LYONS FERRY, Wash. – Registrations are open for the fifth annual SWIM the SNAKE event held at Lyons Ferry Marina and Lyons Ferry State Park on Sat., Aug. 12. Registration and all event information can be found at http://www.swimthesnake.org

In addition to the non-competitive open-water swim, this year’s event will again include a two-stage competitive relay, paddling in a kayak or paddle-board (only) from Lyons Ferry Marina to Lyons Ferry State Park, across Lake Bryan on the Snake River. Paddlers can enter the water or tag-team with their “paired swimmer” and swim back to Lyons Ferry Marina. Prizes will be awarded to the first three finishers.

Cost for the event, which supports the Dayton and Pomeroy Youth Summer Swim Team programs and the Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council is $25 per participant. Costs include a commemorative T-shirt (if ordered before Aug. 9), bottle of water, required swim cap, chilled melon slices at the end of the event and transportation for swimmers back to the state park following the swim.

Participants parking at Lyons Ferry State Park are required to have one-day or annual Discover Passes authorizing parking within the State Park. Participants may also call (509) 386-6021 for additional event information.

Coast Guard Kennewick Auxiliary, Columbia and Franklin County Sheriff’s patrols will be on the river with numerous volunteers, Washington State Parks and US Army Corps of Engineers personnel to provide assistance and ensure participant safety.