The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim

01/01/2026

Congratulations on being selected in Round 3 of the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 4.4 mile lottery! The following should receive an email at noon today, with their final instructions.

Maxwell Adams
Sarah Alexander
Brian Alleva
Dominic Alleva
Gilles Alliaume
Erik Andersen
Charlotte Ashton
Julie Azzam
Michael Bader
Gini Bailey
Bruce Bastian
Colleen Bastian
Rachael Battin
Harry Beckwith
Gregory Bellware
Edward Bispham
Mark Booth
Mitchell Bottini
Erin Bougie
Julian Brock
Stephen Burger
Melissa Burroughs
Pete Buryk
Amy Byrd
Katherine Byrd
Rebecca Byrd
Segundo Calonje
Brigette Carhart
Maria Cariaso-Long
Mathias Chamberlain
Amy Charley
Monica Churm
Anthony Cino
Patricia Colabucci
Riley Collins
Bruce Cormack
Brian Corona
Malcolm Cosgrove-Davies
Alyssa Cowden
Danielle Coyne
Robert Coyne
Alexander Crego
Stephen Cress
Peter Crilly
Ambes Debretsion
Christophe Delcroix
Andrew Demarest
Jeanie Denison
Andrew DiBari
Maree Dieterich
Griffin Diven
Meira Doherty
Ramon Dominguez
Josh Dorfzaun
Justin Doty
Edward Dougherty
Caitlin Duckwall
Julie Dukes
Tryn Dunne
Matt Durante
Kendall Eby
Jennifer Eckhoff
Ryan Elder
Graham Ellis
Kara Erskine
Margaret Eshenour
William Faries
William Ferguson
Ian Fessler
Lindsey Fox
Andrew Fraser
Sam Gailbreath
Guillermo Garcia
Olsen Garland
Sara Gebhardt
Grace Giitter
Joseph Giitter
Meg Giitter
Nathan Goldstein
Jamie Greci
Juan Julio GUTIERREZ
David Hawkes
Alison Headley
Tony Heimer
Katie Hershey
Jake Hillibush
Riley Hope
Joanne Hopkins
Grady HOUGH
Jonathan Howard
Doug Irminger
Stephanie Jacobs
Michael Jensen
Andrew Johnson
Aaron Jones
Sarah Jurczyk
Elizabeth Kantor
KIAN KARIMI
Tamara Kauder
Colin Kenny
Casey Kenton
Lori Ann Kline
Matt Kowalewski
Eric Laing
Bart Lane
Emily Lane
Meghan Lang
Zachary Laris
Elizabeth Leaderman
Michelle Lee
Luke Leibolt
Nick Leischow
Greg Lemek
Alfred Levinson
Ralph Levy
Jessica Lituchy
Johannah Litwin
Scott Lowry
Kevin Mackenzie
Tia Maggini
Ezra Martin
Richard Marx
John Matulevich
Erin McDonald
John McFarland
Bernie McLafferty
Samantha McManus
Dan Messmer
Tim Methric
JAMES MICHAEL
Therese Mills
Joel Monza
James Moore
Caitlin Morrell
Bruce Morse-Ellington
Jennifer Moynihan
Isa Muqattash
Kaitlyn Murphy
Kevin Murphy
D Nielsen
Mallory O'Connor
Dipa Patel
Dolan Plummer
Erford Porter
Kimberly Price
Gregory Prokopowicz
Francisco Ralston Fonseca
BT Rappaport
Lauren Rhim
Donna Rhoads
Desiree Riccardelli
Bridget Riley
Courtney Roberts
Richard Roden
Stephan Rodiger
Timothy Rooney
Jennifer Ross
Samanthia Rousos
Dave Ruf
Colleen Sabatino
Samuel Schoch
Eric Severin
Marc Severin
Gregory Seward
Mikala Shremshock
Daniel Shub
Ashley Silberhorn
Anthony Simonetta
Jeffrey Smith
Lauren Smith
Michelle Smith
Dawn Smyers
John Snyder
Zachary Sprenkle
Austin St John
Alyssa Starman
Maebelle Stern
Jennifer Stetson
Timothy Takacs
Joe Taylor
Paul Thayer
Sophie Thomas
Lauren Thompson
Taylor Thorson
Boyd Tomasetti
Kari Vander Stoep
Eric Villeneuve
Catherine Wallace
Tim Walsh
Harley Weigle
Kevin Weisser
Brady Welch
Alex Wetzler
Noah Wichrowski
Ciara Willett
Katherine Williams
Gabriella Winig
Kristin Wojnovich
Michael Womack
Scott Womer
Elizabeth Young

