https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/25665/annapolis-swimmer-groups-bay-adviceHi all, I&#39;ll be in Annapolis for the Great Chesepeake Basy swim, and would love to go for a swim in that water the day before the race. Do you know any open water groups in the area I could join in with? Or recommend any good areas to swim alone? Alsoen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/272052?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:17:02 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9f1f1cc4-9715-4485-935e-c7099c22fbf2Former MemberThe NOAA has buoys in the water with real-time readouts of water temperature, wind speed, etc. Here&#39;s the link for the Thomas Point buoy, which I think may be the closest one to the area of the Bay Swim: <a href="http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=tplm2">www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/272049?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:18:58 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:0f372b90-8c71-4aa8-b0a0-405aa51b368cGrappledunkYou can go to Sandy Point State Park, which is the start of GCBS 4.4. It&#39;s a nice beachy area, with locker rooms and showers. They have a roped off swimming area, but I&#39;m not sure whether they get snarly with people who want to swim outside of it.<div style="clear:both;"></div>