Just out of curiosity, why arn't there more open water swim events? There are only maybe 5 events within a few hours drive of where I live the entire year. With other sports like running races, however, there is a race every weekend. Why don't you think there are more open water meets? There are lakes everywhere!
Not sure about your area, but over here in Sweden, the biggest reason we do not have more Open water races, is volunteers.
It's not easy getting enough people together to plan the race and work the race. Maybe it's harder to find sponsers for swimming events, since almost anyone can put on a pair of shoes and run/walk a road race.
There has been a OW race in stockholm for the past 31 years and this year it has been cancelled, because the local team could not find anyone to take charge. It was a small race in terms of number of competitors, but it was a fun 3200m race around the Capital of Sweden.
Not sure about your area, but over here in Sweden, the biggest reason we do not have more Open water races, is volunteers.
It's not easy getting enough people together to plan the race and work the race. Maybe it's harder to find sponsers for swimming events, since almost anyone can put on a pair of shoes and run/walk a road race.
There has been a OW race in stockholm for the past 31 years and this year it has been cancelled, because the local team could not find anyone to take charge. It was a small race in terms of number of competitors, but it was a fun 3200m race around the Capital of Sweden.
