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46th Annual Roughwater Swim | Santa Cruz Wharf

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Saturday, August 3, 2019 - 11:00 am | Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch

Santa Cruz Wharf | 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA

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Recently named by the World Open Water Swimming Association as one of America’s Top Open Water Swims, this one-mile swim around the historic Santa Cruz Wharf attracts ocean swimmers from all over Northern California and it’s happening on Saturday, August 3, 2019.

Contestants receive a siren start, enter the ocean at Lifeguard Tower #3 on the East side of the Municipal Wharf, swim parallel to the pier, around the end, and then straight in to the finish in front of the Santa Cruz Dream Inn on the West side of the pier. The course is one mile. Water temperature is approximately 57 to 62 degrees.

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Cost: FREE*
*Free to watch
Categories: **Annual Event**, History, South Bay, Sports & Wellness
Address: 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA