Corona del Mar

Corona del Mar or CdM (Spanish for "Crown of the Sea") is a town in the affluent city of Newport Beach, California. Corona del Mar is known for its fine beaches, tidepools, cliffside views and quaint village shops. Beaches in the area include Corona del Mar State Beach as well as Crystal Cove State Park south of Corona del Mar, accessible by paths winding down a steep hillside.

Settled early in the 20th century, the older area of Corona del Mar consists mostly of closely spaced, free-standing, detached single family houses of varying architecture, concentrated along Pacific Coast Highway (also known as "PCH" or State Route 1). Newer developments in Harbor View Hills consist of California ranch style houses, many with expansive ocean views.

Open Water Swimming

Corona del Mar is the site of several open water swims including

• Orange Coast Relay
• Don Burns Corona del Mar Swim (or the Don Burns Mile), an annual ocean swim held annually in August. The charity swim, also known as the Don Burns Mile or the Corona del Mar 1 Mile Don Burns Swim is organized by the Newport Beach lifeguards and is a summertime classic in Southern California that annually draw a large field of participants from newcomers to Olympians. Its namesake is Don Burns and it is part of the Newport Beach Ocean Swims and part of the Southern Pacific Masters Open Water Series:

June 22nd: 50th Annual Seal Beach Rough Water Swim in Seal Beach
June 29th: Semana Nautica One Mile Open Water Swim in Santa Barbara
June 30th: Semana Nautica Three Mile Open Water Swim in Santa Barbara
July 13th: Newport Beach Pier to Pier Two Mile Open Water Swim in Newport Beach
August 3rd: Corona Del Mar Don Burns One Mile Open Water Swim in Corona del Mar
September 22nd: Mission Mile and Southwest Zone Open Water Championship in Mission Viejo
November 28th: Turkey Brine Pier Swim in Huntington Beach

Directions to Corona del Mar State Beach

Directions: From the 405 Freeway of the San Joaquin Tollway (the 73) in Orange County, take the MacArthur exit and follow it towards the ocean to Pacific Coast Highway. Turn left (south) and follow the streets in alphabetical order to Marguerite. (Bonus if you notice that the streets are named after flowers!) Starbucks and Brueggers are on your right at Goldenrod. Turn right at Marguerite and right again at Ocean Blvd. Drive down the large driveway to the City parking lot, $15, or park on the streets above and walk down.

External links

• And Irvine Makes 27 - A Swimmer's Paradise In Orange County
• Taking KAATSU To The Extreme - WOWSA
• Taking KAATSU To The Extreme - KAATSU blog
• Katie Rowe, A Hollywood Stuntwoman, On WOWSA Live
• Don Burns 1-mile Scholarship Swim
• Legendary Don Burns
• In Memory Of Legacies In The Open Water
• Newport Pier-2-Pier Swim
• Margalis Duo Wins Don Burns Swim In Corona del Mar
• Inequality In The Open Water, Part 1
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• 2016 SPMS Open Water Series Winners
• Margalis Duo Wins Don Burns Swim In Corona del Mar
• 2019 Southern California Open Water Swimming Series