New- Quick Question?

OK, please, someone tell me if I'm wrong. is it harder to swim in a lap pool than in open water because it seems like it is to me. I grimaced the minute I heard "few incidents with jelly fish" OUCH!!!!! I've been lucky to avoid them the few times I saw them.. I don't get to the ocean much being I live in the midwest. Well, I swam tonight. First lap swimming I've done since 1992!!!! and first time I've swam since our honeymoon in 2003. Oh my I am in very very bad shape... I didn't make it to 50 meters before I couldn't catch my breath. I had to stop and rest every 50 meters so that I could start again, and I only did 400 meters tonight... Funny thing, I immedietly tried to "push" myself when I'm in a lap pool rather than taking my time like I do in open water... there was no "slow" lane, just med. and fast, but noone was in the fast lane so I asked her if I could use it as a slow lane until someone showed up, and I ended up swimming faster than I had been intending. That, and a friend of mine came with, and I instantly wanted to be 15 years old again with non-smoker lungs who could just keep going. ROFL... I'll learn... one of these days. I was REALLY disappointed that there are no starting blocks here let alone a diving board. ( For some reason, I wanted to see if I could still do a back dive or if I'd just land on my back, even though I'm pretty sure it would be the latter of the two, but it sounded like fun anyway.. ahahahahaa) Oh, and I got the flyer for the masters program out here. They're called W.I.M.P.S. I think I will be giving them a call. They say to start right away too but with how I felt after my pissy 400 meters, I'm still not sure it's the greatest idea. :) But I could atleast call and see if they'd take me. :) Anybody got a spare lung they can swap? Sincerely, Wheezy. :)

OK, please, someone tell me if I'm wrong. is it harder to swim in a lap pool than in open water because it seems like it is to me. I grimaced the minute I heard "few incidents with jelly fish" OUCH!!!!! I've been lucky to avoid them the few times I saw them.. I don't get to the ocean much being I live in the midwest. Well, I swam tonight. First lap swimming I've done since 1992!!!! and first time I've swam since our honeymoon in 2003. Oh my I am in very very bad shape... I didn't make it to 50 meters before I couldn't catch my breath. I had to stop and rest every 50 meters so that I could start again, and I only did 400 meters tonight... Funny thing, I immedietly tried to "push" myself when I'm in a lap pool rather than taking my time like I do in open water... there was no "slow" lane, just med. and fast, but noone was in the fast lane so I asked her if I could use it as a slow lane until someone showed up, and I ended up swimming faster than I had been intending. That, and a friend of mine came with, and I instantly wanted to be 15 years old again with non-smoker lungs who could just keep going. ROFL... I'll learn... one of these days. I was REALLY disappointed that there are no starting blocks here let alone a diving board. ( For some reason, I wanted to see if I could still do a back dive or if I'd just land on my back, even though I'm pretty sure it would be the latter of the two, but it sounded like fun anyway.. ahahahahaa) Oh, and I got the flyer for the masters program out here. They're called W.I.M.P.S. I think I will be giving them a call. They say to start right away too but with how I felt after my pissy 400 meters, I'm still not sure it's the greatest idea. :) But I could atleast call and see if they'd take me. :) Anybody got a spare lung they can swap? Sincerely, Wheezy. :)