocean Swim at 24th Street Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Contact Ray McDaniels at ray@aquariusengineering.com.

• www.lmsports.com: Independence Day 1-mile Bay Swim in Somers Point, New Jersey.  Contact L&M Sports at www.lmsports.com.

• www.plungeforpatients.org: Plunge for Patients (200-yard Beyond the Breakers Novice Swim and 1-mile swims) in Wildwood, New Jersey.  Contact Viki Anders at andervi@jhmi.edu.

• www.lajollacoveswimclub.org/NewHome.html: Across the Bay Swim (2.5 kilometers) in La Jolla, California. 

• www.swimacrossamerica.org: Swim Across America Greenwich Swims (1.5-mile and 0.5-mile swims) in Greenwich, Connecticut. Contact kitty@swimacrossamerica.org.

• www.envirosports.com: Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim (1.5 miles) from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, California.  Contact info@envirosports.com.

• www.pacificopenwater.com: Pacific Open Water Challenge (0.5-mile, 1-mile and 5-kilometer swims) in Long Beach, California.  Contact info@runicr.com.

• www.surfcityusa.com: Huntington Beach City Pier Swim (approximately 0.5-mile swim depending on the tides) at the Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach, California.  Contact (714) 536-5281.

July

• www.oceanfestival.org: 1-mile San Clemente Ocean Festival swim in San Clemente, California.  Contact barrett.tester@quiksilver.com. 

• www.ecoronado.com/4th/index.shtml: Coronado Annual Rough Water Swim in Central Beach, Coronado, California.  Contact Dave Szymanski at coronado4thofjuly@usa.net.

• www.semananautica.com: Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival (1-mile ocean swim) in East Beach in Santa Barbara, California.  Contact Rick Hanna at rhanna@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

• www.semananautica.com: Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival (3-mile ocean swim) in East Beach in Santa Barbara, California.  Contact Rick Hanna at rhanna@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

• www.semananautica.com: Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival (6-mile ocean swim) in Goleta Beach in Santa Barbara, California.  Contact Jane Cairns at janeswims@juno.com.

• www.sealbeachswimclub.org: Seal Beach Annual Rough Water Swim (200-yard, 400-yard, 800-yard, 1200-yard, 1-mile and 5-kilometer swims) in Seal Beach, California.  Contact Maria Fattal at sbvbcmaria@yahoo.com.

• www.vbls.org/: Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service 1K swim at 31st Street Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Contact Ray McDaniels at ray@aquariusengineering.com.

• www.vbls.org/: Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service 3K swim at 31st Street Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Contact Ray McDaniels at ray@aquariusengineering.com.

• www.newportlifeguard.org/SwimPages/oceanswims.asp: Newport Pier-2-Pier Swim (2-mile swim from Balboa Pier to Newport Pier) in Newport Beach, California.  Contact Nadine Turner at nadineturner3@cox.net.

• www.newportlifeguard.org/SwimPages/oceanswims.asp: Don Burns 1-Mile Scholarship Swim at Big Corona Beach at Corona del Mar State Beach, Corona del Mar, California.  Contact Nadine Turner at nadineturner3@cox.net.

• www.oceanfestival.org/: San Clemente Ocean Festival (1-mile swim) in San Clemente, California.  Contact Barrett Tester at barrett.tester@quiksilver.com.

• www.lbgrunions.com/media/Naples_Island_Swim.pps: Naples Island Swim (1-mile classic and 3-mile challenge swim) around Treasure Island and Naples Island in Long Beach, California.  Contact John Makinson at maples@lbgrunions.com. 

• www.hawaiiswim.com/nsss.html: North Shore Swim Series, Waimea Bay Swim (1.2-mile swim) at Waimea Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii.  Contact Chris Moore at eroom@hawaii.rr.com.

• www.hawaiiswim.com/nsss.html: North Shore Swim Series, Chuns-to-Waimea (1.6-mile swim) from Chun’s Reef to Waimea Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii.  Contact Chris Moore at eroom@hawaii.rr.com.

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: Hapuna Roughwater Swim (1-mile swim) at Hapuna Beach State Park, The Big Island, Hawaii.

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: The King’s Swim (1.2-mile swim) at the Kailua-Kona Pier, Kailua-Kona, The Big Island, Hawaii.  Contact Kona Aquatics.

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: Richardson Roughwater Swim (1-mile swim) at Richardson’s Park, The Big Island, Hawaii.  Contact Parks and Recreation Department, Hilo, Hawaii.

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: Kapalua Fun Swim Challenge (1-mile swim) near the Ritz, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii.

• www.gscevents.org: Greenwich Point One Mile Swim in Greenwich, Connecticut.  Contact Jon Harnett at harnettjon@aol.com.

• www.huntswim.org: Fran Schnarr Memorial 5k Open Water Championships in Huntington Bay, New York.  Contact Bea Hartigan at bea10k@yahoo.com.

