August 12th, the Furthest North open water swim in North America! Located in Sitka, Alaska.
Men's and women's age group and Relay divisions will be awarded trophies and ribbons.
Solo or relay 10k, 5k and 1k open water swims in Sitka Sound, with a water temperature range in the mid 50’s. The course will start at the Mount Edgecumbe High School ramp on Japonski Island. The course will then take the swimmers north out of Sitka Channel and westward along the Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historic Site and loop back to the Mt. Edgecumbe ramp to finish. A turnaround point in course will be available for those swimming the 5k and 1K distances.
Sanction pending with USMS.
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For the record, I will speak of the 2010 version of the 3-day Elk Lake swim festival, when I had the pleasure of swimming behind most of you in the 500, 1000, 1500, 3000, and 5000
Geog, sorry we missed each other at Elk Lake. E=H20 was also there, come to think of it. Maybe I'll show up again one of these years.
FWIW, i find for me that the physical aspects are overrated and the cognitive aspects highly underrated.
Indeed. It must be far more common that people underestimate their abilities in this domain than overestimate them. Nobody is born a cold-water swimmer. It's a process that begins with a question: Could I? One baby-step at a time, we find that yes, we can. And it's a profound discovery. When you mandate neoprene, you short-circuit the entire process before the first question is even asked. (Pardon the :soapbox:)
I swim 50 deg to 50 deg in Lake Michigan, no wetsuit. Lots of us out here! :) )
Video evidence:
chicagotonight.wttw.com/.../swimming-promontory-point
Even Sitka Sound is warmer than Lake Michigan this time of year!
For the record, I will speak of the 2010 version of the 3-day Elk Lake swim festival, when I had the pleasure of swimming behind most of you in the 500, 1000, 1500, 3000, and 5000
Geog, sorry we missed each other at Elk Lake. E=H20 was also there, come to think of it. Maybe I'll show up again one of these years.
FWIW, i find for me that the physical aspects are overrated and the cognitive aspects highly underrated.
Indeed. It must be far more common that people underestimate their abilities in this domain than overestimate them. Nobody is born a cold-water swimmer. It's a process that begins with a question: Could I? One baby-step at a time, we find that yes, we can. And it's a profound discovery. When you mandate neoprene, you short-circuit the entire process before the first question is even asked. (Pardon the :soapbox:)
I swim 50 deg to 50 deg in Lake Michigan, no wetsuit. Lots of us out here! :) )
Video evidence:
chicagotonight.wttw.com/.../swimming-promontory-point
Even Sitka Sound is warmer than Lake Michigan this time of year!
