Links & Other Swims

Partners

The Pacific Spirit Triathlon Club is a volunteer-driven non-profit society in Vancouver, B.C., dedicated to promoting our sport and helping our members to achieve their triathlon (swim, bike, and run) and duathlon (bike, run) goals.

Local Open Water Swimming Links

• Vancouver Beaches
• Vancouver Beach Water Quality Report
• Kitsilano Beach Conditions
• English Bay/Kits Beach Webcam
• Vancouver Sea Conditions
• Kits Beach Water Temperature
• Open Water Swim Guide – Find Beach
• Masters Swimming Association of BC
• Pacific Northwest Association of Masters Swimmers
• USMS Long Distance Calendar
• Fastlane swimming at Kits Pool with KC Emerson

Marathon Swimming Links

• Marathon Swimmers Federation
  
• English Channel Swimming Association
• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
• Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
• Solo Swims of Ontario
• Lake Ontario Swim Team
• NYC Swim

Other Open Water Swims

BC

• Tri-Conic Challenge (100m, 500m, 2km, 4km)  Port Alberni, BC
• Interior Savings Across the Lake Swim (2.1km)  Kelowna, BC
• Sea Cavalcade (1 mi)  Gibsons, BC
• Thetis Lake Swim (800m, 1.5km, 3km, 5km) Victoria, BC
• RattleSnake Island Swim (3.1km, 7km)  Kelowna, BC
• Lake Windermere Open Water Swim (2km, 5km) Invermere, BC
• Qualicum Beach Annual Ocean Mile Swim (1 mi) Qualicum Beach, BC
• Kelowna Apple Open Water Swim Invitational (1.5km, 5km) Kelowna, BC
• Skaha Lake Ultra Swim (11.8km) Penticton, BC
• Coho Swim (1.5km, 3km) North Vancouver, BC
• BC Masters OWS Champs (800m, 1.5km, 3km, Relay) Salmon Arm, BC
• Across the Lake Swim (2.1km) Kelowna, BC
• Swim Bowen (1km, 500m relay) Bowen Island, BC

Pacific Northwest & Alaska

• • Fat Salmon Swim (3.2 mi) Seattle, WA, USA
  • Portland Bridge Swim (11 mi) Portland, OR, USA
  • Change Your Latitude (1km, 5km, 10km) Sitka, AK, USA
  • Friday Night Swims (0.5 mi, 1.2 mi, 2.4 mi) Kent, WA, USA
  • Emerald City Open Water Swim (½ mi, 1 mi) Seattle, WA, USA
  • Park to Park Swim (1.42 mi) Seattle, WA, USA
  • Whidbey Adventure Swim (1.2 mi, 2.4 mi) Langley, WA, USA
  • Last Gasp of Summer (1 mi, 2 mi) SeaTac, WA, USA

Central and Eastern Canada

• The Big Swim (14km) Northumberland Strait, PEI / NB
• EPIC Open Water Swim (1km, 2km, 5km) Dartmouth, NS
• Caledon Quarry Open Water Swim Races (1km, 2km, 4km, 5km) Caledon, ON
• Bring on the Bay (3km) Ottawa, ON
• The LOST Race (3.8km) Lake Ontario near Oakville, ON
• Toronto Island Lake Swim (750m, 1.5km, 3.8km) Toronto, ON
• Crown the King Swim (1.6km, 4km, 10km) Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan
• Ottawa RiverKeeper (4km) Ottawa, ON

California and Arizona

• Golden Gate Sharkfest Swim (1.6 mi) San Francisco, CA, USA
• Annual Alcatraz Classic (1.5 mi) San Francisco, CA, USA
• Arizona Open Water Swims (1 km, 2 km, 4km) AZ, USA

Global Swim Series

• Global Swim Series Open Water Swim Races around the globe

 

If you are aware of any other local or interesting open water swims please contact us so they may be included.

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Salish Sea Swim

The Salish Sea (Georgia Strait) swim is a 35km marathon swim from Sechelt BC to Nanaimo BC.

For an account of this incredible swim – the same distance as the famed English Channel swim – from  VOWSA’s very own Jim Close, please click here. A news article from the 2010 crossing can be read here.

The Masters Swim Association of BC (MSABC) also keeps records of marathon swims, including the Salish Sea Swim, at their open water page.