Portland Bridge Swim

Swim 11 Miles Through Downtown Portland

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2018 Race Information

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Race Date: Sunday July 8, 2018
Registration Opens: January 5th, 2018

Registration closes (and final payment is due): either when the swim has reached capacity at 100 entries or  July 1, 2018 at 4:59 PM, whichever occurs first.  Additional swimmers wishing to register if capacity is reached before July 1 will be added to a waitlist. 

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Low tide is 11:48 am, high tide is at 3:23 pm.  It’s going to be a bumpy ride! To avoid the heaviest boat traffic as much as possible, the swim will start at 7:30 am. To ensure a safe and orderly start, swimmers will take off in waves of 20.

Race Statistics

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Have you ever wondered how finish times are impacted by river conditions?

Lord Root Beer*, the Portland Bridge Swim statistician, decided to explore that question for a school assignment. He found a strong correlation between finish times and the amount of time that swimmers faced an incoming tide. The data for solo swimmers without wetsuits are:

2011
Fastest time 4:19:10
Average time 5:26:06
Duration of incoming tide 3 hours, 42 minutes

2012
Fastest time 3:49:14
Average time 4:53:47
Duration of incoming tide 37 minutes

2013
Fastest time 4:11:09
Average time 5:05:31
Duration of incoming tide 1 hours, 32 minutes

2014 No finishers, race canceled

2015
Fastest time 3:37:20 (Eddie Switaj, current race record)
Average time 5:01:51
Duration of incoming tide 2 hours, 14 minutes

2016
Fastest time 4:16:44
Average time 5:13:42
Duration of incoming tide 3 hours, 7 minutes

2017
Fastest time 3:48:33
Average time 4:59:00
Duration of incoming tide 0 hours, 0 minutes

2018
Fastest time 3:58:04
Average time 5:29:13
Duration of incoming tide 3 hours, 26 minutes

Lord Root Beer predicts that this year, with 2 hours 49 minutes against the tide, the average race time should be around 5 hours, 11 minutes. Let’s see how we do!

*Not his real name

Registration for the 2019 race is open!

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Reach our registration page here!

Entries are capped at 100, once capacity is reached additional swimmers will be added to a waitlist.

Remember to have your qualifying swim done and the information ready when you register!

Solo swimmers must be full USMS members and complete a 5000 meter or 5500 yard swim in 1:40 or less.

Relay team members must be full USMS members or may purchase a 1-event membership with registration. New this year: all relay team members must complete a 1500 meter or 1650 yard swim in 35 minutes or less.

2018 Psych Sheet is in!

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Excited about the race next Sunday, July 8? So are these folks:

