Welcome to SwimFest at French Creek, part of the French Creek Triathlon Festival! SwimFest includes open water swims of 750 and 1500 meters. We're excited to be back at French Creek State Park for our 8th season, and we've added more fun for all! Make it a family weekend... Race with the kids in our Splash and Dash on Saturday, race in our SwimRun and SwimFest, and stay overnight too! You'll surely have a designated cheering section for each race! We will have custom awards to top 3 in each age group, in each event. Special awards for anyone who completed the full French Creek Tri Festival Challenge (Splash & Dash, SwimRun, 750m swim, 1500m swim, Olympic distance tri) Free hot food buffet for all racers and volunteers. REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE: Packet pickup: Thursday and Friday at select sponsor locations. Saturday 5AM to 2PM Sunday 5-6:30AM ($5 fee applies) Weekend Schedule: SAT 5-6:30AM Packet pickup for Splash & Dash, SwimRun, and SwimFest SAT 7:00AM Splash and Dash, adult heat SAT 7:05AM Splash and Dash, youth (16U heat) SAT 7:20AM SwimRun SAT 8:00AM SwimFest 750m swim SAT 8:30AM SwimFest 1500m swim SAT 8:30-10AM Hot buffet style lunch for athletes and volunteers SAT 9:30AM Awards ceremony for Splash & Dash, SwimRun, and SwimFest SAT 9-2:00PM Packet Pickup for French Creek Tri SUN 5:00AM Transition area opens SUN 5-6:30AM Packet pickup. There will be a $5.00 Packet Pickup fee for same day packet pickup! NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AFTER 6:30AM SUN 6:00AM swim warm up available SUN 6:50AM Pre-race briefing at Hopewell Lake SUN 7:00AM sprint race starts SUN 7:15AM Olympic race starts SUN 8:05 First sprint finisher estimated SUN 9:00AM Sprint awards ceremony SUN 9:20 First Olympic finisher estimated SUN 8-11:00AM Massage and ART available SUN 8:30-11:30AM Hot buffet style lunch for athletes and volunteers SUN 11:30AM Olympic awards ceremony There will be a $5.00 Same Day Packet Pickup Charge, for anyone who wants to pick up their packet on Sunday morning! Free packet pickup will be available at the park, during our Saturday events, and at our sponsors’ locations the week before the race. Stay tuned for more details. We encourage all racers to come out to our sponsors' locations, or to the park on Saturday to avoid an extra fee and registration lines on Sunday. Interested in volunteering? We'd love to have you! Please email info@frenchcreekracing.com and we'll find the perfect job for you!