Open Water National Championships
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The Open Water National Championships is USA Swimming’s premier long-distance open water competition that crowns national champions and often serves as a qualifier for international events.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national swimming competition
ⓘ
open water swimming competition ⓘ sports event ⓘ |
| ageCategory | primarily senior/open age group ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | long-distance swimming ⓘ |
| distanceCategory |
10 km events
ⓘ
5 km events ⓘ longer-distance open water events ⓘ |
| eligibility | USA Swimming registered athletes ⓘ |
| format | mass-start open water races ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBody | USA Swimming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | national ⓘ |
| nationalFederationEventOf | USA Swimming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | USA Swimming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantLevel | senior national-level swimmers ⓘ |
| participantType | competitive swimmers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to crown U.S. national champions in open water swimming
ⓘ
to serve as a qualifier for international open water events ⓘ |
| qualifierFor |
Olympic Games open water marathon swimming trials selection processes
ⓘ
Pan Pacific Championships open water events NERFINISHED ⓘ World Aquatics Championships open water events NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognition | confers official U.S. national titles in open water swimming ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| scope | elite competition ⓘ |
| selectionRole |
helps determine international team rosters for open water swimming
ⓘ
helps select U.S. open water national team members ⓘ |
| sport | open water swimming ⓘ |
| timingSystem | official race timing and results management ⓘ |
| typicalVenues |
bays
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ oceans ⓘ |
| waterType | open water ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.