Courtesy of Doug Woodring, Open Water Asia, Hong Kong. The storm stayed offshore, preventing the cancellation and postponement of the tenth anniversary of the 15 km Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim. "Typhoon #1 stopped moving with a high pressure system from China that kept it offshore for the day, leaving us with incredible weather given what it could
The Cold Half and Cold Standard races in Hong Kong, organized by Open Water Asia, includes a 14 km extreme marathon swim from Stanley to Repulse Bay by 50 solo and relay swimmers on February 15th. The Cold Standard involves swimming the Cold Half solo (timing at the 10 km mark) and then running a full marathon the next day at the Standard Chartered Marathon.
The Extreme 5 km Ocean Swim is a new professional open water swim in Hong Kong offering HK$20,000 in total prize money. The Five is a complementary race to the Clean Half, a 15 km extreme winter marathon swim in Hong Kong Island. The first male and female finishers each receive HK$6,000 each; second place finishers receive HK$3,000; and third place
