USA Swimming 5K & 25K Open Water National Championships

5K: Friday, May 30 <> 25K: Tuesday, June 3

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Eligibility: Open to all swimmers registered with USA Swimming or a similar FINA-recognized organization. Foreign swimmers should consult the meet booklet for entry information.

Individual entry: All entries will be done through USA Swimming's Online Meet Entry (OME). Instructions for using OME are on page 3 of the meet booklet.

Qualifying times:

  • Women: 19:00.00 in 1500m LC, swum between April 1, 2006 and the entry deadline.
  • Men: 18:00.00 in 1500m LC, swum between April 1, 2006 and the entry deadline.

Entry deadline: On-line entry will be available March 1. All entries must be made through OME by 11:59 PM on Friday, May 16.

Technical meetings:

  • 5K: Friday, May 30 ~ 10 AM ~ Diamondhead Resort
  • 25K: Monday, June 2 ~ 3 PM ~ Diamondhead Resort

Check-in:

  • 5K: Begins 10:30 AM
  • 25K: Begins 7 AM

Courses:

  • The 5K course consists of two laps around a 2.5K course (map)
  • The 25K course consists of one lap around Estero Island (map)

Start: An in-water start and finish will be used.

USA Swimming: Open Water Quad Plan, 2008-2012

5K Course Map

25K Course Map