Clearwater Beach Clearwater Open Water Swimming

Clearwater Beach, features a wide sandy shoreline and excellent facilities for open water swimmers.

A vigorous open water swimming community is active here. Meeting site and access points are public, near Lifeguard Tower #7, next to Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill. Swimmers can enjoy long routes along the buoys marking safe swimming zones. The Sunshine Open Water group meets here regularly on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mornings at 7:00 or 7:30 am for group swims. Confirm meeting times and connect with them through their site https://www.sunshineopenwater.com/weeklyows or their Facebook group.

Lifeguards are on duty during the day, and water quality is consistently monitored, confirm with local (such as Tampa Bay Waterkeeper) and US EPA sites. For an uninterrupted swim, aim to start early before the beach becomes crowded.