Goguac Lake Swim
About this race
ABOUT THIS EVENT:
Hampton Aquatics proudly presents the 99th Goguac Lake Swim which will take place at Goguac Lake (Willard Beach). Participants will swim 1.15 miles in open water, with times being recorded for overall and age bracket winners. Proceeds from the event will go towards sponsorships for adaptive swimming.
LOCATION:
Goguac Lake: Capital Avenue SW at George “B”
Place Willard Beach, Battle Creek, MI US 49015
RACE TIMES:
- Packet Pickup - 6:45 am to 7:45 am @ Willard Beach
- 200 Yd Short Course - 8:00 am (Only for kids 16 years and under)
- 1.15 Mile - 8:30 am
- 750 M - 8:30 am
REGISTRATION:
- Early registration: By July 21, 2026 (shirt guaranteed)
- Online registration closes August 7, 2026 (11:59 pm)
- Late/Same Day Registrations will be allowed. $5.00 INCREASE PRICING FOR EACH
COST:
- 1.15 Mile Swim: $45
- 750M Swim: $35
- 200 Yard Short Course: $25
TEE SHIRTS:
To be guaranteed a T-Shirt, participants must register by July 21st (11:59 pm).
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Swimming
1.15 Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Battle Creek, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:40 AM and sets at 8:51 PM local time (EDT) in Battle Creek on August 8, 2026 — 14h 10m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Goguac Lake Swim
1.15 Mile · 89 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Rolfsen | 23:30 | 20:26 /mi |
| 2 | Nicholas Agostinelli | 24:44 | 21:31 /mi |
| 3 | Charlie Jensen-Abbott | 24:47 | 21:33 /mi |
| 4 | Major Baumann | 25:16 | 21:59 /mi |
| 5 | Eli Stubbs | 25:18 | 22:00 /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, 17 Battle Creek events
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