East Coast Open Water Festival

September 24th-25th, 2022

We want to invite every team and every individual to an exciting kick off to your 2022-2023 swim season. September 24th-25th at Smith Mountain Lake State Park we will be hosting a weekend Water Festival that should have something for everyone. There will also be music, food, and ice cream galore.

This would be a great way for any team to start your team building process for the upcoming year, and have fun doing it. Smith Mountain Lake is the largest inland lake on the East Coast and a great place for all water activities. We are working with Bridgewater Marina on getting special rates for any participant on pontoon boats, personal water crafts, and run about boats.

Bridgewater Marina Phone# (540)-721-1639

You can find all the information about the event and make your payments at swimisca.org and go to Events box located on top of homepage and continue drop down to locate Open Water Festival.

For questions please call Doug Fonder, Event Director at 540-792-2020 (office) or 540-397-0505 (cell)

THE EVENTS ARE AS FOLLOWED:

Saturday September

24th

A. Paddleboard Race (5k)

On site registration: 9:00AM to 9:45AM

Race starts: 10:00AM sharp

AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd in 13- Under, 16- Under, 17- Over in both male and female

B. 5K Swim

On site registration: 1:00PM to 1:45PM

Race starts: 2:00PM sharp

AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd in 13- Under, 16- Under, 17- 25, 26- 40, 40- Over in both male and female. (We will also award a special prize to the top over all male and female swimmer)

C. Splash and Dash (Half mile swim/ Half mile run)

On site registration: 3:00PM to 3:45PM

Race starts: 4:00PM sharp

AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd in 11- Under, 13- Under, 16- Under, 17- Over in both male and female

Sunday September 25th

A. Half Mile Race

On site registration: 10:00AM to 10:45AM

Race starts: 11:00AM sharp

(9 - Under only)

AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd in 9- Under in both male and female

B. One Mile Race

On site registration: 10:30AM to 11:45AM

Race starts: NOON sharp

AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd in 11- Under, 13- Under, 15- Under,16- 19, 20- 29, 30- 39, 40- Over in both male and female

East Coast Open Water Festival

https://swimisca.org/save-the-date/east-coast-open-water-2022/