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You see and experience things when you’re swimming in a way that is completely different…. far more complete and intense than on dry land, and your sense of the present is overwhelming. In wild water you are on equal terms with the animal world around you: in every sense, on the same level.”
Worldwide Curated List of Open Water Swim Sites, with Current Conditions and forecasts of Water Temperatures, Wave Heights, and more.
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You love to swim, and want to swim more. OpenWaterLog is a site that helps you get more time in the open water. Know every time conditions are good, find good new places to swim close to home or far away, and connect with other open water swimmers.
We love open water swimming too and use this forecast and information to find a lot of great water. We hope OpenWaterLog.com helps you find more good water, more often.
Preparing for a much longer open water swim event meant increasing swim yardage dramatically. The physical challenge was anticipated but the boredom came as a surprise.
Open water swimming conditions at the Mackinac Bridge Swim 2025 were nearly perfect. It still required careful preparation, good gear selection, and a big effort to complete the 4+ mile swim across the Straits of Mackinac.
For open water swimmers in the US Midwest or anywhere in the Great Lakes, it's hard to imagine a swim more compelling than the Mackinac Bridge Swim. Crossing the Straits of Mackinac to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the shadow of the namesake bridge, straddling Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, is the ultimate bucket list swim.
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Maehama Beach
