How scary is the swim course?
The swim course is set up in a triangular shape. Sprint athletes will swim one lap and Olympic athletes will swim two. The course is marked with flotation devices every 50 feet or less. Athletes may make use of the flotation devices for safety reasons but may not use the devices to make forward progress. The course is protected by motorized and non-motorized boats on both sides. The Sprint and Olympic swim events will begin 30 minutes apart. The Sprint swim start will be broken into waves if there is a sufficient number of athletes. Waves would be broken down into gender and age groups.
