Keller Cove Swim for Kids Sake

This open water bay swim is an annual fundraising event to benefit the youth USA swim team (“Sailfish”) program in the City of Richmond, based at the restored Richmond Municipal Natatorium (“The Plunge”). It is typically held at Keller Beach, Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline, in cooperation with East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) who will provides water safety and lifeguard services for the event.

The event includes open water swim competitions for adult swimmers, at ½-mile, 1-mile and 2-mile distances, and youth (ages 8 to 18), at ½-mile and 1-mile distances, with wetsuit and non-wetsuit divisions. 2021 added two combination events for adults, a ½-mile + 2-mile race and a ½-mile + 1-mile race. It is typically the final event of the Pacific Masters Open Water swim season.

The proceeds from the event are used to provide scholarships to inner-city and at risk youth throughout Richmond, pool rental fees, training equipment, and coaches’ salaries. (We also accept donations for our program here.)

Since 2010 over 350 children have learned to swim with our swim team and grant funded swim lesson programs. Sailfish swimmers are competing at local and regional swim meets, and give back to the community by volunteering their time at local events and participate in beach clean up day and clean Keller Beach.

Schedule/Registration

The Keller Cove Open Water Swim 2026 will be held on September 20th, 2026 with the following events:

Adults
•½-mile
•1-mile
•2-mile
•½-mile + 2-mile Combo
•½-mile + 1-mile Combo

Youth
•½-mile
•1-mile

Full details: 16th Annual Keller Swim Announcement

Online registration - Youth (8-17): Click HERE!
Online registration - Adult (Masters): Click HERE!

THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE NO PAPER ENTRIES, NO RACE-DAY ENTRIES, NO RACE-DAY CATEGORY SWAPS (e.g. wetsuit to non-wetsuit, or vice-versa) AND NO RACE-DAY RACE SWAPS (e.g. 2-mile to the 1-mile race, etc.). You may always withdraw from a race at any time, including on race day.

Registration must be completed online by 11:59pm on September 18, 2026.