Northern California Open Water Swims - 2018

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 2018 dates.
Date	Swim	Location	Type	Distance	Organizer
2/3/2018	24 Hour Relay	San Francisco	bay	-	indep.
3/18/2018	Winter Alcatraz	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	WWS
5/19/2018	Spring Lake	Santa Rosa	lake	500m, 1 mi	USMS
5/19/2018	Alcatraz Classic	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	WWS
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.
7/7/2018	Swim Around the Rock	San Francisco	bay	3.25 mi	WWS
7/15/2018	Baykeeper Golden Rivet Swim	San Francisco	bay	6.5 mi	indep.
7/21/2018	Truckee Open Water Swim	Donner Lake	lake	0.5, 1.2, 2.4 mi	indep.
7/21/2018	Trans Tahoe Relay	Tahoe City	lake	10 mi	TOC
7/28/2018	Santa Cruz Roughwater	Santa Cruz	ocean	1 mi	USMS
7/29/2018	Golden Gate Frogman	San Francisco	bay	1.5 mi	indep.
7/29/2018	Cruz Cruise	Santa Cruz	ocean	2 mi	USMS
8/11/2018	Donner Lake	Truckee	lake	2.7 mi	USMS
8/18/2018	Golden Gate Bridge	San Francisco	bay	1.15 mi	WWS
8/19/2018	RCP Tiburon Mile	Tiburon	bay	1 nautical mi	indep.
8/25/2018	Lake Tahoe Open Water Swim	Lake Tahoe	lake	0.5, 1.2, 2.4 mi	indep.
8/25/2018	Golden Gate Bridge to St. Francis	San Francisco	bay		WWS
9/8/2018	Bridge to Bridge	San Francisco	bay	10 km	WWS
9/8/2018	Truckee Swim Classic	Truckee	lake	0.5, 1.2, 2.4 mi	indep.
9/22/2018	Swim Across America	San Francisco	bay	1.5 mi	SAA
9/29/2018	Alcatraz Invitational	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	SERC
10/13/2018	Alcatraz Swim w/t Centurions	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	WWS

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
9/23/2017	Keller Cove	Richmond	bay	0.5 mi, 1 mi, 2 mi	USMS

The following are private club swims organized by the South End Rowing Club or Dolphin Club and are not open to the public.

Date	Swim	Location	Type	Distance	Organizer
2/9/2018	AT&T Park	San Francisco	bay	6.5 mi	SERC
2/17/2018	Gashouse Cove	San Francisco	bay	1500m	DC
3/17/2018	Yacht Harbor	San Francisco	bay	1.6 mi	DC
3/17/2018	St Patricks Day Coghlan	San Francisco	bay		SERC
3/24/2018	Bay Bridge	San Francisco	bay	3 mi	SERC
4/6/2018	Evening Gashouse	San Francisco	bay	1500m	SERC
4/23/2018	Pier 23	San Francisco	bay		DC
5/5/2018	5 Coves of Death	San Francisco	bay	4.5 mi	SERC
5/6/2018	Pier 15	San Francisco	bay		DC
5/12/2018	Coghlan Beach	San Francisco	bay		DC
5/20/2018	Bay Bridge	San Francisco	bay	3 mi	DC
5/20/2018	Bay to Breakers	San Francisco	bay	10 mi	SERC
6/9/2018	LGBT Pride Swim - Coghlan	San Francisco	bay		SERC+DC
6/17/2018	Candlestick	San Francisco	bay	10 mi	SERC
6/30/2018	RT Alcatraz	San Francisco	bay	3.25 mi	SERC
7/8/2018	Angel Island	San Francisco	bay	3.5 mi	SERC
7/29/2018	Alcatraz	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	SERC
8/5/2018	Newbie Swim (Coghlan)	San Francisco	bay		SERC
8/11/2018	Kirby Cove	San Francisco	bay	4.2 mi	SERC
8/12/2018	Crissy Field	San Francisco	bay	2.2 mi	DC
8/19/2018	Golden Gate Bridge	San Francisco	bay	1.85 mi	DC
8/25/2018	Fort Point	San Francisco	bay	3.1 mi	DC
9/2/2018	Golden Gate Bridge	San Francisco	bay	1.85 mi	SERC
9/8/2018	SERC/DC Triathlon (Yacht Harbor)	San Francisco	bay		SERC+DC
9/9/2018	Float-a-palooza (Pier 39)	San Francisco	bay		SERC
10/13/2018	Alcatraz	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	DC
11/11/2018	Triangle of Doom (AP-Anita-Alcatraz)	San Francisco	bay		SERC
11/22/2018	Thanksgiving Alcatraz	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	SERC
12/15/2018	NYD Qualifier Alcatraz	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	SERC
1/1/2019	New Year's Day Alcatraz	San Francisco	bay	1.25 mi	SERC+DC

Looking to swim a bit further? Check out our list of Iconic Marathon Swims.