2012 Events

NEMSA is putting together a list of 2012 OWS swims in New England. Check back often for updates.
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8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
June 25 to July 2, 2012
8 Bridges Hudson River Swim New York(120mi)
This is a 7 day, 7 stage, 120 mile swim on the Hudson River in New York.
For one week, each day's marathon swim will begin with the ebb tide at one bridge and end at the next, covering
distances ranging from 13.2 miles to 19.8 miles. Swimmers can participate in one to all of the seven stages.

Kingdom Swim - Registration Now Open
July 7, 2012
Kingdom Swim Lake Memphremagog, Newport, VT (100yd, .25, 1, 3, 6 & 10mi)

2011 Events

2011 Open Water Swim Calendar
May • June • July • August • September • October

NEMSA Spotlight Events
7/30/11 – Lodie Memorial Swim L Street/Curley Rec Center, So Boston, MA (1mi)
8/13/11 - Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim Niles Beach, Gloucester, MA (1.2mi)
8/13/11 - Boston Light Swim Boston Harbor, Boston MA (8mi solo or relay)
8/27/11 - Race for Salem Sound Forest River Park, Salem MA (.5, 1.5 & 5km)
7/??/11 – Keep watch as the OWS season progresses for NEMSA Open Water Swim Clinics!

New England (and neighboring area) OWS Events
May
5/28/2011
Great Hudson River Swim Hudson River Park, New York, NY (1.6mi)

5/29/2011
Lost Sailor One Mile Swim To Shore Lake Gardner, Amesbury, MA (1mi)

June
6/04/2011
Charles River One Mile Swim Charles River, Boston, MA (1mi)

6/18/2011
Swim Against the Tide Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton, MA (1mi swim, 2mi kayak, 3mi walk, 5k run)
Madison Open Water Mile Swim Madison, CT (1mi)
Cape Cod/Mashpee Super Swim John’s Pond, Mashpee, MA (.5, 1mi & 5km)
Son of a Swim Lake Memphremagog, Newport, VT (2, 4 & 6mi)
Manhattan Island Swim Battery Park City South Cove, Manhattan, NY (28.5mi)

6/19/2010
Wayland One Mile Swim Wayland Town Beach, Wayland, MA

6/24/2011
Statue of Liberty/Liberty Island Swim Liberty Island, NJ/NY (1.2km)

6/25/2011
Captains Pond Open Water Swim Race Salem, NH (1/3 mi & 1 mi)
Greenwich-Stamford Open Water Swim Greenwich, CT (.5, 1.5, 3 & 5mi)

July
7/02/2011
Swim Buzzard’s Bay Buzzard’s Bay, New Bedford, MA (1.2mi)
Pumpkinman Plunge Knight’s Pond, South Berwick, ME (1.2mi)
Hamptons Swim to Fight Cancer Gardner’s Bay, Amagansett, NY (.5, 1mi & 5km)

7/09/2011
Stars & Stripes: Aquathlon and Swim Wards Island, New York, NY (1.5km swim or 1.5km swim & 5mi run)
Greenwich Point One Mile Swim Greenwich, CT (1mi)
Nubble Light Challenge Long Sands Beach, York Beach, ME (2.4mi)
Kingdom Swim Lake Memphremagog, Newport, VT (100yd, .25, 1, 3, 6 & 10mi)

7/15/2011
Boston Harbor Swim Across America Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA (22mi Relay, Teams of 5-8)

7/16/2011
Manhattan Sharkfest Hudson River, New York, NY (1.5km)
Peaks to Portland Peaks Island to Portland, ME (2.4mi)
Manhattan Island Relays Battery Park City South Cove, New York, NY (28.5mi)

7/17/2011
Grimaldo’s Mile Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (1mi)

7/23/2011
Save the Bay Naragansett, RI (1.7mi)

7/30/2011
Lodie Memorial Swim L Street/Curley Rec Center, So Boston, MA (1mi)
Brooklyn Bridge Swim Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York, NY (1km)
Point Lookout Ocean Mile Point Lookout, Hempstead, NY (1mi)
Island Beach Two Mile Swim Island Beach, Greenwich, CT (2mi)
Sebago Challenge Open Water Swim Sebago Lake, Casco, ME (1, 3 & 5km)

