location_city Sandpoint
location_on Idaho
flag United States
calendar_today 01 Aug, 2026
pool Water sports
language Official Website
RegisterThe 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!
Aug 01, 2026
Distance — 1.76 Miles
Type — Swimming
09:00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in 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.
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