Pursue Potential Podcast: How He's Training for a 43-Mile Swim | Patrick Reyes (Ep. 23)
Watch and listen in as Pat joins Sean Kao of Aquatic Sports Performance on the Pursue Potential Podcast where they dive deep into stories of Pat’s past swims, his training methods, and his ambitions for Beavertail Open Water and his pursuit of the Ocean State Swim.
SwimSwam News: Beavertail Open Water Founder to Attempt 43-Mile Swim Across Rhode Island Coastline
Beavertail Open Water (BOW), a Rhode Island-based non-profit and open water swim race host, has announced the date for its annual Around Beavertail Swim for August 6, 2026. The organization uses all net proceeds and fundraising to allocate grants for local conservation, science and research projects. “BOW was set up to specifically award grants to local projects of marine conservation because I want swimmers and donors to feel connected with where the fundraising dollars go,” President Pat Reyes said…
Ocean State Stories: Beavertail Open Water founder Reyes readies for 43-mile swim
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Ultra-marathon swimmer Pat Reyes is preparing for his biggest challenge yet: a 43-mile swim across the Rhode Island coastline this August. The Ocean State Swim will stretch from Watch Hill in Westerly to Little Compton near the Massachusetts coast – an attempt that could take close to 20 hours out in the open water. Training for long-distance swimming requires safety preparations for the…
Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Handing Off to the Next Generation
Succession plans are always tough – whether someone is stepping down as a corporate CEO or someone is taking over the reins of an established open water swim. The successor needs expertise, experience, and passion. Which is precisely what Patrick Reyes has as he followed in the footsteps of Around Beavertail Swim founder and race director Michael Garr who pioneered the 11.1 km route in 2017 and successfully…