Fast Fun In Florid
Next year’s all-important USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships will be managed by Gregg Cross in Ft. Myers, Florida between June 10-12.The venue will be a warm-water glassy-flat course at the privately maintained Miromar Lakes.
Gregg will host the USA Swimming 10K World Championship Trials, the 5K national championships, the U.S. Masters Swimming 10K National Championships and the Sunset 1-Mile Dash for Cash for athletes of all ages as a kick-off to a busy June 2011.
Interested teams and clubs will also be able to organize team training camps for one week of training and then competing in the Summer Invitational between June 16-19.
Busy times next June along the western coast of Florida.
Photo shows multi-time nationa open water swimming champion Mark Warkentin winning in Florida.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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