About

This event is held in March or April every year

Our goal is to give adult swimmers - of all abilities - the opportunity to swim in a long distance event.

Most participants swim because they love to swim, and simply want to challenge themselves to reach a new milestone.

Events

2500m & 5000m distances are featured every year, and bonus events are thrown into the mix occasionally.

A 1500m sprint distance was introduced in 2015...no excuses now!

Venue

Shaw Centre
Long course competitive pool
122 Bowlt Cres, Saskatoon

2015 S5000 Challenge - Best One Yet!

WOW!  What a great swim and another attendance record broken! 

54 Athletes from Tisdale, Regina, and even Edmonton & Calgary (!) joined Saskatoon swimmers in the pool.  We introduced a shorter distance this year (1500m) and feedback was quite good.  Several swimmers felt it was a good way to build confidence toward a longer distance. 

As we get more and more swimmers coming out, the volunteers become even more critical.  As always, they did a great job and a sincere thank you goes out to the volunteers.  Unfortunately, it is not unusual to have problems with either the stopwatches or the large pace clock, but our contingency plans were effective and everyone got an accurate time.

If haven't completed the participant survey yet, please do so here.

We can't wait to do this all over again next year!

Tanya, Mike, Melissa, & Sacha

2015 Sponsors

Lafond Gas Bar

CreeWay Gas

All of the above sponsors contributed to the S5000 Challenge through product discounts or donations in kind.

If your organization is interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us. 

Need More Info?

Most of the event details can be found on the Participant Info & Rules page. 
If you still need an answer for your question, please contact us. 

... and don't forget to signup for updates on next year's event!