2009 Lake Padden Open Water Swim: Saturday, August 1, 2009
New this year: 2.5K Teen Swim Event

The 2009 Lake Padden Open Water Swim event was brilliant!

The bright, warm sun sparkled on the calm, 73 degree waters of Lake Padden at 9 AM  Saturday August 1st.  A swimmer from Australia, as well as swimmers from Maryland, Arkansas, and California joined swimmers from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. This year for the first time we also had teenagers join us.

A great time was had by everyone, with music, lots of food, spectacular weather, amazing door prizes, and, best of all, bobblehead trophies for the overall winners.

Perfect conditions resulted in fast times. The overall 5K winner, Thomas Gradine, who also won in 2008 was 2 minutes faster this year. There were several very close races, with only a second between first and second in the men's 2.5K overall, and only 1.5 seconds between the 2nd place men's 5K and 4th place. 

Please see attached PDF files below for race results including overall, master's only, and results of each event by age group.

Be sure to check back soon for information about our 10th Annual Swim.

View Lake Padden 2009 Race Results (76k PDF file - Acrobat Viewer required)
View Lake Padden 2008 Race Results (53K PDF file - Acrobat Viewer required)
View Lake Padden 2007 Race Results (71K PDF file -Acrobat Viewer required)

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