The SavageMan 70.0 Triathlon Swim Course - Deep Creek Lake
Starting in 2009 the SavageMan Triathlon Festival has a new location for the swim start/exit, transition area, and finish area.
The SavageMan Triathlon swim takes place in the clear, calm and clean waters of Maryland's largest inland water body, Deep Creek Lake. The swim enters and exits the lake at the Deep Creek Lake State Park public beach. The swim is an in-water wave start, and the swim entry is from the south beach. Swimmers will swim a counter-clockwise rectangular loop, keeping buoys to their right at all times and turning around at the State Park Road bridge. The SavageMan 70.0 Triathlon swim course is a 1.2 mile rectangular out-and-back course that runs parallel to the shore about 50-100 yards from land, allowing for excellent spectator access to view swimmers progress. The SavageMan 70.0 Triathlon swim course shares the first 0.9 miles with the SavageMan 30.0 Triathlon swim course, but then continues for a short extension to cover the full 1.2 miles.
The swim exits the lake at the north beach, and upon exiting the swim, athletes will cross a timing mat and run up a short path to the bike corral transition area. Volunteers will provide athletes with water and encouraging words to propel athletes onto the SavageMan 70.0 Triathlon bike course.
The water temperature cools rapidly in mid-September and can be expected to be in the 66-70 degree range. Wetsuits are allowed and encouraged. Although no prevailing current exists in the lake, breezes can cause slight chop in the water, but will very likely be minimal at race time. The Maryland Natural Resources Police, and lifeguards and race personnel in kayaks, will maintain a perimeter of supervision, guidance, and safety for race participants.
**Important Message from Deep Creek Lake State Park**
Deep Creek Lake State Park has a beach and designated swimming area and all swimming at the State Park is limited to that designated area until after Labor Day. This is for your safety as the State Park and the SavageMan swim course are on a busy part of the lake with heavy boat traffic. Please respect these State Park rules and do not attempt to swim the SavageMan swim course until after Labor Day.
The SavageMan 70.0 Triathlon Swim Course in detail:
Note: The course map below is "live". You can zoom in and out and change view modes.
The video below the map shows a "flyover" view of the SavageMan 70.0 Triathlon Swim course
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