Boston Light Swim - results index
The Boston Light Swim is an annual 8-mile swim race in Boston Harbor, from Little Brewster Island in the outer Harbor to the L Street Bathhouse in South Boston.
BLS was first held in 1907, making it the oldest open water swim race in North America. It was held annually through 1940, then discontinued 1941-1977, and then was re-started in 1978 by Jim Doty and the New England Marathon Swimming Association. BLS is now organized by Elaine Kornbau Howley and Greg O'Connor of the Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association (MOWSA).
| Route | Swims | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Light to L Street | 434 | David Alleva - 02:20:00 (1995) |
View data by year:
- 1909 (1 finishers)
- 1910 (1 finishers)
- 1911 (1 finishers)
- 1912 (4 finishers)
- 1913 (4 finishers)
- 1915 (2 finishers)
- 1916 (1 finishers)
- 1921 (1 finishers)
- 1925 (4 finishers)
- 1926 (2 finishers)
- 1927 (5 finishers)
- 1928 (4 finishers)
- 1929 (4 finishers)
- 1930 (2 finishers)
- 1931 (3 finishers)
- 1932 (6 finishers)
- 1933 (3 finishers)
- 1934 (1 finishers)
- 1935 (4 finishers)
- 1936 (1 finishers)
- 1937 (2 finishers)
- 1938 (3 finishers)
- 1939 (5 finishers)
- 1940 (3 finishers)
- 1941 (4 finishers)
- 1976 (3 finishers)
- 1977 (3 finishers)
- 1978 (4 finishers)
- 1980 (6 finishers)
- 1981 (6 finishers)
- 1982 (9 finishers)
- 1983 (10 finishers)
- 1984 (3 finishers)
- 1985 (9 finishers)
- 1986 (4 finishers)
- 1987 (6 finishers)
- 1988 (4 finishers)
- 1989 (5 finishers)
- 1990 (7 finishers)
- 1991 (5 finishers)
- 1992 (3 finishers)
- 1993 (3 finishers)
- 1994 (4 finishers)
- 1995 (9 finishers)
- 1996 (8 finishers)
- 1998 (7 finishers)
- 1999 (6 finishers)
- 2000 (9 finishers)
- 2001 (5 finishers)
- 2002 (9 finishers)
- 2003 (7 finishers)
- 2004 (9 finishers)
- 2005 (10 finishers)
- 2006 (13 finishers)
- 2007 (11 finishers)
- 2008 (13 finishers)
- 2009 (12 finishers)
- 2010 (20 finishers)
- 2011 (18 finishers)
- 2012 (22 finishers)
- 2013 (12 finishers)
- 2014 (21 finishers)
- 2015 (19 finishers)
- 2016 (24 finishers)
- 2017 (23 finishers)
- 2018 (15 finishers)
- 2021 (17 finishers)
- 2022 (16 finishers)
- 2023 (17 finishers)
See also:
Reviews
Reviewer: Eric Durban (August 2023)
Swam in 2023 (Finished). Entry fee: Approx $500 USD
OVERALL: ★️★️★️★️★️
Organization: ★️★️★️★️★️
Route/Course: ★️★️★️★️★️
Social Activities: ★️★️★️★️★️
Cost/Value: ★️★️★️★️★️
Comments: "You also have to figure in the recommended cost of a boat pilot $550 USD this year. Still a good deal."
Reviewer: anonymous+verified (August 2023)
Swam in 2015 (Finished). Entry fee: about 200 USD and 300 USD for the boat captain
OVERALL: ★️★️★️★️★️
Organization: ★️★️★️★️★️
Route/Course: ★️★️★️★️★️
Social Activities: ★️★️★️★️★️
Cost/Value: ★️★️★️★️✩️
Comments: "This is an excellent historical swim. They even had a get together at a Boston pub afterwards and the swim community was very kind."