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Liberty Celebration Swim

Coronado, California, United States View on map
Jul 05, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
Swimming

About this race

Coronado’s Liberty Celebration Swim (formerly 4th of July Rough Water Swim) has been an iconic way to celebrate our Nation’s Independence. The swim takes place in beautiful Glorietta Bay Park (Open Water) . The event has a distance for every swimmer and experience level. The venue has iconic back drops of the famous Coronado Bridge. The course is nested in the southwest corner Glorietta Bay Park, with low wave/wake and current impacts, making this race experience fun and competitive for all athletic levels and is a perfect race for swimmers new to the open water scene. 

All participants receive a finisher medal, souvenir swim cap and race t-shirt!

Pick your distance

Swimming

Youth 250 M Dash

This is a FUN 250 meter race for young swimmers just getting comfortable with the open water. The race is heavily guarded by first responders and is a great confidence booster for young swimmers. Athletes will be ranked in accordance with the age categories set by USA Swimming - 8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12 for both Boys and Girls.

Jul 05, 2026 Ultra 8:30 AM
$39.00
Closed

750 M

This is 1/2 Mile swim. Athletes will be separated in heats based on age and gender - 17&U and 18&O. Athletes will be competing and ranked within their respective age divisions.

Jul 05, 2026 Ultra 8:45 AM
$49.00
Closed

1.5 Km

This is 1500 Meter (1 Mile swim). Athletes will be separated in heats based on age and gender - 17&U and 18&O. Athletes will be competing and ranked within their respective age divisions.

Jul 05, 2026 1.5K 9:15 AM
$65.00
Closed

3 Km

This is a 3000 Meter or 3Km race, great race for experienced water enthusiasts with a strong swimming background and train consistently. Athletes will be separated in heats/ waves based on age and gender - 17&U and 18&O for both men and women. Athletes will be competing and ranked within their respective age divisions.

Jul 05, 2026 3K 10:15 AM
$75.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Coronado, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 23.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
77.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 5, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 5, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 13m

The sun rises at 5:46 AM and sets at 8:00 PM local time (PDT) in Coronado on July 5, 2026 — 14h 13m of daylight.

Course

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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, 61 Coronado events

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