Great Lakes Open Water Swim Series
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noun - Great Lakes Open Water Swim Series (or GLOWS) is a multi-race open water swim series in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
2013 Series
- Lake Erie Open Water Classic (O*H*I*O Masters, 24rd Annual) on 27 July 2013
0.5 Mile, 1.0 Mile, 2.0 Miles at Edgewater State Park in Cleveland, Ohio
- Central Illinois Open Water Swim (CIOWS, 4th Annual) on 3 August 2013
1.2 Miles, 2.4 Miles at Evergreen Lake, Hudson, Illinois
- Madison Open Water Swim (MOWS, 11th Annual) on 17 August 2013
1.2 Miles, 2.4 Miles in Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin
- USMS Great Lakes Zone Championship - Big Shoulders 5K/2.5K (23rd Annual) on 7 September 2013
5 km, 2.5 km in Lake Michigan, Ohio Street Beach, Chicago, Illinois
2012 Events
Participants in at least 2 of the 7 GLOWS events earn points, with rankings and awards determined after the last event:
- Allegheny: Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, July
- Indiana: Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, July
- Lake Erie (Ohio): Edgewater State Park, Cleveland, July
- Michigan: Big Red Lighthouse Swim, Holland, August
- Kentucky: Ohio River, Cardinal Harbor, Prospect (Louisville), August
- Wisconsin: Lake Monona, Madison, August
- Illinois: Big Shoulders, Ohio Street Beach, Chicago, September
