Mid-Atlantic Open Water Swims - 2019

Note: Many 2020 swims have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please click through to the organizers’ websites for current information.

Calendar of open water swims in Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC-Metro, Delaware, and New Jersey. Confirmed 2019 dates.
DateSwimLocationTypeDistance
5/11/2019 Maryland Freedom Swim Cambridge, MD river 1.7 mi
5/18/2019 DownRiver Rip Midlothian, VA river 2.5 mi, 4.4 mi
5/26/2019 Jim McDonnell Lake Swims Reston, VA lake 1 mi; 2 mi
5/26/2019 Nav-e-Sink or Swim Rumson, NJ river 1.2 mi; 2.4 mi
5/26/2019 Swim the South River Riva, MD river 5 mi
6/1/2019 John Shrum Memorial Cable Swim Charlottesville, VA lake 1 mi; 2 mi
6/1/2019 Potomac Swim for the Environment Hull Neck, VA to Pt Lookout S.P., MD river 7.5 mi
6/2/2019 Swim Across the Potomac: Washington's Crossing National Harbor, MD river 1.4mi
6/2/2019 Escape the Cape Open Water Swim Cape May, NJ bay 1 mi; 3 mi
6/9/2019 Great Chesapeake Bay Swim Sandy Pt State Park, MD bay 4.4 mi; 1 mi
6/16/2019 VBLA Ocean Swim Series - Jack King Virginia Beach, VA ocean 1 mi
7/5/2019 Lake Lenape Swim Mays Landing, NJ lake 1 mi
7/13/2019 Ocean City Beach Patrol 1-Mile Ocean City, NJ ocean 1 mi
7/13/2019 Maryland Swim for Life Chestertown, MD river 1-, 2-, 2.4, 3-, 4-, 5 mi
7/14/2019 Steelman OW Swim Quakertown, PA lake 1.5 mi; 3.1 mi
7/20/2019 Swim Ocean City Ocean City, MD ocean 9 mi, 9- mi 3-person relay, 3-mile
7/21/2019 VBLA Ocean Swim Series Virginia Beach, VA ocean 3 km, 1 mi
8/3/2019 Lake Moomaw Swim Covington, VA lake 1 mi
8/18/2019 VBLA Ocean Swim Series Virginia Beach, VA ocean 5 km, 1 mi
8/25/2019 Cedar Island 5K Avalon, NJ waterway 5 km
9/8/2019 Lake Hopatcong Open Water Festival Lake Hopatcong, NJ lake 0.5, 1, 2 mi
9/15/2019 Swim Across America Baltimore, MD river 1 mi; 3 mi
10/5/2019 Swim Across America  (To the Bridge and Back) Midlothian, VA river 1 mi, 2.4 mi 5 mi
weekly, May 8-Aug 21 French Creek Open Water Series Norristown, PA river 800m
2019 dates not yet known
DateSwimLocationTypeDistance
6/23/2018 Atlantic City Bridge-to-Bridge (tentative date) Atlantic City, NJ bay 2km, 5km
7/28/2018 French Creek River Day Swimfest Norristown, PA river 5 km, 1 mi, 800m
8/12/2018 HarborFest Tri Swims National Harbor, MD river 750m; 1.2 mi; 2.4 mi; 5 km
8/31/2018 Charles Bender Memorial Swim Bridgeport, PA river 8 mi
9/15/2018 Smith Mountain Lake Swims (tentative) Huddleston, VA lake 5 km
9/16/2018 Wharf to Wharf Swim Mathews, VA river 1400 meters
9/16/2018 Smith Mountain Lake Swims (tentative) Huddleston, VA lake 1 mi
9/18/2018 Pier 2 Pier Wrightsville Beach, NC ocean 2 mi

Calendar maintained by: Franco Prezioso