Scta Open Water Swimming Clinic
About this race
The Santa Cruz Triathlon Association is hosting an of open water swim clinic at Cowell Beach. This clinic is open to the public as well as SCTA members.
The clinic will be focused on the following:
- Beginner tips for open water swimming, including safety and warming up
- Putting on a wetsuit with ease
- Where to position yourself in a race corral
- Entering and exiting the water.
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SCTA Open Water Swim Clinic
The clinic will be focused on the following: -Beginner tips for open water swimming, including safety and warming up -Putting on a wetsuit with ease -Where to position yourself in a race corral -Entering and exiting the water
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Santa Cruz, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:36 AM and sets at 7:41 PM local time (PDT) in Santa Cruz on August 29, 2026 — 13h 04m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 14 Santa Cruz events
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