The Beach to Beach Power Swim is an open-water swimming event held on Memorial Day weekend along St. John's North Shore in the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park. Swimmers choose 1, 2.25 or 3.5-mile routes between Maho, Cinnamon, Hawksnest and Trunk Bay, hosted by Friends of Virgin Islands National Park for more than two decades.
Joe Kessler's Beach to Beach Power Swim has run for more than two decades on St.
The swim's course is its defining feature: it links four of St
John's North Shore beaches, including Trunk Bay, regularly ranked among the world's best beaches, into a single point-to-point open-water route through Virgin Islands National Park waters
Ranked 23rd among the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims and 7th among the World's Top 100 Island Swims by international swim-travel rankings, the event offers three distance options so both recreational and competitive swimmers can take part, either solo or as three-person relay teams
Proceeds support the park's marine conservation programs and a community learn-to-swim program, tying the race directly to water access and ocean stewardship on the island rather than to competition alone
The event is named for its founder
Joe Kessler
and continues a Virgin Islands National Park tradition of using recreational sport to fund marine conservation and public water-safety education
reflecting the island's identity as a park-protected
ocean-centered community
Dates TBA · Usually May
Use the city as a planning base, then confirm the exact venue, route, or meeting point close to the date.
Swimwear built for open water, a swimsuit, tri-suit or wetsuit depending on comfort with distance, plus swim cap and goggles are essential; reef-safe sunscreen is required given the swim...
Keep valuables light, follow local instructions, and watch how residents use the space before joining in.
Stay near the part of the city you will actually use, with a simple return route after the main event.
Check official or local sources for ticketed areas, paid stands, and same-year access rules.
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Beach to Beach Power Swim is listed for Past edition: 24 May 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
One day is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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St. John, Caribbean, U.S. Virgin Islands
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