Bear Lake Swimming Association

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The Bear Lake Swimming Association (BLSA) was formed to promote swimming at one of Utah and Idaho's most beautiful lakes, keep track of crossings and records, provide information and support to other swimmers, and verify crossings of the lake.

07/31/2021

Mike Peters will be attempting a solo length crossing of Bear Lake this evening. You can follow his progress here:

Mike Peters Bear Lake Length Crossing

The historical records of Bear Lake width crossings have been updated! Now over 100 Bear Lake swimmers have swum the wi...
07/24/2017

The historical records of Bear Lake width crossings have been updated! Now over 100 Bear Lake swimmers have swum the width of Bear Lake.

09/09/2015

Congratulations to the 3-man Salt Lake Open Water (SLOW) team ( Gridley, Chad Starks and Josh Green), who swam across the length of the lake on Labor Day in 10:14:54.

No filters or editing...look at that water! Amazing! Photo by Gordon Gridley.
09/09/2015

No filters or editing...look at that water! Amazing! Photo by Gordon Gridley.

09/09/2015

Congratulations to the six-woman relay team (Sarah Hancock Jones, Lisa Gentile, Joëlle Beard, Chelsea Carmichael, Dominique Maack, and Sarah Goldberg) who swam across the 19-mile length of the lake, setting the bar high for future six-person relay teams with a time of 8:27!

09/09/2015

Congratulations to Will Reeves on his length-wise solo crossing on Labor Day! His time is the second fastest on record at 9:49:42!

09/04/2015

It's going to be a busy Labor Day at Bear Lake!

09/04/2015

On Monday, Will Reeves will attempt to swim the length of Bear Lake and become our only 2015 Bear Lake Monster Slayer. You can follow him online starting 6am at: http://www.tinyurl.com/WillsMonsterSwim

Good luck Will!

Congratulations to the following:Lisa Gentile - second time doing a Bear Lake Double (Monster Hunter)Sarah Jones - first...
07/26/2015

Congratulations to the following:

Lisa Gentile - second time doing a Bear Lake Double (Monster Hunter)
Sarah Jones - first time completing a Bear Lake Double (Monster Hunter)
Chad Starks - first Bear Lake Double (Monster Hunter), and final leg in the three patch challenge having already completed a single width and single length.

Check out this cool story about a son following in his father's footsteps by swimming across Bear Lake. Dr. Lynn Crookst...
12/02/2014

Check out this cool story about a son following in his father's footsteps by swimming across Bear Lake. Dr. Lynn Crookston is reportedly the first person to swim across the width of Bear Lake in 1946.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/509291/SON-SWIMS-IN-HIS-FATHERS-BREASTSTROKES.html?pg=all

Like father, like son - at least when it comes to the sidestroke and breaststroke. Peter Crookston, 37, has done what his father did 50 years ago - swim across seven miles of cold, choppy Bear

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