Swimming With The Sharks
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Swimming With The Sharks

St. David's, Bermuda
May 31, 2026
Swimming

About this race

Swimming With The Sharks is a new open water swim format similar to the Running of the Bulls. Several elite male and female swimmers (the “Sharks”) will be swimming the race but will have a delayed start. The rest of the swimmers (the "Bait") decide how much of a head start they need to swim the course and stay just ahead of the "Sharks". The "Sharks" will try to catch the "Bait" before the finish.

The Sharks Recent 1 Mile times: Shark 1: Craig Munden - 18:33, Shark 2: Stephen Kenny - 19:46, Shark 3: Nina Coetzer - 20:25

DISTANCE - 1 mile on an out-and-back course

PRE-RACE CHECK IN - 9am at the junction of the trail betwen Long Bay and Well Bay beaches

START - 10am at Long Bay or Well Bay (depending on the wind direction)

PARKING - available at Turtle Bay beach carpark then there is a 5 minute walk to the check in

Bring your family or friends and bring a cooler or picnic to enjoy afterwards in a beautiful setting.

Sanctioned by Open Water Bermuda (OWB)

Race Fee includes an Event Membership Fee, which provides an Event Membership in Open Water Bermuda for the duration of the Swimming With The Sharks swim

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Swimming

Shark Bait Mile

The "Sharks" recent 1 Mile times:  Shark 1: Craig Munden - 18:33 Shark 2: Stephen Kenny - 19:46 Shark 3: Nina Coetzer - 20:25

May 31, 2026 1.6K 10:00 AM
$20.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in St. David's.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-day average) 21.9° / Maximum temperature (race-day average) 23.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 21.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-day average) 23.6°
Wind (km/h)
Average wind speed (race-day average)
31.5
Precip (mm)
Average precipitation (race-day average)
13.1mm
Humidity
Average relative humidity (race-day average)
84.3%

About St. David's

Swimming With The Sharks takes place in St. David's, Bermuda. The local timezone is Atlantic/Bermuda.

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