Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. Competitive open water swimming is governed by the International Swimm
The start of an amateur ocean swim event on Christmas morning 2016, at Manly Beach, Australia
Acclimatisation to the 14.5 °C (58.1 °F) water at Salford Quays in September 2010
Followed by warm-up exercises
And walk into the water:the start of the one-mile (1.6 km) course
The Lorne Pier to Pub is an annual, 1.2 km open water swimming race held in January at Lorne, a town located on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
Lorne Beach, from the south, in the direction of the event