Northern California Open Water Swims - 2019
2019 Northern California race calendar (public)
Calendar of organized ocean swims, lake swims, and other open-water swim races in Northern California. San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Monterey, Shasta, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. Confirmed 2019 dates.
| Date | Swim | Location | Type | Distance | Organizer |
| 3/16/2019 |
Winter Alcatraz |
San Francisco |
bay |
1.25 mi |
WWS |
| 5/11/2019 |
Alcatraz Classic |
San Francisco |
bay |
1.25 mi |
WWS |
| 6/29/2019 |
Tahoe City Swim |
Tahoe City |
lake |
0.5 / 1 / 2 mi |
Sierra |
| 6/29/2019 |
Bridge to Bridge |
San Francisco |
bay |
10 km |
WWS |
| 7/14/2019 |
San Francisco Frogman |
San Francisco |
bay |
1.5 mi |
indep. |
| 7/20/2019 |
Trans Tahoe Relay |
Tahoe City |
lake |
10 mi |
TOC |
| 7/21/2019 |
Alpine Freshwater Swim |
Donner Lake |
lake |
0.5, 1.2, 2.4 mi |
Sierra |
| 8/3/2019 |
Santa Cruz Roughwater |
Santa Cruz |
ocean |
1 mi |
USMS |
| 8/4/2019 |
Cruz Cruise |
Santa Cruz |
ocean |
2 mi |
USMS |
| 8/10/2019 |
Swim Around the Rock |
San Francisco |
bay |
3.25 mi |
WWS |
| 8/11/2019 |
Baykeeper Golden Rivet Swim |
San Francisco |
bay |
6.5 mi |
indep. |
| 8/24/2019 |
Alcatraz Swim w/t Centurions |
San Francisco |
bay |
1.25 mi |
WWS |
| 8/24/2019 |
Lake Tahoe Open Water Swim |
Lake Tahoe |
lake |
0.5, 1.2, 2.4 mi |
Sierra |
| 9/7/2019 |
Alcatraz Invitational |
San Francisco |
bay |
1.25 mi |
SERC |
| 9/8/2019 |
Golden Gate Bridge to St. Francis |
San Francisco |
bay |
|
WWS |
| 9/22/2019 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
San Francisco |
bay |
1.15 mi |
WWS |
| 9/28/2019 |
Swim Across America |
San Francisco |
bay |
1.5 mi |
SAA |
2019 dates not yet known
| Date | Swim | Location | Type | Distance | Organizer |
| 6/10/2017 |
Sand Harbor Open Water Swim |
Lake Tahoe |
lake |
0.5, 1.2, 2.4 mi |
indep. |
| 7/23/2017 |
Humboldt Bay Critter Crawl |
Eureka |
bay |
4.5 mi |
indep. |
| 9/10/2017 |
Whiskeytown Lake |
Redding |
lake |
1 mi, 2 mi |
USMS |
| 5/19/2018 |
Spring Lake |
Santa Rosa |
lake |
500m, 1 mi |
USMS |
| 6/2/2018 |
Lake Berryessa |
Napa |
lake |
1 mi, 2 mi |
USMS |
| 6/9/2018 |
Lake Del Valle |
Livermore |
lake |
1 mi, 2.5 km |
USMS |
| 6/9/2018 |
Lake Del Valle |
Livermore |
lake |
5K, 10 km |
USMS |
| 6/30/2018 |
Capitola-Santa Cruz Pier-to-Pier |
Santa Cruz, CA |
ocean |
10 km |
indep. |
| 8/11/2018 |
Donner Lake |
Truckee |
lake |
2.7 mi |
USMS |
| 8/19/2018 |
RCP Tiburon Mile |
Tiburon |
bay |
1 nautical mi |
indep. |
| 9/22/2018 |
Keller Cove |
Richmond |
bay |
0.5 mi, 1 mi, 2 mi |
USMS |
2019 Combined South End Rowing Club and Dolphin Club swim calendars
The following are private club swims organized by the South End Rowing Club or Dolphin Club and are not open to the public. All swims finish at Aquatic Park unless otherwise noted.
Organizer codes
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