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Next year, IGLA returns to Australia! IGLA 2020 (Melbourne 2020) will be held on February 20-25, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Registration is now open. Registration closes on January 20. For more information, visit their website at: www.melbourne2020.org For information about other events, visit our Special Events page here.

Save the date for the Annual Capital City Classic Swim Meet & Water Polo Tournament in Washington DC on October 11-13! The District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC) will be hosting their Annual Capital City Classic Swim Meet in Washington, DC on October 12 with a welcome party on October 11. Registration is now open. … Continue reading Washington DC Annual Capital City Classic Swim Meet & Water Polo Tournament on October 11-13

SAVE THE DATE! Join us for a Beach Day at Brighton Beach (meeting point at Grimaldo's Chair by Brighton 4 Street) with our friends Front Runners New York (FRNY) on Sunday, August 25. We will be meeting at Brighton Beach at 10am for an open water swim together as a group, but feel free to … Continue reading Beach Day & Sunday Morning Run at Brighton Beach on August 25

HollaBack is administering a Bystander Intervention Training session on August 13 starting at 6:30pm. This training session is part of a pilot program funded by Raliance, and supported by the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), Athlete Ally and various LGBTQ+ community organizations in the local NYC metropolitan area. HollaBack will provide tools for intervention to … Continue reading Free Bystander Intervention Training on August 13

UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER 1: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Our sisters across the pond, Out to Swim, will be hosting their annual aquatics meet (GLLAM) on September 21 in London. Registration is now open and will remain open until August 31. For more information, including registration information, visit their website at www.outtoswim.org/gllam. For information about other … Continue reading London’s Gay & Lesbian Aquatic Meet on September 21

UPDATE AS OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14: REGISTRATION HAS ALREADY CLOSED (Registration closed on Tuesday, August 13; contact the organizers directly through the website at www.lakegeorgeswim.com if you would like to try to register now). The Lake George Open Water Swim will be held in Hague, New York on August 17. Registration is now open. Registration … Continue reading Lake George Open Water Swim on August 17

All IGLA 2019 athletes are invited to march with us in the WorldPride/Stonewall50 March on Sunday, June 30. Everyone is also welcome to watch the March, which steps off at noon. For more general information about the March, and to sign-up to march with us, visit our WorldPride/Stonewall50 March Information Page here.

Everyone is invited to the IGLA 2019 Closing Party on Saturday, June 29 at 8pm at Industry Bar & Lounge in Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan. The full address of Industry is 355 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019. The Closing Party is officially from 8pm until 11pm, but Industry is open until 4am, … Continue reading IGLA 2019: Closing Party on Saturday, June 29 at 8pm

Three former Olympic athletes and out and proud members of the LGBTQ+ community will be telling their stories and answering your questions! The Olympian Q&A will be held at SVA Theatre at 333 West 23rd Street in Manhattan on Friday, June 28 at 5pm! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! About the Event Bruce Hayes, Betsy Mitchell, … Continue reading IGLA 2019: Olympian Q&A on Friday, June 28!

We are recruiting volunteers for IGLA 2019! We will need an army of volunteers to make the events over the seven days of competition and social events a success! If you are interested in volunteering for IGLA 2019, please check our volunteer information page.