San Pedro Rotary Open Water Swim
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San Pedro Rotary Open Water Swim

San Pedro, California, United States View on map
Sep 12, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
Swimming

About this race

Join us in the beautiful waters off Cabrillo Beach nestled amongst the backdrop of Pt. Fermin and Catalina Island. The race is hosted by the Rotary Club of San Pedro and proceeds will go to fund youth scholarships and community outreach programs and services. There will be a 750 Meter race along with a 1 Mile race. There is ample metered parking between the Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse and the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Parking is $2.00 per hour.

8:00  am      Packet Pick Up Opens

9:30  am      1- Mile Swim Begins

10:00 am    750 Meter Swim begins.

10:45 am    Awards Ceremony

Included in your Race Bag will be a color specific Swim Cap, T Shirt, Timing Chip and other sponsor materials. 

Local artist Caroline Beghin-Kircher is making custom First Place Awards both male and female for the following age groups:

17 + Under
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+

Coffee, pastries and pancakes will be available for purchase all morning!!!

Pick your distance

Swimming

1 Mile Swim

Sep 12, 2026 1.6K 9:30 AM
$50.00
Closed

750 Meter Swim

Sep 12, 2026 750 Meter Swim 10:00 AM
$50.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in San Pedro, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 19.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 26.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 19.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 27.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
12.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
79.2%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 12, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 12, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 29m

The sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 7:03 PM local time (PDT) in San Pedro on September 12, 2026 — 12h 29m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — San Pedro Rotary Open Water Swim

68 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 1 Mile Swim

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Leading finishers of the 2026 San Pedro Rotary Open Water Swim
Place Name Time Pace
1 Jackson Lang 24:27 —
2 Jackson Campbell 27:34 —
3 Frank Bird 27:38 —
4 Emma V Adams 27:40 —
5 Erin Nagel 27:45 —

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

All results by year

2026 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, 3 San Pedro events

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