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Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4 Mile Swim & 1 Mile Bay Challenge

Stevensville, Maryland, United States

calendar_today 14 Jun, 2026

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sell $75.00 – $350.00

About the Event

This event benefits the March of Dimes, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the US Coast guard, and other local charities.

The 2026 Great Chesapeake Bay Swim is doing a Sunrise Swim in 2026!

Race Day is June 14th, 2026, with a 6:30am start time for the 4.4 Mile Swim. We are currently planning on having the 1 Mile Swim begin at 7:30am.The 1 Mile Start time is subject to final approval.

Two emails have gone out. One to the 2025 4.4 Mile Swimmers with information about the Early Bird program (complete the 4.4 mile swim with us and receive a special offer for the following year).

The other email has gone out to our 2024 4.4 Mile Swimmers who were unable to join us in 2025.

If you fall in to either of these categories and didn't receive an email from us on Sept 30th, 2025, please reach out ASAP at info@bayswim.com

Don't forget, our newly designed site (www.BaySwim.com) and our email of info@bayswim.com are your sources for all of your up to date information!!!

CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE READINGS https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44063

Don't forget to follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/greatchesapeakebayswim !!

Races Offered

Great Chesapeake 4.4 Mile Bay Swim

Jun 14, 2026

straighten

Distance — 4.4 Miles

terrain

Type — —

timer

06:30

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$350.00

Great Chesapeake 1 Mile Bay Challenge

Jun 14, 2026

straighten

Distance — 1 Miles

terrain

Type — —

timer

07:30

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$75.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Stevensville.

thermostat Temperature

20.3° / 27.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

19.3° / 27.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 46m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

15.7 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:39

nightlight Sunset

20:31

About Stevensville

Learn more about the host city, Stevensville.

Stevensville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States, and is the county's most populous place among both CDPs and municipalities. The community is the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Stevensville Historic District is one of two registered historic districts in the county, the other being the Centreville Historic District.