Pack

Photo by Javier Blazquez of Christine Jennings, surrounded by Olympian Angela Maurer on her left, Olympian Melissa Gorman on her right, and Olympian Poliana Okimoto behind her in the 5 km race at the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Sevilla, Spain in an example of open water swimming physicality including impeding.

Pack swimming at the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Fort Myers, Florida

Jade Dusablon of Canada swimming in a pack at the 10 km marathon swim at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada

noun - Pack is a group of open water swimmers or triathletes swimming together in an open water swimming competition, triathlon, or during training.

Usage

The swimmers were in a large pack during the start of the race.

Origin

1175–1225; (n.) ME pak, packe, Middle English pak, possibly of Low German origin.

Synonyms

Aquatic scrum, peloton, field, lead pack, trailing pack

External links

• Jingle Bells In The Open Water
• Sharpening Your Mind For The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim – And Other Competitive Races
• Yvetta Hlaváčová Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
• Retaliation And Aggression In Open Water Competitions
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• Pack Swimming - The Collective Behavior Of Triathletes And Open Water Swimmers
• What Is The Correct Call In The Open Water?
• Does The Nash Equilibrium Apply To Open Water Racing?
• Many Wrongs Make A Right In Open Water Swimming
• Open Water Swimming - Keys To Success
• Frosty The Snowman In The Open Water
• 'Twas The Night Before Christmas In The Open Water
• Twelve Days of Christmas In The Open Water
• Jingle Bells In The Open Water
• 50 Things Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do
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• Good Turns Versus Poor Turns In The Open Water
• Are You Ready For The Open Water?
• The Eyes Of The Judges Overrule Transponders
• Hit, Bruised, Red, Swollen And Smiling
• When Groups Go Together In, Above Or Around The Water
• What Was That Group Of Things In The Open Water?
• Andrew Gemmell, An Open Water Swimming Savant
• The Innate Feel Of Open Water Swimming Veterans
• Open Water Swimming In No Man's Land
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• Guardians Of The Sea, From Tower 26 And Beyond
• The Open Water Grave By Gerry Rodrigues
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• Tower 26's Gerry Rodrigues On Gripping And Ripping
• Be Race Ready - Open Water Essentials By Gerry Rodrigues
• DPS And EVF In OWS
• Fear Can Be Overcome With Frequency To Build Familiarity
• 50 Things An Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do
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