We’ve had several requests wondering when the registration will open for the 2010 Across the Lake Swim. Rest assured, we WILL be opening registration a lot earlier than in previous years. In fact, we hope to allow registrations as early as March(-ish), possibly sooner. Please check back here for updates. Next year’s race will be even more exciting as we have some cool new stuff in the works including new features, contests and some other surprises!

Have some feedback about the race? We’d love to hear from you – especially your ideas on making the race better. Send an email to: feedback@acrossthelakeswim.com

Mark your calendars! July 17, 2010 is the date for the 62nd Annual Across the Lake Swim. Keep checking this site over the winter for all the latest race updates.

With the race season coming to an end, and the final weekends of August busy with the Apple Triathlon and Ironman Canada, it’s time to start thinking of, dare I say it, Fall sports. As a result, there will be no more time trials until next year. Kudos to Pascal Sutherland for achieving the fastest 800m loop time of the season: 10:12! Yes… 10:12!! But heck, the season ain’t over yet, so you’ll still see many of us chuggin’ our way around the loop at least ’till the ice starts forming on the goggles.

We already have some exciting things planned for next year’s season and we look forward to seeing you all in 2010 at the Gyro Swim Loop.

Come to the Gyro Swim Loop this Saturday, August 15 starting at 7am (6:45am registration) for two special events! Fresh Air will be here for a wetsuit and goggles demo day. Come out and take a new wetsuit for a spin around the loop and test out some fancy new goggles.

Also, our open water swim experts: Brent Hobbs and Nick Rabinovitch will be here to teach some open water swim fundamentals like sighting, drafting, swimming straight and other swim techniques. This is a perfect time to brush up on your open water swim skills as the Apple Triathlon and FINA Open Water Swim race are the following week.

There will be no time trials this Saturday, August 8th as we’re participating in the Rattlesnake Island Swim.

The lake is very shallow this year, so some swimmers opt to return by swimming the outer loop again instead of swimming the 300m length parallel to the beach. We ask that these swimmers swim INSIDE the loop so as to avoid some nasty collisions. Tangled arms and headaches don’t make for good swimming conditions. Just remember to keep the buoys on your right hand side at all times. This also increases the loop distance to 1000m, so you get a bonus 200m courtesy of Mother Nature. Of course, you could still swim the shallow length and just pull yourself along the bottom and perhaps look for some nice sea shells along the way to display on your bathroom window sill.

The Apple Triathlon (www.appletriathlon.com) will most likely be a non-wetsuit swim again this year, so now’s a good time to shed that skin and practice your wetsuit-less open water swimming. The Gyro Swim Loop is a perfect practice place as it’s shallow all around the entire loop.

Peachland’s Rattlesnake Island swim is coming up! This is a challenging 3.1 or 7km swim from Rattlesnake Island to Peachland. Click here for more information.

Please report any boats moored to the buoys or inside the Gyro Swim Loop to the City Bylaw Officer at: 250-469-8650. They will try and get a tow boat to the Loop to get them towed. How sweet is that?

Even though the 61st Annual Across the Lake Swim is in the history books, the Gyro Loop Time Trials are continuing every Saturday! This is a great training tool for your triathlon or the FINA Open Water Swim on August 21st and 22nd (click here for more information). Come out to the Gyro Swim Loop at Gyro Beach and register at 6:45am. The time trials start at 7am and you can swim a single or double loop (800m/1600m). Your results will be posted on our website so you can track your progress!