Registration open for Buzzards Bay Swim
The Buzzards Bay Coalition will hold its 23rd annual Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday, June 25, and registration starts now.
The Buzzards Bay Swim is a community event that supports clean water in Buzzards Bay.
Swimmers complete a 1.2-mile open water course across outer New Bedford Harbor. The point-to-point course begins in the South End of New Bedford and ends at Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation in Fairhaven.
The event draws participants of every age, ability and fitness level. Many swimmers form teams with their friends, families and fellow swim team members.
More than 300 swimmers are expected to participate in this year’s swim, hailing from communities across southeastern New England and around the United States.
This year, swimmers will have a new chip timing system that will provide instant, accurate results as each swimmer crosses the finish line. There will also be new youth categories to allow more swimmers to participate and compete for awards and prizes.
Additionally, registered swimmers can work with a professional swim coach at their local YMCA Southcoast branch and join other swimmers for an organized open-water practice in spring.
All funds raised from the Buzzards Bay Swim support the Coalition’s work to protect clean water in communities across the Buzzards Bay region, from Westport to Woods Hole.
Sign up at savebuzzardsbay.org/swim.
The Buzzards Bay Swim is a Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH Series Event, presented nationally by Toyota. The SPLASH Series engages local citizens in recreational use of waterways to celebrate access to clean water with activities that the whole community can participate in as they raise funds to support their local Waterkeeper organization. For more information, visit splashseries.org.
