2026 SwimRVA New Year's Challenge

Race Overview

The SwimRVA New Year's Challenge is about YOU. It is about setting goals for the coming year. No matter if you are a beginning swimmer or just finished crossing the English Channel, this event is YOURS. At SwimRVA we want you to be healthy, happy and energized to be part of our community. We believe swimming can be your vehicle to stay healthy, active and fit.

The SwimRVA New Year':s Challenge is about setting a goal of how far you can swim:

• Format: Repeating 100 yard swims on an interval.
• Interval: Designed so you have time to finish each 100 yard swim, get some rest and then start another.
• Goals: Past participants have had goals of 3 x 100s up to 100 x 100s.
• Success Measure: Not how far you swim, but whether you reached YOUR goal and set a NEW GOAL for next year.

Event Details

Check out last year's SWIMRVA NEW YEAR'S CHALLENGE GALLERY

The event is going to be on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The event will run from 2pm-5pm. Check-In starts at 1pm.

Registration Information

There will be a tiered fee structure:

• Early Registration: It':s ONLY $75 if registered by October 31.
• Interval Selection: You will pick the interval you would like to swim (between 15-45 seconds rest).
• Interval Choices: Start at 1:30 and progress as follows: 1:40, 1:50, 2:00, 2:20, 2:40, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00.
• Leisure Swimmer: If you are more of a leisure swimmer, consider choosing 3:30 or 4:00.

If you do not know your interval, please pick 4:00 and we will place you on event day.

Challenge Invitation

This is all about YOU! There is no competition, except with yourself. Will you ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE?

For more information, visit the race page: 2026 SwimRVA New Year's Challenge.