Highlights
- Join the Caribbean's premier open water swimming race!
- Take part in the annual 2.5 mile/4.1 km cross Channel Swim, a challenge you’ll never forget
- Swim across the “Narrows” which separate Nevis Island from the island St Kitts, the site of many shipwrecks over the years
- Enjoy the company of turtles and rays along the way
- Special finishers medal and hand carved turtle awards
- Be part of the friendliest race around
Welcome to the home of the Nevis to St Kitts Cross Channel Swim. Each year this event attracts hundreds of open water swimmers from all over the world to one of the most unspoilt and relaxing islands in the Caribbean. Vividly green with blue skies, clean air and long empty beaches, Nevis has a gentle pace of life that encourages you to stop and appreciate the natural beauty around you. A perfect setting, then, for a challenge to swim from one island to another!
The swim itself crosses the “Narrows,” a strait that separates not only St Kitts from Nevis, but also the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean, making this a unique ocean swim.
2025 marks the 24th anniversary of the event and we look forward to welcoming you all to our Caribbean shores and to the two beautiful islands, that are St Kitts & Nevis.
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SCHEDULE
Registration must be completed prior to the day of the event, where you will assigned a race number and swim hat
2pm - 7pm
Oualie Beach, Nevis and Spice Mill, St Kitts
Swim Day
6.15am
Boat from St Kitts departs for Nevis
6.45am
Boat arrives Oualie Beach, Nevis
6.45 - 7.25am
Swimmer Race Day mandatory check-in
7 - 7.25am
Bag Drop Opens/Closes
7.30 - 7.40am
Swimmers Briefing, Oualie Beach, Mandatory to attend
7.40am
Entry into swimmers start zone
8am
Start, Oualie Beach, Nevis
9am
First swimmers finish in St Kitts - from approx. 9am
11am
Event ends (3hr cut off time)
11.15am
Awards Ceremony