Bear Lake Monster Swim
The Bear Lake Monster Swim is a 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 10 km point-to-point open water swimming race across the width of Bear Lake (home of the Bear Lake Monster). The open water swim is open to solo swimmers and 2 to 6-person relay teams. The event is also accompanied by a One mile and Half mile swim events for new swimmers desiring to dip their toe in the sport of open water swimming.
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Organizers
- It is co-organized by Gordon Gridley and Josh Green of the Salt Lake Open Water club.
- Swims in Bear Lake are documented by the Bear Lake Swimming Association. The association was formed to keep track of crossings and records and to provide information to other swimmers looking to complete the challenge.
Triple Crown of Utah Open Water Swimming
The 10 km Bear Lake Monster Swim is part of the Triple Crown of Utah Open Water Swimming together with the 10-mile Deer Creek Open Water Marathon Swim and the 8-mile Great Salt Lake Open Water Marathon Swim.
Bear Lake Monster
The Bear Lake Monster is a cryptid appearing in local folk-lore near Bear Lake on the Utah–Idaho border. The myth originally grew from articles written in the 19th century by Joseph C. Rich, a Mormon colonizer in the area, purporting to report second-hand accounts of sightings of the creature. However, he later recanted the stories. In recent years the monster is considered to be a tourist attraction. The last reported sighting of the monster was in 2002.
Utah Open Water Series
The Bear Lake Monster Swim is part of the Utah Open Water Series that includes the following events:
- January 1st: New Year's Day Race
- June: Great Salt Lake Open Water - 10 km and 1 mile
- July: Bear Lake Monster Swim - 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 10 km
- August: Deer Creek Open Water Marathon - 1 mile, 5 km, 10 km and 10 mile
External links
- Bear Lake Monster Swim
- A Salt Water Marathon Swim In Utah
- Gordon Gridley Blog
- Gordon Gridley Sticks It Out
- It Took 72 Years
- Utah Open Water
- Open Water Swimming
- Self-serve Station At USMS Championships In Las Vegas
- Marathon Swimming
- Bear Lake Monster Swim
- Great Salt Lake Open Water Marathon Swim
- Open Water Swimming
- Salt, Flies, Pickled Tongues: A Perfect Great Salt Lake Swim
- Adam Mikulich Takes On The Great Salt Lake - Part 1
- Adam Mikulich Takes On The Great Salt Lake - Part 2
- Bear Lake Swimming Association
- Reeves Wills Himself To Victory In Great Salt Lake
- Swimmers Are Bullish On A Bear Of A Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- It Was A Bear Of A Swim
- Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