• www.swimacrossamerica.org: Swim Across America Nantasket Beach, Boston, Massachusetts.  Contact kitty@swimacrossamerica.org.

• www.swimacrossamerica.org: Long Island Sound Swim (1-mile, 4-mile and 6-mile swims) in Pelham, New York.  Contact tony@swimacrossamerica.org or biffy@swimacrossamerica.org.

• www.swimacrossamerica.org: Lake Michigan Swim (0.5-mile, 1-mile, 1.5-mile and 3-mile swims) in Lake Michigan, MI.  Contact sue@swimacrossamerica.org.

• www.swimacrossamerica.org: Swim Across America Boston Harbor Swim (22-mile relay) in Boston, MA.  Contact kitty@swimacrossamerica.org.

• www.swimaroundtherock.com: Swim Around the Rock (3.25 miles around Alcatraz Island) in San Francisco, California.  Contact Pedro Ordenes at info@waterworldswim.com.

• www.lmsports.com: 1 Mile Ocean Swim for the Dolphins in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.  Contact Les Marella at info@lmsports.com.

• www.acacswim.org: Open Water Bridge-to-Bridge Bay Race (1.3-mile and 5-kilometer swims) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 

• www.swimdcac.org/Swim4Life.html: Maryland Swim for Life (1-mile, 2-mile, 3-mile, 4-mile and 5-mile swims). Contact Nell Orscheln at nellorscheln@gmail.com or Kathryn Kirmayer at kkirmayer@crowell.com.

• www.salemsound.org: Salem Sound Coastwatch Swim ‘n Fin Festival (500-meter and 1500-meter swim with fin events) in Forest River Park, Salem, Massachusetts.  Contact Michael Medlock at mdm@tetra.org.

• www.savebuzzardsbay.org: Swim Buzzards Bay (1.2 miles) in New Bedford, Massachusetts.  Contact Kristin Thoms at thoms@savebuzzardsbay.org or (508) 999-6363, ext. 207.

• www.alcatraz100.com/: Alcatraz 100 Swim with the Centurions in San Francisco, California (swim from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf).  Contact info@waterworldswim.com.

• www.greatsouthbay.com: The Maggie Fischer Memorial Great South Bay Cross Bay Swim (5 mile swim from Fire Island Lighthouse to Gilbert Park) in Brightwaters, New York.  Contact Bob Fischer at crossbayswim@yahoo.com.

• www.savebay.org: Save the Bay Swim (1.7 miles) in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.  Contact savebay@savebay.org.

• www.sandyhookers.org: Andrew B. Manning Sea Bright Ocean Mile Swim in Sea Bright, New Jersey.

August

• www.hawaiiswim.com/nsss: North Shore Swim Series, North Shore Challenge (2.3-mile swim) from Pipeline to Waimea Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii.  Contact Chris Moore at eroom@hawaii.rr.com.

• www.pacificmasters.org: Annual Roughwater Swim in Santa Cruz, California.  Contact Rick Gould at rgould@santa_clarita.com.

• www.vbls.org/: Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service 5K swim at 31st Street Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Contact Ray McDaniels at ray@aquariusengineering.com.

• www.surffestival.org/Swim/swimindex.htm: Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim from Hermosa to Manhattan Beach in Manhattan Beach, California. Contact John York at john.york@redondo.org.

• www.pacificmasters.org: Cruz Cruise 2-mile in Santa Cruz, California.  Contact Scott Patterson at scott_paterson@comcast.net.
• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: Napo’opo’o to Honaunau Swim and Relay (4.5-mile swim) at Napo’opo’o, The Big Island, Hawaii.

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: Ali’I Challenge (6-mile swim and relay) from Keauhou to Kailua Pier, The Big Island, Hawaii.

• www.gscevents.org: Island Beach Two Mile Swim in Long Island Sound, Greenwich, Connecticut.  Contact Jon Harnett at harnettjon@aol.com.

• www.mbcc.org/swim: 1 Mile Against the Tide Swim for Breast Cancer at Nickerson State Park in Brewster, Massachusetts.  Contact 1-800-649-MBCC.

• http://home.comcast.net/~clean.harbor.swim/index.htm: 1 Mile Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim in Gloucester, Massachusetts.  Contact Richie Martin at clean.harbor.swim@comcast.net.

• www.doublecracing.com: Mighty Merrimack 2-Miler in Merrimack River, Lowell City Beach, Massachusetts.  Contact Claire Cloutier at ccloutiertri@aol.com.

• www.akmswim.org: Ketchikan 1k Open Water Swim in Settler's Cove State Park, Ketchikan, Alaska.  Contact William Schulz at williesch1@yahoo.com.

• www.alaskateamada.com: American Diabetes Association 8.2 mi Pennock Island Challenge in Pennock Island, Alaska (solo and relay swimmers).  Contact William Schulz at pennockchallenge@hotmail.com.

• www.lmsports.com: T. John Carey Masters Ocean Swim (1 mile).  Contact info@lmsports.com.

