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OPEN WATER SWIMS FOR 2010

March

March 17 – Swim for Heart (1M) – Maui, HI, USA

April

April 17 – Tampa Bay Marathon (24M) – Tampa, FL, USA
April 17 – Nike Swim Miami (1M, 5K, 10K) – Miami, FL, USA

May

May 2 – Kaanapali Klassic (1.2M) – Maui, HI, USA
May 2 – Nanticoke River Swim (3M) – Bivalve, MD, USA
May 8 – Hurricane Man (2.4M) – St. Petersburg, FL, USA
May 15 – Spring Lake 1 Mile Open Water Swim (1M) – Santa Rosa, CA, USA
May 16 – Parkside Aquatic Mile (1M) – San Mateo, CA, USA
May 22 – Ed Gaw Open Water Challenge (1M, 5K) – Fernandina Beach, FL, USA
May 23 – Pensacola 3 Mile Bridge Swim (1M, 3M) – Pensacola, FL, USA
May 23 – Hagg Lake Swim (800 meter, 2K, 4K) – Forest Grove, OR, USA
May 29/30 – Jim McDonnell Lake Swims (1M, 2M) – Reston VA, USA
May 30 – Beach to Beach Power Swim (1M, 2.25M, 3.5M) – St. John, VI, USA
May 30 – NAV-E-Sink or Swim (1.2M, 2.4M) – Rumson, NJ, USA
May 30 – Alcatraz Challenge Swim (1.5M) – San Francisco, CA, USA

June

June 5 – Potomac River Swim (7.5M) – Hull Neck, VA, USA
June 5 – Lowcountry Splash (2.4M) – Mt. Pleasant, SC, USA
June 5 – Swim Around the Rock (3.25M) – San Francisco, CA, USA
June 6 – Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim (1.5M) – San Francisco, CA, USA
June 10 – Folsom Lake Open Water Swim (0.6M, 1.2M, 2.4M) – Folsom, CA, USA
June 12 – Great Hudson River Swim (28.5M) – New York, NY, USA
June 12 – Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (1.3M) – New York, NY, USA
June 12 – Lake Berryessa Swim (1M, 2M) – Lake Berryessa CA, USA
June 12 – FKCC Swim Around Key West (12.5M) – Key West, FL, USA
June 12/13 – Open Water Festival (1.5K, 5K) – Fort Myers Beach, FL, USA
June 13 – Jordan Lake Open Water Challenge (1M) – Raleigh, NC, USA
June 13 – Great Chesapeake Bay Swim (4.4M) – Stevensville, MD, USA
June 19 – Pier to Cove Swim (2.5K) – La Jolla, CA, USA
June 19 – Huntington Mile (1M, 5K) – Huntington, IN, USA
June 19 – Beaufort River Swim (3M) – Beaufort, SC, USA
June 25 – Liberty Island Swim (1.2K) – New York, NY, USA
June 26 – Columbus Open Water Swim 1 (0.75K, 1.5K, 3K) – Columbus, OH, USA
June 26 – Pleasant Springs Challenge (1M, 2M, 3M) – Pleasant Prairie, WI, USA
June 27 – Grimaldo’s Mile (1M) – New York, NY, USA
June 27 – Cuan to Ventry 2.5K Open Water Swim – Co. Kerry, Ireland

July

July 4 – Fire Cracker 8000 (8K) – Sacramento, CA, USA
July 10 – Riverside Park Tune Up Swim (1.5K) – New York, NY, USA
July 10 – Cholo’s Waimea Bay Swim (1.2M) – Oahu, HI, USA
July 10 – Bridge to Bridge (10K) – San Francisco, CA, USA
July 10 – Sawbellies Open Water Swim (2M) – Canandaigua, NY, USA
July 10 – Crystal Lake Open Water Swim Race (1M, 2M) – Crystal Lake, IL, USA
July 10 – Maryland Swim for Life (1M, 2M, 3M, 4M, 5M) – Chestertown, MD, USA
July 10 – Chris Greene Lake Cable Swim (2M) – Charlottesville, VA, USA
July 11 – Fran Schnarr Memorial Swim (5K) – Huntington Bay, NY, USA
July 11 – Steelman Open Water Swim (1M, 3M) – Quakertown, PA, USA
July 11 – Seal Beach Rough Water Swim (1M, 5K) – Seal Beach, CA, USA
July 11 – The Seven Hogs 5K Open Water Swim – Co. Kerry, Ireland
July 17 – Columbus Open Water Swim 2 (0.75K, 1.5K, 3K) – Columbus, OH, USA
July 17 – Save the Bay Swim (1.7M) – Newport, RI, USA
July 17 – Fat Salmon Open Water (1M, 3M) – Seattle, WA, USA
July 17 – Chena Splash (1K, 5K) – Chena Lake, AK, USA
July 17 – USMS Open Water Championships (10K) – Noblesville, IN, USA
July 18 – Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon (1.5M swim, 7M run) – San Francisco, CA, USA
July 18 – Steve Omi Memorial Open Water Swim (1M) – Coeur d’Alene, ID, USA
July 18 – Lake Tahoe Sharkfest Swim (1.2M) – Lake Tahoe, NV, USA
July 24 – Kingdom Swim (1M. 3M, 10M) – Newport, VT, USA
July 24 – Jaco Chun’s Reef to Waimea Bay Swim (1.6M) – Oahu, HI, USA
July 24 – The Little Uno and the Big Deuce (1M, 2M) – Raleigh, NC, USA
July 25 – Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim (1M) – Barnegat Light Beach, NJ, USA
July 25 – Peaks Island to Portland Swim (2.4M) – Portland, ME, USA
July 25 – Catfish Crawl Open Water Swim (1M, 2M) – Morgan Hill, CA, USA
July 30/31 – Cascade Lakes Swim Series (1K, 1.5K, 3K, 5K) – Elk Lake, OR, USA
July 30 – Great South Bay Cross Bay Swim (5M) – Bay Shore, NY, USA
July 31 – Swim Buzzards Bay (1.2M) – New Bedford, MA, USA
July 31 – New York Pro Swim (10K) – New York, NY, USA
July 31 – Long Bridge Swim (1.76M) – Sandpoint, ID, USA

