Open Swim (no pre-registration required)
Our series of open water swimming events will be held throughout the summer on every
Tuesday and Thursday morning and are open to all swimmers. Swimmers can show up
and leave at anytime between 6AM and 8AM.
Special Events
On certain days we have Special Events which consist of an open water technique
clinic followed by a timed open water race. Pre-Registration is suggested for those
events to ensure a spot. Regular open water swim practice is still held on Special
Event days at the regular price and time.
Location
Domino Yacht Club
474 Roe Ave
East Patchogue, NY 11772
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About the Special Events
Participate in a USAT sanctioned open water swim Clinic and Race on a professional
course, fully staffed with kayaks, lifeguards, and coaches. This type of Clinic/Race
will do more for your open water racing than any other training.
At these clinics you will learn and practice the following:
- Sighting and Proper Navigation - Tips, Tricks and Techniques
- Open water Breathing - Drills, Workouts, and Practice
- Drafting - The various ways to do it correctly and when to use each
- How to "race" using tactics - Leverage the swim leg’s "Legal Drafting"
- Open water starts - diving starts, beach starts, floating starts
- Buoy turns - Experiment with new styles of buoy turns
- Pre-race warm up routines - learn a few and see what works for your race day
- Speed/Wetsuit primer - Explore the tech beyond the marketing & when to use
- T1 practice - Learn to pace correctly when going from horizontal to vertical
- Loop swims (out-of-water and back-in) - Master this common Ironman skill
- Dolphin technique in shallow water (less than 3ft)
- Ankling technique in shallow water (less than 1ft)
After the clinic you will have the option to compete in an open water swim race.
Common course set ups include:
- 1000m (two loops of 500m Rectangle)
- 750m (1 loop of a 750m Triangle)
- 1500m/1 mile (3 loop of a 500m Rectangle)
- 1500m/1 mile (2 loop of a 750m Triangle w/ beach run)
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Clinic Schedule
Athletes can arrive late or leave early as long as they Check-In and Sign-Out
- 5:45am - 6:00am Swim Course Closed (Course Set-up)
- 5:45am - 7:30am Registration and Check-In
- 6:00am - 8:00am Swim Clinic
Sign-In Procedure
All swimmers must go past the Check-In Desk to access the swim course. At this point,
our staff will ask for a USAT card and a photo ID. We can then issue a one day license
(if required) while we check our database to see if they are current with all of
the required paperwork. Once they are cleared to swim, we will accept payment for
that session ($15 and $20 for Non-Swim Team members). Swimmers will be told the
safety protocol.
Safety Protocol
All swimmers MUST swim with a highly visible cap. If they do not have one, a cap
will be available for purchase for $5. Swimmers will also be body marked with their
clinic day number, which will be recorded next to their printed name. This will
constitute their Sign-In. Upon finishing the swim they must pass the sign-out desk,
as this is the record that they have returned safely to land. If a swimmer does
not sign out, we will immediately begin a search for a lost swimmer while concurrently
trying to rule out if they left without signing out.
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