Swimming SLOW In Utah

Courtesy of Gord0n Gridley, Great Salt Lake, Utah.

SLOW – or the Salt Lake Open Water Swim Club – is an open water swimming team and group of event organizers who live in the state of Utah and are based out of the Great Salt Lake.

In addition to promoting open water swimming in Utah, SLOW monitors solo and relay crossings and the Utah Triple Crown, and organizes the Utah Open Water Series includes the following events:

Utah Open Water Series Events:
* January 1st: New Year’s Day Race
* June: Great Salt Lake Open Water – 10 km + 1 mile
* July: Bear Lake Monster Swim – 1/2 mile + 1 mile + 10 km
* August: Deer Creek Open Water Marathon – 1 mile + 5 km + 10 km + 10 mile

The Utah Triple Crown includes the 1o km Great Salt Lake Swim from Antelope Island to Black Rock Beach (see www.greatsaltlakeopenwater.com), the 10 km Bear Lake Monster Swim, and the 10-mile Deer Creek Open Water Marathon.

June 1st 2019 Great Salt Lake Open Water Swim 10 km Top 3 Finishers:

1. Matthew Davies (30) 3 hours 37 minutes 30.9 seconds
2. Chad Starks (45) 4 hours 8 minutes 21.6 seconds
3. Gustavo Flores (50) 5 hours 17 minutes 49.4 seconds

July 13th 2019 Bear Lake Monster Swim Top 10 10km Results:

1. Matteo Sogne (23) 2 hours 23 minutes 27.0 seconds
2. Kurt Dickson (51) 2 hours 45 minutes 4.4 seconds
3. Brenna Dickson (23) 2 hours 54 minutes 12.1 seconds [first female]
4. Joe Linford (42) 2 hours 57 minutes 28.8 seconds
5. Phillip Luebke (48) 3 hours 3 minutes 25.6 seconds
6. Matthew Davies (30) 3 hours 15 minutes 10.9 seconds
7. Rylan Hellstern (22) 3 hours 20 minutes 36.9 seconds
8. Jake Taylor (27) 3 hours 32 minutes 10.6 seconds
9. Whitney Osborne (32) 3 hours 52 minutes 16.2 seconds [second female]
10. Joelle Beard (31) 3 hours 58 minutes 22.4 seconds [third female]

For more information, visit saltlakeopenwater.com.

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