Boating, Breaking News, History in Photos, Military, Outdoor Life, Photo Gallery, This Just In!, U. S. Coast Guard CHINCOTEAGUE PONY SWIM: Safety zone maintained by Coast Guard to leave plenty of room for roundup Posted onJuly 27, 2016July 27, 2016 The ponies make the annual swim from Assateague Island, Va., to Chincoteague Island, Va., during the 90th Pony Swim on Virginia’s Eastern Shore