{"id":7454,"date":"2023-06-22T16:39:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=7454"},"modified":"2023-06-22T16:52:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:52:56","slug":"barbados-open-water-festival-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/barbados-open-water-festival-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados Open Water Festival 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The annual Barbados Open Water Festival brings together swimmers from around the world for an exhilarating week of open water races and unforgettable experiences. So, grab your swimsuit, put on your goggles, and get ready to dive into adventure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/babados-open-water-festival.jpg\" alt=\"Barbados Open Water Festival\" class=\"wp-image-7455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/babados-open-water-festival.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/babados-open-water-festival-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/babados-open-water-festival-768x296.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 festival runs from November 8th to 12th and will include swims covering <strong>1.5K, 3.3K, 5K and 10K<\/strong>. You can choose at participate in one or all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are an experienced open water swimmer or a beginner looking to take the plunge, this festival caters to all levels of expertise<strong> from recreational to elite<\/strong>, fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice swims will be held in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/carlisle-bay-barbados.htm\">Carlisle Bay<\/a><\/strong> and at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/bcbattsrock.htm\">Batts Rock Beach<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/bcwrthg.htm\">Sandy Beach<\/a><\/strong> (Worthing Beach) while beautiful Carlisle Bay is the venue for the open water races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_41364\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0_rSXojdWwE?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Carlisle Bay: site for festival races<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Festival Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nov. 8th &#8211; Practice Swim in Carlisle Bay<br>Nov. 9th &#8211; Practice Swim at Batts Rock Beach<br>Nov. 10th &#8211; Practice Swim at Sandy Beach\/Worthing Beach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nov. 11th: 1.5K Swim in Carlisle Bay<br>Nov. 12th: 3.3K, 5K, 10K Swims in Carlisle Bay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each race is meticulously planned to ensure the safety and enjoyment of the swimmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Register Online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/raceroster.com\/series\/2023\/46121\/barbados-open-water-festival-2023\">&#x1f3ca; Register for the race(s) online at RaceRoster<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore more about the Barbados Open Water Festival at <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"barbadosopenwaterfestival.com (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barbadosopenwaterfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">barbadosopenwaterfestival.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Fun!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some other fun watersports to enjoy while in Barbados&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-vi-partner-id=P00064477 data-vi-widget-ref=W-afd6be21-c84d-4339-82bc-d90a473fcbb4 ><\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/orion\/partner\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Barbados Open Water Festival brings together swimmers from around the world for an exhilarating week of open water races and unforgettable experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,68],"tags":[181,479,188,72],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7454"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}