This was the final round of selections for the 2026 swim! Should their be any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected] and be sure to check out www.BaySwim.com for all the information on the swims!

1 MILE SWIM REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY!!!!

The Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4 Mile Swim & 1 Mile Bay Challenge is on Sunday June 14, 2026. It includes the following events: Great Chesapeake 4.4 Mile Bay Swim and Great Chesapeake 1 Mile Bay Challenge.

12/15/2025

Round 2... BEGIN!!!!

Congratulations to the swimmers chosen in Round 2. You should have received an email a few moments ago with instructions on how to claim your spot. Decisions must be made by December 31st so that we can make our FINAL round on January 1st.

Congratulations to:

Richard Abbott
Oliver Abbott
Brian Alleva
Gilles Alliaume
Allan Altera
Ryan Altera
Michael Amberman
Kari Andreasen
Peter Anthes
Christopher Arena
Colin Ault
John Avallone
Colin Belgrave
James Bell
Matthew Bella
Sarah Belson
Evan Benke
Jeffrey Benner
Margaret Bergamini
Sarah Biran
Mark Booth
James Borger
Patricia Bowditch
Andrew Bower
Peter Bowman
Kirra Brandon
Barbara Brawn
Stephen Burger
Melissa Burroughs
Taylor Callicrate
Charles Campbell
Chris Carlson
Mathias Chamberlain
Scott Champagne
Alexander Chororos
Connor Clayton
Abby Cohen
Alex Condrell
Jennifer Connor
Troy Conran
Mary Kate Cook
Adam C**n
Josey Coviello
Jackie Coyne
Gaylene Crisafulli
Diana Davis
Sean DeFeo
David Deitch
Edward DeJesus
Jeanie Denison
Rachel DeTone
Thomas Dodd
Christy Donley
Robert Duffy
Sara Edwards
Sarah Eikrem
Caroline Estrada
Frank Ferraro
John Fitzsimmons
Nathaniel Folkemer
CJ Fox
VICTOR GALLO
Guillermo Garcia
Chris Gellene
Lara Goldmark
Anna Goodman
Jim Gorske
Harry Goudy
Juan Julio GUTIERREZ
Andrew Hamer
GRACE HANSEN
Jessica Harkcom
Gary Hartnett
Marc Hartstein
Lauren Hasselquist
Kelly Hasselquist
Joshua Hayes
Alison Headley
Hans Hesse
Alan Hoberg
Linda Hoke
Charlotte Hollings
Joanne Hopkins
Michael Houston
George Humbert
Carly Hunt
Lynn Introcaso
Jay Jacobs
Ian Jarvis
Nikolai Jenkins
Michael Jensen
Ian Jenstrom
Andrew Johnson
Caitlyn Johnson
Jamie Johnson
Austin Johnstone
Robert Jones
David Kaizer
Eric Kane
Brian Kelly
David Koenig
Kayle Krieg
Reed Kroncke
Keith Kwiatek
Elizabeth Landretti
Cody Larrimore
Annelies Layton
Greg Lemek
Ted Lemieux
Danielle Lestage
Katie Levine
Michael Lucci
Brian Mailloux
Katherine Malinski
Elizabeth Mao
Laura Marquez
Richard Marx
Ryan McCabe
Ryan McCann
Mary Beth McGann
Bernie McLafferty
Samantha McManus
Alex McNally
Margaret Mead
Ingrid Mercer
Chad Merrill
Mark Milleker
Paula Miller
Zach Mitchell
Ryan Mitcheltree
Travis Mohr
Steven Muchow
John Nolan
Connor Nye
Kimberly O'Brien
Sheridan O'Connor
Matt Otto
Meghan Papineau
Charles Paquette
Keith Peterson
Gailynn Petry
Mitch Phillips
Joshua Piccoli
Mark Plett
Luke Plummer
William Pond
Hunter Proctor
Julian Rager
Francisco Ralston Fonseca
Cameron Rathbun
Timothy Reason
Kevin Reed
Mary Reisenwitz
Heidi Remick
Kathy Rice
Brooke Riester
Michele Riley
Courtney Roberts
David Rodriguez
Kimmy Rohrs
Edward Rossi
Patrick Ryan
Jennifer Ryniewicz
GABRIELA SALAZAR
Samuel Schoch
Bradd Schwichtenberg
Kevin Sherman
Jackie Shrader
Daniel Shub
Charles Sicotte
Mo Siegel
Natalie Smith
Caeden Smith
Dawn Smyers
Joanne Sonberg
Matthew Sonne
David Speier
Austin St John
Zach Steinberg
Benjamin Sternberg
Jennifer Stetson
Jacob Stevens
Susan Stock
Gregory Tokarsky
Stephen Tosini
William Tyson
Sergey Urazov
Kendall Van pool
Adam Vann
Juri von Bonsdorff
Joe Weinstein
Kevin Weisser
Jim Welkos
Noah Wichrowski
John Williams
Katherine Williams
Greg Wolf
Michael Womack
herbey zepeda

