Be sure to check out the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims over at Open Water Source. A few of them are quite ambitious (i.e. English Channel), but there are a ton of other amazing swims for those looking for shorter distances.
As for myself, I typically choose an event based on the venue. Some of the ones on my bucket list include:
Lake D’Annecy, France
Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
Sandycove Island, Cork, Ireland
Trunk Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands
Well, it’s just assumed that L1 is the top swim spot. These are the 100 “runner ups.”
? there must be a mistake, ladder #1 Oak st beach wasn’t the number one swim spot….