Beach start

noun - A beach start is an open water swimming competition that begins on land and require swimmers to walk, run or dive in the water to start a race.

Usage

The ocean swim used a beach start where the swimmers lined up behind the rope onshore.

Antonyms

in-the-water start

Synonyms

onshore start, dive start, run-in start

External links

• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• 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
• Boat Starting In Turkey
• Types Of Open Water Swimming Starts