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19 Sep 2026 · Open water swimming

Sand Harbor Sharkfest Swim

Sand Harbor, NV

Turquoise shallows and granite boulders. The clearest water you will ever race in.

Distances
1.2 miles · 0.5 miles
Where
Sand Harbor, NV
Water temp
~64°F

What race day looks like

Sand Harbor Sharkfest Swim runs at Sand Harbor, NV, and like everything we put on, it is built to be genuinely hard and genuinely welcoming at the same time. The front of the field will race it. Everybody else will finish it, and get the same welcome at the line.

The water sits around 64°F, which is wetsuit-legal and colder than most people expect on a warm morning. Get your face in the water before the gun. We run full kayak and personal-watercraft cover with certified divers on the course for the entire swim.

Aid stations are stocked and staffed by volunteers who will know your name by the second lap. There is food, a raffle and a cold one from Alibi Ale Works at the finish, and the whole thing runs under permit on public land we intend to leave exactly as we found it.

Entries and questions

Registration for the 2026 season is handled by the office. Call 530-546-1019 or send us a message and someone who has actually marked this course will answer.