We have just completed our signature event the 2010 Cascade Lakes Swim Series & Festival up at Elk Lake (July 30, 31, Aug 1).  A big THANK YOU to our sponsors and our fabulous volunteers!  We had our largest participation with 187 individual swimmers with 54 of them swimming in all five races!  Here\'s a link to the results.

Here\'s the rest of the summer highlights from our calendar:

Aug 7, 2010 Race for the River - a benefit for the Deschutes River Conservancy.  Only $15 to participate or $20 if you want to race with your dog!  Please support this worthy cause and have fun racing in our local river!  Here\'s a link to the entry form.

Aug 15, 2010 Cottage Grove Lake - Emerald Aquatics will try a new site at the northeast corner of Cottage Grove Lake at Wilson Creek Park, which features a bigger boat ramp and much more parking than before. We’ll start our day with the classic 1500-meter swim, move to the popular all-equipment-legal 1000-meter event, and exhaust our legs with the kicking-only 500-meter race. The meeting will conclude with a picnic. This venue will have a USA-Swimming sanction for kids 10 & over.

Aug 21, 2010 Eel Lake - Eel Lake will again conclude our open water season. The weekend promises to be special with the renowned Charley Tuna Festival in Charleston the same weekend. Camp at Tugman State Park, swim three races on Saturday morning, and then party in the traditional fishing village near three walking beaches: Bastendorff, Sunset Bay, and South Cove at Cape Arago. Walk through the gardens at Shore Acres and hear the sea lions at Simpson Reef Lookout. A great way to end the Oregon Open Water Swimming season! The swimming will start at 9:00am with a two-circuit 3000 meter swim featuring the famed swim/run corner. Then comes the 500-meter Predicted Time swim, free to all swimmers. We’ll finish a 1500- meter race, the annual season-ending Oregon Open Water awards, and the famous Eel Lake brownies along with cookies, fruit, and hot drinks.