Swim Course
(1.2 miles)
Swim with honu in the crystal blue waters of Hapuna Beach State Park on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island. Hapuna means “Spring of Life” in Hawaiian and you will feel the energy in this beautiful and serene bay.
7 a.m. Hapuna Beach State Park:
- The swim is an elongated rectangle that parallels the shoreline, in a clockwise direction. All buoys will be right hand turns except for the last one.
- At the final buoy turn LEFT towards the shore and swim finish.
Upon exiting the swim, athletes must run across the timing mats, and then will travel through the south-end showers at Hapuna Beach, up the access road to the first transition area in the parking lot.
