Money Box Cap 2k in Austin on May 4.
Mid-Atlantic kicks in soon after that with:
--Lake Audubon, Reston, VA, May 25, 1 and 2 miles
--Potomac River Swim, May 31, 7.5 miles
--Great Chesapeake Bay swim, June 8, 4.4 miles
The Midwest: Splish Splash, June 14.
Hopkinton, Cape Cod, Mass.: Swim Against the Tide, June 21.
Link to 2008 OW freshwater swims:
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
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Don't forget the Low Country Splash in Charleston, SC: May 31
www.lowcountrysplash.com/
2.4 miles with a fast current.
Winning times are under 40 minutes.
and the Beaufort River Swim also in SC on June 21 (3-4 miles) www.readaboutbeaufort.com/
Also on June 21 is the Swim around Key West (over 12 miles)
www.fkccswimaroundkeywest.com/
and the "NC Swimming Open Water Championships
Seven Lakes, West End, NC, about 10 miles from Pinehurst, Saturday and Sunday, June 7th and 8th, 2008"
www.ncmasters.org/
several events: 800m, 2k, 3k, 5k and a 10k on Sunday.
Mr. Gill has teamed up with some of the Tri folks to add a sanctioned USMS OW swim as part of some races this year...mixing oil & water eh Mark?!
Cheap golf, 100+ degree temps, cool water (63 this weekend), what else do you need?
First swim 6/7:
www.dcbadventures.com/.../eventDetails.php
The Pensacola Bay Swim - renamed the 3-Mile Bridge Swim and Aquathon is May 25, 2008. 3milebridgeswim.org It is not a usms event this year, but maybe next year.
Did anybody do the Pensacola Bay Swim?
If so, and if you saw anything interesting on the bottom, there's a nice ongoing thread I could pull up.
Salt water?
The Pensacola Bay Swim - renamed the 3-Mile Bridge Swim and Aquathon is May 25, 2008. 3milebridgeswim.org It is not a usms event this year, but maybe next year.