Last week's open water swim was outstanding! We swam about 3+ miles
out into the Severn River, around an island, and back. The water was
clean, cool (but not ice cold) and smooth. No boat traffic. Even had
access to an private outdoor shower (with hot water) to clean up and
change before work. The XTerra wetsuit performed very well, but it
was not necessary - one of our swimmers went without and was very
comfortable.

We plan to do it again this Monday morning, again at 7 am. Once
again, I welcome CMYM participants. If you don't want to do the full
3+ miles there is a great out and back from a sandy beach to a pier
that is probably just over one half mile round trip. The water is
fairly shallow. No sharks or snakeheads, either, at least that I saw.

The location was about 3 miles off the Rt 178 (Crownsville) exit from
I-97. It took me about 15-20 minutes to get to work in the Columbia
area from the swim spot.






--- In cmym@yahoogroups.com, "conway_eric" <ericconway@e...> wrote:
>
> A friend of mine from a N. VA Masters team and I are planning a couple
> open water workouts in preparation for the Bay Swim and I thought I'd
> put out a general invitation to those who might wish to join us.
> Please contact me directly (ericconway@e...) and I'll send
> you the address information in a private email. Here's the main
details:
>
> Date(s): Monday May 10th, Monday May 17th
> Time: 7:00 am
> Location: Crownsville MD (I'll forward address and directions if you
> reply to me)
>
> The purpose of the workout is to get some practice in long, open water
> swims, and test out new wetsuits. It will be very informal. You can
> participate in all or part of our workout.
>
> The location is a private property (my friend's uncle has graciously
> offered us use of his waterfront property) right on the Severn River.
> There's plenty of open space for swimming so we should be able to get
> in a number of long swims.
>
> Please plan to arrive prepared - we won't have access to the house so
> come in your swimming attire. Bring a bright colored swim cap.
> Wetsuit is probably a good idea for now, I don't know the water
> temperature. Most of us have to get to work afterwards so we don't
> want to waste time waiting for people to change, etc.
>
> Please note that this is not a YMCA or USMS sponsored event, it's just
> a couple guys silly enough to swim in a cold river in May. You're
> welcome to join us!
>
> I'll be at practice tonight if you have any questions.
>
> Eric Conway