Industry News: American Swimming Association Announces Open Water Swimming Stage Race

AUSTIN, Texas, July 17. THE American Swimming Association (ASA) announced an open water swimming stage race called The Highland Lakes Challenge. The event will take place from Oct. 24-28, 2007.

The Highland Lakes Challenge will consist of races in five consecutive days in five lakes: Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, and Travis, all lakes formed by dams in the Colorado River.

Swimmers will opt to compete in one of four stage races: 1. The Highland Lakes Monster Challenge – a 5-day race of distances ranging between 2.6 and 4.0 miles per day. 2. The Highland Lakes Mini Challenge – a 5-day race of distances of either a half mile or a mile per day 3. The Weekend Warrior Monster Challenge – a 3-day race of distances ranging between 2.6 and 3.5 miles per day 4. The Weekend Warrior Mini Challenge – a 3-day race of distances of either a half-mile or a mile per day.

Places in each stage race will be determined by swimmers' aggregate times. Swimmers may also participate in single-day stages of either Monster Challenge or Mini Challenge distances.

Entry information and applications may be accessed by clicking here.

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