57˚ N, One of the northernmost open ocean races in the world
Start making your plans for 2023 in Sitka! The 2023 Change Your Latitude – 57⁰ North Open Water Challenge will be held August 13th, with pre-race events held through out the week before starting on Wednesday August 9-12. Join us for our swimcation/open water swim camp (more info to come soon!), adventure swims in remote […]
Read More 2023 Change Your latitude – August 13!The tradition continues… along with our “Swimcation” crew we will be offering our traditional swim excursion adventures again in 2022! Wednesday August 3 – Saturday August 6 we will accompany swimmers and some kayakers out on swims. After we accommodate our “Swimcation” swimmers, space is on a first come first served basis and in town […]
Read More Swim Excursions2022 Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge registration opens January 1st! Change Your Latitude race organizers are looking forward to welcoming swimmers back to Sitka for another exciting event in 2022! New for 2022 we are offering a Sitka SwimCation to complement the weekend race, along with our famous excursion swims in […]
Read More Register January 1st for 2022 Change your latitude!Well, there you have it! Where will you be August 7, 2022? Sitka Sound is calling! Join us for the 2022 Change Your Latitude weekend or the week. Adventure swims starting Wednesday August 3 and through the rest of the week. Stay tuned for more information… In the meantime spread the word, make your plans […]
Read More 2022! August 7We are beyond excited to announce that the 2021 Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge registration is open! After what was possibly the most crazy year for many of us and the cancellation of the 2020 official event Change Your Latitude race organizers are looking forward to welcoming swimmers back to Sitka […]
Read More 2021 Registration OPEN!We can not wait to welcome everyone back to Sitka waters in 2021! We are excited to announce that the weekend of August 8th we will gather to celebrate the full return of the Northernmost Open Ocean swim in the US! Registration will open January 1st 2021. For early arriving swimmers we will again be […]
Read More 2021 – August 8th!Registration for the 2020 Change Your Latitude has been suspended. We will be posting an update on the status of the 2020 event very soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Thank you to everyone for your continued support of the Baranof Barracudas Swim Club and Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water […]
Read More Registration Suspended2020 Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge will be held August 9th at the Sitka Sound Science Center beach in Sitka Alaska. Join us for the Northernmost open ocean race in the United States!! Register at ACTIVE Networks- Change Your Latitude Page. For early arriving swimmers we will again be offering a few adventure swims […]
Read More 2020 Registration is OPEN!What a great weekend (for some a week) of events!! Thank you to everyone for coming! Thank you to all for supporting the Baranof Barracudas Swim Club – to our sponsors, volunteers and supporters! You Rock! A huge congratulations to all the swimmers who took the plunge! Here are the results with lap splits for […]
Read More 2019 Change Your Latitude Results!
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