WELCOME TO THE LONG BRIDGE SWIM

Our 30th annual Long Bridge Swim is coming right up ... on Saturday, August 2, 2025! Wait a minute ... did someone say 30th annual? That seems crazy!

But it's true, the Long Bridge Swim reaches its milestone 30th year in 2025. It's more reason than ever to join us for our epic, 1.76-mile swim across Lake Pend Oreille - one of the finest open-water swims in the Pacific Northwest.

To join us, you can click to register right now! If you know you're gonna do it, why wait? We invite all swimmers everywhere to come share this special annual event crossing magnificent Lake Pend Oreille.

Keep reading below, and check the other pages, to learn more.

SEE 2024 SWIM RESULTS

Last year was a banner year for the Long Bridge Swim, with 705 swimmers starting the swim and a whoppin' 697 finishing. Want to see the official results from our 2024 swim? Click for the 2024 results (plus the previous four swims) at our swim results page.

And, here's a peek at a few of our favorite photos from the 2024 swim. Click to enlarge!

Again, here's that link to click and see the complete 2024 swim results.

And to see the history of the whole 30 years of Long Bridge Swims - including the top 10 all-time results for men and women - click to our Race Results page.

YOUR SWIM SUPPORTS AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUTH

By the way... while you are having fun with the swim, you're actually making a contribution to an important program for young people here in northern Idaho! That's because ... the money we raise goes to our swim lessons initiative. Our entry fees offset event expenses, but we use the balance to provide swim lessons for local children. Would you like to donate a bit extra? The mission of our initiative is to see that no child in Bonner County gets past third grade without learning to swim. We hope for additional donations to support this life-saving and life-changing program. Please, if you can donate, do donate!

HERE'S MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SWIM

If you are not acquainted, our annual Long Bridge Swim is held the first Saturday in August. Located in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho, this 1.76-mile swim across Lake Pend Oreille is one of the Northwest's premier open-water events. Because it parallels the namesake Long Bridge into Sandpoint, it offers the unique chance for friends and family of swimmers to follow along the swim course from the bridge.

If you missed it above and are curious: Click to see results from all 30 years.

And now, get registered for our 2025 swim! Here's that date again: Saturday, August 2, 2025. If you know you're gonna swim ... why wait? Click to register now.

The 2025 event will be our 30th annual swim! We hope to see you in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho.