TIMELINE
Registration Period: Swimmer, Kayaker and Volunteer Registration will open November 11, 2025.
ANNAPOLIS FROGMAN SWIM
EVENT TIMELINE (Subject to Change)
Updated: September 16, 2025
Saturday April 25, 2026
8 AM – 11 AM– Event Site Set Up
4:00 – 6:00 PM Course Set Up (Weather Permitting)
4:30 – 6:30 PM – Swimmer & Kayaker Check In and Swimmer Bag Pickup
** please make every effort to complete Check In on Saturday**
Sunday April 26, 2026
5:30 – 6:00am – Volunteers Arrive
5:30 – 6:45am – Event Site and Final Course Set up
6:15 – 7:20am – Swimmer/Kayaker Check-in. Coffee/Snacks Available
7:25 – 7:30am – Welcome Ceremony Remarks – On the beach
7:30 – 7:40am – Colors March In & National Anthem
7:40 – 7:50am – Gold Star Family Recognition, Dedication & Minute of Silence
7:50 – 7:55am – NSF Guest Speaker
7:55 – 8:05am – Swimmer & Kayaker Safety Briefing w/ Q&A – Chris & Frank
8:05 – 8:10am – Swimmer/Kayaker/Volunteer Group Photo (on the Beach)
8:10 – 8:20am – Swimmer/Kayaker Pairing Check and Marking By Wave at Beach Swimmer Wave Signs
8:15 – 8:25am – Communications Check (Frank Larkin)– Start/Finish Staff, Safety Boat Operators, Jet Skis Operators, Fire-Rescue Boat Operators, EMTs
8:30am Wave 1 Start (Following Waves start every 5 minutes)
11:30am Swim Course Closes. Unfinished swimmers pulled and taken to Finish area.
11:45 am – 1pm After Swim Ceremony, Event Remarks. Speakers. Food by Mission BBQ. Closing Remarks
1:15pm – 2:30pm: Clean Up.
Please check out the event site plan on the Volunteers page: Volunteer