Name: 70.3 Texas Practice Swim
Start: 2026-03-28
End: 2026-03-28
Location: Galveston, Texas

About the Event

Get in a practice swim in Offatts Bayou just around the bend from the 70.3 swim course. An approximate 400 meter course will be set with large OWS buoys and there will be safety personnel in the water at all times. You are free to swim as much as you would like to in the given time.

Parking is located at the New Life Fellowship directly next door to the Galveston RV Resort. Please park at the church and walk over the beach at the RV resort. Please note- there are no changing facilities available.

Important- the swim is located at an RV resort with residents and guests that we do not want to disturb. Parking is limited, so please arrive within your selected time, park only in designated areas, and keep noise to a minimum.

The practice swim will be held rain or shine but is subject to cancellation if conditions are too dangerous.

Races Offered

70.3 Texas Practice Swim- 12:00 arrival

Mar 28, 2026

straighten

Distance — 400m

terrain

Type — Water sports

timer

12:00

sell

$35.00

70.3 Texas Practice Swim- 12:30 arrival

Mar 28, 2026

straighten

Distance — 400m

terrain

Type — Water sports

timer

12:30

sell

$35.00

70.3 Texas Practice Swim- 1:00 arrival

Mar 28, 2026

straighten

Distance — 400m

terrain

Type — Water sports

timer

13:00

sell

$35.00

70.3 Texas Practice Swim- 1:30 arrival

Mar 28, 2026

straighten

Distance — 400m

terrain

Type — Water sports

timer

13:30

sell

$35.00

70.3 Texas Practice Swim- 2:00 arrival

Mar 28, 2026

straighten

Distance — 400m

terrain

Type — Water sports

timer

14:00

sell

$35.00

70.3 Texas Practice Swim- 2:30 arrival

Mar 28, 2026

straighten

Distance — 400m

terrain

Type — Water sports

timer

14:30

sell

$35.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Galveston.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 16.0° / 22.5°

wb_sunny 14.1° / 21.7°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 16.8 /

water_drop 79.0%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 16.0° / 22.5°

wb_sunny 14.1° / 21.7°

air 16.8 km/h

water_drop 79.0%

About Galveston

Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas. Many Houstonians have beach houses in Galveston or elsewhere in Galveston County where they sometimes relocate during the summer, or simply drive to Galveston to enjoy the local beach. This article also covers Port Bolivar, which is just to the northeast, an 18-minute ferry ride away.