Scheduled Swims
The Dolphin Club organizes 20+ club swims and two triathlons each year. See the scheduled swim calendar for dates. Scheduled swims occur both in- and out-of-cove. As you swim, you will be accompanied by Dolphin pilots in rowboats, stand up paddle board, kayaks, and motorized water craft. Pilots are there to help keep you safe from other boaters and to assist you if you need support. Our swims have a 3:1 swimmer-to-pilot ratio.
There are four ways for new members to become eligible to participate in scheduled out-of-cove club swims:
- Be a member in good standing for at least six months
- OR complete the 100-mile swim challenge
- OR complete the 40-mile Polar Bear swim challenge
- OR complete the “Accelerated Out-of-Cove Process”; contact the swim commissioners for information and the form
Ready for your first club swim? Wonderful! We are thrilled you will be joining us. Check out the swim rules and tips for everything need to know.
Swim Results
2020 Pier 39 Swim Results
March 1, 2020 Despite wind warnings, both the swim itself and the test swim were performed with little difficulty, since the wind did not pick
Gashouse Cove Swim canceled
February 8, 2020 This year’s Gashouse Cove swim was canceled due to high winds and choppy water. The swim was canceled only after 15 swimmers
2020 Pier 41 results
January 18, 2020 The first Dolphin Club swim of the year: a chilly but fun and easy one mile swim (4 squares). No peculiar weather
New Year’s Day Cove and Alcatraz results
January 1, 2020 The New Year’s Day Cove was enthusiastically swum by those wishing to greet the new year in the usual Dolphin Cove fashion
2019 Thanksgiving Day Cove
November 28, 2019 We had a cold, grey day for a swim, the tail-end of a storm, but the wind had pretty much died down.
2019 Hundred Mile Challenge
June 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019 This year, 41 swimmers completed 100 miles or more during the 5 month long challenge.
Triathlons
Escape from Alcatraz (EFAT)
We have sponsored the original Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon (EFAT) for over 40 years. Open only to members of the Dolphin and South End clubs, the race comprises an Alcatraz-to-Aquatic Park swim (1.5 miles), a bicycle leg that crosses the Golden Gate Bridge and ends in Old Mill Park (12 miles), and the notorious Double Dipsea run (14 miles, 4,600 feet of elevation gain). Individuals and relay teams may compete. In the evening, there is a celebratory dinner at the Dolphin Club where you may claim your official Escape from Alcatraz belt buckle.
DC/SERC Triathlon
