What is the “Skyline Swim”
& Ohio Street Beach Swim Club?
Chicago’s Skyline Swim is quite simply the iconic “must-do” Open Water Swim (OWS) from Ohio Street Beach near Navy Pier all the way past the Hancock Tower… a full 1-mile round-trip open water swim right in the heart of downtown Chicago!
The Chicago Park District’s Ohio Street Beach features free lockers (bring your own lock) for gear storage and is also home of the Chicago Triathlon‘s OPEN WATER SWIM CHICAGO clinics (OpenWaterSwimChicago.com) and the Big Shoulder 5k swim – two of the world’s largest open water swimming and triathlon events!
All of these factors make the Chicago “Skyline Swim” at Ohio Street Beach easily the most popular open water swimming venue in Chicago – if not one of the top swimming venues in the world!
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JOIN “SKYLINESWIM” CHAT
Our Skyline Swim Club is named in honor of this swim route in downtown Chicago, and serves as Chicago’s #Unofficial Ohio Street Beach swimming club!
We don’t require any membership – we’re just a free chat group via the TeamReach.com phone app, open to anyone, and simply an initiative to encourage #SwimSafety and to facilitate the #BuddySystem for swim meetups… and maybe a few social hours at Caffe Oliva after we swim too! 😉
To join us, simply download the TeamReach.com phone app and join our chat group using code “skylineswim” to meet up with us anytime… and help us spread the love of open water swimming, swim education, and water safety using #SwimSafe buoys and the #BuddySystem!
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FREE #LadybugProject SWIM BUOYS
Inspired by Coach Chris Navin‘s #LadybugProject, you’ll also find us giving away FREE #Ladybug and #Landshark open water swim buoys, and hosting annual open water swimming traditions – like our Memorial Day and Labor Day “Ladybugs vs. Landsharks” challenge.
We also coordinate a few #Unofficial epic long distance #IronMonster and #DoubleIronMonster swim meetups! These are not official swim events, but rather swim meetups to help our OFFICIAL IRONMAN TRI CLUB community of iron-distance TriDot triathletes prepare for major open water swimming “marathon” and triathlon events, by swimming together! For full training programs and coaching support, be sure to check out our 4 STAR CLUB and private COACHING memberships, the TRI312 triathlon programs, and Skyline Swim School offerings:
Our Skyline Swim School helps swimmers and triathletes of all ability levels with both indoor and outdoor swim lessons and classes. Our goal is simple: to help you develop swim technique skills indoors – and swimming confidence outdoors – to complete the full distance of this 1-mile out and back Chicago “Skyline Swim”!
Join us to build up your swim confidence and you too can become a Chicago Lakeshore #Ladybug or #Landshark, and complete this “rite of passage” for all swimmers and triathletes… swimming the length of the iconic Chicago Skyline to become official members of the Ohio Street Beach “Skyline Swim” community!
MORE OPEN WATER SWIMMING RESOURCES FOR OHIO STREET BEACH & THE CHICAGO “SKYLINE SWIM”:
JOIN THE “SKYLINE SWIM” CHAT: Download the TeamReach.com phone app!
Need a swim buddy? Join our free Ohio Street Beach Skyline Swim Club community via the TeamReach.com phone app (use group code “skylineswim“) to meet up with fellow swimmers! You’ll find us coordinating meetups almost every day of the week at Ohio Street Beach! Don’t forget to always encourage the use of a buddy system and swim buoys in open water!
FREE SWIM BUOYS: Become a #Ladybug or #Landshark!
Need a swim buoy? Join our T2EA.org charity team or Tri312 triathlon training programs or 4 Star Club! You’ll get up to 40% off wetsuits, swim gear, and more advanced swim buoys… and enjoy a free open water swim buoy from Coach Chris when you show up for a group workout or meetup via our #SwimSafe #LadybugProject at www.4StarEndurance.com/ladybug too!
SKYLINE SWIM SCHOOL: Swimming Lessons!
Looking for GROUP or PRIVATE swim lessons – either in OPEN WATER or in a POOL in downtown Chicago? Then come learn swim with us – Chicago’s open water swimming and triathlon specialists!
Enjoy both group classes and private swim lessons in downtown Chicago for all ages and ability levels from children to adults with our new Skyline Swim programs @ www.SkylineSwim.com!
Our programs are coached by certified endurance sports coaches including 4 Star Endurance’s Head Coach Chris Navin, a 21+ time Ironman and 12x TeamUSA qualifier. Our coaches host Adult Learn to Swim (ALTS) programs for beginners, TriDot Pool School camps for triathletes, freestyle Swim Technique classes, and we even offer Chicago’s most comprehensive Tri312 Triathlon Training programs which include the Chicago Triathlon‘s TEAM TO END AIDS (T2) charity training program!
For PRICING INFO and ONLINE BOOKING for both GROUP classes and PRIVATE lessons at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness (LSF) – Illinois Center in Downtown Chicago, please click below! Or scroll down further below for more information about our new “Swim360” video analysis packages!
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SWIMMING LESSON INFORMATION
OHIO STREET BEACH HISTORY: Chicago Triathlon & Big Shoulders!
Back in 1980s, the Chicago Triathlon swim course ran from Oak Street Beach to Ohio Street Beach! Now moved to Monroe Harbor, the Chicago Triathlon is still one of the world’s largest triathlons!
The Big Shoulders Swim is one of the largest, most competitive, and most popular urban city open water swim races! Big Shoulders features a 5k and 2.5k swim at Ohio Street Beach every year on the first Saturday in September!
OHIO STREET BEACH: Info & Tips
Visit the Chicago Park District website for water quality updates, water temperature, beach status, and official open water swimming details @ http://www.cpdbeaches.com/beaches/Ohio-Street-Beach/
For additional water temp info, check the Lake Michigan buoys:
LINKS & RESOURCES
Chicago has a wide variety of open water swimming clubs and communities. Here are a few:
www.Tri312.com -> Youtube channel for #ChiTri community @Tri312triathlon + swimming and triathlon clinics, including Thursday nights at Ohio Street Beach!
www.T2ea.org -> Charity team with #ChiTri training program and swim meetups on Thursday nights at Ohio Street Beach!
www.SkylineSwim.com -> Swimming programs with meetups at Ohio Street Beach on Thursday nights during July & August
www.ChicagoTriClub.com -> Chicago’s largest triathlon community
North Ave Swimming & Triathlon Yo (NASTY) -> Instagram & WhatsApp group
OpenWaterSwimChicago.com -> #ChiTri’s monthly beginner friendly swim clinics with 400+ participants. Sign up early as these do sell out!
OpenWaterChicago.com -> popular blog with open water swimming meetups at North Ave “Ladder 1” and water temp updates in the off-season
BigShoulderSwim.com -> one of the largest open water swimming races in the world!
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