The Swim Relay

Isabelle Côté, Michelle Connolly, and Naomi Devine, alongside a rotating Indigenous fourth swimmer are challenging the entire length of the Fraser River in a 30 day swim relay.

This swim will be cold. It will be difficult. It will be beautiful. And it will carry a clear purpose: to help build public support for protecting 30% of the Fraser Rivershed by 2030. 

This is more than an endurance challenge. It is an adventure of a lifetime in service of one of the most important river systems in the world. The Fraser sustains salmon, wildlife, communities, cultures, and ways of life across British Columbia. Its future matters to all of us. 

Day	Date	Leave	Arrive
Fraser Headwaters
1	Fri, Aug 7th	Tete Jaune	Dunster
2	Sat, Aug 8th	Dunster	McBride Park
3	Sun, Aug 9th	McBride Park	West Twin Creek
4	Mon, Aug 10th	West Twin Creek	Crescent Spur
5	Tue, Aug 11th	Crescent Spur	Dome Creek
6	Wed, Aug 12th	Dome Creek	Read Creek, Longworth
7	Thu, Aug 13th	Read Creek, Longworth	Sinclair Mills
8	Fri, Aug 14th	Sinclair Mills	McGregor River
9	Sat, Aug 15th	McGregor River	Averil Creek Rec Site
10	Sun, Aug 16th	Averil Creek Rec Site	Willow River
11	Mon, Aug 17th	Willow River	Prince George
12	Tue, Aug 18th	Prince George	Stone Creek
13	Wed, Aug 19th	Stone Creek	Blackwater River
14	Thu, Aug 20th	Blackwater River	Quesnel
15	Fri, Aug 21st	Quesnel	Margeurite
Mid Fraser
16	Sat, Aug 22nd	Margeurite	Xat'sull Heritage Village
17	Sun, Aug 23rd	Xat'sull Heritage Village	Viking camp
18	Mon, Aug 24th	Viking camp	Churn Creek
19	Tue, Aug 25th	Churn Creek	Leon Creek
20	Wed, Aug 26th	Leon Creek	Lillooet
21	Thu, Aug 27th	Lillooet	Stein River
22	Fri, Aug 28th	Stein River	Boston Bar
23	Sat, Aug 29th	Boston Bar	Yale
Lower Fraser
24	Sun, Aug 30th	Yale Beach	Cheam Fishing Camp
25	Mon, Aug 31st	Cheam Fishing Camp	Dewdney Regional Park
26	Tue, Sept 1st	Dewdney Regional Park	Glen Valley Regional Park
27	Wed, Sept 2nd	Glen Valley Regional Park	ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park
28	Thu, Sept 3rd	ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park	Deas Island Regional Park
29	Fri, Sept 4th	Deas Island Regional Park	Garry Point Park

Support The Fraser River Swim Relay Team

A journey this bold is meant to move people. To draw attention. To spark conversation. To bring the Fraser into public view in a way that cannot be ignored. 

Your donation helps make that possible. 

Gifts to the Swim Relay will support the real work of keeping the team moving safely downriver, including wetsuits, safety gear, food, communications, logistics, crew support, and the operations needed to keep a mobile support raft alongside the swimmers and the campaign. 

Every gift helps turn this swim from an ambitious idea into a living, moving campaign on the water. 

You help keep swimmers in the river. You help carry the story downstream. You help build the public support needed to protect the Fraser Rivershed for generations to come. 