Open Water Programs

Once per Week, Ten Weeks,
90-Minutes per Session

Walden Pond, Concord, MA

Niles Beach, Gloucester, MA

Note: In addition to the open water programs, former students and friends are welcome to join me for my own workout (no coaching) at Walden Pond or in Gloucester. See my Open Water Workout Schedule.

The Breakwater Sports Open Water Program teaches open water swimming for triathletes, aquathletes or others who are new to open water swimming. All sessions are in cold, deep water. You will need a wetsuit most days. You may want two caps or a neoprene cap early in the season. Arrive early to warm up, suit up and get in the water at the starting time.

This program is NOT for beginning swimmers. You must be able to swim 400 yards, and confident that you will be able to swim 800 yards by the end of the six-week session.

Topics include: open water safety, starts and exits, sighting, drafting, turns, and strategy; how to drill and practice for open water swimming; transitions for triathlon and aquathlon.

Above-water video will be used to help evaluate progress in skills development. GPS will be used to record one or more of your open water swims. After plotting your actual course against a straight-line course on the map, you will learn the cost of not sighting well and swimming straight (see Sight More, Swim Less!).

Class size is limited and there are a limited number of programs each summer.

Program Cost:
   $150 for triathlon club members
   $180 for others

2010 Program Schedule (Ten-Week Sessions)