Kingdom Swim takes place on Sat, Jul 24, 2027 in Newport, United States. The main route is 40.2 km.
- Date
- Sat, Jul 24, 2027
- Start
- Newport 🇺🇸
- Distance
- 40.2 km
- Level
- Open to all
The Kingdom Swim is a multi-race open water swimming event held on Lake Memphremagog in Newport, Vermont, featuring courses ranging from 1 mile to the 25 km Border Buster.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
Kingdom Swim demands sustained open-water endurance across a 40.2 km distance in Lake Memphremagog.
Open Water Endurance
Covering 40.2 km requires exceptional cardiovascular and muscular endurance to sustain forward propulsion for many consecutive hours.
Thermal Management
Swimming long distances in a Vermont lake during July requires adequate physiological preparation for sustained exposure in open water.
Given the extended duration of a 40.2 km swim, athletes should consume 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour through liquid nutrition or supported feeds.
Your road to race day
Race day at Kingdom Swim is 48 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base36 weeks · Aug 23, 2026 – May 1, 2027
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · May 2, 2027 – Jun 12, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Jun 13, 2027 – Jul 3, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Jul 4, 2027 – Jul 17, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Jul 18, 2027 – Jul 24, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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