WE’RE LOOKING AT YOU, 2026!

Welcome to “one of the world’s most prolific and beloved series of open water swimming events,” at least that’s what Marathon Swimmers Federation says.  Kingdom Swim has the honor of receiving the Silver Medal, as voted by the WOWSA community, as Best Event in the World in 2023.  Over the past 15 years, the Northeast Kingdom has evolved as an “unlikely mecca of open water swimming.” Daily News of Open Water Swimming.  “[Our] lakes are legendary, [our] swimmers fierce, and [our] community is second to none.”  Quinn Fitzgerald, of the World Open Water Swimming Association. 

Registration for 2026 is now open for Kingdom Swim, NEK  Swim Week, In Search of Memphre, and Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival

Online registration for Kingdom Swim 2026, is now open!  It’s a raucous and robust celebration of open water swimming, with challenging swims of 1 mile, 5 km, 10 km, 10 miles and 25 km along with a 100 yard and 1/4 mile Youth Swim.  We are limiting registrations to 25 swimmers in each distance.  Registration will remain open until July 1, 2026

NEK Swim Week will be open to no more than 20 swimmers each day.  (With the expected return of corn on the cob for lunch) August 1 through August 9, 2026.  (Exception, we’re capping Willoughby at 35)  Online Registration is now OPEN and will remain OPEN until July 15, 2026.

In 2022 we blew open the Canadian border and resumed In Search of Memphre the 25-mile length of Lake Memphremagog.   We now have a trained and experienced corps of boat pilots. with three escort pontoon boats.   We are offering 10 three-day windows with one to three  swimmers in any given window.  We are also open to relay teams and 50-mile, double crossing attempts upon special  request.  Registration for The Search is now open.

We kick off 2026 with our Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival, one of the best, most bad ass pool parties in all of the Americas.  25, 50, 100, and 200 meter distances in water that is generally 30.5 F (think microscopic slushy) and air temperatures ranging from 0 F to 40 F and a community of winter swimmers that is second to none.   Online registration is now open.

We are currently evaluating NEK Swim Week, Champion of Champions, and our Saturday Clubhouse Swim Series as to whether and how best to continue them in 2026,

Please note:  all registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable,  The one exception is that if you let us know at least one month prior to the swim that you can’t make it, we will apply 75% of your fees toward another event in the same calendar year, OR 50% of your fees to the same event in the following year.  This policy applies regardless of whether you have to cancel or weather conditions force us to cancel.