August
8/06/2010
Aquarium 5k and 1 mi Swim NY Aquarium/Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (1mi & 5km)
USMS 3-6 Mile National Championship Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (5km)
Lake Seymour Swim Lake Seymour, Morgan, VT (3.5mi)

8/08/2011-08/14/2011
Eight Bridges Swim Catskill to New York City, Hudson River, NY (120mi over 7 days)

8/13/2011
Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim Niles Beach, Gloucester, MA (1.2mi)
Gilbert Lake Swim Gilbert Lake, Laurens, NY (.5, 1 & 2mi)
USMS 2-mile Cable National Championship/Betsy Owens Memorial Swim Lake Placid, NY (2mi)
Boston Light Swim Boston Harbor, Boston MA (8mi solo or relay)

8/14/2011
Wild Fish One & Two Mile Swim Collins Cove, Salem, MA (1 & 2mi)

8/20/2011
Swim Against the Tide Nikerson State Park, Brewster, MA (1mi swim, 2mi kayak, 3mi walk, 5k run)
Willoughby Swim Lake Willoughby, Westmore, VT (4.75mi)

8/26/2011
One and Two Mile Open Water Swims West Neck Beach, Huntington, NY (1 & 2 mi)

8/27/2011
Race for Salem Sound Forest River Park, Salem MA (.5, 1.5 & 5km)
Lake George Open Water Swim (Day 1) Hague Beach, Hague, NY (2.5 & 5km)
1st Annual David's Old Silver Swim for CCALS Sea Crest Beach Hotel, North Falmouth, MA (1mi)

8/28/2011
Boston Sharkfest Boston Harbor, Boston, MA (1mi)
Lake George Open Water Swim (Day 2) Hague Beach, Hague, NY (10km)

TBD
Five Sisters Swim Winthrop Beach, Winthrop, MA (1.2mi & 2.4mi) [2010 date: 8/14]
Rockland Breakwater Swim, Rockland, ME (1.6 & 3.2mi) [2010 date: 8/28]

September
9/4/2011
Metro One Mile Open Water Swim Championships Long Beach, Long Island, NY (1mi)
Mighty Merrimack Swim Lowell City Beach, Lowell, MA (1 & 2mi)

9/10/2011
Moreau Lake Aquathlon and Swim Moreau Lake, Gansevoort, NY (1.5& 3km swims or 1.5km swim & 5k run)
Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla Provincetown, MA (1.4mi)
Governors Island Swim Governors Island, New York, NY (2mi)
Hudson River Swim for Life Nayak to Tarrytown, NY (1 & 3mi)

9/11/2011
CIBBOWS 10K Open Water Swim Race TBD (10km)
Vineyard Warrior 1 Mile Swim Oak Bluffs (Martha’s Vineyard), MA (1mi)

9/24/2011
Little Red Lighthouse Swim Hudson River, New York, NY (10km)

October
10/1/2011
Ederle Swim Sandy Hook, NJ to Manhattan, NY (17.5mi)

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Book Signing of Brockton Ocean Swimmer, Bob McCormack For His New Book, Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea
NEMSA member Robert L. McCormack regularly writes about his swimming adventures around the country. Attend his book signing, Saturday, September 19, 2009 From 10am to 12 Noon at Brockton Public Library

Charles River Clean Up Boat - Join the crew and help keep our waters clean. Volunteers spend a whole day, either Monday, Tues, Thurs or Friday on the boat, with a stop for lunch at the Cambridgeside Galleria in the afternoon. A great way to spend the day and make a difference. Donation information is also found here.

Christopher Swain's TOXTOUR - On April 22, 2009, Christopher Swain will begin a 1000-mile swim down the Atlantic coast to Washington DC. Along the way, he'll help students in over 2,000 classrooms launch projects designed to improve the health of our ocean panet.

A SWIMMER'S JOURNAL: Brockton man recounts San Francisco plunge
Brockton swimmer and NEMSA member Robert L. McCormack regularly writes about his swimming adventures around the country. Here is his most recent account.