# Wave Cap First Last Agegroup Sex City State Country Club
1 1 Green rob seemann 50 to 54 Male scappoose OR US Oregon Masters
2 1 Green Michelle P. Squyer 50 to 54 Female San Francisco CA US University of San Francisco Masters
3 1 Green Joan Beyerlein 65 to 69 Female Mill Creek WA US Puget Sound Masters
4 1 Green Cathy Harrington 60 to 64 Female Danville CA US Walnut Creek Masters
5 1 Green Mitchel Schoenfeld 65 to 69 Male Fall City WA US Puget Sound Masters
6 1 Green David Sanders 50 to 54 Male Portland OR US 009-VSBV
7 1 Green Leah Harris 30 to 34 Female Medford OR US Oregon Masters
8 1 Green David Poulshock 70 to 74 Male Portland OR US UC37
9 1 Green Anicia Criscione 45 to 49 Female CORVALLIS OR US OREG
10 1 Green Mary Miller 25 to 29 Female Severna Park MD US 002-MARY
11 1 Green Shannon Keegan 40 to 44 Female Talent OR US Oregon Masters
12 1 Green Daemon Anastas 50 to 54 Male Portland OR US OREG
13 1 Green Margot McKirdy 30 to 34 Female Portland OR US 001-OREG
14 1 Green Jeanna Summers 60 to 64 Female Portland OR US OREG
15 1 Green Sara Shepherd 35 to 39 Female Beaverton OR US OregonMasterd
16 1 Green Erin Cavender 18 to 24 Female Beaverton OR US 001-OREG
17 1 Green Bob Burrow 55 to 59 Male Weston MA US MIT Masters
18 1 Green Rachel Cohen 40 to 44 Female New York NY US REDT
19 1 Green Gillian Salton 50 to 54 Female Bend OR US OREG
20 1 Green Katie Levine 35 to 39 Female Missoula MT US BSMT
21 1 Green Jeffrey Crombie 55 to 59 Male Seattle WA US UC36
22 1 Green Kurt Dickson 50 to 54 Male Glendale AZ US Golden Road Aquatics
23 1 Green Tracy Knight 45 to 49 Female Indiana IN US IAM
24 1 Green Zahava Lipton 30 to 34 Female New York NY US REDT
25 1 Green Suzy Jajewski 40 to 44 Female Vancouver WA US Oreg
26 1 Green Cary Thompson 50 to 54 Male Corvallis OR US Oreg
27 1 Green Carrie Jacobs 35 to 39 Female Whitefish MT US Big Sky Masters
28 1 Green Dan L Robinson 60 to 64 Male Seattle WA US 001-PSM
29 2 Orange DJ Jenson 50 to 54 Male north hampton NH US 003-GBM
30 2 Orange Abigail Fairman 40 to 44 Female New York NY US REDT
31 2 Orange Hayden Fawcett 18 to 24 Male Happy Valley OR US UC37
32 2 Orange Patrick Grady 50 to 54 Male San Francisco CA US University of San Francisco
33 2 Orange ali hall 55 to 59 Female san francisco CA US
34 2 Orange ron j thompson 55 to 59 Male Bend OR US oregon
35 2 Orange Kraig Erickson 45 to 49 Male Bend OR US 001-OREG
36 2 Orange Adam Murray 35 to 39 Male Portland OR US Open Narwhals
37 2 Orange Betsy Hanson 55 to 59 Female Bend OR US oo1-OREG
38 2 Orange Karah Nazor 40 to 44 Female Chattanooga TN US COWS
39 2 Orange Michelle McRae 40 to 44 Female Redmond WA US PSM
40 2 Orange Anne C Hossner 40 to 44 Female Bozeman MT US Boze
41 2 Orange Michael Oxendine 35 to 39 Male Talent OR US Rogue Valley Masters (RVM)
42 2 Orange Tim Cespedes 55 to 59 Male Beaverton OR US OREG
43 2 Orange Karen Jensen 50 to 54 Female Fairfield CA US California Maritime Academy Masters
44 2 Orange Jennifer Snyder 35 to 39 Female Brooklyn NY US Red Tide
45 2 Orange Cailee Caldwell 25 to 29 Female Beaverton OR US OREG
46 2 Orange James Devere 45 to 49 Male RICHLAND WA US 010-TCAS
47 2 Orange Kermit Yensen 65 to 69 Male Bend OR US OREG
48 2 Orange Wendy VanDeSompele 50 to 54 Female Vashon WA US PSM
49 2 Orange stephanie wahab 50 to 54 Female Portland OR US 001-OREG
50 2 Orange Tricia Elmer 55 to 59 Female SEATTLE WA US PUGET SOUND MASTERS
