2025 - Mermaid Open Water Swim - OLETA
2025 distances
Swimming
Two Mile Swim
There will be awards given out to the top 3 males and females in each age group, as well as the top overall male/female. Participants will receive food and drinks following the event. PACKET PICKUP: - Race Day Packet pick-up begins promptly at 6:45 AM at Game On Race Events trailer. - Swim Caps only guaranteed to the first 400 participants PARKING: - There is a $6 fee for parking - Check-in at the Game On Race Trailer - Head to the beach for the swim start SWIM COURSE (OUT AND BACK): - Start at swim start flags - Swim 50 yards east to first buoy - Stay on right and head south - Pass middle buoy, continue to stay on right - Turn around at 3rd buoy, stay on right, continue back north - Pass middle buoy again, stay on right - Pass the first buoy again, stay on right - Make U-Turn around the first buoy - Repeat above - Come out of water, jog, to finish line!
Mile Swim
There will be awards given out to the top 3 males and females in each age group, as well as the top overall male/female. Participants will receive food and drinks following the event. PACKET PICKUP: - Race Day Packet pick-up begins promptly at 6:45 AM at Game On Race Events trailer. - Swim Caps only guaranteed to the first 400 participants COURSE INFORMATION (OUT AND BACK): - Start at swim start flags - Swim 50 yards east to first buoy - Stay on right and head south - Pass middle buoy, continue to stay on right - Turn around at 3rd buoy, stay on right, continue back north - Pass middle buoy again, stay on right - Pass first buoy again, stay on right, turn west to head to finish - Come out of water, jog to finish line!
Running
Any Distance Virtual Swim
You may choose your distance in the virtual swim! Each participant in the virtual option will receive a special edition Mermaid Glass + swim cap. Registration/Packet Pickup Information: - Registration: $55 - Packet will be mailed to you!
Race-day weather
Conditions on June 1, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 8:08 PM local time (EDT) in North Miami Beach on June 1, 2025 — 13h 39m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Mermaid Open Water Swim - OLETA
103 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Two Mile Swim
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Santana Sáenz | 42:42 | 21:21 /mi |
| 2 | Camila Pedrosa | 45:18 | 22:39 /mi |
| 3 | Adrian Zeh | 45:27 | 22:44 /mi |
| 4 | Kevin Kerrick | 45:54 | 22:57 /mi |
| 5 | Peter Gutenberg | 46:34 | 23:17 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 1 North Miami Beach event
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