August

Aug 1 – Tour of Buoys (1.5M, 5M) – La Jolla, CA, USA
Aug 1 – Governors Island Swim (2M) – New York, NY, USA
Aug 1 – Polson Bay Swim (1M) – Polson, MT, USA
Aug 1 – Touch Alcatraz ‘n Go (2.5M) – San Francisco, CA, USA
Aug 1 – Harbor Springs Coastal Crawl (1M, 2M, 3M, 10K) – Harbor Springs, MI, USA
Aug 2 – The Massacre Swim (6K) – Co. Kerry, Ireland
Aug 7 – Point to LaPointe Swim (2.1M) – Bayfield, WI, USA
Aug 7 – Donner Lake Swim (2.7M) – Truckee, CA, USA
Aug 7 – Aquarium 5K and 1 Mile – New York, NY, USA
Aug 7 – North Shore Challenge (2.3M) – Oahu, HI, USA
Aug 7 – St. Vincent’s Swim Across The Sound (25K) – Port Jefferson, NY, USA
Aug 7 – Wild Fish One & Two Mile Swim (1M, 2M) – Salem, MA, USA
Aug 7 – Central Illinois Open Water Swim (1.2M, 2.4M) – Hudson, IL, USA
Aug 8 – YMCA Lake Champlain Swim Relay (4M, 8M) – Burlington, VT, USA
Aug 8 – Bud Beatty Mile Memorial Swim (2M) – Baltimore, MD, USA
Aug 14 – Deer Creek Open Water Marathon (1M, 5K, 10K, 10M) – Charleston, UT, USA
Aug 14 – Boston Light 8 Mile Swim – Boston, MA, USA
Aug 14 – Betsy Owens Memorial Lake Swim (2M) – Lake Placid, NY, USA
Aug 14 – Emerald City Open Water Swim (0.5M, 1M) – Seattle, WA, USA
Aug 14 – Minneapolis Sharkfest Swim (1M) – Minneapolis, MN, USA
Aug 15 – Horsetooth Open Water Swim (1M, 2.4M, 10K) – Fort Collins, CO, USA
Aug 15 – Pennock Island Challenge (8.2 miles) – Ketchikan, AK, USA
Aug 21 – L.O.S.T. Race (3.8K) – Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Aug 22 – Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (10K) – Long Beach, CA, USA
Aug 22 – Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim (1.2M) – Gloucester, MA USA
Aug 22 – Pacific Open Water Challenge (0.5M, 1M, 5K) – Long Beach, CA, USA
Aug 29 – The Nuclear Swim at Harris Lake (1M) – Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA

September

Sept 4 – Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4M) – Honolulu, HI, USA
Sept 6 – Aumakua Ocean Swim (2.4M) – Maui, HI, USA
Sept 11 – Brooklyn Bridge Swim (1K) – New York, NY, USA
Sept 11 – Big Shoulders (1.5M, 3M) – Chicago, IL, USA
Sept 11 – Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life (1.4M) – Provincetown, MA, USA
Sept 12 – Hudson River Swim for Life (1M, 5K) – Sleepy Hollow, NY, USA
Sept 12 – La Jolla Rough Water Swim (1M, 3M) – La Jolla, CA, USA
Sept 12 – Pier to Pier Swim Race (1.7M) – Wrightsville Beach, NC, USA
Sept 18 – Sandycove Island Challenge (1.8K) – Kinsale, Ireland
Sept 18 – Diamond Lake Challenge (1K, 3K, 5K, 10K) – Cassoplis, MI, USA
Sept 19 – San Diego-Coronado Sharkfest Swim (1.0M) – San Diego, CA, USA
Sept 25 – Little Red Lighthouse Swim (5.85M) – New York, NY, USA
Sept 26 – Maui Roughwater Swim (1.7M) – Maui, HI, USA
Sept 26 – 10 Mile Relay and Solo Swim (10M) – La Jolla, CA, USA

October

Oct 2 – Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash (2.5K) – Sarasota, FL, USA
Oct 2 – Swim of the Centurions (1.25M) – San Francisco, CA, USA
Oct 10 – Race for the Oceans (1K, 5K) – Ft. Myers Beach, FL, USA
Oct 10 – St. Croix Coral Reef Swim (2M, 5M) – St. Croix, VI, USA
Oct 16 – Ederle Swim (17.5M) – New York, NY, USA
Oct 16 – Golden Gate Bridge Swim (1.85M) – San Francisco, CA, USA
Oct 16 – Las Vegas Sharkfest Swim (1.0M) – Lake Mead, NV, USA
Oct 17 – RCP Tiburon Mile Open Water Swim (1M) – Tiburon, CA, USA
Oct 17 – Bermuda RTS Swim (2K, 4K, 7.25K, 10K) – Harrington Sound, Bermuda

November

Nov 6 – Veterans’ Day Swim (5K, 1M, 2M) – New York City, NY, USA

December

Dec (TBA) – Bonaire EcoSwim (10K, 5K, 3K, 1K) – Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles