Jan

Jan 01

2nd Annual Polar Bear Swim: Splash, Dash, and Double Crossing - OPN - Mansfield Dam Park, Lake Travis, Austin, TX - sanction by American Swimming Association  - contact: Dr. Keith Bell, 3101 Mistyglen Cir, Austin, TX  78746, 512-327-2260 e-mail:  info@AmericanSwimmingAssociation.com,  www.americanswimmingassociation.com.   A splash into the (expected) 59-65 degree lake, an approximately 200m open water swimming race and a swim across Lake Travis and back (slightly less than 1mile).

Apr

Apr 19

24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim – Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg FL.  Ron Collins, collins@tampabay.rr.com, www.distancematters.com.  USMS sanctioned

MAY

Nanticoke River Swim and Triathlion, Bivalve, MD (Eastern Shore - near Salisbury)  Event: 3 mile swim or sprint Triathlon.  Web site: http://www.nanticokeriverswimandtri.com                                                                         

May 10

2.4 Mile Hurricane-Man Rough Water and 1K Pass-a-Grille Challenge swim, St. Pete Beach, FL.  Pre-registration ONLY.  Must be a USA Swimming registered swimmer if 18 or less. 19 years or more, USMS registration or a one time fee for USMS insurance coverage.  400 total swimmer limit.  Contact Patty Nardozzi email: pnardozzi@hotmail.com  website: www.stpetemasters.org USA and USMS sanctions.

May 17

Spring Lake 1 Mile, Santa Rosa, CA,  web site: www.pacificmasters.org/comp/schd/html or David Robinson, 707-565-2041, rdwoodmasters@yahoo.com  USMS sanction

May 24

Lady Liberty Swim, 1.5 km, Gangway One, Battery Park to North Cove, Battery Park City New York, NY.  website:  http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=1801

May 25

5th Annual Beach to Beach Power Swim, 1, 2.25, & 3.5 mile swims.  St John, US Virgin Islands website: www.friendsvinp.org/swim

May 25

1 and 2 Mile Jim McDonnell Memorial Lake Swim, Lake Audubon, Reston, VA, Roberta Dillenburg, 703-845-SWIM, e-mail: jmcdswims@att.net  web site: www.restonmasters.org USMS sanction

May 31

7th Annual Lowcountry Splash 2.4 Mile Swim, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 email: gbanks@rcctherapy.com web site: http://www.lowcountrysplash.com Register on-line at active.com

JUN

Jun 1

Aqualung Open Water Swim  II Bush Lousiana, 1600 yd, 800 yd swims and 800 yard swim/5K run Website:  http://www.crawfishman.net or e-mail Mark Salvetti msalvetti@stirlingprop.com

Jun 7-8

North Carolina Swimming Open Water Championships, 800m, 2k, 3k, 5k,.  Seven Lakes, NC website: www.sandshark.org/OpenWater2008/openwater.html,  USMS and USAS sanctions

Faron and Heleen Reed email: Faron-Heleen@sbcglobal.net, website:  http://www.sierramultisport.com  USAS and USMS sanctions

Jun 15

25th Annual Jack King 1 Mile Ocean Swim, Virginia Beach, VA, email: mbhanifer@verizon.net,   website: http://www.vaswim.org/

June 21

1 & 2 Mi Minnesota Fun Swim Challenge, Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, MN
Tina Neill, 1286 Alameda St, St. Paul, MN 55117, 651-696-6648, polarswim@aol.com website: www.minnesotamasters.com

Jun 28

19^th Annual “Total Immersion” SuperSwim, 1 & 3.1 Mile Swims. John’s Pond, Mashpee, MA.   Mashpee Leisure Services, 16 Great Neck Road, N., Mashpee, MA 02649.  PH: 508-539-1400 x.535     FAX: 508-539-1447    e-mail: leisure@ci.mashpee.ma.us

June 28

.75 K, 1.5K, and 3K Columbus Swims,  Alum Creek Reservoir, Columbus, OH Craig Thompson, 614-306-1996, email:  craigthompson@fatrabbitracing.com, web site: www.fatrabbitracing.com USMS Sanction

Jun 28

2.5K Across the Bay Swim La Jolla, CA web site: http://www.lajollacoveswimclub.org/NewHome.html

Jun 29

Governors Island Swim, 2.0 Miles, New York, NY  website:  http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?Event_ID=1803

Pacific Open Water Challenge, Long Beach, CA.  5K swim, 1 mile swim, ½ mile swim, Aquathlon (1/2 mile swim/5K run), 5K run, K9 Splash and Dash. For information contact Stacy Embretson email:  sembretson@runicr.com  phone: (562)427-4606x1 website: pacificopenwater.com

JULY

Jul 12

USMS 2-Mile Cable Championships - Chris Greene Lake, Charlottesville, VA.
Dave Holland, 804-282-6224, HenryDaFif@aol.com; www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats08/2micblentry.pdf, and www.cableswim.org

Georgia Open Water Championships 1K, 3K and 5K swims. Contact Abby Kiffmeyer email:  GGPR3@kennesaw.edu. USAS and USMS Sanctions.   web site:  gagames.kennesaw.edu/swimy.htm

Jul 19

Swim Buzzards Bay, 1.2 miles, New Bedford, MA. Registration $10 before July 1 and $15 after plus $150 in pledges, registration closes July 17 at 6pm,  

http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/newsevents/swimbuzzardsbay/

Jul 26

Save the Bay Swim, 1.7 Miles Narragansett, Bay RI, web site :  http://www.savebay.org/

July 26

28th Annual T. John Carey Masters Ocean Swim, 1 Mile, Ocean City, NJ. Web site:  www.lmsports.com   Darren Hickman PH: 609-926-9191 email:  darrenhickman@hotmail.com

19th 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. Todd Urban at (216) 226-5054 or email:  toddrurban@aol.com

State Games of the West, 1.5K and 3K Open Water Swim.  Prospect Lake, Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO.  website:    http://www.thesportscorp.org/html/sportsCorp/SGW2008/index.html

AUG

12^th Annual YMCA Lake Champlain Shore-to-Shore Swim, 8 miles, Burlington VT.   Entry fee $250 or raise $250 in pledges.  Tad Hoehl, Greater Burlington YMCA PH: 802-862-9622,  email:  phoehl@gbymca.org   Website: http://www.gbymca.org/aquatics/lakeswim.html

Aug 4

Betsy Owens Memorial 2 Mile Swim, 2007 USMS 2 Mile Cable Championships, Mirror Lake, Lake Placid, NY Mary Field, 366 Burgoyne Rd, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, 518-583-4048, email:  frankfield@earthlink.net; web site: http://www.adms.org/