Open Water Swimmers Start Early In The Day
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, the open water swimmers will not only be competing for spots at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics, but they will be doing so early in the morning.
As the sun rises in the horizon, the beauty of open water swimming and the allure of open bodies of water are always greatly appreciated by those who leave the shorelines around the world.
The schedule is as follow:
Tuesday, July 19th – 9:00: 10 km Women (Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualifier)
Wednesday, July 20th – 9:00: 10 km Men (Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualifier)
Thursday, July 21th – 9:00: 5K Team Time Trial
Friday, July 22th – 8:00: 5K Women; 10:00, 5K Men
Saturday, July 23the – 8:00, 25 km Men; 8:15, 25 km Women
Copyright © 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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