I swam the Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4 mile swim last month in Maryland. I swam the Save the Bay 1.7 mile swim in Newport, Rhode Island last weekend. Both were excellent open water events and I would highly recommend both events to all open water swimmers.
Now, I am looking for another open water event to put on my calendar for later this year or next year. Distance should be between 1.5 miles and less than 6 miles. I live in Winchester, Virginia but am willing to jump on a plane to almost anywhere in the United States if the swim is well organized and recommend by other open water swimmers. Any suggestions?
Thanks so much for your input....
Julie,
That is one of your favorites? Come on....
There are no bathrooms or even port a potties and no place to change clothes. The course is nice, but not one of my favorites by far....
Swimmy :)
Favorites in VA where I can sleep in my own bed the night before. It is SO much better than the Reston swims. I like Reston for convenience, but the lake can be gross. Montclair is a nice small race. I signed up for the 1 and 2 mile swims this year so I'll likely be dizzy after going around that loop 6 times!
Last year was the first year they had taken the port a johns away before the race. There are two there during the summer and it sounds like that caught them off guard.
It's no Bay Swim, but a nice race in my opinion.
Julie
Julie,
That is one of your favorites? Come on....
There are no bathrooms or even port a potties and no place to change clothes. The course is nice, but not one of my favorites by far....
Swimmy :)
Favorites in VA where I can sleep in my own bed the night before. It is SO much better than the Reston swims. I like Reston for convenience, but the lake can be gross. Montclair is a nice small race. I signed up for the 1 and 2 mile swims this year so I'll likely be dizzy after going around that loop 6 times!
Last year was the first year they had taken the port a johns away before the race. There are two there during the summer and it sounds like that caught them off guard.
It's no Bay Swim, but a nice race in my opinion.
Julie
