What You Need to Know for a Great Open Water Swim
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.
Our best suggestions for your own gear and as gifts for the open water swimmers in your life.
The best goggles for open water swimming are the most comfortable swim goggles with the best fit. What are the best new design elements that can give you a comfortable, leak-proof, and higher visibility goggle fit?
A waterproof mobile phone case like the Joto Waterproof Universal Phone Pouch is the simplest way to capture pictures of your open water swim adventures
An inexpensive, reliable, and durable option has proven itself the best open water swimming thermometer for our use
The Lake Michigan seawall at Fullerton Avenue is an ideal place for open water swimming in Chicago, even on the busiest days of summer.
New Wave's open water swim buoy product line is widely available and has a balance of features and price that are ideal for many open water swimmers.
Best practices for how to close an open water swim buoy storage (dry) bag, keep the dry bag dry, the buoy floating, and the swimmer ready for rough open water swimming conditions
La Jolla Cove north of San Diego is reputedly one of the best places for open water swimming in swimming hotbed Southern California.
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