Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

TITW, an acronym for Toes In The Water, is the expected start time for an open water swim or practice, especially when a group swim is planned. The term was created in 2010 by Tom Hecker in La Jolla, California.

Its equivalent or Toes In The Sand was created in 2012 by Jim Fitzpatrick in Laguna Beach, California.

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