Our 29th annualLong Bridge Swim was held Saturday, August 3, 2024 ... and it was a terrific event with more than 700 swimmers! Scroll on below to see swim results.
And believe it or not it's not too soon to be thinking about our next swim, coming Saturday, August 2, 2025!
In fact, 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.
We're with LiveGive7B! The Long Bridge Swim is happy to participate in this first-ever giving campaign just for Sandpoint and Bonner County, called Live Give 7B. Between April 14-18, 2025 everyone is invited to take part in county-wide giving to the nonprofit organizations that contribute so much to our community's health, well-being and quality of life.
The Live Give week will culminate with a free community-wide celebration on Friday, April 18, at Matchwood Brewing, where more than 60 local nonprofit groups will have representatives and information. See more at 7BGives.org. Or, you can be inspired and donate right now!
SEE 2024 SWIM RESULTS
It 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 results this year (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!
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.
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.
Keokee of Sandpoint, Idaho