12/03/2025

How does the lottery work?

We can have 600 swimmers on the beach for the 4.4 mile swim, so each round of the lottery we allow 200 swimmers to accept or decline.

Round 1 just happened, and we had about 100 folks who were chosen from the lottery list and the other 100 were swimmers who either didn't swim in 2025 and were owed a guaranteed spot for us having to cancel in 2024, OR they are our longevity swimmers (15+ crossings and you get to bypass the lottery).

So YES, Round 1 is always the smallest list of swimmers from the lottery as we only draw the first 100.

Round 2 will happen on December 15th at noon. Round 2 will be another 200 swimmers, all from the lottery

Round 3 will round out our numbers with whatever needs to be filled in. If we only have 375 swimmers registered at the end of Round 2, then Round 3 will have 225 swimmers drawn.

We will have all of our swimmers locked in by January 15th, 2026, for the 4.4 mile swim. As we draw the swimmers we will post their names here and on the website.

THE 1 MILE SWIM WILL OPEN UP ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026, AND HAS NO LIMIT

Any questions please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]

12/01/2025

List 2 of 2 PAY ATTENTION!!!

If your name is on this list, then congratulations on being selected in Round 1 of the lottery. You will receive an email tonight (already went out) with a Google Form link to complete by Dec 15th, 2025 at noon. This Google Form gives you the ability to:

1) Accept your entry
2) Decline your entry from Round 1 but be put in for later rounds
3) Decline your entry from Round 1 and remove yourself from the lottery.

IF you are holding out, waiting to see if one of your friends gets in (or a family member) please go ahead and accept your entry, and hopefully they can join you

If we don't hear from you by December 15th at noon, via that Google Form, then we will put you back in for another round.

