Western Zone Open Water Meet in Coeur d'Alene
Good day Western Zone Leaders, Coaches and Open Water Enthusiasts!
On behalf of the Coeur d'Alene Area Swim Team, the city of Coeur d'Alene, Inland Empire Swimming and the Western Zone, we are thrilled to formally invite you to the 2025 Western Zone Open Water Championships, scheduled for August 23. We're excited to hold this year's race here in North Idaho on beautiful Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Attached you will find a Race Information Packet that contains information about race day, qualifying time standards, a course map and hotel block information. This packet of information is current as of today, but updates will come out frequently.
A few noteworthy items:
- The entry deadline will be Monday, August 11th
- Alex Herr (alexmherr@gmail.com) and Jeff Walkley (jwalkley@gmail.com) will be our co-Meet Referees. Please contact either of them directly for officiating questions or check out the attached Meet Sheet, under officials for the QR code to take you to the Official Application Form.
- The 13 & Older 5K race will serve as a qualifier for the 2025 Open Water Junior National races.
- At this time, we are not limited in the number of athletes we can have in each race. If the decision is made that we need to limit numbers, we will attempt to split races into heats accordingly.
Finally, if you have not already booked your hotel, please check out the Hotel Block section of the attached Meet Sheet, for all the up to date hotel block information related to the event. Some of the booking deadlines are pretty aggressive so book early.
We are looking forward to hosting you all next month. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Brian Schmidt
2025 Western Zone Open Water Championship, Meet Director
509-818-4201
