SWIM START IS 10:00AM. A point to point 1.2 Mile Bay Swim that is a TIME TRIAL START format based on your estimated swim time.. FASTEST swimmers will enter the water first and they will self seed accordingly to your estimated finish time and where you feel most comfortable. The swim course is on the back half of the Cedar Island 5K Swim. This is a great event to familiarize yourself with open water swimming with a group in a protected bay, the surroundings and key site locations on it. Our goal is to provide an opportunity that will give you the confidence for safe and successful swimming events. it feels like an epic training group swim with your friends! Swim buoys are allowed during the event. It is typically wetsuit legal. The September SWIM START is at the 23rd Street Public Dock on Ocean Drive. From the AYC you exit the club and go to the end of 7th Street and Ocean Drive. Turn right and head south down Ocean Drive until you get to the 23rd Street on the right. We are entering the water at high tide, so you can expect a little push from the current at the end! NEW BUOY THIS YEAR TO ROUND at 7th Street and Ocean Drive corner. Athletes will receive the following items: custom event branded swim cap, chip timing, and an amazing, comfortable, warm, premium Live and Tell HOODIE!! Yes, you read that right. A top notch pull over hooded sweatshirt is the give away. If you want another tee shirt, you will have to get it at another event. Wait..there's more! You also get a custom Finish Line towel! Score a tri blend long sleeved tee for a $25 donation. We are a non profit organization and 100% of our proceeds and your donations go to charity. 8:00-9:30AM: Check in at the Avalon Yacht Club. (704 7th Street) There is NO PARKING at the AYC. Parking is available only for volunteers on the far right side lot. There is free parking in Avalon noon all streets. The jitneys will be circling the surrounding areas: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Streets, Ocean Drive, and Dune Dri
1.2 Miles: LAT UNISEX HOODIE !!
| Distance | Price | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 Miles | $65.00 | Mar 1 | Mar 1 |
| $70.00 | Mar 2 | Aug 31 | |
| $75.00 | Sep 1 | Sep 5 | |
| $80.00 | Sep 6 | Sep 12 |
| Year | Finishers | Median Time | Fastest Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 152 | 29:12 | 20:55 |
| 2024 | 134 | 35:42 | 25:18 |
| 2023 | 121 | 36:28 | 24:52 |
| 2022 | 99 | 28:44 | 20:23 |
| 2020 | 104 | 42:46 | 29:37 |
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