One of the events that we are working on here in AZ is a USMS-sanctioned wave at the Tribal Open Water Swim at Tempe Town Lake. There will be two distances for this event this time around (2000M and 4000M) so you can pick your poison (distance) now. This event will be on November 9th and should draw a good amount of swimmers. Here is the info for the USA-Triathlon wave:
www.dcbadventures.com/.../...ails.php
Once we have the sanction, there will be a sign-up section for USMS swimmers. This event drew just under 400 triathletes in April in preparation for Ironman AZ. It should be a good time.
There will be more information on this swim shortly but you open water folks may want to think about this event. Early November in Arizona is beautiful and the water is still relatively warm. Tempe Town Lake is in downtown Tempe and just a couple of miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. One week after this swim is the Ron Johnson Invitational SCM Meet at ASU, which is also in downtown Tempe. So give these events some thought for fall events.
See you in November!
This is a modified posting that I put in the Open Water section. Nothing like being redundant and saying the same thing and repeating yourself and making the same point and...
I think I may have asked before, but I'll ask again. People actually swim in Tempe Town Lake?
Yes and they did not emerge with an extra head!
There are a bunch of triathlons and open water swims that take place in Town Lake. The City of Tempe closely monitors water quality and is very careful not to hold events if it gets bad. They want to make this a big-time venue for all manner of sporting events. A couple years back they had a big wakeboarding competition and they regularly hold rowing and dragon boat competitions.
The other lakes around town have better water quality. My favorite is Lake Pleasant, which has outstanding water. It is a little bit outside of town but it is a great lake for all manner of aquatics activities. Town Lake is not my favorite body of water but it is safe albeit not crystal blue and clear.
I think I may have asked before, but I'll ask again. People actually swim in Tempe Town Lake?
Yes and they did not emerge with an extra head!
There are a bunch of triathlons and open water swims that take place in Town Lake. The City of Tempe closely monitors water quality and is very careful not to hold events if it gets bad. They want to make this a big-time venue for all manner of sporting events. A couple years back they had a big wakeboarding competition and they regularly hold rowing and dragon boat competitions.
The other lakes around town have better water quality. My favorite is Lake Pleasant, which has outstanding water. It is a little bit outside of town but it is a great lake for all manner of aquatics activities. Town Lake is not my favorite body of water but it is safe albeit not crystal blue and clear.
