1+ Mile Open Water Swim Events in the USA
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Swim Around Key West
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Friday, June 27, 2025
Key West, FL
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Florida
East Coast
12.5 mile
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September 5, 2024 at 4:50:05 AM
Alcatraz
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
San Francisco, CA, USA
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California
West Coast
2 mile
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December 13, 2024 at 5:07:52 PM
Big Sky State Games Swim
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Billings, MT
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Montana
Midwest (Mountain)
1k, 3k, 400m
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January 31, 2025 at 7:14:56 PM
Buzzards Bay Swim
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
New Bedford, MA
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Massachusetts
East Coast
1.2 mile
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"The Buzzards Bay Swim is a one-of-a-kind, scenic, point-to-point open water swim across outer New Bedford Harbor benefiting the Buzzards Bay Coalition.
Assisted by a robust safety patrol, swimmers navigate 1.2 miles through the harbor and channel, passing the iconic Butler Flats Lighthouse and New Bedford Hurricane Barrier. Swimmers are welcomed to the finish in Fairhaven with a beach party featuring live music, cooked to order pancakes, hot coffee, and local beer!
Your $30 registration fee and $300 fundraising minimum also includes shuttle service, swim cap, event tee, and a locally custom-made finisher’s medal. Special rates available for youth and lifeguard participants. "
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February 28, 2025 at 1:04:39 AM
Cholo's Waimea Bay Swim
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Waimea Bay, HI
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Hawaii
West Coast
1.2 mile
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December 12, 2024 at 4:31:32 AM
Delaware State Championship, Newark SwimFest and SwimRun
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Newark, DE
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Delaware
East Coast
1 mile, 1.5 mile, 0.5 mile
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December 13, 2024 at 4:11:20 PM
Central Illinois Open Water Swim
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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Hudson, IL, USA
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Illinois
Midwest (Central)
1.2 mile, 2.4 mile
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February 3, 2025 at 1:52:26 AM
La Jolla Pier to Cove Swim
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Sunday, June 29, 2025
San Diego, CA
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California
West Coast
1.5 mile
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March 27, 2025 at 11:02:41 PM
Santa Monica Pier 360 Beach Festival
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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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California
West Coast
500m, 1 mile
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December 13, 2024 at 4:44:57 AM
Coronado Rough Water Swim
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Saturday, July 5, 2025
Coronado, CA
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California
West Coast
0.5 mile, 1 mile
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December 13, 2024 at 4:45:15 AM
Kamakahonu Swim
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Saturday, July 5, 2025
Kona, HI, USA
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Hawaii
West Coast
1 mile
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Triple Crown series
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December 12, 2024 at 4:30:56 AM
Maggie Fischer Memorial Great South Bay Cross Bay Swim
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Friday, July 11, 2025
Fire Island, NY, USA
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New York
East Coast
5.5 mile
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Fundraising minimum $500 per swimmer. Their charities are the Hospice Care Network Children's Bereavement Services, and the Maggie Fischer Scholarship Fund.
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December 16, 2024 at 3:40:42 AM
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