Marine Stadium
Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California, U.S.A. is one of the world's premier water skiing facilities - and an ideal flat-water location for open water swimming competitions.
It is situated in the middle of one of America's largest population centers in Southern California and is blessed with great weather nearly year-round.
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Open Water Swimming
Besides the GPS-marked course, the venue offers great spectator viewing, a sand beach, boat launches, rest rooms, picnicking and ample parking.
History
The stadium was built for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics rowing competition and used at the following major competitions
- 1968 USA Olympic rowing trials.
- 2010 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships
- 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
- several triathlons in the 1980s including a BudLight Triathlon Series
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games
- Swim Across America Long Beach event
- 2023, 2024 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
Marine Stadium was also recently designated as an official historic site by the State of California.
Power Boat Racing
The Southern California Speedboat Club (SCSC) has been putting on professional power boat races at Marine Stadium since 1946. SCSC continues that great tradition with the annual SEA FESTIVAL event "The Long Beach Sprint Nationals" held annually in August. Race teams from across the nation converge on the "birthplace" of powerboat racing on the West Coast to try to capture the National Championship at world famous Long Beach Marine Stadium.
Information
The Marine Stadium Hotline is +1-562-570-3203 for information on closures due to special events.
Videos
It was also site one of the most exciting finishes in American open water swimming history (see below left) and site of one of the leading educational open water swimming videos (see below right):
American Fran Crippen beat world champion Chip Peterson, Olympian Andrew Gemmell, 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Richard Weinberger of Canada, Olympian, and world champion Alex Meyer in the 2010 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California.
External links
- Teamwork Exhibited on the Shoreline at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
- Corrections Expected at Men’s Pan Pacific Championships 10K
- Moesha Johnson Wins Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Japan Goes 2, 3
- “There’s No Time To Be Tired,” Florian Wellbrock Wins Pan Pacs 10K
- Mo Momentum at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10K
- Coming To California For A Post-Paris Performance
- Redux in Marine Stadium for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships
- It Was A Great Day At The Beach, California Baptist University Takes MPSF Team Title
- Déjà vu at MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships – Thomas Langlois Defends Title vs Mark Kovacsics and Batu Servi
- Ginger Kiefer, Kai Flanagan, Vivi Criscione Return for a Rematch at the 2025 MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
- Eagles Will Land at the MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships in Long Beach, California
- Ginger Kiefer, Kai Flanagan, Vivi Criscione Go 1-2-3 at the MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
- Thomas Langlois, Mark Kovacsics, Batu Servi Go 1-2-3 at the MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
- The Importance of the MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships
- Second MPSF Open Water Swimming Championships Coming Up On October 19th
- Cameron Daniell and Mark Kovacsics Capture MPSF Open Water Swimming Championship Titles
- College Open Water Swimming Hits The West Coast
- Once A Competitor, Always A Competitor
- Give It An Ol’ College Try
- College Open Water Swimming Hits The West Coast
- What Los Angeles 2028 Can Learn from the 2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Impressions of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine
- Brilliant Swimming. Kristóf Rasovszky Wins Gold in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Brilliant Swimming. A Legend, Sharon van Rouwendaal Wins the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Brian Goodell at the OLY House
- The Sights and Sounds of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine
- Finke Achieves The Improbable. His Rivals Head Towards The Seine
- It's Gonna Be An Incredible Race with Warnings, Whistles, Yellow Cards, and Red Cards in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in the Seine
- Open Water Qualifies 1-2-3 in Olympic 1500m in the Pool
- Sixth Time Is A Charm for Kristel Köbrich
- Postscript from Paris
- Ice Swimmer Cometh: Keaton Jones Has Shot To Earn Olympic Gold
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim - Course Update on August 1st
- 10 Days in Paris: Katie Grimes, Moesha Johnson and Leonie Maertens - Reversal of Fortune on Day 2
- 10 Days in Paris: Katie Grimes Update on Day 1 in the Pool
- Daniel Wiffen Captures Gold With A Tactically Tough 800m in the Pool
- Triathlon Postponed Raises Question of Location of Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- How Fast Is The Water Moving in the Seine along the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Course?
- Woomin Kim and Guilherme Costa Throw Down Some Fast Freestyling in Paris. Will Their Speed, Stamina Be a Factor in the Seine?
- What Is The Ambiance of the Paris Olympics?
- Catherine Kase On Preparing For and Coaching at the Olympics
- Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli - Then and Now
- Olympic Open Water Competition - With a Surfboard
- How Fast Are The Olympic Marathon Swimmers? The Women in the Seine
- How Fast Are The Olympic Marathon Swimmers? The Men in the Seine
- 2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Prediction: Swimming in the Seine Will Be Spectacular
- Speed and Strategy on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Course in the Fast-flowing Seine
- Growth of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris: Pool Specialists versus Open Water Specialists
- Breaking News: Details of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
- Breaking News: Female Swimmers of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
- Breaking News: Male Swimmers of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
- Ignasi Vendrell Gervás Is Running The Show at the 2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Plan B For The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Whoa...The Speed of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Will Be Off The Charts...Daniel Wiffen to Compete
- 10 Days in Paris: The Swimming Life of Olympian Katie Grimes
- What Would You Do: Protest or Compete in the Seine at the Paris Olympics?
- Olympic Marathon Swimmers Getting Faster and Faster - like Oliver Klemet
- Goose Poo to Human Poo – Media Focus on Faecal Matter and Marathon Swimming Every Four Years
- Who Will Compete At The Men’s 2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim?
- Who Will Compete At The Women’s 2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim?
- The 2024 Paris Olympics Differs From All The Rest
- Thank You Visionary France
- Officials Leading The Way To The 2024 Paris Olympics Marathon Swim
- Deciding on the 2024 Olympics - Seine or Santa Monica?
- The 2014 Paris Olympics Differs From All The Rest
- Qualifications for the 10K Marathon Swim at the 2024 Paris Olympics
- With Rome Out, Will It Be Seine Or Santa Monica?
- Technologies Showcased at the OLY House during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
- It's Gonna Be An Incredible Race with Warnings, Whistles, Yellow Cards, and Red Cards in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in the Seine
- College Open Water Swimming Hits The West Coast
- Ted Erikson To Describe His Great Moves On WOWSA Live
- Hank Wise To Be Honored By Iconix Fitness
- World Summer Games To Be Held In Los Angeles
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming - Marine Stadium
- Third Time Is A Charm
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- The California Open Water Swimming Oasis
- Aquatic Capital Of American Announces Its Hall Of Famers
- A Salute To Lifeguards, Watermen And Waterwomen
- Lynne Cox To Be Honored In Long Beach
