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JANUARY 2011
22 January 2011 – SLSC cold water championships www.slsc.org.uk
FEBRUARY 2011
February 2011 – Int. Self-Transcendence 12 Hour-Swim 2011 – Cancelled due to reconstruction-work at Hallenbad-City Details
26 February 2011 – Dorset County Masters Championships (1500/800m) – Littledown
MARCH 2011
19 March 2011 – Full Moon Swim – River Frome, Wareham Quay (6pm to 9pm) Details
27 March 2011 – Dorset County Masters Championships (1500/800m) – Rossmore
APRIL
12 April 2011 – * First ‘formal’ swim of the season
MAY 2011
8 May 2011 (8.30am to 5pm) – Introduction to Open Water Swimming for Masters (19 plus) – Osprey Leisure Centre, Portland Details
15 May 2011 – * First ‘informal’ Sunday swim of the season (experienced swimmers, no taster sessions)
15 May 2011 – British Gas Great Salford Swim – Salford Quays 1 mile Details
15 May 2011 – Exmouth Fairway Buoy Swim 4.75 Miles, Seniors only. Tidal assisted. Run under BLDSA rules with Freestyle & Breaststroke events. (Time given to reach turn buoy = 1 hour to 1hr 10m before low tide) Contact: Mr Barry K Westaway, 68 Attwyll Ave, Exeter, EX2 5HW Tel 01392 669865. www.exmouthswimming.org Entry pack
22 May 2011 – Potomac River Sharkfest™ – Inaugural – Aqua Land in Charles County, Maryland and goes parallel to the Harry Nice Bridge (Hwy 301) to finish at Dahlgren Wayside Park in King George County, Dahlgren, Virginia – 3km Details
28 May 2011 – Speedo Open Water Swim Series – Eton – Lake Swim 750m / 1500m / 3km / 10km (Start Time: 10:00am) Details
JUNE 2011
3 to 5 June 2011 – An Introduction to Open Water Swimming and Sea Training 2011 – ASA SW Region residential course at Sea Cadet Training Centre, Weymouth for ages 12 to 22. Details
4 to 5 June 2011 – A Training Course for Open Water Swimming Officials – ASA SW Region residential course at Sea Cadet Training Centre, Weymouth for ages 12 to 22. Details
11 June 2011 – British Gas Great East Swim 2011 – Alton Water Park, Ipswich. 0.5m / 1m / 2m Details
12 June 2011 – RNLI Long Swim Series – South Cerney. Gloucestershire – 750m / 1m / 3.8km Details
12 June 2011 – BLDSA Wykeham Lake Championships (Nr. Scarborough) 5km Senior, 2 miles Junior / Senior Freestyle / Breaststroke and Novice 1,000 metre Freestyle event. Contact: Miss Liane Llewellyn, 62 Main Road, Denholme, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 4BL. Tel: 01274 830615. Entry Form e-mail: liane.llewellyn@btinternet.com
17 to 19 June 2011 – British Gas Great North Swim 2011 – Windermere, Lake District. 0.5m / 1m / 2m Details
18 June 2011 – BLDSA Champion of Champions (Dover Harbour) 5 / 3 / 1 Miles, Senior / Juniors, Freestyle. Start: 0900hrs. Competitors can swim in all 3, 2 or just 1 event. Contact: Leslie Du Cane, Hanover Lodge, 14 Lansdowne Road, London, W11 3LW Tel 020 7727 5463 e-mail: Leslie@DuCane.net
19 June 2011 – Mulberry Loop Open Water Swim 2011 (Portland) 5 /3 /1`miles. Wetsuit and non-wetsuit categories. Organised by Weyport Masters. Details.
25 June 2011 – 19th Alcatraz Sharkfest, Alcatraz Island / Aquatic Park San Francisco, California 1.5m Details
26 June 2011 – * Seahorse Swim 2011 – Knoll Beach, Studland, Dorset. 3.8km Details
26 June 2011 – The 8th Henley Swim (previously Black Sheep) 2.1km Upper Thames Rowing Club, Oxfordshire. www.henleyswim.com.
