Kingdom Swim, Lake Memphremagog, VT, July 7, 2012
Adults: 10 miles, 6 miles, 3 miles, 1 mile (USMS sanction)
Subadults, too (USAS sanction)
Registration fees increase on January 1, 2012.
www.kingdomswim.org
This swim has been selected as the USMS 9+ mile OW Championship swim for 2013, so give it a whirl in 2012!
About 12-15 places left for 10-milers.
And a truly long swim, whole length of the lake, also upcoming this summer. Swim to Canada!
:)
why does this swim require a kayaker for a 3-mile swim?
i would be coming from houston, tx... it certainly adds expense to bring my own lifeguard. one of the positives of open water swimming is the solace of the swim. i have known kayakers to be essential on a race course, but these weren't 3 mile swims.
i had two kayakers bump into me in two different races in late 2011... no damage done, very apologetic and ridiculous
I did the 6 miler last year. The wind picked up coming down the length of the lake on the return loop, there was a 2' chop and the buoys disappeared and the shoreline keep getting lost. Hell, I was even losing my yaker from time to time, but he brought me back home. Was a lot of fun, though.
why does this swim require a kayaker for a 3-mile swim?
i would be coming from houston, tx... it certainly adds expense to bring my own lifeguard. one of the positives of open water swimming is the solace of the swim. i have known kayakers to be essential on a race course, but these weren't 3 mile swims.
i had two kayakers bump into me in two different races in late 2011... no damage done, very apologetic and ridiculous
I did the 6 miler last year. The wind picked up coming down the length of the lake on the return loop, there was a 2' chop and the buoys disappeared and the shoreline keep getting lost. Hell, I was even losing my yaker from time to time, but he brought me back home. Was a lot of fun, though.
