Race Information

Pan Pacific Swimming Championships:

The Pan Pacific Swimming Championships is one of the world's major swimming championships that includes a 10K marathon swim event. The first Pan Pacific Swimming Championships was first held in 1985 and was founded by its four Charter nations: Canada, USA, Australia and Japan. The Championships include any non-European country wishing to participate. The first time the 10K Marathon Swim was added to the competition schedule was in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Schedule:

Saturday, August 21st - Pre-race technical meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine.

Sunday, August 22nd - 9:00 am men's start of the 10K marathon swim in Marine Stadium in Long Beach. 9:10 am women's start of the 10K marathon swim on same course.

Where:

Marine Stadium at 5255 E. Paoli Way in Long Beach, California 90803; telephone: +1 562-570-3215. Site of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics rowing competition, Marine Stadium is a flat-water GPS-marked course with immediate guide buoys. One length of the course is 1K. One complete loop is 2K.

Run Racing has set up a unique course where the athletes pass a floating feeding pontoon 9 times in a 10K course.

The course is easy to see from all points along the shoreline - where Michael Phelps and the other stars of the USA Swimming National Swim Team will be onshore cheering on their open water teammates.

Marine Stadium Practice Schedule:

The course set up in Marine Stadium will be announced shortly.

Marine Stadium:

The swim course is in calm waters and the run course is flat, fast and scenic. The typical water temperature in Marine Stadium in August is between above 68°F (20°C) depending on the weather. The water conditions are excellent and safe. There are no waves inside Marine Stadium where the swim takes place.

Parking and Directions:

There is parking available in the Marine Stadium lots. There is also additional parking located close on Colorado Lagoon and street parking along Appian Way.

Southbound Pacific Coast Highway - Going South on Pacific Coast Highway, turn right onto Bellflower Blvd. Turn right onto Colorado Street. Turn left on Nieto Ave. Turn left on Appian Way. Marine Stadium will be on the left.

Northbound Pacific Coast Highway - Going North on Pacific Coast Highway, turn left onto 2nd Street. From 2nd Street, merge right onto Appian Way exit. Turn left onto Appian Way. Marine Stadium will be on the right.

Southbound I-405 Freeway - Take I-405 South, exit Bellflower Blvd and turn left. Turn right onto Bellflower Blvd. Turn left on Nieto Ave. Turn left on Appian Way. Marine Stadium will be on the left.

Northbound I-405 Freeway - Take I-405 North, merge onto 7th Street exit – exit Studebaker Rd. Turn left onto Studebaker Rd. Turn right onto Westminster Ave (turns into 2nd Street). From 2nd Street, merge right onto Appian Way exit. Turn left onto Appian Way. Marine Stadium will be on the right.

Facebook:

The event online social network is here at Facebook.

Twitter:

Tweets will be provided live on Twitter (http://twitter.com/swimopenwater) from the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

Water Quality:

Water quality in the venue is monitered daily by the City of Long Beach. The water quality test data is publicly available here.

Water Temperature:

If you want to know the approximate water temperature in Marine Stadium (Los Angeles), check the National Oceanographic Data Center along the southern Pacific Coast for historical and real-time information here.

Questions, Comments, Requests?

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