Have you swam any OW where you could see the bottom? Where was it and how deep was it? What was down there? See anything interesting?
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My top 10 interesting things sighted during my open water races, clinics and training around the world:
1. Pearl divers in Toba, Japan.
2. Purple coral and yellow-striped sea snakes in Iriomote-jima in Okinawa.
3. Whale (large, type unknown) between Maui and Lahai in Hawaii -- with loud whistles.
4. Large blue blubber jellyfish in Melbourne, Australia.
5. Schools of 100s of hammerhead sharks in Yonaguni Island between Taiwan and Okinawa.
6. Sea lions playing many times off along the coast of California. They tend to stop and want to sniff and stare at open water swimmers for a bit, then swim off.
7. Dolphins swimming alongside open water swimmers many times in Huntington Beach, California -- sometimes for 5+ minutes in length.
8. Trash in the Charles River in Boston and along the Barcelona coast.
9. Many sea turtles everywhere outside the surf break in Waikiki.
10. Black sand off the coast of the Big Island in crystal-clear water.
But, probably the most exciting is watching world-class open water swimmers racing and sprinting to the finish in international championship races (www.10Kswim.com).
My top 10 interesting things sighted during my open water races, clinics and training around the world:
1. Pearl divers in Toba, Japan.
2. Purple coral and yellow-striped sea snakes in Iriomote-jima in Okinawa.
3. Whale (large, type unknown) between Maui and Lahai in Hawaii -- with loud whistles.
4. Large blue blubber jellyfish in Melbourne, Australia.
5. Schools of 100s of hammerhead sharks in Yonaguni Island between Taiwan and Okinawa.
6. Sea lions playing many times off along the coast of California. They tend to stop and want to sniff and stare at open water swimmers for a bit, then swim off.
7. Dolphins swimming alongside open water swimmers many times in Huntington Beach, California -- sometimes for 5+ minutes in length.
8. Trash in the Charles River in Boston and along the Barcelona coast.
9. Many sea turtles everywhere outside the surf break in Waikiki.
10. Black sand off the coast of the Big Island in crystal-clear water.
But, probably the most exciting is watching world-class open water swimmers racing and sprinting to the finish in international championship races (www.10Kswim.com).
