POW (Pool Open Water) is sweeping across America as swimmers and triathletes start to gear up for the summer open water swimming and triathlon season. Among Special Olympics athletes, Karen Pratz of the Ocean City Recreation Department at the Ocean City Aquatics and Fitness Center in New Jersey started POW workouts earlier this year. Now, […]

Karen Pratz of the Ocean City Recreation Department at the Ocean City Aquatics and Fitness Center in New Jersey runs a fantastic Special Olympics swimming program with the Stingrays. To the best of our knowledge, Karen had the first Pool Open Water (POW) workout for Special Olympics athletes with the Stingrays yesterday. “We had an

We have been advocating POW Swimming (Pool Open Water) for years, especially for those triathletes or swimmers who do not have easy access to open water swimming venues. USA Swimming explains its recommendations for POW racing and training in this short 5-minute video: For more examples, videos and information on Pool Open Water swimming (Pool