
From the Organizer
USMS MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A $20 DISCOUNT ON ENTRY AT CHECKOUT.
THE POSTED ENTRY FEE OF $85 INCLUDES A ONE-DAY USMS MEMBERSHIP.
FIFTEENTH CHARLES RIVER ONE-MILE SWIM
Race Details
Distance: 1 mile
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026. No rain date.
Start: 8 am
Check-in: 6:45am – 7:20am
Location: The River Dock (near the Arthur Fiedler statue by the Hatch Shell on Esplanade)
Description: One-mile loop course between Harvard and Longfellow Bridge along the Charles River Esplanade. Water start and finish. Chip timing.
Distances & Pricing
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About This Sport
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Swimming events drop you into something that demands navigation, feel, and focus all at once. It's a sport that rewards the quietly competitive — the ones who do the work in the water before anyone's watching.
Open water races from 1 mile to marathon distance. Just you, the water, and whatever you've got left.
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Fifteenth Charles River One Mile Swim
Jun 6, 2026