IT'S OPEN SEASON FOR OWS! During the month of May, the OWS options are abundant with workout options from club sponsors French Creek Racing and Mid-Atlantic Multisport and OWS-specific events from Steelman Racing and French Creek Racing. In addition to that we will resume our "Saturdays at Blue Marsh" series plus we kick things off on May 3 at our Monday evening club swim workout with a coached indoor OWS simulation! Many of us had little to no OWS practice in 2020, so we encourage you to take advantage of the many options that are out there to ensure that your OWS is not a mess in your next event! Here's a brief summary of what is happening... • Gators Indoor OWS Simulation... Join our club Head Coaching Team of Brian Kozera and Logan Washburn on Monday 5/3 for what is a fun time and a "better than you'd think" opportunity to work on key OWS skills indoors... You can even try on your wetsuit!... https://www.facebook.com/events/502273417604789 • French Creek Racing is offering three OWS training options weekly at 5pm-7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10am-Noon on Saturdays; these are already up and running. FCR also offers their 6 event Tuesday evening OWS Race Series that includes a 1/2 mile course. All activities take place in the Schuylkill River in Norristown. The first race takes place on Tuesday 5/18... https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0b4ba9a729a0f85-fcrpool1 • Mid-Atlantic Multisport is offering a dozen 5pm-7pm OWS training swims (several with clinics and in-water instruction) between Wednesday 5/4 and Wednesday 5/8 at Marsh Creek in Downingtown... https://sites.google.com/midatlanticmultisport.com/openwater/home?page=open_water_swim_series • Steelman Racing is offering a 3 event OWS series with the first, the "Open Water Classic" taking place at Marsh Creek in Downingtown on Sunday 5/16... https://www.steelmanracing.com/open-water-classic • Blue Marsh OWS is back! We have two planned Blue Marsh outings in May, so mark your calendars for Saturday 5/15 and Saturday 5/29... Both dates will include an OWS followed by a Cujo Loop bike ride. Note that the Dry Brooks Day Use Area where we usually swim is closed for construction until Memorial Day weekend, so we will swim in an alternate location that day (more details coming soon!).