Votwo Swim Long

A genuinely disappointing event. There was no race/safety briefing before the event, rather a pdf sent a few days before hand. This was despite the course changing due to unsafe/poor weather conditions (from an out and back with a point 5km away to 2x 2.5km laps to make the 10km distance). Despite the safety cover presumably doubling because the course had shortened, it still felt very sparse and very few people completed the 10km distance. There was apparently an aid station at the turn point but nothing to signify where this person was, no table/sign/flag or similar to make them noticeable. The pre race info said there would be a feed station at the 5km turn, but getting out of the water at 5km into the race to look for a feed station unfortunately stopped my timing and tracking, and there was no feed station there anyway... I emailed the organisers after the event about these problems and got an argumentative reply and then was ignored. Race shirts and medals come at an additional cost. If you're considering a long sea swim and would like a feed station, some communication from the organisers, or even a safety briefing, this is not the one.