That listing of lucky swimmers is:
Christopher Adams
Michael Amberman
Lisa Anderson
Lauren Baguley
Joe Bakel
Erin Barket
Jeffrey Boteler
Paul Breza
Colleen Bruce
Grant Burgess
Andrew Campbell
Debbie Campbell
Katie Campbell
Catie Caywood
Peter Clerkin
Joanna Crosby
Kevin Dai
William Davis
Maree Dieterich
Gregory Diven
Thomas Dolan
Patrick Donahue
Jon Ericson
Grace Evans
Julianna Falzon
Erik Franklin
Meghan Fugate
David Gassert
Jim Gorske
David Graumann
Brian Guarraci
Kerensa Hadley
Josiah Halasz
Andrew Hamer
Mark Hannan
David Hawkes
JP Hechter
Erik Hendrickson
Maggie Hendrickson
Angela Herb
Churchill Hooff
Lainey Hooff
Katie Horvath
Boyang Huang
Bowen Hunt
Elizabeth Karn
Rose Kehoe
Adam Klinger
Jonathan Lang
Aliyah Majeed-Hall
John Malloy
Katherine McComas
Rob McGuckin
Daniele Merlis
Olivia Miller
Travis Mohr
James Moore
Duilio Morichi
Paul Morrissey
Hope Mao Oehler
Katie O'Hara
Molly ORourke
Jay Owen
Katie Palavecino
Woody Parsons
Jane Paul
Courtney Paulk
Christena Pazos
Donna Pierce
Rachel Pumphrey
Gabi Redford
Kevin Reed
Peter Reifenrath
Patrick Retallack
Ellie Ridgeway
Sarah Rogstad
Holly Sackett
Lorelei Schmidt
Kevin Scott
Chip Shand
Peter Shauger
Bill Shipp
Amy Shopkorn
Troy Slider
Cassie Steppe
Jonathan Stone
Matthew Strom
Vanessa Teitelbaum
Sara Trohaugh
Ray Visconti III
Steven Volkers
Adam Walker
Gretchen Weinbach
John R Widtfeldt
Paris Wilson
Bert Wi******er
Elizabeth Wood
Raza Zaidi
Jeff Zifrony
Martin Zoltick

12/01/2025

List 1 of 2:

This list includes longevity swimmers (if you swim more than 15 crossings you bypass the lottery) AND those poor souls who were left on the beach in 2024 and didn't get to join us in 2025. These folks are IN and don't need to do anything else.

If YOU have crossed more than 15 times and/or you are from our 2024 class (and didn't swim in 2025) then please reach out to us at [email protected]

Your first list of swimmers (again, you don't need to do anything)
Alan Arnold
Alexander Koff
Andrew Cubbison
Andrew Kramer
Andy Cosgarea
Angie Melton
Anna Leonard
Anthony Johnson
Antonio Piraino
Ben Dolan
Beth Schlegel
Bruce Gianniny
Catherine Doud
Cathy Gainor
Christian Locke
Christine Kelly
Craig Condon
Dana Gianniny
David Brown
David Chadwick
David Wenhold
Denise Priddy
Dennis Hagan
Doug Frohock
Elizabeth Mesora
Ellis Merschoff
Emily Watts
Emily Weigel
Evia Nelson
Fiona McClure
Gary Ott Jr.
Glenn Gwilliam
Heather Colleran
Holly Donnelly
James Feeney
James Horwitz
James Sullivan
Jay Kennedy
Jeff Rommel
Jeffrey Hirsch
Jim Stafford
Joe Petrochko
John Aiello
John Guinee
John Murphy
John Post
John Smirnow
Joseph Kilfoyle
Joseph Schmitz
Kaitlin Bulavinetz
Karen Knee
Kevin Broderick
Kevin Sayers
KIRSTEN KEMPE
Kris Rutford
Kyle McAvoy
Laurie Wei
Lynn Knothe
Mark Levy
Maureen Rohrs
Michael Clark
Michael Graban
Michael Hart
Michael Keene
Michael Lee
Michael Lee
Michael MacDonald
Michael Parry
Mollie Schmitz
Morgan Oehler
Nick Cochran
Paul Brabson
Paul Doremus
Paul Timmons
Peter Garver
Ray Suziedelis
Rick Calder
Robert Benson
Robert Lynch
Robert Veigle
Robert Weigel
Robyn Wyman
Sam Wallace
Sarah Letos
Scott Breza
Scott McDonald
Shannon Maguire
Spencer Naake
Steve Hocking
Steven Smith
Susan Kasimer
Tara Flynn
Thomas McComas
Tiffany Collins
Tyler Randles
William Caywood
Yvonne Brach

12/01/2025

Emails are going out today and tomorrow for the Round 1 drawings.

