Open water swimming is a growing sport in British Columbia, with swimmers tackling both organized events and individual challenges. Currently, we are putting together an open water committee to further support open water swimming in BC. If you are interested, contact our Open Water Swimming Chair: openwater@msabc.ca

BC swimmers have a growing number of local races to choose from, however many BC swimmers challenge themselves to international swims such as the Alcatraz Swim and the English Channel. Locally, a few favourite swims include Thetis Lake Swim for MS, races put on by the Vancouver Open Water Swim Association, the Big Effort Swim at Christina Lake,and the Across the Lake Swim

We continue to document and maintain records of marathon swims by British Columbians and in our BC waters. If you would like your swim officially observed or ratified or know of someone who should be added to our records, please contact us.