open water swim
Outdoor distance swimming
An open water swim takes place in natural bodies of water—oceans, lakes, rivers—rather than pools.
The term distinguishes outdoor distance swimming from the controlled environment of lap pools: She's training for an open water swim across the English Channel.
Open water swimming presents challenges absent from pools: currents, waves, temperature variations, and navigation.
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- triathlonThree-event endurance contest
- mass startAll racers begin simultaneously
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
buoy · stroke · freestyle · choppy · current · goggles · sighting · breathing · endurance · cold · waves · distance · marathon · crawl · saltwater · treading · exhaustion · murky
- Triathlontriathlon, T1, T2, bike mount, Kona
- cold swimmingcold plunge, ice bath, polar bear plunge, natural pools, plunge pools