I was wondering how people calculated open water distances? I started to swim in Long Beach, CA and was wondering if there was something that can help me figure out distances, for example, if there was a standard distance between life guard stations or beach bathrooms (I tried talking to the lifeguards but no one knew :confused: )
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Well, unless the description is wrong, the international distance is 1000m for the tri I will do. Here's the link. www.kozenterprises.com/.../inter.cfm
Originally posted by BriRunner
An international distance triathlon usually has the swim distance listed as 1500 yards.
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I looked at the website, and I'm sure they have it listed correctly, as 1K swim, 30K bike, 10K run. However, most of them are 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run. I guess there is a range of what can be listed as "International Distance." Good luck!
