Hi -
I have completed a few 2.5-3 mile swims in open water and am interested in going further next year. What would you recommend if I'm interested in swimming a 5-10 mile organized lake swim in the US in '08? I'd be most interested in anything with water temps in the mid seventies or higher. Thanks so much for your advice!
Dave
Hi -
Perhaps you could join nomad64 in his 95-mile, 10-day swim dam to dam across Lake of the Ozarks.
Many organized swims are mentioned in the "rants and raves" OW thread; see anything there? Hawaii, Virgin Islands, a few other semitropical places.
Big Shoulders event in Chicago (second weekend in September) offers a 5k, slightly over 3 miles. It is also possible to swim 10 or 20 miles along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Not officially sanctioned, but it is done.
The thread on Great Lakes swims has a link to Michigan Masters, which may offer some possibilities.
Good luck!
VB
Hi -
Perhaps you could join nomad64 in his 95-mile, 10-day swim dam to dam across Lake of the Ozarks.
Many organized swims are mentioned in the "rants and raves" OW thread; see anything there? Hawaii, Virgin Islands, a few other semitropical places.
Big Shoulders event in Chicago (second weekend in September) offers a 5k, slightly over 3 miles. It is also possible to swim 10 or 20 miles along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Not officially sanctioned, but it is done.
The thread on Great Lakes swims has a link to Michigan Masters, which may offer some possibilities.
Good luck!
VB
