Dark swim

From Openwaterpedia

noun - A dark swim or night swim is an open water swim performed by open water swimmers completed partly or entirely at night in the darkness after the sun sets and before the sun rises. The open water swimmers can be escorted as in a marathon swim or channel swim with a paddleboard or kayak or unescorted as in a wild swim or expedition swim.

Usage

The swimmers in the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge did the last stage swim as a night swim.

Synonym

night swim

Origin

Coined by Steven Munatones in 1979.

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