Open Water Competitions
Information on Open Water competitions
ASA South West Region open water championships and age group competitions - 2/3 July 2011 at Weymouth
Organisers planning 6 lap Open Water race at London 2012 Olympics
London 2012 organisers have released further details of the 10km open water swimming event in the Serpentine at Hyde Park.
The race will consist of six laps of 1.67km rather than the more widely-used format of four laps of 2.5km.
The swimming leg of the triathlon – due to take place over the two days before the marathon swimming – will also be in the Serpentine with athletes completing one 1500m lap before their cycling and running phases.
Defending Olympic 10km open water bronze medallist Cassie Patten insisted the different format would have little bearing on the results on the day and admitted a visit to the site had left her tingling at the prospect of competing in London.
British Gas Great North Swim 2010 postponed
Unfortunately it has been necessary to postpone the British Gas Great North Swim, which was due to be staged on 4 & 5 at Windermere.
Update from Great North Swim team at 6pm on Thursday 2 September 2010:
"This is due to prevalence of blue-green algae and the impact that this may have on your safety in the water.
"This decision was taken by the Event Safety Group in the interests of safety of swimmers after further stringent water quality checks were completed.
Record entries for 2010 British Gas Great North Swim
This weekend’s British Gas Great North Swim in Windemere will feature a record-breaking 9,000 athletes after a 50 per cent rise in participation.
The event – which attracted 2,000 swimmers when it was launched two years ago – sold out their allocation for the 500m, one-mile and two-mile swims in just six weeks.
In addition, the fields for the elite races are as strong as ever with Olympic medallists Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten headlining the women’s competition and Olympic bronze medallist Thomas Lurz in the men’s.
LEN European Championships 2010
With one of the benchmark meets of 2010 beginning on 4 August 2010, Britain’s aquatic stars are putting the final touches to their preparations in their bid for glory.
British Swimming is sending athletes to compete in all four events that are taking place. The competition will see a total of 1,100 athletes fighting to become European Champion.
The LEN European Championships begin with Synchronised Swimming and Open Water Swimming.
GB team for LEN Open Water European Championships 2010
A four-strong British team, powered by British Gas, will take on the best in Europe as they bid for success at the LEN Open Water European Championships.
The team features Olympic medallists Cassie Patten and David Davies who will be joined by World Championships swimmers Richard Charlesworth and Daniel Fogg.
The quartet flew over to Budapest in preparation for competition which will take place over a five-day period from 4 to 8 August.
British Open Water Swimming Team for the 2010 World Championships
The British Open Water Swimming Team, powered by British Gas, are preparing to take on the World’s elite at the World Championships which take place in Roberval, Canada.
World Champion Keri-Anne Payne will lead the four-strong team into action as the Brits look to continue their dominance of the sport.
Olympic silver medallist Payne will be joined by Olympic bronze medallist Cassie Patten and LEN Open Water Cup winner Daniel Fogg and young talent Tom Allen.
Open water one-mile swim
Roadford lake
Hospiscare the local Hospice charity for Exeter, Mid and East Devon would like you to know about their exciting Open Water One Mile Swim challenge taking place at Roadford Lake, Okehampton on Saturday 25 September 2010.
After the success of the event last year in which over 400 swimmers took part they are hoping that this year’s event will be an even bigger success. They would like to attract serious swimmers from around the Southwest - please forward to your members, coaches and swimmers who may be interested in taking part in the swimming challenge.
This year after popular demand they are opening up entry to anyone over the age of 16 yrs old as there are so many talented swimmers in this age range.
If you would like any further information or registration forms, visit www.onemileswim.co.uk.
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The Great Swims 2010
Take a dip in the open water in support of the Swimming Trust!
The Great Swims are a fantastic series of one mile open swims across the country that present swimmers a brilliant challenge and memorable experience.
- The Great East Swim at Alton Water on 19 June 2010
- The Great London Swim at Royal Victoria Docks on 3 July 2010
- The Great Scottish Swim Strathclyde Country Park on 21 August 2010
British Gas ASA Open Water 3km Masters Championship 2010
18 July 2010 - Whitlingham Outdoor Centre, near Norwich
The entry system for British Gas ASA Open Water 3km Masters Championships in conjunction with the 2010 East Region Open Water Championships has now opened. Don’t miss you chance to enter the prestigious National Open Water Swimming event by downloading your entry pack.
In last year’s competition Aimee Willmott (Middlesbrough) impressed with a quick time in her age group as she had one of her first tastes of Open Water Swimming. For further information on the event please contact katie.bird@swimming.org.
Details of Championship conditions and entry forms (including both paper and electronic entry forms) are also available in the Open Water section of the ASA East Region website.
European Open Water Swimming Cup 2010 Leg 1
8 May 2010 - Royal Beach, Eilat Israel
Men: Senior - Age group: 1999-1994, 1993 and older
Women: Senior - Age group: 2000-1995, 1994 and older
Distances (M): 2.5 Km (8/05/2010) - 10 Km (8/05/2010)
Distances (W): 2.5 Km (8/05/2010) - 10 Km (8/05/2010)
Britain’s strongest Open Water swimmers are ready to test themselves against the best in Europe at the LEN Open Water Cup as they fight for their place on the squad for the FINA World Championships in July.