The World's First Open Water Swimming Stage Race held in the beautiful chain of Highland Lakes just outside of Austin, Texas.
Held Wednesday through the last weekend in October, the Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge is the World's first open water swimming stage race, with its swim stages held in the beautiful Texas Hill Country Highland Lakes. "Monster Challenge" swimmers make their way down the chain of lakes through Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Marble Falls, and Lake Travis from Wednesday-Sunday. This spec
11/15/2025
Collis Williams Wins Highland Lakes Challenge, A Legacy Event Honoring Tex Robertson – Daily News of Open Water Swimming Collis Williams Wins Highland Lakes Challenge, A Legacy Event Honoring Tex Robertson Leave a Comment / By DNOWS / November 2, 2025 Spread the love Back in August 2007, 3-time Olympic gold medalist Sandy Neilson-Bell wrote, “Tex Robertson used to call me ‘champ’ and then he called me ‘coach.....
09/26/2025
09/20/2025
Reminder. Registration Deadline 9/25. Fees increase after that. See you at the lake!
09/11/2025
Shout out to Carolyn . . . our super helper who helps make it all happen!
08/26/2025
Last day to enter as an "Earlybirdie." Register at: www.highlandlakeschallenge.com
Enter at: www.highlandlakeschallenge.com
08/20/2025
The Highland Lakes are looking great! Earlybird entry available through August 26th! Enter at: www.highlandlakeschallenge.com
08/12/2025
The lighthouse cove was 2007 race start site at Buchanan. Gee, that was a rough day with roughly 30mph winds! Swimmer fun!
High water means lighthouse strolls! ☀️
10/09/2024
Quick reminder to enter now, if you plan on swimming the www.HighlandLakesChallenge.com
09/25/2024
On Walden Pond with Thoreau or at the www.Highlandlakeschallenge.com . . . this is how we roll!