Open Water Swim Clinics

Invest in yourself and improve your open water swimming skills for a safer and more rewarding swim experience. We want you to be prepared too and we want open water swimming to be something you embrace versus something you fear if you are a new swimmer . These clinics are good for you if: You're a good swimmer but don't have open water experience or you haven't been in the water for awhile,. You're just rusty on your OWS and racing skills You're looking for tips and pointers to improve your stroke and technique in open water. Swimmers who are new to open water swimming in lakes or ocean venues. New triathletes who are trying out a new sport even if you're a good pool swimmer. Triathletes and swimmers who haven't been in the water for awhile. Open water swimmers looking to improve skills and gain more comfort in the water. We are segmenting our clinics into two clinics depending on your open water skills and comfort level. However, swimmers of all abilities are welcome to any of the clinics but the first one is specifically targeted to new open water swimmers. If you've got more experience and just want to swim you are more than welcome - just be prepared to share your experience and expertise with the newer swimmers! Clinics are starting in June this year with one clinics on June27 and one on July 25. That gives you time between the clinics to practice. Clinic #1 - Basic Open Water Skills - June 27 (Saturday) We will start the season on June 29 with an introduction to open water swimming for people who have no or limited experience with swimming in open water, or swimmers who are rusty in their skills. This clinic will talk about gear, water and swim conditions, gaining a comfort level in open water, and having an experience with the basics of entry, exit, sighting, breathing, etc. No experience in open water or ocean is necessary to participate but you should be able to swim 100 yards with a focus on freestyle. Starting earlier will