Okay, somebody please give me some insight. Why do so many pool swimmers not participate in open water events?
With a background that didn't include distance freestyle, I wondered if it would be fun to try an open water event. Was it really swimming without a line on the bottom, flip turns, and chlorine? I've found open water swims to be pleasant complements to pool swims. This really makes me wonder why open water events don't seem to generate more participation? I'm eager to hear why so many competent pool swimmers seem to neglect their open water options...
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The odds of being attacked by a shark while swimming are very "situational" -close to zero when in Walden Pond close to 4 in 10 if just survived the sinking of the Indianiapolis. All in all jelly fish are more worrisome than sharks when swimming in most seas.
The early comment about Walden Pond is all too true. There are probably more people swimming in Walden on a sunny mid-summer day than there are people swimming laps in all of the surrounding pools. Still it beats almost all MDC pools.
The odds of being attacked by a shark while swimming are very "situational" -close to zero when in Walden Pond close to 4 in 10 if just survived the sinking of the Indianiapolis. All in all jelly fish are more worrisome than sharks when swimming in most seas.
The early comment about Walden Pond is all too true. There are probably more people swimming in Walden on a sunny mid-summer day than there are people swimming laps in all of the surrounding pools. Still it beats almost all MDC pools.