Our 2024 stranded swimmers who did not join us in 2025 should have gotten an email last night. Please enter the lottery and send us an email to [email protected]

If you are a longevity swimmer (more than 15 crossings) and did not enter the lottery, please do so and send us an email.

We are trying to hone how we do the registration for all of our special circumstances so thank you for your patience.

Good luck to all!

06/10/2025

UPDATED STATS (6/12/25)-

15% Did Not Show for 4.4
20% Did Not Show for 1 Mile

9% Did Not Finish for 4.4
1% Did Not Finish for 1 Mile

06/10/2025

The email is coming out now with the photo link. There is also a link to a short survey, and it is only with your input that the event gets better.

As always, feel free to email us at [email protected]

Mark those calendars for June 14th, 2026! We are working with our partners and safety team to verify our start time but more info coming soon!!

We appreciate you and your continued support, and hope to see you on the beach!

06/08/2025

Parking, no matter the event, is ONLY at Kent Island High School. You will be very lonely if you go to the Park and Ride and wait for a shuttle.

O N L Y

06/05/2025

15 minutes till we go live on YouTube, to answer your questions.

Got a burning question about the 2025 Great Chesapeake Bay Swim that isn't in the Swimmer Guide (found at www.BaySwim.com)? Ask Race Director Jason Chance du...

06/04/2025

Longevity Awards Roll Call - Please let us know ([email protected]) if we are missing your name from our potential longevity awards. This is current registrants, with your current swim count on the left side.

2025 4.4 Mile Longevity Awards
34 Rodney Peltzer
29 Robert Axelrod
29 Andy Courtney
29 Michael J. Doyle
29 James S. Horwitz
24 Scott Breza
24 William Caywood
24 David H. English
24 Barney Heller
24 Patrick O'connell
19 Michael F. Boyle
19 Paul Doremus
19 Kathleen Mayan
19 Stuart Roberts
19 Jonathan Sloan
14 William Carnes
14 Alexander Chororos
14 Allan Cohen
14 Bill Conroy
14 Donna Corey
14 Paul A. Fetters
14 Timothy Finn
14 Erik Franklin
14 David J. Glen
14 Susan Kasimer
14 Russell J. Kominski
14 John C. Mason
14 Scott Mcdonald
14 James Mcfeeters
14 Don Morris
14 David A. Paltrineri
14 Edward M. Pierce
14 Charles Potterton
14 Jim Robinson
14 Phillip Boniface, Iii Smith
9 Robert Ackerman
9 Delwin Brockett
9 Edward D. Brown
9 Michael Caulfield
9 Catie Caywood
9 Matthew Davis
9 Nathan Dean
9 Peter Deweese
9 Richard W. (Butch) Diemer
9 Julie Dukes
9 James P. Earls
9 Michael Graban
9 Wes Gundacker
9 Todd A. Hetzer
9 James L. Hogan
9 Schurchill Hooff
9 Timothy Hooper
9 Michael Houston
9 Jay Jacobs
9 Kim Kramer
9 Scott Lewis
9 Michael S. Murphy
9 Michael Parry
9 David Radcliffe
9 Judy Ramirez
9 Alvin Richardson
9 Joseph N. Russell
9 Pat Ryan
9 Charles Schmitz
9 Arjay West
9 Chris Westergard
9 Marion Wyatt