For me, it's now going on four weeks since my last swim. We were in Turks and Caicos March 7-14 for spring break where I was doing daily open-water swims along the beach. My last swim was a 3-miler on March 13. When we got back to the U.S., we had to go into mandated 14-day quarantine so I wasn't able to get out to go to the pool before they all closed. Who knows when I'll swim again...either open-water warming up (I live in RI), or pools opening again. I am maintaining fitness with bike rides, and a run here and there. And I know I there is other 'dry land' training I could be doing. But my concern when returning to the water is injuring myself because of doing TMTS. I'm just that kind of athlete. Raise you're hand if you think you're a candidate for a TMTS injury too.
Dan
I start to get pessimistic now and planning to give up swimming soon. Pools were closed since February, which were reopened for a short period in March, then closed again late March as the world shut down. I need pools in order to have swim lessons for my technique but it is no longer possible. Even if the pool reopens in June it is too late to be useful because - 1. it is too hot already, the temperature is already in the upper 80s which I can not do high-intensity training; 2. my A-race is in August and if it can go ahead (which I now doubt) there is no longer enough time for me to practise.
The IOF has already canceled races up to the end of July so I really doubt if my August race is still possible (I will stop swimming immediately if the race does not go ahead and wait until October / November to resume swimming), but I think I will probably need to wait until July to see the final decision.
I start to get pessimistic now and planning to give up swimming soon. Pools were closed since February, which were reopened for a short period in March, then closed again late March as the world shut down. I need pools in order to have swim lessons for my technique but it is no longer possible. Even if the pool reopens in June it is too late to be useful because - 1. it is too hot already, the temperature is already in the upper 80s which I can not do high-intensity training; 2. my A-race is in August and if it can go ahead (which I now doubt) there is no longer enough time for me to practise.
The IOF has already canceled races up to the end of July so I really doubt if my August race is still possible (I will stop swimming immediately if the race does not go ahead and wait until October / November to resume swimming), but I think I will probably need to wait until July to see the final decision.
