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Swimming Open Water #GG9OpenSwim

Sunday, August 10

START: Check-in, 6:45 a.m.; pre-race instructions,

7:45 a.m.; first heat, 8 a.m.; awards, 11:30 am.

LOCATION: Lake Erie, Edgewater Park, 6500 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, Cleveland SPECTATORS: Free

DETAILS: Open Water participants will swim in Lake Erie for 2-mile, 1-mile or 2-mile distances. The event includes men's and women's divisions broken into age groups. The competition is conducted under the rules for Masters of the Federation Internationale de Natation and following the recommendations of International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics and US. Masters Swimming.

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Sunday, August 10-Friday, August 15

START: Warm-up. 7 am: Competition, 8:30a.m.

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LOCATION: Cleveland State University-Busbey Natatorium, 2420 Chester Ave., Cleveland

SPECTATORS: Free

DETAILS:

SUNDAY: 200 Freestyle, 50 Back, 200 IM, 200 Mixed Relay, 400 Free Relay

MONDAY: 400 IM, 100 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke, 400 Free Mixed Relay, 400 Medley Relay

TUESDAY: 800 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 50 Butterfly, 100 Backstroke, 200 Medley Relay Mix, 200 Freestyle Relay

WEDNESDAY: 200 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly, 200 Breaststroke, 800 Mixed Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay

THURSDAY: 400 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay Mixed, 200 Medley Relay

FRIDAY:1500 Freestyle

Swimmers will compete in men's and women's divisions based on age groups. Relay

teams are women's or mixed.

The competition will be conducted under the rules for Masters of the Fédération Internationale de Natation and following the recommendations of International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics and U.S. Masters Swimming.

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