Information on the 2018 Emerald City Open Water Swim can be found here.
The results are in for our 33rd Annual Emerald City Open Water Swim. Thanks to everyone who participated and we hope to see you again next year!
Seattle Parks and Recreation news and events
by Shelly Smith
Information on the 2018 Emerald City Open Water Swim can be found here.
The results are in for our 33rd Annual Emerald City Open Water Swim. Thanks to everyone who participated and we hope to see you again next year!
by Shelly Smith
Information on the 2018 Emerald City Open Water Swim can be found here.
2017 Emerald City Open Water Swim Results Excel Spreadsheet
2017 Emerald City Open Water Swim Results PDF
August 19th
Andrews Bay, at Seward Park
9:00 a.m.
Join us for the 33rd Annual Emerald City Open Water Swim. This event includes half mile out-and-back and one-mile open water swims in Andrews Bay at Seward Park. Lifeguards will be stationed along the course. Check in and day of race registration are available beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Register for the race online at seattle.gov/parks or over the phone/in-person at Medgar Evers Pool (206) 684-4776. Registration Barcodes are:
Early Bird One Race* |
One Race | Early Bird Both Races* |
Both Races | |
Adult (18-64) | $45 | $60 | $55 | $70 |
Youth (under 18) Special Populations |
$40 | $55 | $50 | $65 |
Senior (+65) | $40 | $55 | $50 | $65 |
*Early bird registration ends 8/12/17. Registration Fee is Non-Refundable.
Want to know how you stack up to past participants? View the race results from past years.
Seattle’s Seward Park swimming beach will reopen Saturday, after two consecutive days of testing showed the water safe for recreation. But a four-block stretch of Lake Washington remains closed to contact by humans and pets pending further testing.
The section of Lake Washington shoreline near Wednesday’s sewage spill site — from South Angeline Street north to the 4200 block of Lake Washington Boulevard South (including Lakewood Moorage) — remains closed. Additional testing will be conducted this weekend.
Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and Public Health–Seattle and King County closed areas of the lake Wednesday after problems with a pipe valve caused an estimated 12,000 gallons sewage to spill near South Alaska Street and Lake Washington Boulevard South, more than a mile north of the Seward Park beach. [Read more…]
Park to remain closed at least until test results are back, Thursday afternoon
Seattle’s Seward Park swimming beach has been ordered closed following a large sewage spill Wednesday morning into Lake Washington.
Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Public Utilities made the decision to close the park based on the size of the spill, estimated at about 12,000 gallons. The park will remain closed at least until test results are back from the lab, tomorrow afternoon. [Read more…]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is replacing the domestic water system throughout Seward Park necessitating closure of sections of the Shore Loop Road (pedestrian and bike trail).
Parks’ contractor for the project, Jansen Inc., will temporarily close 1,000 feet of the road at a time during construction hours, Monday – Friday, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. During these hours, visitors will not be able to detour around the construction area. There will be signs to indicate the area is closed and pedestrians and bicyclists will need to backtrack on the loop. [Read more…]