OZ Mile Swim
About this race
OZ Mile Swim is for ALL swimmers! Elite, experienced, novice, beginner - ALL!
The OZ Mile Swim is an open water race that offers participants and spectators a full weekend in Northwest Arkansas with festivities centered around swimming. This will be a great weekend in the heart of the Ozark on beautiful Beaver Lake with fun for the entire family!
Bonnie Adams, founder of SWIM OZ, created this race because she wanted to showcase the natural beauty of the Ozark region and offer an opportunity for her clients and team to be able to compete locally. There are so many amazing things that this area offers athletes, and it is time to put us on the map for swimming events as well. There is a very eclectic swimming population here in Northwest Arkansas. A lot of former Division 1 swimmers, Ironman triathletes, recreational swimmers, high school state champions, para-athletes, and special Olympic athletes all reside here. The 1-mile swim offers ALL of them the opportunity to participate. Adams had this to say regarding the event, “The diversity of our participants is awesome – so glad we have a grass roots start to an inclusive event. When we sat down to create this event, we wanted something for everyone. We also wanted this to be a race that the spectators would want to attend.” The course is a triangle shape with complete viewing for the spectators to see their swimmer the entire race.
We want to build community around swimming.
Pick your distance
Swimming
Grand Prix Open Water Challenge: 2 Mile (Middle Distance)
* Grand Prix Middle Distance Race. If you are competing in the SouthCentral Zone Grand Prix Middle Distance competition, you need to register for THIS event. The sprint distance will be on Sunday, as well as the main event for the OZ Festival. This gives you the option to register for BOTH days and be able to swim multiple times! Please email with any questions. Bonnie@thejoysofswimming.com
Grand Prix Open Water Challenge: 3 Mile (Long Distance)
* Grand Prix Long Distance Race. If you are competing in the SouthCentral Zone Grand Prix Long Distance competition, you need to register for THIS event. The sprint distance will be on Sunday, as well as the main event for the OZ Festival. This also gives you the option to register for BOTH days and be able to swim multiple times! Please email with any questions. Bonnie@thejoysofswimming.com
Grand Prix Open Water Challenge: 1 Mile (Sprint Distance)
* Grand Prix Sprint Distance Race. The event will be on Sunday. This also gives you the option to register for BOTH days and be able to swim multiple times! Please email with any questions. Bonnie@thejoysofswimming.com
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Eureka Springs, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:00 AM and sets at 7:16 PM local time (CDT) in Eureka Springs on September 19, 2026 — 12h 15m 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, 4 Eureka Springs events
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