It’s Heating Up In Roberval At The World Championships
The water temperature along the race course in Roberval for the upcoming 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships ranges from 22-24.4°F (71.6 – 75.9°F) at different points.It is surprisingly welcomed news to the swimmers who were expecting much cooler lake temperatures.
Traversee internationale du lac St-Jean legends Shelley Taylor-Smith and Philip Rush said, “We never remember the water being this warm when we swam in the 1980s and 1990s. It’s unbelievable.”
A simple heat wave or an example of global warming? Either way, with the world’s best open water swimming in Roberval, the heat is on.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. 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).
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