JULY 2011
2 July 2011 – British Gas Great London Swim 2011 – Royal Victoria Dock, London (1 mile swim) Details
2 July 2011 – * ASA South West Region Open Water Swimming Championships 10km, incorporating the Reg Blackburn Memorial 10Km Open Water Championship, Dorset ASA 10Km Championships, Somerset ASA 10Km Championships – Preston Beach, Weymouth
(11am – Noon Registration, 12.15pm Briefing, 1pm Start) Details
3 July 2011 – * ASA South West Region Open Water Swimming Championships
incorporating Dorset County ASA Championships, Somerset County ASA Championships: Preston Beach, Weymouth
5Km (9am Briefing, 10am Start); 750m (Taster event for 11-12 years. 11.30am Briefing, 12.15pm Start); 3Km (1.15pm Briefing, 2pm Start); 1.5Km (1.15pm Briefing, 2pm Start) Details
3 July 2011 – Speedo Open Water Swim Series – Windsor – 750m / 1500m / 3km Details
9 July 2011 – The Big Cornwall Swim – Stithians Lake – 200m / 400m / 1500m / 3.8km Details
10 July 2011 – Clevedon Marine Lake Aquathlon 2011 – Marine Lake and run along the promenade (M5 J20 North Somerset BS21 (10:30 am start) 1 lap swim 400m/1 lap run, 3km; 2 lap swim 800m /2 lap run, 6km Details
16 July 2011 – Manhattan Sharkfest™ – Inaugural – across the Hudson River from Port Imperial / Weehawken, NJ ferry terminal to the 56th Street basin in New York City – 1500m Details
17 July 2011 – Speedo Open Water Swim Series – Hampton Court – 2.25m Details
17 July 2011 – RNLI Long Swim Series – Box End. Bedfordshire 1m / 3.8km Details
23 July 2011 – Clevedon Annual Long Swim – Ladye Bay to Pier beach (approx. 1 mile sea swim) Details
24 July 2011 – * The ASA Open Water 1km Swim 2011 – Rother Valley Country Park, Sheffield – Details
24 July 2011 – * British Gas ASA 3km Open Water Masters Championships 2011 – Rother Valley Country Park, Sheffield – Details
25 July 2011 – * British Gas ASA Open Water Youth Championships 2011 – Rother Valley Country Park, Sheffield – Details
26 July 2011 – British Gas ASA Open Water National Age Group Championships 2011 – Rother Valley Country Park, Sheffield – Details
31 July 2011 – * Brownsea Island Swim 9.15am Details
31 July 2011 – 2nd Lake Tahoe Sharkfest™ – Crystal Bay. Lake Tahoe – 1.2m Details
AUGUST 2011
7 August 2011 – BHF Weymouth Bay Swim 1m Details
7 August 2011 – ‘Informal’ Swimtrek for EDOWSC (alibudynkiewicz@talk21.com).
14 August 2011 – RNLI Long Swim Series – Bournemouth (sea swim) – 750m / 1m / 3.8km Details
14 August 2011 – Boston Sharkfest™ – Inaugural – Boston harbor from Columbia Point (Kennedy Library) across Old Harbor to finish at Carson Beach by the Edward J. McCormack Bathhouse – 1m Details
14 August 2011 – Chicago Sharkfest™ – Inaugural – Lake Michigan from the Shedd Aquarium around the Adler Planetarium into the 12th Street Beach – 1500m Details
21 August 2011 – Speedo Open Water Swim Series – Marlow – 750m / 1500m / 3km Details
30 August 2011 Hellespont Swim – Çanakkale, Turkey www.swimhellespont.com – overseas places via SwimTrek.
SEPTEMBER 2011
3 September 2011 – ‘Informal’ 10km swim for EDOWSC members (7.30am start, Sandbanks to Southbourne)
4 September 2011 – BHF Bournemouth Pier to Pier 1.4 miles Rescheduled from 17 July Details
4 September 2011 – South Devon Coast Swim 2011 – 1 mile Details
11 September 2011 – Speedo Open Water Swim Series – Poole – 750m / 1500m / 3km Details
24 September 2011 – British Gas Great Scottish Swim 2011 – Strathclyde Country Park 0.5m / 2km Details
25 September 2011 – RNLI Long Swim Series – Dorney Lake. Berkshire – 750m / 1m / 3.8km Details
OCTOBER 2011
Tbc * Last ‘formal’ swim of the season
9 October 2011 – San Diego Sharkfest™ (Coronado Bridge Swim™) – 3rd Annual – 5th Avenue Landing behind the San Diego Convention Center and finish at the Tidelands Park beach at the foot of the Coronado Bridge on the Coronado side – 1m Details