Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

The Varne Ridge Channel Swim Park, owned by Evelyn and David Frantzeskou, in Folkestone, England is one.

So is the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach on Oahu.

These are two examples of outstanding hotels for open water swimmers where good food and fun as well as proximity to well-known open water swimming venues are in close proximity.

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