REGISTRATION FOR 2026 IS NOW OPEN HERE
Our Twelfth Annual Winter Swim Festival
February 19, 20, 21, 22, & 23, 2026
Best Damn Pool Party in all of the Americas!
We Gather! We Swim! We Laugh! We Howl! We Roar!
Registration closes on February 1, 2026 or when we reach 185 swimmers
All fees for the 2026 Festival are non refundable and non deferrable
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2025
2023 Videos Here: Cold Tits Warm Hearts by Ginny Majka
Bailey Video
2024 Final Roster, Times and Other Awards Reported Here
Current 2025 Roster of Winter Swimmers
We’ve added a Stay Play Jay Day for Swimmer-Skiers on Monday, February 23, 2026
Schedule of Events 2025
We have expanded to three days of swimming events
EastSide Restaurant
47 Landing Street
Newport, Vermont
Information, Rules, Tips
MEMPHREMAGOG WINTER SWIM FESTIVAL YOUTUBE
SHARED GOOGLE PHOTO ALBUM 2020
DATA BASE ALL SWIMS AND SWIMMERS, 2015 THRU 2018
TIMES 2024
TIMES 2022
TIMES 2017
“We felt welcomed, celebrated, and safe.” – Louise Hyder-Darlington, first time winter swimmer from Elizabethtown, PA
“Best weekend of my life” – MJ Staples, first time winter swimmer from Clarksville, GA
“Lake Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society, take a bow one of the best run events in tough conditions water temp -0.8 slushy thank you Phil White & Team You made us so welcome and we feed off your Fun Energy ” Ger Kennedy, long time Ice and Adventure Swimmer on Seven Continents, from Dublin, Ireland.
“Quite possibly the happiest place on the planet for those two days!!” – Sharon Purdy, a Canadian “Ontie”
“The most welcoming, hilarious bunch of misfit swimmers, from virgin to legendary, that I’ve yet to encounter. Come one, come all! YOU can do it too!” Pia Hinkle, now a veteran from San Francisco.
Check out our YouTube MEMPHREMAGOG WINTER SWIM FESTIVAL
POLICY OF WELCOME AND INCLUSION
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25 Meter Hat Competition
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25 Meter Freestyle
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25 Meter Breast
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25 Meter Butterfly
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50 Meter Freestyle
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100 Meter Freestyle
- 100 Meter (All Virgin) Relay
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200 Meter Freestyle
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200 Meter Four Person Relay
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Fees for 2026: $225 Base Fee + $25 for Hat Competition and Relays, $75 for 200 and 100 meter events, and $60 for all other events. Minimum fee: $250. Fee’s include Saturday’s Buffet Dinner and Award Ceremony at The Eastside Restaurant, Sunday’s lunch for all and more. Registration FOR 2026 is now open.
About the 2016 Winter Swim Festival
The times are posted HERE. For some articles about the event and several of the participants in the Daily News of Open Water Swimming:
The Festival
Martha Wood
Kellie Joyce Latimer
Barnabus Zeng
For updates, coverage, photos, and videos, please “like” our Facebook Page, Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society.
Check out the YouTube Videos of previous Festivals
Got my Stroll On
TOTALLY COLD 2016
Check out the YouTube Video of our first year here:
TOTALLY COLD
Get off your pants and JUST DANCE
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In previous years, water temperatures were 30 to 31Degrees Fahrenheit and air temperatures ranged from 0 Degrees to 25 Degrees Fahrenheit. Results of the 2015 swim, which hosted the inaugural US Winter Swimming Championships are posted HERE
The swim is hosted by The Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society, a volunteer group of feisty winter swimmers operating in collaboration with and under the umbrella of Kingdom Games. The mission of the Society is to assure that winter swimming continues on Lake Memphremagog for years to come and establish friendships with other winter swimmers around North America and around the world.
Space will be limited.
Thanks to those serving on the Society’s Organizing Committee to help plan and host our Annual Memphremagog Swim Festival. It includes:
- Janet Kylander Manning, Frederick, MD
- Greg O’Connor, Natick, MA
- Rena Marie Demeo, Boston, MA
- Kellie Latimer, Franklin, MA
- Jaimie Monahan, New York, NY
- Arik Thormahlen, New York, NY
Please check out and “like” our Facebook page, Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society.
