I am traveling to the LA area in two weeks. We are staying in Santa Monica and I am looking for places to swim. Any advice?
(I'm a little nervous about swimming with all those speedy West Coasters--coming from the land of long winter...)
Thanks!
I am traveling to the LA area in two weeks. We are staying in Santa Monica and I am looking for places to swim. Any advice?
(I'm a little nervous about swimming with all those speedy West Coasters--coming from the land of long winter...)
Thanks!
Well you've got some open water recs, here's where you can find out about available pool programs:
Santa Monica - SCAQ Southern California Aquatics
Southern Pacific LMSC
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica High School
SMC: 1700 Pico Blvd; SMHS: 601 Pico Blvd Santa Monica, California
Lap Swim / Workout Times: MWF: 6:45 pm, Sat: 4:30 pm, Sun: 4:00 pm
Contacts: office: 310-390-5700, workout schedule: 310-390-7946, email: scaq@swim.net
Web Site: http://www.swim.net/
Miscellaneous Info: All ages and levels of swimmers welcome. We offer 60+ weekly workouts at pools in Culver City, Santa Monica, Westchester(LMU), Westwood, Venice, Echo Park, and Van Nuys. We also offer technique clinics, beginner lessons, and ocean workouts and clinics.
Record Last Updated: 2/9/07
There is a Master's group that meets for ocean swims in Manhattan Beach at 9am on Saturdays.
The LA Tri Club offers some swims as well-
Sundays at 8am in Manhattan Beach. There are 1 mile, 1.5 mile and 2 mile swim options.
Beginner ocean swim offered in Redondo Beach at 11am Sundays (two 1/4 mile swims).
There is a 6:30am swim in Santa Monica on Wednesdays. That's a speed workout- swim about 250 yards to the buoy, run a short sprint on the sand and back out to the buoy again as many times as you can.....there's also an Ocean 101 class at 6:15am- more of an introduction to ocean swimming aimed at beginners.
I believe there are swims in Venice on Saturday mornings as well, but it may not be every weekend. Look on the Triathlete Zombies website to check.
