Swim, Clean, and Murph Announcements

July 19, 2016

CrossFit

At the athlete dinner at Petros Hellenic Restaurant in Manhattan Beach, California, Dave Castro released details about three events for the Individual Competition.

At the athlete dinner at Petros Hellenic Restaurant in Manhattan Beach, California, Dave Castro released details about three events for the Individual Competition.

Ocean Swim

For time:
500-meter swim

All 80 athletes, 40 men and 40 women, will compete in one heat.

Murph

For time, with a 20 / 14-lb. weight vest:
1-mile run
Then, 5 rounds of:
     20 pull-ups
     40 push-ups
     60 squats
Then, 1-mile run

Each athlete will wear weighted body armor for the duration of the event.

Squat Clean Pyramid

For time:
10 squat cleans (245 / 165 lb.), by 2:00
8 squat cleans (265 / 180 lb.), by 4:00
6 squat cleans (285 / 195 lb.), by 6:00
4 squat cleans (305 / 205 lb.), by 8:00
2 squat cleans (325 / 215 lb.), by 11:00

Similar to Event 1 at this year’s Regionals, athletes will progress through 5 stations at increasing weights with decreasing reps. Athletes that do not complete all the reps at a given bar before the cutoff time will be given credit for the reps they completed at their last bar and then ranked based on the time at which they finished their last full segment.    

Watch full live coverage of the announcement.