Bssg Open Water Swim & Run Paddle Run
About this race
COMMISSIONER:
Sean Phelps
406-647-8140
SCHEDULE:
• Check-In: 6:30 a.m. - 7:15 a.m.
• 1k/5k Begins (rolling starts): 7:30 a.m.
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400m Begins: 9:30 a.m.
5k swimmers must be able to complete course in 2 hours
ELIGIBILITY: Residents of MONTANA, IDAHO, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, and WYOMING are
allowed to participate.
RULES:
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USA Swimming & US Masters Swimming rules and regulations will apply to the event.
There will be non-wetsuit and wetsuit divisions in both the 1K, 5K, and 400 meter swims.
Flotation shorts and flotation pants are classified as wetsuits.
Skinsuits/Speedsuits may be used in the non-wetsuit division.
Wetsuits will not be allowed if the water temperature is 84 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
Races will be canceled if water temperature is 60 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
Race organizers reserve the right to modify or cancel the event due to weather and other conditions.
Lifeguards will be present at several locations along the course as will support boats/kayaks/stand
up paddle boards.
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All participants MUST wear the provided swim cap.
COURSE INFORMATION:
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Disclaimer: If entering the 5K, participant must be able to swim for 30-minutes without assistance in
a pool.
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For the 5K, and 1K swims, it will be a “beach start” on the north shore of Lake Elmo.
The 5K course is five laps of a triangular counter-clockwise course. Participants will swim towards
the southwest corner of the lake before turning left and swimming parallel to the south shore
(where the Fish, Wildlife and Parks building is located) heading east. Near the east shore line
another left turn will be made and participants will swim parallel to the north shore heading
towards the boat ramp and then turning left at the buoy. Those in the 5K will complete three laps
of the course before finishing.
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Swimmers in the 1K will swim towards the boat ramp, going west. One lap only. The finish line is up
the boat ramp through the finishing chute.
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Swimmers in the 400m will start near the boat ramp. They will swim 200m, going east, towards the
turn-around buoy, go around the buoy and finish up the boat ramp through the finishing chute.
T-SHIRT DEADLINE INFO:
• T-Shirts will be available for pickup at the event site.
This family friendly, novice to experienced event all takes place within Lake Elmo State Park in Billings, MT. No worrying about vehicle traffic at this event! Woot! Woot!
- Kayak and Paddle Board events offered in both Youth and Adult divisions.
- Solo and Team divisions
Super Fun Sprint Course:
Run 1.5 miles | Paddle 800 meters | Run 1.5 miles
*PFD (life jackets) are required*
All Transitions Lake Elmo State Park Boat Ramp area.
Transition area open to Racers: 8:00am - closes 9:30am
Place your watercraft in the designated area during this time.
TEAMS: Teams consist of 2 or 3 members.
1st person (captain) signs up and pays for the team. The other 1 or 2 team members must sign up AFTER the captain, using the team password created by the captain. The 2nd and 3rd member will NOT be charged.
Packet Pick Up:
When: Race Day, Sunday, June 22
Where: Lake Elmo State Park
Time: 8:00a - 9:00a
Sorry no race day event changes.
Pick your distance
Swimming
5k Swim
1k Swim
400m Swim
Duathlon
Solo Run | Kayak | Run
Life Jackets Mandatory
Solo Run| Paddle Board | Run
Life Jackets Mandatory
RPR TEAM Kayak
Teams can consist of 2 or 3 members. 1st person (captain) signs up and pays for the team. The other 1 or 2 team members must sign up AFTER the captain, using the team password created by the captain. The 2nd and 3rd member will NOT be charged. Life Jackets Mandatory
RPR TEAM Paddle Board
Teams can consist of 2 or 3 members. 1st person (captain) signs up and pays for the team. The other 1 or 2 team members must sign up AFTER the captain, using the team password created by the captain. The 2nd and 3rd member will NOT be charged. Life Jackets Mandatory
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Billings, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets at 9:03 PM local time (MDT) in Billings on July 11, 2026 — 15h 28m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Bssg Open Water Swim & Run Paddle Run
47 finishers across 7 distances · leading places in the 5k Swim
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Zarbock | 1:09:00 | — |
| 2 | Vanessa Sheridan | 1:09:56 | — |
| 3 | Quinn Montgomery | 1:10:37 | — |
| 4 | Kaleb Montgomery | 1:11:57 | — |
| 5 | Robert Hasiak | 1:12:13 | — |
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, 47 Billings events
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