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RFTO LogoAaron Peirsol's Race For The Oceans: Join Aaron Peirsol at his 2nd Annual Race For The Oceans Presented By PureSport Event this October 9-11, 2009 in Fort Myers Beach! Featured events include clincs for all ages, Junior Swim, 1K Challenge, and 5K Challenge. Read More.

CC LogoCorpus Christi Open Water Festival: The Corpus Christi Open Water Festival is an open-water swimming event, held at the Corpus Christi Municipal Marina with the Corpus Christ Yachting Center, hosted by Gold Medalists Brendan Hansen and Aaron Peirsol. Read More.

RW LogoFt Lauderdale Rough Waters: Began in 1969 by Buck Dawson, founding executive director of the ISHOF. It was first called the Galt Ocean Mile Swim as the mile race took place on the newly-developed condo strip of the Fort Lauderdale beach known as Galt Ocean Mile and was known as the race with the largest spectator audience - over 50,000 people who theoretically would be looking out of their condo/apartment windows. Race sign up was on the seawall of the north end of the Mile and the finish was at the last hotel on the Mile - one mile to the south. No lifeguards or safety crew - swimmers were asked to bring their own "lifeguard" to walk the beach as they swam. Read More.