2012 Interior Savings Across the Lake Swim
Welcome to our New and Improved ATLS Website!
It is time to start planning for your 2011 milestones. We are proud to have Interior Savings Credit Union back as our title sponsor, and all of our other supporters will be back along with some newcomers. This year will mark the 63rd consecutive edition of an event that has always offered a challenge and a standard for young and old, newly minted swimmers and seasoned racers. We offer something for everyone!
A Rite of Passage!
Since its beginning in 1949 as part of the Kelowna Regatta, the Across The Lake Swim in Kelowna, BC has always been more a demonstration of swimming ability than just simply a race. Check out our archives by clicking on the “History of the Swim” above. Each summer, swimmers of all ages and abilities challenge themselves to swim two full kilometers across our great Okanagan Lake, to test what they have learned, and to master the distance in whatever conditions Mother Nature delivers on race day. First time participants especially appreciate the feeling of accomplishment when they arrive at the finish line.
We seek to have everyone come out of the water triumphant. To be able to swim competently in open water is ultimately a life skill that goes beyond the comfortable safety of a swimming pool. Whether you enjoy fishing or boating, kayaking or canoeing, waterskiing or just beachside swimming, these activities would all be more pleasurable knowing that you and your family have basic open water swimming skills and can incorporate open water swimming into your summer activities.
Won’t You Join Us?
Join us for the 2011 event. With the continued growth in annual participation in the Interior Savings Across The Lake Swim, the event organizers have been working all year to make this great event even more fun and safer than ever, with multiple support boats and lifeguards on the lake. We expect a great day, and a fun and energetic event on July 16, 2011. The swim will be capped at 500 swimmers, everyone will get a free ferry ride across to the start line, and we will break participants into five waves.
It is time to to brush up on some skills and fitness for this event. Check out our “Preparing for the Swim” page where you’ll find information on local pool programs, the Gyro Beach open water training program, and our Swimming Safety Tips guide. New this year is an online race meeting video that we hope will educate you on all aspects of the Swim. See you in the lake!!
We encourage you to read our Swimming Safety Tips guide.
