Would anyone like to share goals for 2011 too? My bucket swims this season include the Boston Light Swim (August) and the Great Chesapeake Bay Bridge Swim (June)... might try swimming the ASA Lake Travis Relay (October) as a solo...
The new season is nearly upon us, and I imagine we do have a few southern hemisphere visitors to this board.
Where and when does your 2011 season kick off?
I am waiting to see the date and details set for Rice Women's Twin Lakes Open Water Festival - mid- to late April, and definitely the Cap 2k sponsored by Sandy and Keith Bell and their American Swimming Association at Lady Bird Lake, Austin, TX.
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the best time to drop in gull would be oct-nov when there are a bunch of OW events going on around the austin area... and the water has cooled to the mid-low 70's:
amswimassoc.com/events.html
i'm trying to put something together for 1st week in nov. in lake travis that will require some crew, kayakers, and maybe a few pace swimmers.
Barton Springs IS Nirvana! It's the only place I've ever gotten out of bed early enough to swim at while it's still dark. If you're in luck you'll get a sighting of Cheeks while you're there.
While Chaos's swims really are epic, I plan to make my regular swims SEEM epic this year :)
I have lined up my slate of OW races for the summer:
Great Chesapeake Bay Swim (4.4 m) in June
Nubble Light Challenge (2.4 m) and Peaks to Portland (2.4 m) in June
Gloucester Celebrate the Clean Harbor (1.2 M) and Rockland Breakwater Swim (3.2 m) in August
GCBS, since I am addicted to that swim like crack. :)
There is a new 5k/5k relay planned in SW PA this year...excited for this!
www.givetochildrens.org/.../Page.aspx
My good friend swam the Hellespont last year, sans wetsuit. She didn't really enjoy that race too much, unfortunately. I hope you have a better experience!
Amanda,
You will love Nubble if you make it to Maine in July. Last year was the inaugural event and the conditions were will - 3 to 5 foot swells, fog, and 48 degrees in the gut by the lighthouse. It was great - very inspiring swimming through the gut.
