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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I don't mean this to be a put down at all, but it does take a little
more courage to swim open water.
I see open water to a swimmer as a runner might compare cross country
running to an indoor track, or a mountain biker to a velodrome
bicycle race track, or an Indy race car driver to the Baja 500.
It is all racing, all competitive, but the open water offers/demands
more variables. You have to be mentally prepared to deal with
those variables.
I don't mean this to be a put down at all, but it does take a little
more courage to swim open water.
I see open water to a swimmer as a runner might compare cross country
running to an indoor track, or a mountain biker to a velodrome
bicycle race track, or an Indy race car driver to the Baja 500.
It is all racing, all competitive, but the open water offers/demands
more variables. You have to be mentally prepared to deal with
those variables.
