Quassapaug Sailing Center Open Water Swim
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Quassapaug Sailing Center Open Water Swim

Middlebury, Connecticut, United States View on map
Sep 05, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Swimming

About this race

20th ANNUAL QUASSAPAUG SAILING CENTER OPEN WATER SWIMMING FESTIVAL

Sponsored by and to Benefit the Quassapaug Sailing Center

3 Mile 
$40.00 Postmarked before 5/1/26
$45.00 Postmarked before 7/1/26

$50.00 After 7/1/26
$55.00 Day of Race

Awards Categories:

Male and Female Awards by 10-year age groups 1st, 2nd, 3rd places

5 Mile Swimmers Awards- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male and Female

Wetsuit Competitors- 35 & Under and 36 & Over- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male and Female

1 1⁄2 Mile Race
$35.00 Postmarked before 5/1/26
$40.00 Postmarked before 7/1/26
$45.00 After 7/1/26

$50.00 Day of Race 

1⁄2 Mile Race
$30.00 Postmarked before 5/1/26
$35.00 Postmarked before 7/1/26
$40.00 After 7/1/26

$45.00 Day of Race

Five Miles of Open Water Swimming Water 
Entry Fee for All 3 Races
$80.00 Postmarked before 5/1/26
$90.00 Postmarked before 7/1/26
$95.00 After 7/1/26

100.00 Day of Race

Swimmers will be removed from the water based upon the following time limits:

3 Mile Swim – 2 1⁄2 Hours
1 1⁄2 Mile Swim – 1 1⁄2 Hours
 1⁄2 Mile Swim – 1 Hour

Tickets for Post Race Food for Family, Relatives & Friends are on sale for $10.00 and can be Purchased at QSC on Day of Race Only. 

Pick your distance

Swimming

3 Mile

Sep 05, 2026 4.8K 1:00 PM
$50.00
Closed

1.5 Mile

Sep 05, 2026 2.4K 1:00 PM
$45.00
Closed

1/2 Mile

Sep 05, 2026 0.8K 1:00 PM
$40.00
Closed

5 Mile

Sep 05, 2026 8K 1:00 PM
$95.00
Closed

3 Mile and 1.5 Mile

Sep 05, 2026 7.2K 1:00 PM
$85.00
Closed

3 Mile and 1/2 Mile

Sep 05, 2026 5.6K 1:00 PM
$80.00
Closed

1.5 Mile and 1/2 Mile

Sep 05, 2026 3.2K 1:00 PM
$75.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Middlebury, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 24.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 25.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 5, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 5, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 56m

The sun rises at 6:22 AM and sets at 7:19 PM local time (EDT) in Middlebury on September 5, 2026 — 12h 56m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Quassapaug Sailing Center Open Water Swim

354 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 3 Mile, 3 Mile Overall Results

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Quassapaug Sailing Center Open Water Swim
Place Name Time Pace
1 Joey Nizzardo 1:07:49 —
2 Myles Lynch 1:10:55 —
3 Claire Thomas 1:12:16 —
4 Leila Ridolfi 1:12:32 —
5 Kenny Culbertson 1:13:19 —

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results
2023 edition View Results

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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, 7 Middlebury events

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