I was just approached to swim the 500 yd portion of a sprint tri in 5 weeks. I have never swam open water before. What are the things to look out for? How do you train it in the pool? If i'm shooting for 8 min 500 in open I need to average around 48 for my 50's... how much time will I lose by swiming open vs in the pool?
Thanks!
Parents
Former Member
In the pool you might try swimming with your eyes closed and see how straight you are swimming without any visual cues.
+1
.
I did the eyes closed thing before my first OW. Very scary, but glad I did it before the race. If you can get in and warm up a little before the start, do that too to get used to the temperature and over the ewww its a lake/sea and I want a nice clean pool - factor
Finally I was so desperate to get out of the yucky lake that I was round that course and out in about the same time as the pool training swim I did the week before!
In the pool you might try swimming with your eyes closed and see how straight you are swimming without any visual cues.
+1
.
I did the eyes closed thing before my first OW. Very scary, but glad I did it before the race. If you can get in and warm up a little before the start, do that too to get used to the temperature and over the ewww its a lake/sea and I want a nice clean pool - factor
Finally I was so desperate to get out of the yucky lake that I was round that course and out in about the same time as the pool training swim I did the week before!
