JIM MCDONNELL LAKE SWIMS
May 26-27, 2012

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Welcome to the Jim McDonnell Lake Swims and Open Water Clinic. JMLS is a two-day event held each year over Memorial Day weekend in beautiful Lake Audubon in Reston, VA.

Now in our 25th year, we are continuing to enhance our offerings to make it an exciting experience for our swimmers. The event includes a 5K race followed by an open water clinic and 1-mile practice swim on Saturday and 1- and 2-mile competitive races on Sunday.

Jim McDonnell Lake Swims are Sanctioned by Potomac Valley LMSC for USMS, Sanction #102-W001.

Hope to see everyone on May 26-27.

SwimSpray Signs on as Platinum Sponsor (Posted 5/9/2012)
JMLS has signed up SwimSpray as a Platinum sponsor. SwimSpray joins perennial Platinum sponsors Virginia Spine Institute and Reston Masters Swim Team as top sponsors for this year's event. SwimSpray is a product that removes chlorine after swimming. It can be used by itself or in conjunction with your regular shampoo and soap. Each JMLS participant will receive a 2 oz bottle of Swim Spray.

Entries Running Ahead of Last Year (Posted 3/3/2012)
Entries are running slightly ahead of 2011 with a total of 297 swimmers entered since January. The breakdown for individual swims follows:

• 1-Mile Entries: 123
• 2-Mile Entries: 145
• 5K Entries: 106
• Clinic Entries: 83
• Triple Dip Entries: 34

Current entry count by swim can be found on the Event Roster.

Nutrition for a 5K Swim (Posted 2/23/2012)
Swimmers participating in the 5K might be interested in an H2Open Magazine article by Joel Enoch, H2Open's nutrition editor, on nutrition planning for a 5K swim.

Banner Entry in January (Posted 2/8/2012)
Entries hit an all-time high of 215 swimmers for January. The breakdown for individual swims follows:

• 1-Mile Entries: 81
• 2-Mile Entries: 109
• 5K Entries: 86
• Clinic Entries: 62
• Triple Dip Entries: 27

The current entry as of today is 241 swimmers comprising 376 splashes. Current entry count by swim can be found on the Event Roster.

Entries Open January 1, 2012 (Posted 12/15/2012)
Online Entries for the Jim McDonnell Lake Swims will open at one second after midnight on January 1, 2012. Entry informtion is available on the online entries site. The Jim McDonnell Lake Swims are an all online entry event. Please contact the Event Registrar if you have any problems with entry.