51 2 Orange Amy Taylor 40 to 44 Female Campbell CA US Flow Swimmers
52 2 Orange Adam Trexler 40 to 44 Male Portland OR US Oregon Reign
53 2 Orange Sue Phillips 50 to 54 Female CORVALLIS OR US CAT
54 2 Orange Daniela Klaz 25 to 29 Female Jamaica Plain MA US New England
55 2 Orange Johnny van Velthuyzen 35 to 39 Male Kirkland WA US 001PSM
56 2 Orange Evan Morrison 35 to 39 Male san francisco CA US University of San Francisco Masters
57 3 Yellow Todd Lantry 40 to 44 Male Ashland OR US OREG
58 3 Yellow CAROLINA MORA 40 to 44 Female HEREDIA CR 109880594
59 3 Yellow Megan Tosh 30 to 34 Female Portland OR US OREG
60 3 Yellow brian noble 45 to 49 Male San Francisco CA US USF
61 3 Yellow Stephen Rouch 35 to 39 Male Indianapolis IN US INDY AQUATIC MASTERS
62 3 Yellow ROCIO MORA 45 to 49 Female HEREDIA CR PIRATAS
63 3 Yellow Cindy Walsh 55 to 59 Female San Diego CA US 001-SDSM
64 3 Yellow Linda Simons 50 to 54 Female Temple City CA US Caltech
65 3 Yellow PATRICIA BAUERNFEIND 50 to 54 Female Dublin CA US San Ramon Valley Aquatics Masters (SRVM)
66 3 Yellow Elizabeth Watkins 50 to 54 Female Portland OR US OREG
67 3 Yellow Pat Lee 45 to 49 Male Richland WA US TCAS
68 3 Yellow Rob Wilson 50 to 54 Male Potomac MD US National Capital Masters
69 3 Yellow Ellen Weinberg 55 to 59 Female New York NY US CP Masters
70 3 Yellow Eilhard Lussier 50 to 54 Male Bend OR US Oregon Masters (OREG)
71 3 Yellow Mark W Spratt 60 to 64 Male Indianapolis IN US 046-INDY
72 3 Yellow Erin Brown 50 to 54 Female San Diego CA US SDSM
73 3 Yellow Melissa Nordquist 45 to 49 Female Tacoma WA US Blue Wave
74 3 Yellow Galen Sollom-Brotherton 25 to 29 Male Beaverton OR US UC37
75 3 Yellow Becky Jackman 55 to 59 Female La Mesa CA US 000-UC44
76 3 Yellow James Proffitt 50 to 54 Male Bend OR US 001-Oreg
77 3 Yellow Mark Loftis 55 to 59 Male Seattle WA US Unattached
78 3 Yellow karen schultz 35 to 39 Female santa barbara CA US 061-SBM
79 3 Yellow Mackenzie Leake 25 to 29 Female Stanford CA US Stanford Masters
80 3 Yellow Kevin Jackson 18 to 24 Male Tacoma WA US UC-36
81 3 Yellow Bill Ireland 55 to 59 Male Venice CA US SCAQ
82 3 Yellow Anna Armentrout 45 to 49 Female Brooklyn NY US Red Tide
83 3 Yellow Jennifer Hankins 30 to 34 Female Kirkwood MO US Uc22
84 4 Pink Relay Williamson 30 to 34 Female Portland OR US 001-OREG
85 4 Pink Relay Allender 60 to 64 Male Corvallis OR US oreg
86 4 Pink Relay DeFrang 50 to 54 Female Boise ID US Sawtooth Masters
87 4 Pink Relay Friedland 60 to 64 Female Seattle WA US UC36
88 4 Pink Relay Pandey 40 to 44 Female Portland OR US
89 4 Pink Relay Aller 30 to 34 Female San Francisco CA US
90 4 Pink Relay Harrison 40 to 44 Female Aloha OR US OREG
91 4 Pink Relay Lemmons 25 to 29 Female Decatur GA US Georgia Masters – 004-GAJA
92 4 Pink Relay hubbard 30 to 34 Female Lake Oswego OR US
93 4 Pink Relay Parker 55 to 59 Female Cotati CA US South End Rowing Club
94 4 Pink Relay Morrissey 25 to 29 Female Portland OR US
95 4 Pink Relay Meier 50 to 54 Male Portland OR US Oregon Masters
96 4 Pink Relay Rogers 35 to 39 Female Raleigh NC US 001-NCMS (RAM)
97 4 Pink Relay Groat 45 to 49 Female Portland OR US Philadelphia Fins
98 4 Pink Relay Rabiah 50 to 54 Female Bend OR US 001-OREG
99 4 Pink Relay Turner 55 to 59 Female Sacramento CA US Sacramento
100 4 Pink Relay Goodwin 25 to 29 Female Portland OR US OREG