The Open Water Swim Club members train at various beaches around the world, from Sunset Beach in Southern California to Ajigaura Beach in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.

The workouts are run parallel to the straight shoreline with Catalina Island off in the horizon. The Sunset Beach sessions are usually held around sunrise when the water is most tranquil and the wildlife – birds above and marine creatures below – are out and about circling around the swimming homo sapiens.

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