Medford SwimFest #1 is a Saturday morning open-water swim in Medford, presented by French Creek Racing. The program offers three distances on the same day: 800 meters, 1600 meters, and 2400 meters, with starts spaced through the morning and awards scheduled before midday.
The course is an 800-meter loop. The shortest race is one lap, the middle race is two laps, and the longest race is three laps. Swimmers stay in the water between laps, climbing out only after their final lap to finish on land. The races start from shortest to longest, and swimmers still in the water when the next race begins are allowed to finish.