NEKOWSA – 2013 Swims
Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association
Sanctioned by the World Open Water Swimming Association
www.kingdomswim.org
NEKOWSA was established in January of 2010 with the purpose to organize and promote open water swimming in the legendary lakes of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. In 2012 NEKOWSA hosted seven swims, with over 375 swimmers signing on. Swimmers are now coming from 36 different states and three Canadian provinces and are travelling from as far away as Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Great Britain and Mumbai, India. This year, with the help of WOWSA, we are hosting 12 days of swims, including: the WOWSA 10 Mile World Open Water Championship at Kingdom Swim, The Willoughby Swim, In Search of Memphre, our 25 Mile, International Swim the length of Lake Memphremagog, and our all new Swim the Kingdom (7 days of swimming over the course of 9 days). The events are challenging, totally fun, awesome venues, and are well supported and safety conscious swims for young and old alike. The Daily News of Open Water Swimming has selected Lake Memphremagog and Lake Willoughby as two of the 50 great open water swimming venues in all of the Americas and has written in support of NEKOWSA’s efforts. To Kingdom Come They Swim. Hope you’ll join us to Swim the Kingdom.
June 15th: Son of a Swim — 2, 4,and 6 mile swims in Lake Memphremagog. (Cap 10)
July 6th: Kingdom Swim – 10 mile, 6 mile, 3 mile, 1 mile swims for adults and youth, plus ¼ mile and 100 yard swims for youth. On Lake Memphremagog, Kingdom Swim has been selected to host WOWSA’s World 10 Mile Open Water Championship in 2013 and for the next four years thereafter. There will be two 10 mile waves this year. The Championship Wave and the non championship wave (wetsuits and those not competing for the championship.) The swim is held in conjunction with Aquafest, including The Frontier Animal Society’s Pet and Swimmers Parade on Friday evening before the swim followed by Montgomery’s Café Swimmers and Yackers Pasta Dinner under the tents on the shores of Mighty Memphremagog (Caps: 100 per 10 mile wave; 100 per 6, 3, and 1 mile course; 50 for the youth short courses.)
July 20th and 21st: Double Crossing Memphre Relay – Greg O’Connor and Elaine Kornbau Howley will attempt a 50 mile two person relay the length of Lake Memphremagog and back.
August 3rd: Seymour Swim – 3.5 mile and 1.75 mile swimming only option but also part of Kingdom Triathlon. (Cap 50)
SWIM THE KINGDOM
August 10 through August 18 – Seven Swims in Nine Days
August 10th: Crystal Swim – 4 mile swim under the cliffs and around the shores. (Cap 50)
August 11th: Island Pond Swim – 3 mile swim from Brighton State Park Beach around The Island and back. (Cap 25)
August 13th: Seymour Swim – 3.5 mile double loop. (Cap 25)
August 14th: Massawippi Swim – 4 miles – starting and ending at Ayres Cliff, QC – Bring your passports. (Cap 25)
August 15th: Memphremagog, 3 Island Swim —4 miles – Around Black, Belle, and Cove Islands in Derby. (Cap 25)
August 17th: Willoughby Swim – a truly majestic 5 mile swim. (Cap 75)(Fourth Annual)
August 18th: Caspian Swim – 3 miles to Bathtub Rock and back or 1.5 miles to The Rock, with shuttle back (Cap 50)
THE MONSTER SWIM
September 7th: In Search of Memphre – 25 Mile International Swim the length of Lake Memphremagog (Cap 10)
Fees: $150 per swim, $600 for a NEKOWSA Season Pass, $300 for any 3 swims. All swims require escort kayaker support. Kayak Rental is available for $75 per swim. Escort Yacker support is available for $225 per swim. Registration is open online at www.kingdomswim.org/NEKOWSA.php (The fee for In Search of Memphre is $500 fee plus $1,000 donation)
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