RCP Tiburon Mile

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2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim gold medalist Ferry Weertman and FINA 5 km world champion Ashley Twichell won the 2018 RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco Bay, broadcast on Comcast in November 2018
Chip Peterson, the overall winner of the RCP Tiburon Mile, out in the lead in San Francisco Bay
RCP Tiburon Mile, the most competitive open water race in the world
Mateusz Sawrymowicz (left), race director Bob Placak (middle), and Ashley Twichell at end of 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile
Ashley Twichell winning the 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco Bay. Photo courtesy of Ian Thurston
Mateusz Sawrymowicz, winner of the 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco Bay. Photo courtesy of Ian Thurston.

The RCP Tiburon Mile or the RCP Tiburon Mile Open Water Swim was envisioned and founded by Bob Placak and is a 1 nautical mile cold-water swim from Angel Island in San Francisco Bay to the city of Tiburon in northern California, U.S.A. It is the most competitive open water swim in the world that pits Olympic pool swimming medalists against the fastest open water swimmers in the world. It previously offered a winner-take-all cash prize of US$10,000 for the fastest male and female. About 50% of the competitors use wetsuits.

It is one of the World's Top 100 Island Swims.

Competitiveness

The Tiburon Mile is one of the world's greatest open water swimming extravaganzas and is one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims and one of America's Top 50 Open Water Swims. It is held in San Francisco Bay in the city of Tiburon, California in September or October depending on the tides.

Distance

1 Nautical Mile

Type

Bay

Location

City Tiburon at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay

State/County/Province California

Country USA

Region Americas

Contact

Name Bob Placak, Race Founder and Director

Telephone +1-415-507-1440

2018 Television Broadcast

Event Information

Month: September

Event Date: September 29, 2013 (Tentative Date)

Website: RCP Tiburon Mile

Class: Pro and amateur

Wetsuit: Yes

Relay: No

Video Introduction

Historical Results

2015 Winners

2013 Winners

2012 Winners

2011 Winners

2010 Winners

2009 Winners

2008 Winners

2007 Winners

2006 Winners

2004 Winners

  • Sara McLarty, Female Elite Champion, United States of America
  • Chad Carvin, Male Elite Champion, United States of America

2003 Winners

2002 Winners

2001 Winners

2000 Winners

1999 Winners

External links

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