New Mexico Open Water Swim Series #3 - Heron Lake

2024 SWIM NEW MEXICO DETAILS:

New for this year!!  Endurance swims:
Swim as much or as little as you want within the two-hour period.
Test your fitness, test your strength: maybe it’s one lap, maybe it’s
5 laps.  The swimmer with the greatest number of laps, in the least
amount of time is the “winner”.

The Zoefitness Open Water Swim Clinic is designed to help all levels
of swimmers to become better at open water swimming.  This clinic is
designed for all triathlon swims but is specifically designed for Open
Water Swim enjoyment.

This is a unique open water swim clinic.  We will have lifeguards,
boats, and coaches on hand to help you have the best experience
possible.  If you cannot successfully swim a continuous 500 yard/meter
in the pool, this clinic is NOT for you.  Children under the age of 17
may be able participate; please email [email protected] with swim
experience and approval prior to registration.  Approval will be made
on a one-on-one basis. Wetsuits are strongly recommended.

The clinic will cover:

Challenges of open water swimming
Triathlon Race Starts
Dealing with anxiety during the swim portion
Reading currents
Bilateral breathing
Sighting
Swimming straight in open water
Swimming in a crowd
Drafting
Turning at buoys
Exiting the water

 

LOCATION

Heron Lake State Park

La Jara Boat Ramp - https://goo.gl/maps/6wjSqFwgwCBLEnhy5 

Los Ojos, NM 87931

 

SCHEDULE

8:00 Buoys in the water8:15 Kayak check in8:30 Safety Meeting8:45 Participant Meeting: Course Review, Questions9:00 5k and 1.2 mile swimmers start from beach9:15 Clinic start at beach11:00 Swimmers out of water11:15 Pull Buoys

 

LODGING

The swim is not the same weekend as Chama Days this year.  There should be plenty of lodging options available.

Stone House Lodge - https://stonehouselodge.com/Heron Lake State Park Camping - https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/spd/activities/camping/Elkhorn Lodge - https://theelkhornlodge.com Chama River Bend Lodge - https://www.chamariverbendlodge.com/Cumbres Suites - http://www.cumbressuites.com/Branding Iron Motel - https://www.brandingironmotel.com/Chama Hotel - https://thehotel.org/