22nd Annual Buzzards Bay Swim

With just one month left before the 22nd annual Buzzards Bay Swim on Saturday, June 20, hundreds of swimmers across the SouthCoast and Cape Cod are signing up to take the plunge and show their support for clean water.

“I look forward to the Swim every year for its physical challenge, but also the excitement of being part of the crowd swimming,” said Alan Harris of Marion, who is returning for his seventh Swim this year. His 13-year-old daughter, Ruth, is swimming with him for the second year in a row because “it’s the least I can do to help my environment.”

Swimmers can sign up to join Alan, Ruth, and more than 300 others on June 20 at www.savebuzzardsbay.org/swim.

The Buzzards Bay Swim is a fun community event that supports a great cause: clean water in Buzzards Bay. Swimmers complete a 1.2-mile open water course across outer New Bedford Harbor, starting at The Edge Seafood Lounge in New Bedford’s South End and ending at Fort Phoenix State Reservation in Fairhaven.

The Swim draws participants of every age, ability and fitness level. Some swimmers form teams with their friends, families and fellow swim team members. First-time swimmers are also welcome and encouraged to participate.

“Last year was my first time ever swimming across the Bay, so it was really intimidating at first,” said Ruth Harris. “But after I finished the Swim, I felt really happy and proud of myself.”

Now in its 22nd year, the Buzzards Bay Swim is a signature outdoor event in southeastern Massachusetts. Swimmers hail from communities across New England and as far away as Alaska, Arizona, and South Dakota. At the finish line celebration, families and community members will enjoy food and festivities, including live music, an awards ceremony and free beach activities for children.

All funds raised from the Buzzards Bay Swim support the Coalition’s work to protect clean water in communities across the Buzzards Bay region, from Westport to Woods Hole.

To register and learn more about the Buzzards Bay Swim, visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org/swim.

If you’re not a swimmer but still want to get involved with the Buzzards Bay Swim, you can volunteer to help with check-in, food service, and other important tasks. To volunteer, contact Lynn Coish at 508-999-6363 ext. 200 or coish@savebuzzardsbay.org.

The Buzzards Bay Swim is a Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH Series Event, presented nationally by Toyota. The SPLASH Series engages local citizens in recreational use of our waterways to celebrate access to clean water with activities that the whole community can enjoy as they raise critical funds to support their local Waterkeeper organization. For more information, please visit www.splashseries.org.

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