The schedule is set and venues selected for the inaugural Great Lakes Open Water Swim Series, or GLOWS. Each LMSC in the Great Lakes Zone has identified a swim for the series. Mermaid has posted information on the first swim, in the Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, on July 11, 2010. Chicago closes the series with Big Shoulders on Saturday, September 11. Big Shoulders now counts 3 ways: as part of the H2Open Series, as part of GLOWS, and for its own sweet self. www.bigshoulders.org
Paricipants in at least 2 of the 7 GLOWS events earn points, with rankings and awards determined after the last event, Big Shoulders.
A quick summary:
Allegheny: Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, July 11, 2010
Indiana: Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, July 17
Lake Erie (Ohio): Edgewater State Park, Cleveland, July 24
Michigan: Big Red Lighthouse Swim, Holland, August 7
Kentucky: Ohio River, Cardinal Harbor, Prospect (Louisville), August 14
Wisconsin: Lake Monona, Madison, August 21
Illinois: Big Shoulders, Ohio Street Beach, Chicago, September 11
I'll link a pdf with contact info in a bit.
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Edit: pdf with lengths, contact info, and Web sites here: www.ilmsa.com/.../2010GLOWSSeriesDescription.pdf
