Jamestown Open Water Festival
About this race
Address: Jamestown Beach Event Park, 2205 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Start/Finish: Details of racecourse with landmarks will be available at check-in.
Parking: Parking at Jamestown Beach Event Park is $10.00 per vehicle. The option for pre-paid parking tickets are available with online registration for $5.00 per vehicle. This option is available during the registration process or anyone (competing or not) is able to purchase a stand alone pass within the registration store. Anyone who pre-pays for parking will be put on the pre-paid list at the guard shack.
Time of first event: Saturday 10am, Sunday 11am
Course: The racecourse will consist of a mile loop marked with large colored buoys. There will be an in water start at the start/finish line. Finish Banner marks finish line. A video based timing system will be used.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 30th, 2026
- 5K Swim Race –Open to All Ages
- Registration 9:00am to 9:45am
- Race Starts at 10:00am
- One Mile Splash / One Mile Dash – Open to All Ages
- Registration 10:45am to 11:30am
- Race Starts at 12:00pm (noon)
- The Great Knockout -Open to All Ages
- Registration 1:00pm to 1:45pm
- Race Starts at 2:00pm
Sunday, May 31st, 2026
- Half Mile Race – Open to 9& Under
- Registration 10:00am to 10:45am
- Race Starts at 11:00am
- One Mile Race - Open to All Ages
- Registration 10:30am to 11:45am
- Race Starts at 12:00pm
- Half Mile Splash / Half Mile Dash – Open to All Ages
- Registration 12:30pm to 1:15pm
- Race Starts at 1:30pm
Registration Options
- Individuals are encouraged to use this page for registration.
- You are permitted to register multiple participants under the same transaction.
- Teams can request a coupon code which would permit either individuals on a team to register without having to pay at that time or a coach can enter all of their athletes and then be sent a single invoice or the entry fee would be payable at check-in.
- Large Teams can request a preformatted spreadsheet to complete their entries. This option would bypass the online platform and allow for a team leader to enter all information on the spreadsheet. Please contact the meet director if you are interested in this option.
Registration Fees
Fee for one individual event............................$ 85.00
Two Events .....................................................$ 100.00
Three Events...................................................$110.00
(Fees include registration: swim cap, and event T-Shirt)
*** Note: discount applied at check-out. You must register for multiple events during the same transaction in order to receive the discount.
Awards:
5K Open Water Swim Winners: Top Male and Female: Backpacks and Plaques.
All Other Events will be Awarded 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Plaques
Age Divisions:
1/2 Mile: 9 & Under Only
1 Mile: 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50 & Over
5K: 11 & Under, 12-13, 14-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50 & Over
Half Mile Splash / Half Mile Dash: 9 & Under, 10-11, 12-13, 14-17, 18 & Over
One Mile Splash / One Mile Dash: 12 & Under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30 & Over
The Great Knockout: 1,500, 1,000, 500 with 15 minute break between and after the 1,500 we
will drop down to 20 swimmer, after the 1,000 we will drop down to 10 swimmers.
Note: Age on May 30th, 2026 will determine age for the entire meet.
Volunteering
Anyone wishing to help with registration check-in, body marking, on the water drink station, event check-in, water safety personnel or first aid station, please contact Doug Fonder at DougFonder@gmail.com
Pick your distance
Swimming
5K Swim Race
The Great Knockout
1,500, 1,000, 500 with 15 minute break between and after the 1,500 we will drop down to 20 swimmer, after the 1,000 we will drop down to 10 swimmers.
Half Mile Race
One Mile Race
Swimrun
One Mile Splash / One Mile Dash
Half Mile Splash / Half Mile Dash
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Williamsburg, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:48 AM and sets at 8:20 PM local time (EDT) in Williamsburg on May 30, 2026 — 14h 31m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Jamestown Open Water Festival
99 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the 5K Swim Race
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Armfield | 1:15:45 | 24:23 /mi |
| 2 | Callie Lambert | 1:15:46 | 24:23 /mi |
| 3 | Eric Wetzel | 1:21:28 | 26:13 /mi |
| 4 | Brennan Bermudez | 1:26:00 | 27:41 /mi |
| 5 | Margaret Pizer | 1:29:29 | 28:48 /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, 65 Williamsburg events
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