Open Water Swimming Contacts and Places

Looking for somewhere to swim or someone to swim with in open water? Here is the place!

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State City Place/Contact
California Huntington Beach Steve Munatones, 714-305-7374, steve@pan-pacific-partners.com,
California San  Francisco Swim Art groups meet at Aquatic Park on Monday evenings, 6:00/6:20 March 17-Oct 13, They have Wednesday night swims at Treasure Island, 6:30 PM, check schedule at http://swim-art.com/groupswims.html $10 drop in fee. 
California San  Francisco. Swim Art has expedition swims, fun non-training swims at various locations in the Bay area.  Check schedule at http://swim-art.com/expeditions.html for dates, places and fees. 
Colorado Colorado Springs Prospect Lake Bath House, Memorial Park, Saturday Evenings 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  Memorial Day through Labor Day.  Fee in 2007 was $3.75 per person.
Colorado Littleton Bowles Reservoir, May – September.  Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings from 5:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. (swim before you go to work. Club house on site) Tuesday evenings from 5-7 pm  and Sundays from 7-9 a.m.  MARKED COURSE WITH BUOYS SET UP ALL SEASON. Options to swim 500,750,1,000 or 1,500 meter courses. Go to www.milehighmultisport.com and click on the open water swimming link for more information
Colorado Denver Chatfield Reservoir.  April 26th - Sept 27th 2008.  Monday and Wednesday evenings, 4:30 to 7:00 PM and Saturdays 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM usually from second week in May through September.  Masters or USAS registration required.  Parking fee in 2007 was $6.   http://www.comsa.org/
Colorado Boulder Boulder Reservoir, May 13-Sept?. Tues. and Thurs. 6:45-7:45 AM in May and Sept. Tues. and Thurs., 6:15 - 7:30 AM, June, July and August.  http://www.comsa.org/
Florida Coral Springs Southeast FL Randy Nutt, 954-821-3294.  Email:info@randynutt.com  
Florida Orlando Lucky's Lake Swims.  Weekdays, 6:30 AM, Saturdays 7:45 AM. website: http://www.luckyslakeswim.com/
Hawaii Oahu Saturdays 9:00 meet at Ala Moana Beach Park on the Diamond Head side.  Sundays 8:00 at Kaimana Beach, also known as San Souci Beach, (also the start of the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim), right in front of the Banyan tree restaurant.  Check http://waikikiswimclub.org/ and click on weekly swims for updates and others swims at different times of the year. 
Hawaii Maui Sunday swims:  8 - 8:15, S. Maluaka Beach, 1.5-2 miles with lots of playtime and coral reef (sometimes elsewhere during "aluminum man" or bad swell or expected murky waters).  Contact: Malcolm Cooper, email:  malcolmwhy@yahoo.com
Hawaii Maui Sunday swims - 9am Old Airport Beach to Kaanapali Beach, 1-1.5 miles  (West side of Maui for those staying in Kaanapali/Kapalua/Lahaina - mosty over 30-50 feet sandy bottom). No Contact person
Illinois Carbondale, Southern IL Rick Walker, phone:  618-924-6988. e-mail:  rwalker@athletics.siu.edu
Maine Bath Various salt and fresh water in Midcoast area.  George McDonough. Hopper@swimvacation.com http://www.swimvacation.com
New York Brooklyn Coney Island Bright Beach Open Water Swimmers or CIBBOWS, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 AM, Brighton Beach at Grimaldo's Lifeguard Chair, check website for season start at www.cibbows.org
Country, Ireland Cork (South coast) Ned Denison, Phone:  +353 87 987 1573 email:  ned.denison@cadcoevolution.com  Also available for info about the rest of Europe if someone can't find out any other information.