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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Kris: sounds like a resounding success indeed -- congrats! I'd love to get up there next year. And I'd be excited and honored to be first (or among the first) skin swimmers for the CYL. I did 2 hours / 6-ish miles at 54F in SF Bay earlier this year, and hardly a shiver afterward, so I think I'm ready :)
Kris: sounds like a resounding success indeed -- congrats! I'd love to get up there next year. And I'd be excited and honored to be first (or among the first) skin swimmers for the CYL. I did 2 hours / 6-ish miles at 54F in SF Bay earlier this year, and hardly a shiver afterward, so I think I'm ready :)
