Q.1
What was your single longest open water swim?

Please specify if the distance is in km or miles

Q.2
Approximately how many km (or miles) do you swim in one year (pool + open water)?

Please specify if the estimated distance is in km or miles

Q.3
Of your total yearly swimming, what % is it in open water?

Please specify a % between 0% (did not swim in Open Water) and 100% (all my swimming was in Open Water)

Q.4
Where do you do most of your open water swimming?

Q.5
Which of the following do you consider as "important" for your open water swimming needs?

Check all that apply

Q.6
For all that you have marked as "important" in the previous question, are you satisfied with the products that are currently available to solve these needs?
Very satisfied Satisfied Don't know Dissatisfied Very disatisfied Don't care. Not important for me.
Increasing my visibility
Hydrating on the go
Eating on the go
GPS positioning
Tracking my swim
1st aid sting protection
Reduce risks of shark attacks
Skin/hair protection

Increasing my visibility

Hydrating on the go

Eating on the go

GPS positioning

Tracking my swim

1st aid sting protection

Reduce risks of shark attacks

Skin/hair protection

Q.7
What is your motivation for swimming?

Check all that apply

Q.8
How many days do you swim on a typical month?

Q.9
How many years have you swum on a regular basis?

No need to be continuous years. If you swam from age 10 to 15, and then from 30 to 35, please add up the years (in this case, the total would be 10)

Q.10
What do you think about when you swim in open water?

Check all that apply

Q.11
When you swim in open water, what are you worried about swimming into?

Check all that apply

Q.12
Have you travelled more than 1 hour away from home to swim (or compete) in open water?

Q.13
Please tell us your favorite open water forums / communities / blogs

Q.14
Please tell us your favorite open water events/competitions

Q.15
What's your favorite spot for open water swimming?

Please specify location / country

Q.16
Have you completed or are you planning on swimming any of the following?

Check all that apply, if any

Yes, I swam it I’d like to swim it I’m planning on swimming it
Irish Channel
Cook Strait
Molokai Channel
English Channel
Catalina Channel
Tsugaru Strait
Strait of Gibraltar
Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
Rottnest Channel

Irish Channel

Cook Strait

Molokai Channel

English Channel

Catalina Channel

Tsugaru Strait

Strait of Gibraltar

Manhattan Island Marathon Swim

Rottnest Channel

Q.17
How old are you?

Q.18
What's your gender?

Q.19
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