Bridges to Bluffs 10k Open Water Swim
About this race
How many people can say they’ve jumped off the Star of Knoxville Riverboat and into the Tennessee River? Who can say they’ve gotten to swim under five historic bridges, past Neyland Stadium, the Knoxville skyline, then finish by swimming through beautiful river bluffs lined with historic homes? Now’s your chance.
Bridges to Bluffs is a 10k downstream open water swim in the Tennessee River. B2B is apart of the Tennessee Triple Crown Open Water Series, along with Chattanooga based “Swim the Suck,” and Huntsville’s “Swim Hobbs Island".
This year’s swim will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The Saturday night dinner and sightseeing dinner cruise will include race briefing and packet pick-up on Saturday, September 12 departing from downtown Knoxville. It’s a great chance to meet your fellow swimmers and pilots, and get all the required safety updates ahead of race day.
Participants can complete the 10 km swim solo or register as a relay team of 2 swimmers.
All swimmers over 18 must be current USMS members or purchase a one day event membership (OEVT).
Swimmers ages 13-18 may register in the solo 10k swim and must be current USA Swimming members (your registration will be discounted $20 to VOID the USMS OEVT fee - it is automatically applied).
All solo swimmers MUST be accompanied by a PILOT on a kayak (or similar). Swimmers are encouraged to find their own pilot for the event. There is an option to pay the race team to recruit a pilot for you. All PILOTS must also register. There is no fee; swimmer's fees cover their pilot costs.
All race information can be found at: https://knoxvilleopen-waterswimmers.squarespace.com/bridgestobluffs
Included in every registration:
- One race entry (for a solo swimmer OR a relay team of two swimmers)
- Two high quality logo'd t-shirts (swimmer & pilot OR two relay swimmers)
- Two seats for the Saturday dinner cruise (swimmer & pilot OR two relay swimmers)
- Two lunches post-race on Sunday (swimmer & pilot OR two relay swimmers)
- Finisher award for all participants
- Race morning bus transportation from the finish line to the starting areas for swimmers and pilots
- Free downloads of professional photographs taken over the weekend
Pick your distance
Swimming
Solo 10km Swim
2-Person Relay 10km Swim
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Knoxville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:16 AM and sets at 7:46 PM local time (EDT) in Knoxville on September 13, 2026 — 12h 29m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Bridges to Bluffs 10k Open Water Swim
76 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Solo 10km Swim
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Cobb | 1:58:21 | 19:03 /mi |
| 2 | Jayden Cobb | 2:03:50 | 19:56 /mi |
| 3 | Jonathan Ford | 2:05:52 | 20:15 /mi |
| 4 | Sierra Brom | 2:13:37 | 21:30 /mi |
| 5 | Katie Dutrow | 2:13:40 | 21:31 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 92 Knoxville events
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