June 21, 2025, Grand Forks, ND
Roster:
Race Summary:
The Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET) is a down-river swim ultra-marathon (27 miles in 2012-13, 36 miles starting in 2014) where solo or relay swimmers will travel from rural ND into East Grand Forks, MN, on the mighty Red River of the North. The longest swim race in North America!
Previous (and awesome) guest swimmers have been Evan Morrison, Karen Zemlin, Bridgette Hobart Janeczko, Daniel O'Kane, Elaine Howley, Jeff Utsch, Sarah Thomas, Annaleise Carr, Jen Schumacher, and Darren Miller. Email hello@endracing.com with your pick.
Click here if you are interested in volunteering. If you are local and want to paddle for a swimmer, go here and set your own rate.
Details:
Date: June 21, 2025
Cap: TBA 2025
Categories:
- Solo swim (traditional, FINA suit rules apply)
- Solo swim (non-traditional - wetsuits are allowed)
- Relay swim (doubles)
- Relay swim (recreational, 3-5 team members)
Category must be declared when you check in before the race.
Location/Schedule: Race start will be at Belmont Park, ND near Climax (MN) and finish in downtown Grand Forks, ND/East Grand Forks, MN. The night before the race we have a pre-race meeting for swimmers and paddlers, dinner, and presentation/talk by our guest swimmer.
Guest swimmer: We invite a swimmer every year to be our guest. We've picked people we think are ambassadors for the sport of open-water swimming in one way or another (sometimes by doing crazy things), but they've all been some of the nicest people we've ever met. Previous (and awesome) guest swimmers have been Evan Morrison, Karen Zemlin, Bridgette Hobart Janeczko, Daniel O'Kane, Elaine Howley, Jeff Utsch, Sarah Thomas, Annaleise Carr, Jen Schumacher, and Darren Miller.
Entry includes: A great race, ENDracing swag (latex caps and cool water bottles), post race meal for swimmers and volunteers, and finisher tags for all solo swimmers. Overall winner will receive free entry into next year's race.
More Details: Course Book (updated periodically)
Big Change 2023 going forward: ENDracing will not be providing paddlers--please have your paddler identified before signing up.
Marathon Swimmers Forum 2024 thread <-- go here to look for a support paddler or a swimmer to support
Registration |
Feb 17 - Apr 30 | Apr 30 - May 31 | |
Solo - Click here to register | $255 | $285* | |
Team of two - Click here to register | $150 | $150* | |
Team of 3-5 - Click here to register | $50 per person | $50 per person* | |
*Online registration closes 23:59:59 May 31. No race-day registration. |
Past Winners:
- 2024 - Seth Baetzold - 9:45
- 2023 - Michael Rice - 9:25
- 2022 - Jamie Proffitt - 8:32 **New Course Record**
- 2021 - Sarah Thomas - 13:04
- 2020 - No race took place due to COVID-19
- 2019 - Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist - 9:21
- 2018 - Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist - 9:40
- 2017 - Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist - 10:33
- 2016 - Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist - 10:44
- 2015 - Sarah Thomas - 9:43
- 2014 - Kevin Kopplin - 8:38
- 2013 - Karen Zemlin - 6:58 (27 miles)
- 2012 - Darren Miller - 9:11 (27 miles)