Name: Quassapaug Sailing Center Open Water Swim
Start: 2026-09-05
End: 2026-09-05
Location: Middlebury, Connecticut

About the Event

20th ANNUAL QUASSAPAUG SAILING CENTER OPEN WATER SWIMMING FESTIVAL

Sponsored by and to Benefit the Quassapaug Sailing Center

3 Mile
$40.00 Postmarked before 5/1/26
$45.00 Postmarked before 7/1/26

$50.00 After 7/1/26
$55.00 Day of Race

Awards Categories:

Male and Female Awards by 10-year age groups 1st, 2nd, 3rd places

5 Mile Swimmers Awards- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male and Female

Wetsuit Competitors- 35 & Under and 36 & Over- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male and Female

1 1⁄2 Mile Race
$35.00 Postmarked before 5/1/26
$40.00 Postmarked before 7/1/26
$45.00 After 7/1/26

$50.00 Day of Race

1⁄2 Mile Race
$30.00 Postmarked before 5/1/26
$35.00 Postmarked before 7/1/26
$40.00 After 7/1/26

$45.00 Day of Race

Five Miles of Open Water Swimming Water
Entry Fee for All 3 Races
$80.00 Postmarked before 5/1/26
$90.00 Postmarked before 7/1/26
$95.00 After 7/1/26

100.00 Day of Race

Swimmers will be removed from the water based upon the following time limits:

3 Mile Swim – 2 1⁄2 Hours
1 1⁄2 Mile Swim – 1 1⁄2 Hours
1⁄2 Mile Swim – 1 Hour

Tickets for Post Race Food for Family, Relatives & Friends are on sale for $10.00 and can be Purchased at QSC on Day of Race Only.

Races Offered

1.5 Mile

Sep 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 1.5 Miles

terrain

Type — Swimming

timer

13:00

1.5 Mile and 1/2 Mile

Sep 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 2 Miles

terrain

Type — Swimming

timer

13:00

1/2 Mile

Sep 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 0.5 Miles

terrain

Type — Swimming

timer

13:00

3 Mile

Sep 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3 Miles

terrain

Type — Swimming

timer

13:00

3 Mile and 1.5 Mile

Sep 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 4.5 Miles

terrain

Type — Swimming

timer

13:00

3 Mile and 1/2 Mile

Sep 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.5 Miles

terrain

Type — Swimming

timer

13:00

5 Mile

Sep 05, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5 Miles

terrain

Type — Swimming

timer

13:00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Middlebury.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 13.7° / 23.0°

wb_sunny 12.5° / 22.3°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.7 /

water_drop 77.1%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 13.7° / 23.0°

wb_sunny 12.5° / 22.3°

air 9.7 km/h

water_drop 77.1%

About Middlebury

Middlebury is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,574 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Waterbury to its south, and is on the northern fringe of the New York metropolitan area.