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Long Bridge Swim

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States

calendar_today 01 Aug, 2026

sell $25.00

About the Event

The Long Bridge Swim is the Northwest's Premier open water swimming event! A beautiful 1.76 mile swim from the south end of Sandpoint's historic Long Bridge to the North end. Founded by local swimming enthusiast Eric Ridgway in 1995, the Long Bridge Swim has grown from the first group of 78 friends swimming across Lake Pend O'Reille to 705 swimmers in 2024. The Long Bridge Swim is always held the first Saturday in August. Spectators can easily watch their swimmers progress as they make their way across Lake Pend O'Reille.

Since 2010, the Long Bridge Swim has raised funds to support swim lessons for children and adults in the greater Sandpoint Area. We want everyone to be able to safely enjoy our beautiful Lake Pend O'Reille!

Races Offered

Long Bridge Swim

Aug 01, 2026

straighten

Distance — 1.76 Miles

terrain

Type — —

timer

09:00

sell

$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Sandpoint.

thermostat Temperature

18.1° / 26.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

17.7° / 26.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 51m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

7.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (4.9)

humidity_mid Humidity

60.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

05:41

nightlight Sunset

19:56

About Sandpoint

Learn more about the host city, Sandpoint.

Sandpoint is a popular city and tourist destination in Northern Idaho on the shore of lake Pend Oreille (Pond-Orr-Ay) in the northwestern United States. Although Idaho is generally recognized as a Mountain State, Sandpoint and other far northern Idaho cities are most often categorized as officially being part of the Pacific Northwest. The population of Sandpoint was about 8,700 in 2018. The closest city of more than 100,000 people is Spokane, Washington, 78 miles away.