American Alex Meyer enjoyed swimming in Barbados so much in 2014 that he’s returning next week to defend his title at the Barbados Open Water Festival (BOWF) 2015 event.
In fact, despite Meyer’s impressive open water CV (former World Champion, current US Champion and recent Silver Medallist in Kazan), he thinks the festival, which attracts recreational swimmers from around the world, “is what open water swimming is all about.”
For 2015, the Barbados Open Water Festival will run over two days (November 7 and 8) for the first time and features a 1.5k and 5k swim on separate days allowing the possibility for swimmers to do both.
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