The Lake Carey Loop
- Date
- Last held Sep 13, 2026, next date to be announced
- Location
- Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
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The swim at The Lake Carey Loop
This is an open water swim at Lake Carey.
From the organizer's own race information. Venues and rules can change from year to year; the race's current athlete guide decides.
Water temperature and wetsuits at The Lake Carey Loop
Around September 13, Lake Carey typically runs about 73°F at the surface (68 to 77°F across 2011 to 2020). Wetsuits were legal every year at this date.
A model estimate from the USGS lake temperature model (daily surface temperatures for US lakes), not a measurement. Wetsuit cutoffs are USA Triathlon age-group rules. The race's own water temperature reading on race morning decides.
Start location and course
Lake Carey Fire Department, Tunkhannock, PA 18657
The pin marks the address the race lists, which is usually the start. The organizers have not shared a course map with us yet.
2026 results
All results (2 years)Individual Swim Triathlon
Individual Paddle Triathlon
Relay Team - Swim Triathlon
Aggregated from official results (Falcon Race Timing) for The Lake Carey Loop. Individual finisher names are not stored here.
How fast do you need to be at The Lake Carey Loop?
At the 2026 Individual Swim Triathlon, the fastest tenth finished in 1:28:18 or better, the top quarter in 1:31:56, and half the field in 1:37:13; the last tenth came in after 2:08:20.
At the 2026 Individual Paddle Triathlon, the fastest tenth finished in 1:41:00 or better, the top quarter in 1:44:26, and half the field in 1:49:14; the last tenth came in after 2:12:34.
At the 2026 Relay Team - Swim Triathlon, the fastest tenth finished in 1:37:33 or better, the top quarter in 1:38:27, and half the field in 1:39:57; the last tenth came in after 1:50:37.
What would my time get me?
Where a finish time would have placed in 2026.
Finishers by year
Down 39 percent since 2025.
All events combined, from official results.
Race details
- Where
- Lake Carey Fire Department, Tunkhannock, PA 18657Map
- Course
- Road
- Distances
- Sprint Triathlon
- Editions
- 2026 (Sep 13, 2026), 2025 (Sep 14, 2025), 2024 (Sep 15, 2024), 2023 (Sep 17, 2023), 2022 (Sep 18, 2022)
- Status
- The next edition has not been announced yet. Past events: Individual Swim Triathlon, Relay Team - Swim Triathlon, Individual Paddle Triathlon, Relay Team - Paddle Triathlon, Individual Swim Triathlon.
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Quick answers
- When is The Lake Carey Loop?
- The next date has not been announced.
- How much does it cost?
- See the registration page for current pricing.
- What distances are offered?
- Sprint Triathlon.
- How big is it, and how fast?
- In 2026, 11 athletes finished the Individual Swim Triathlon; the median finish was 1:37:13 and the winner finished in 1:25:43.
- Where does it start?
- Lake Carey Fire Department, Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
From the organizers
Registration at the Lake Carey VFD starting at 7am. This is a “Sprint Distance” Triathlon. The start and finish of the race will be near the Shore Drive and Siren Road intersection. Water entry and start are there at The Insinger/Smith & Brown concrete boat ramp/dock and yard area. The paddle and swim will be on and around marked/anchored buoys or boats on the lake.
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SWIM
The swim or paddle will take place on Beautiful Lake Carey and consist of a 750 meter swim or 2 mile paddle.
BIKE