The Outlaw swim is in a long regatta lake .
It was 1.2 miles in a straight line , 50 metres across the lake near the end , then 1.2 miles straight back down .
The Outlaw swim is in a long regatta lake , so it was 1.2 miles in a straight line , 50 metres across the lake near the end , then 1.2 miles straight back down .