Open Water Swimming Collegiate National Championships

The annual ASA Open Water Collegiate National Championships is a 5 km open water swimming competition sanctioned and organized by the American Swimming Association and held in Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, U.S.A.

Venue

It is held at Mansfield Dam Park in Lake Travis, Austin, Texas.

Eligibility

The Championships are open to any student, who is enrolled full-time in an accredited institution of higher education, including any post high school accredited vocational or technical school, junior college, community college, college or university (including graduate schools, medical schools, law schools and post-graduate studies).

American Swimming Association

The American Swimming Association provides programs and services to the swimming community, sanctions swimming competitions, serves as advocates for competitive swimmers, and promotes the sport of competitive swimming. It was founded by Keith Bell and is managed by Keith Bell and Sandy Neilson.

Mission Statement

1. To promote the sport of competitive swimming
2. To promote health and fitness through competitive swimming
3. To promote the enjoyment of competitive swimming
4. To promote recognition for top swimming performances and performers
5. To increase the number of competitive swimming opportunities
6. To increase the quality of competitive swimming opportunities
7. To make swimming meets easy to host and enjoyable for everyone involved
8. To cooperate with other competitive swimming organizations for the betterment of the sport

Competitions

• May 1 — The Money Box Cap 2k 9th Annual Open Water Race & Pledge Swim, Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas
  
• May 1 — 5th Annual ASA Open Water Swimming Texas High School State Championships, Lady Bird Lake, Austin, Texas
  
• July 23 — 10th Annual Deep Eddy Mile, Deep Eddy Pool, Austin, Texas
  
• August 8 — KB Birthday Swim & Fitness Challenge, 63 x 100's on 1:30, Any pool. Any place
  
• September 4 — World Championship of Texas 3-on-3 Swimming Tournament, Austin, Texas
  
• October 1 — ASA Open Water Collegiate National Championships, Lake Travis, Texas
  
• October 8 — 8th Annual Lake Travis Relay, Lake Travis, Texas
  
• October 19-23 — Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge, Highland Lakes, Texas
  
• October 19 — Lake Buchanan Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 4-mile
  
• October 20 — Tex's Darn Challenge Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 3.2 mile
  
• October 21 — Lake LBJ Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 2-mile
  
• October 22 — Lake Marble Falls Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 3-mile
  
• October 23 — Lake Travis Open Water Swims, 1-mile & 3.6-mile
  
• November 5 — Dam 5k, Mansfield Dam Park, Lake Travis, Texas
  

External links

• American Swimming Association Official Website
• Dr. Keith Bell Blog
• Open Water Swimming
• NCAA Agrees Triathlon Is Emerging
• Swimming With Sandy
• Swimming World Magazine Honors Sandy Neilson-Bell
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
• Marathon Swimming
• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• I Got Stung
• World Marathon Swimming Association
• 2016 CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championships