1st Annual Swim Around Lido Key open water race

Registration is now open for the 1st Annual Swim Around Lido Key open water race. This is a 7-mile race around the beautiful island of Lido Key in Sarasota, Florida at the Lido Beach Resort Hotel. Each swimmer will have a kayak escort to provide safety, navigation, and nutrition to the swimmer. Swimmers can enter as either a solo swimmer or as a 2-person relay, where each person swims and paddles the kayak. The course starts in the Gulf of Mexico in front of the Lido Beach Resort Hotel and takes you north along the beautiful beaches to New Pass inlet where you’ll swim by large waterfront homes and Mote Marine Aquarium up to City Island where you’ll turn right heading west, south-west to Coon Key in the Sarasota Bay waters. Popular Bird Key will be to your left as you make your way to Big Pass and the beautiful Lido Park. Exiting Sarasota Bay waters through Big Pass, you’ll turn right and head north in the Gulf along sparkling white sand beaches to the finish line at the Lido Beach Resort Hotel. Date: 4/12/2015 Pre-race meeting: 4/11/2015 For complete details and registration, go to: https://www.flowswimming.com NOTE: Only accepting 100 entries, so don't delay. Discounted race rate for the hotel, so don't delay on making your reservations. 9222