February 19, 2009 7:00 PM - 5 attended

Chicago Triathletes Unite! February Meetup - Open Water Chicago Presentation

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Join CTU! members for our monthly meeting.

This month's program is a presentation by CTU! assistant organizer, Steve.

His presentation will cover open water swimming - more specifically, maximizing your effectiveness in colder water conditions.

It will be part science and part tactical steps to manage less temperate water conditions.


Steve Hernan is a Chicago-based endurance athlete and the founder of Open Water Chicago Open Water Chicago Website.

His swim resume includes three Alcatraz crossings was well as several distance swims in the Great Lakes.

Steve organizes a year-round open water swim group that regularly completes distance swims in temperatures as low as 33F."


Cocktails and/or dinner starts at 7
Steve's presentation starts at 8

See you there!

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5 attended
5.00 5.002 (2 ratings)
  • Event Host
    Jill
    Organizer
    Thank you Steve for a great presentation on swimming in Lake Michigan and thanks to everyone else who attended for a really helpful conversation on getting out in the lake.
  • Event Host
    Steve
    Founder, Open Water Chicago
  • Suzuko
    I liked the size of the group. We were able to talk freely with everybody. Steve did an excellent job presenting the tips of successful open water swim with showing the gears.
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