Coming soon will be the LATC-PurPak Friday swims. As in years past its fantastic to see more and more swimmers joining us each week. Like most LATC workouts, this workout is free and open to all swimmers and multi-sport athletes.

Every week we take the 'element of surprise' tactic with laying out different routes and workouts to do in the water to spice things up and to keep you all on your toes.

The swim will meet at Tower 26 at 6:30 am on Friday mornings at the corner of Barnard Way and Ocean Park blvd. There is a lot available for short term parking and metered parking on the street.

Please be on time as workouts begin promptly at 6:30 am. These workouts run from May through October.

The Goal: Our open water swims will make you a stronger, faster open water swimmer and help you to get an edge on the competition when you are racing. A unique feature of our open water swims is that we begin with a dry-land warm-up targeting key core muscle groups that are crucial for swim speed and strength.

The focus of this workout will be on longer swim workouts where participants will have the chance to practice their skills and increase overall strength and endurance. The workout will also include basic open water and triathlon skills such as entry at the start, handling waves, sighting and navigation, drafting, pacing, passing, exiting the water, as well as race strategy.

Swimming Requirements: Due to the inherent risks that come with open water swimming this workout is not meant for beginning swimmers, familiarity with basic open water swimming is important. Each participant should be able to swim a 100 yard free under 2:15 and should be able to complete 1000 yard swim without stopping.

Please make sure to bring a wet-suit (the water is cold!), goggles, towel, hydration, and something warm to wear in the morning.

ALL SWIMMERS ARE REQUIRED to sign a liability form, after doing so you will be given a bright swim cap which will identify you. These caps are non-transferable and are only assigned when a release of liability is signed. If you transfer your swim cap, you will not be permitted to come back to this swim. We need to be certain that everyone is aware of the inherent risks and assumes liability before entering the water. Thank you for your cooperation with these requirements!

Looking forward to seeing you all on Fridays!