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GOLD COAST MASTERS LMSC NEWSLETTER

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OPEN WATER

Events

April 9: Swim Miami. Miami FL. Information & online entry. | Information & paper entry/team entry. Entry deadline: online entry closes Thursday, April 7. This event is USMS recognized
April 10: Escape from Ft. Desoto Triathlon training swim. Ft. Desoto FL. Information & registration. These events are not USMS sanctioned
April 23: 14th Annual Tampa Bay Marathon Swim (24 miles) Tampa FL. Information & entry. Entry deadline: received by Tuesday, March 1. This event is USMS sanctioned
April 30: Lake Weir Open Water Swim. Ocala FL
May 7: Hurricane Man (1000 yd & 2.4-mile). St. Pete Beach, FL. Information & entry. Entry deadline: postmarked by Wednesday, April 27; late entries postmarked after April 27 and received before May 5 with late fee; no entries after May 5.This event is USMS sanctioned
May 28: Dixie Zone Open Water Championships/Ed Gaw Amelia Island Open Water Challenge. Fernandia Beach FL. This event will be USMS sanctioned
June 11: Death Valley Open Water Swim Meet. Lake Hartwell/Clemson SC. Information & entry. Entry deadline: received by Friday, June 3; late entries accepted with additional fee.This event is USMS sanctioned
June 11:USMS 10K Open Water Championships. (preferred:Information & online entry | alternate:Information & paper entry | Map) and Crippen Sunset Mile (Information & online entry | Information & paper entry | Map)(Both events are USMS sanctioned). Fort Myers Beach FL.
June 18: Swim Around Key West (12.5 miles). Key West FL. Information & entry. Entry deadline: received by Saturday, June 11. This event is USMS sanctioned
Aug. 27: Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad VII (1-mile, 2-mile). Lake Lure NC
Oct. 1: Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash (1K, 2.5K, 5K). Sarasota FL. Information | Online entry only (to come) | Map. Entry deadline: Received by Friday, September 16.This event isUSMS sanctioned
Oct. 16: 21st Annual Bermuda Round the Sound Swim (10K, 7.25K, 4K, 2k, 0.8K). Bermuda. Information & entry. This event is not USMS sanctioned

Competition

10 tips for novices
10 more tips, a woman's point of view
Shave seconds off times

General

Open water basics
Pool drills for open water