The 8th Annual Lake Padden Open Water Swim: August 2, Bellingham, WA

The 8th Annual Lake Padden Open Water swim will be held Saturday morning August 2, 2008.

The race starts at 9:00 AM with check in beginning at 7:30 AM.
As usual, there are both a 2.5K and a 5K swim race. Wetsuits are allowed.

This fun, low-key event is held at the Swim Area of Lake Padden. There are locker rooms, and showers, and easy adjacent parking. There are picnic grounds, and trails, so come and make a day of it. In fact, Bellingham is such a cool place to recreate, stay for the weekend, and check out the websites for ideas and activities.

The race is an "in water" start, over a simple triangle course, once around for the 2.5K and twice around for the 5K. In early August the water temp is almost always over 70 degrees. The finish line is right at the water’s edge.

There will be plenty of snacks, fun music, and a host of enthusiastic friendly volunteers. Kayakers will be in the water to escort the swimmers and 5 lifeguards will be assuring safety.

In our ongoing quest for the coolest participant recognition items, we have finally decided this year we are not doing T-shirts because everyone has too many of them, or towels since they were too small last year.  So, this year all participants will receive a Lake Padden event coffee mug. A really cool coffee mug!  Everyone needs a coffee mug. After all, this is the Great Pacific Northwest.

Download the Entry Form for 8th Annual Lake Padden Swim (12 kb PDF file)

View Lake Padden 2007 Race Results (71K PDF file)

For additional information about Bellingham, WA or Open Water Swimming, try these websites:

Bellingham Visitor's Information
Bellingham Parks and Recreation
Vancouver Open Water Swim Association