Bring on the Bay Open Water Swim

07/15/2026

Bring on the Bay 2026 was an incredible success! Thank you to all our volunteers, supporters, fundraisers, and swimmers for making this year’s event a safe and fun day on the water for all! See you next July.

Video is from the 3K start…see anyone you know? Thanks to Harold and Judy Piel for the video ☺️

07/09/2026

Swim Day - Parking & Shuttles!

Cineplex (new in 2026): Free parking is available at the Cineplex Theatre Complex, 3090 Carling Avenue which is about 5 minutes away - courtesy of Zinati Realty. Best for 1.5K, supporters, and 3K swimmers if NSC and Andy Haydon are full.

Nepean Sailing Club: 3259 Carling Ave Location of 3K start.

Andrew Haydon Park: just East of Nepean Sailing Club. Good for 3K.

Buses: Free buses will run every 5 minutes from 6:00 until 11:00am to take you to the start and back to your car after the race finishes.

Parking is extremely limited at Britannia Park and the roads need to be
passable for emergency vehicles; please plan to park at Cineplex for the 1.5K and take the bus to the start at Britannia Park.

Please arrive early enough to park and take the bus to the start on time, ideally by 7:30am, and follow the guidance of our parking volunteers at all locations.

Thank you!

07/06/2026

Pick up your race kit @ Nepean Sailing Club (3259 Carling Ave) Thursday July 9 @2-8pm, and Friday July 10 @2-8pm!! Online registration is still open until 8pm on Friday July 10th, if you haven’t signed up yet!

2026 - 3KM Swimmer Info -https://bringonthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/botb-2026-3km-swimmer-email-july-2.pdf

2025 - 1.5KM Swimmer Info - https://bringonthebay.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/botb-2026-1.5km-swimmer-email-july-2.pdf.

07/02/2026

2026 swimmer info emails have been sent! Please check your spam just in case in gets lost..

Alternately, everything you need to know can be found here

3KM swimmers -https://bringonthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/botb-2026-3km-swimmer-email-july-2.pdf

1.5KM swimmers -https://bringonthebay.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/botb-2026-1.5km-swimmer-email-july-2.pdf

If you have any questions, reach out to us at [email protected]

06/29/2026

Register - Volunteer - Donate !

Registration is still open until July 9. There’s still time to join us for 2026.

We are still looking for volunteers - paddlers and parking - so please head to race roster to register if you can help out!

All proceeds go to Easter Seals Ontario - you can donate to a swimmer or the event on race roster too. Thank you for your support!

https://raceroster.com/events/2026/110874/bring-on-the-bay-15k-and-3k-open-water-swim

Bring on the Bay 1.5K & 3K Open Water Swim Nepean Sailing Club, Carling Avenue, Nepean, ON, Canada - 1.5K & 3K Open Water Swim across Beautiful Britannia Bay on… - July 11, 2026

06/18/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

BOTB is still looking for volunteers to assist with race kit pickup (July 9-10) and on race day (July 11), including: distributing race kits, parking control, dock control, timing chip handout, timing chip removal, food and water distribution.

To volunteer:
1. Set up and account and/or log in on Race Roster: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/110874/bring-on-the-bay-15k-and-3k-open-water-swim/volunteer/register
2. Review available roles and request the one(s) you are interested in.
3. Hear from our volunteer leaders with more information the week leading up to the event.

For questions, please send a note to [email protected]

Thank you!!

06/10/2026

All proceeds from Bring on the Bay go to support Easter Seals Ontario, an organization that assists children and youth with physical disabilities and their families. If each swimmer raises $50, Easter Seals can reach their fundraising goal of $60,000! That is enough to be able to send 24 more “KIDS” to one of Easter Seals fully accessible camps next summer. At Easter Seals camps all campers can participate in all activities regardless of their physical abilities. Easter Seals goal is to let “KIDS’ be “KIDS.” Head to Race Roster to donate to the event or to a race participant. Thank you for your support!!

https://raceroster.com/events/2026/110874/bring-on-the-bay-15k-and-3k-open-water-swim/fundraising-organization/82211 -description

05/26/2026

Pre-sales for merchandise end on May 29th! Hop on over to Race Roster to buy a t-shirt or towel.

https://raceroster.com/store/110874/listing

Otherwise, they will be available for purchase at race kit pick up and on event day! 😊