2025 - Swim the Bear
2025 distances
Swimming
Swim Lakefest - 1.2 Mile Open Water Swim
This is not a swim for beginners! This an alpine lake environment at nearly 7K’ of altitude. While we anticipate calm conditions on the lake the nature of our mountain environment means anything is possible. Swimmers should be prepared to handle rough waters and cold air temperatures at the start and finish.
Swim Lakefest - 2.4 Mile Open Water Swim
This is not a swim for beginners! This an alpine lake environment at nearly 7K’ of altitude. While we anticipate calm conditions on the lake the nature of our mountain environment means anything is possible. Swimmers should be prepared to handle rough waters and cold air temperatures at the start and finish.
Race date Weather
Conditions on August 24, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
About Big Bear Lake
Swim the Bear takes place in Big Bear Lake, California, United States. The local timezone is America/Los_Angeles.
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