• www.rainbowchannelchallenge.com: Rainbow Challenge (0.25-mile, 1-mile and 2.6-mile swims) in the bay at Kennedy Park, Somers Point, New Jersey.

• www.bostonlightswim.org: Boston Light 8 Mile Swim in Boston, Massachusetts.  Contact John Werner at johnwerner@citizenschools.org.

• www.swimacrossthesound.org: St. Vincent’s Foundation 25-kilometer Swim Across Long Island Sound in Bridgeport, Connecticut (solo and relays).  Contact info@swimacrossthesound.org.

• www.lajollacoveswimclub.org/Template/ToBInfo.htm: Tour of Buoys (1.5-mile and 5-mile swims) in La Jolla Shores Beach, California.  Contact Paula Selby at plselby@cox.net.

• www.acswim.org: Atlantic City Around-the-Island Marathon Swim (22.5 miles) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Contact entry@acswim.org.

• www.alcatrazchallenge.us: Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon & Swim (1.5 miles) from Alcatraz to the Presidio, San Francisco, California.  Contact Gary Emich at SFBaySwimmer@sbcglobal.net.

• www.swimlakegeorge.org: Lake George Open Water Swim (1-kilometer, 2-kilometer, 6-kilometer swims) in Lake George, New York.  Contact Graham Bailey at gbailey6@nycap.rr.com.

September

• www.wrswim.com: Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4-mile swim) on Kaimana Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii.  Contact info@wrswim.com or Ted Sheppard at tedsheppard@yahoo.com.

• www.mastersswimmaui.org: Maui Roughwater Swim (1.7-mile swim) from Keawekapu Beach to Polo Beach, Maui, Hawaii.  Contact Janet Renner at jrenner@earthlink.net.

• www.aumakuaswim.org: Sprint Maui 'Aumakua Swim (1-mile and 2.4-mile swims) in Makena, Maui, Hawaii.  Contact Malcolm Cooper at Malcolmwhy@yahoo.com or Toni Sinnott at tonisinnott@aol.com.

• www.acbp.org/pageantswim.html: Atlantic City Pageant Ocean Swim (1 mile) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

• www.santabarbarachannelswim.org: Pier to Pier 10-mile Swim along coast of Santa Barbara, California.  Contact Emilio Casanueva at Emilio@zapallar.net.

• www.swim4life.org: 1.4-mile Provincetown Harbor Swim 4 Life AIDS Benefit in Provincetown, Massachusetts.  Contact Jay Critchley at theccompact@comcast.net.

• www.hudsonriverswim.org: Hudson River Swim For Life (1-mile, 5-kilometer and 3-mile swims) in New York. Contact Diandra Kodl at diandra.kodl@lls.org.

• www.ljrws.org: La Jolla Rough Water Swim (250-yard, 1-mile, 3-mile swims) in La Jolla, California.  Contact LJRWS@att.net.

• www.waterworldswim.com/ggb/: Golden Gate Bridge Swim (3-kilometer swim) in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California.  Contact Pedro Ordenes at info@waterworldswim.com.

• www.greatnorthswim.org: Great North Swim (1-mile) in Lake Windermere, England. 

• www.mauichannelswim.com: Maui Channel Relay (9.6-mile relay) from Lanai Island to Maui Island in Hawaii.  Contact Ian Emberson at Ian@hawaiian.net.

October

• www.bigislandraceschedule.com/Schedule.htm: Blue Water Swim (1.2-mile swim) at Kukio, The Big Island, Hawaii.

• www.aquamoonadventures.com: Bermuda Round the Sound Open Water Swims (10-kilometer, 7.25-kilometer, 4-kilometer, 2-kilometer and 800-meter swims) in Hamilton Sound, Hamilton, Bermuda.  Contact Randy Nutt at info@randynutt.com.

• www.rcptiburonmile.com: RCP Tiburon Mile Open Water Swim (1-mile from Angel Island to Tiburon) in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California.  Contact Lauren Pohler at (415) 721-9990.

• www.swimacrossamerica.org: San Francisco Bay Relay Swim (10 miles) in San Francisco Bay, California.  Contact janel@swimacrossamerica.org.

• www.swimrace.com: St. Croix Coral Reef Swim (2-mile and 5.2-mile swims) in the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Contact coralreefswim@hotmail.com.

• www.waterworldswim.com/tag/: Alcatraz n Go Swim in San Francisco, California (2.5-mile swim from Aquatic Park near Fisherman’s Wharf to Alcatraz Island and back).  Contact info@waterworldswim.com.

December

• www.aquamoonadventures.com: Bonaire Eco-Swim (10-kilometer, 5-kilometer, 3-kilometer, 1-kilometer and 2-kilometer relay) in Kralendijk, Bonaire N.A. (Dutch Caribbean).  Contact Randy Nutt at info@randynutt.com.
  
  
• Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational (7-kilometer swim across Waikiki Beach and back) in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Contact Jim Anderson at waikikijim@aol.com.