Hello All...
My name is Elizabeth and I have a quick question. I used to be a swimmer but haven't since high school because I do not do well with competing for time.
But I love the distance... so my question is this....
Is there long distance swimming that is more based on endurance than on time... if so, what is this called? Is this a professional event thing, or is there ameteur... What's the longest distance out there... etc. etc.
Thanks, I appreciate any comments.
Yep - those are all on the swim days! I don't know the stats on numbers of people but most of the swims I didn't feel crowded at all, and I am a middle of the pack (or is it "pod") swimmer. The only swim that got a lot of physical contact was the 1K where we started in heats and we jockeyed for position the entire time. But it was FUN! Everyone was about the same speed so we couldn't swim away from each other, the course was tight to keep us together.
If you check the Open Water category of these discussion forums, you will see that the Elk Lake entry form is already available, this year it is the site of the 1-Mile open water national champs so we are swimming those (imperial?) distances, instead of meters.
I will be there as it is one of my favorite swims, even though I tend to be a better pool swimmer!
Yep - those are all on the swim days! I don't know the stats on numbers of people but most of the swims I didn't feel crowded at all, and I am a middle of the pack (or is it "pod") swimmer. The only swim that got a lot of physical contact was the 1K where we started in heats and we jockeyed for position the entire time. But it was FUN! Everyone was about the same speed so we couldn't swim away from each other, the course was tight to keep us together.
If you check the Open Water category of these discussion forums, you will see that the Elk Lake entry form is already available, this year it is the site of the 1-Mile open water national champs so we are swimming those (imperial?) distances, instead of meters.
I will be there as it is one of my favorite swims, even though I tend to be a better pool swimmer!
