Swim Across America’s Long Island Sound’s inaugural “Freeze Out Cancer” Cold Water Super Splash takes place on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck, New York, as participants take the plunge tinto Long Island Sound to help make waves to fight cancer. The Air temperature is expected to be around a chilly 16°F on Sunday — with water temps around 32.7°F! Burrrr!!
WHO: Brave swimmers will take on a cold challenge on Super Bowl Sunday before the big game by plunging into Long Island Sound for the Swim Across America – Long Island Sound’s inaugural “Freeze Out Cancer” cold water super splash on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 12:15 p.m., at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Those interested in participating can register at swimacrossamerica.org/
WHAT: Swim Across America – Long Island Sound is one of the nation’s largest annual open water charity swimming events. This year the organization is expanding its swim activities to include this fun winter-time cold water super splash to make even more waves to fight cancer!
“With the huge success of our 2025 annual open water swim in July, we decided to bring together our incredible swim community in the winter to help make an even bigger splash in the fight against cancer with our inaugural Freeze Out Cancer splash event on February 8,” noted Jean Fufidio, event director for Swim Across America – Long Island Sound. “Everyone is super excited to add this new winter event to our summer-time swims. It will be fun for all ages!”
Swim Across America – Long Island Sound’s Freeze Out Cancer cold water splash brings together swimmers and splashers willing to brave the cold for something bigger than themselves. Participants will take a celebratory jump in cold water to raise funds to give families impacted by cancer hope. Proceeds from the event will support immunotherapy research at the Swim Across America Laboratory of Dr. Luis Diaz at Memorial Sloan Kettering, and the MSK Kids Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, as well as immunotherapy research and clinical trials at the Swim Across America Laboratory at Weill Cornell Cancer Center, pediatric oncology research at Morgan Columbia University Medical Center and patient services with Cancer Support Team.
Participants register with a $100 self-donation fee. The registration fee is tax-deductible. All registered participants will receive a Swim Across America beanie, a warm beverage and major bragging rights with their peers. Multiple participants can be registered during one registration process. All swimmers and volunteers must complete the waiver on the event page and bring it to check-in. Participants younger than 18 must bring a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. Participants are encouraged to bring a towel, warm clothes, friends and energy to Freeze out Cancer! Those that raise $500 or more receive a Swim Across America towel in addition to the beanie hat.
For those not able to participate on February 8, donations are welcome to support the effort to fund cancer research, clinical trials, prevention, treatment and patient support services and can be made at swimacrossamerica.org/
In addition, swimmers are encouraged to mark their calendar and register for Swim Across America – Long Island Sound’s 34th annual open water swim on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Registration is open for the annual swim, which attracts more than 800 swimmers and volunteers who make waves to fight cancer. Established in 1992, Swim Across America – Long Island Sound has raised millions of dollars for its beneficiaries, now including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Columbia University Cancer Center, Cancer Support Team and Weill Cornell Medicine.
WHEN & WHERE: February 8, 2025
Orienta Beach Club, 1054 Walton Avenue, Mamaroneck, New York, 10543
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12:15 p.m.: Check-in and registration
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1:15: Jump in and Freeze Out Cancer
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1:45 p.m.: Warm beverages and celebration
WHY: Swim Across America holds open water swims and hundreds of pool swims in 26 markets across the nation — from Nantucket to under the Golden Gate Bridge. With a shared mission to make waves to fight cancer, the organization has raised more than $110 million nationally – with $31 million raised by the Swim Across America – Long Island Sound swim – and contributed to the critical funding of cancer immunotherapy treatments including FDA approved Keytruda, Opdivo, Tecentriq and Yervoy. Swim Across America is literally changing the way cancer is treated.
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