Vancouver Island Trail Running Series - Ladysmith 2026

Canaqua Sports is excited to be back in Nanaimo for our 2nd year, and we invite you to join us at the

2nd Annual

Nanaimo Open Water Swim

And

Mudskipper SwimRun Nanaimo

This year also features the

Nanaimo 10K Trail Run

Presented by Canaqua Sports

Date: August 9, 2026

LOCATION: Westwood Lake

381 Westwood Road

Nanaimo, B.C.

FEATURED EVENTS

The Nanaimo Open Water Swim

features distances of 1.0K, 3.0K, and 5.0 K

Mudskipper SwimRun - Nanaimo

Come and join us for a one-lap or two-lap Mudskipper event. Featuring distances of 10.0K and 20.0K in and around Westwood Lake

Powered by Canaqua Sports

The Nanaimo 10K Trail Run

Enjoy a 10K run around Westwood Lake

Come and join us for a great day of Open Water Swimming and

Individual SwimRun

We at Canaqua Sports are very proud of our local events, and we truly believe that British Columbia will grow into one of our top markets for both Open Water Swimming and SwimRun. We are looking for a few people to help us to make our events even better in the future. If you are interested in helping please let us know by emailing [email protected]

NEW FROM CANAQUA SPORTS

Save on Travel

Hotel bookings, Flights, and Car Rentals

Canaqua Sports announces a partnership with Sportsmasters Travel.

Save money when you book for your events, or even a non-sport trip.

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