2017 REGISTRATION OPEN!

We are very excited to announce that the 2017 Change Your Latitude registration is open! Register at http://www.bbsc.configio.com 2017 Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge will be held August 13th at the Sitka Sound Science Center beach in Sitka Alaska. Still the Northernmost open ocean race in the United States (and as […]

2017 CHANGE YOUR LATITUDE DATES

2017 Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge will be held August 13 in Sitka Alaska. Still the Northernmost open ocean race in the United States (and as far as we can tell planet Earth!) Weekend events will begin for those who arrive Thursday or early Friday morning with a short swim along […]

2016 Schedule of events for Change Your Latitude!

SCHEDULE AND REMINDERS 2016 (PDF document in link) SATURDAY, August 6, 2016 Location: Sitka Sound Science Center – 834 Lincoln St 4:30 PM – Pre-Race Registration 5:00 Welcome, Introduction and Sitka Sound Swim History 5:15 Swimmer Safety and Course Review 5:30 USCG Auxiliary Course Safety 5:35 Kayaker Responsibilities 5:35 Safety Boats and Start/Finish Crew 5:50 Tips/Techniques/Additional […]

2016 Change Your Latitude Registrations Open!

2016 Change Your Latitude – 57* North Open Water Challenge Registration is Open! What will it be for you? 1k, 3k, 6k or the 10k? Register at: bbsc.mycustomevent.com With record numbers and course records falling in 2015 what will the 2016 northern most US open water swim bring us! In our 9th year Change Your Latitude […]

2015 CHANGE YOUR LATITUDE – Course and Event Records Under Sunny Skies!

Records were broken in registrations, number of “naked” swimmers, and on the course in the 8th Annual Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge! With 39 swimmers jumping in and 5 in the water with no wetsuits participants enjoyed a beautiful day of swimming. Several Course records were broken on Sunday with both […]

Weekend Schedule for 2015 CYL!

Here it is… the weekend events for the 2015 Change Your Latitude Open Water Challenge! We will send final confirmation to all registered swimmers on Monday. Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Sitka and jumping in for the BEST swim of your life! SCHEDULE AND REMINDERS 2015

August isn’t so far away!

We hope everyone has settled into their open water seasons well! More and more swimmers have been hitting the water here in Sitka with regular weekly swims happening and numbers growing. We have heard that lodging here in Sitka is booking up fast for the busy weekend of the 2015 Change Your Latitude open water […]

2015 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

2015 Change Your Latitude – 57* North Open Water Challenge Registration is Open! What are you going to swim? 1k, 3k, 6k or the 10k? Anyone out there brave enough to swim the course “naked”? Register at: bbsc.mycustomevent.com 2014 was the biggest crowd we have had yet to swim in Sitka Sound for Change Your […]

2015 Change Your Latitude – August 9th!

2015 DATES ARE SET! JOIN US AUGUST 9TH FOR THE NORTHERN MOST SWIM OF YOUR LIFE! Swimmer registrations will open Sunday, January 4th, for the 2015 Change Your Latitude – 57* North Open Water Challenge! Race participants can register for the 10k, 6k, 3k or 1k solo swims. This year the 3k swim is open to 14 […]

2014 Change Your Latitude Results

Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge 2014 Results Men’s 10K – Patrick Williams 2:26.53, Ryan Robertson 2:46.54, Scott Watts 2:49:00, Daryl Johnson 3:36:45 Women’s 10K – Hannah Williams 2:53:46, Cynthia Werhane 2:58:46, Trehpina Galloway 3:41:55 Men’s 6K– Chris Calvin 1:36:36, David Moore 1:56:40, Dean Orbison 1:59:44, Peter Weiland 2:07:26 Women’s 6K – […]