Anybody that does ocean swims or open water swims, how do you deal with the cold water on your face?
I just did my first triathlon this weekend and I believe the water temp was 59 degrees, but could not free style more than a couple of seconds because everytime I put my face in the water, I just couldn't take the cold. I ended up doggy paddling and *** stroking the whole 400m and it took me 28 minutes.
(I was wearing a full length wetsuit so my body had no problems).
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Thanks everyone for the tips. I think I knew that I just had to suck it up, but I was hoping that someone would pull out some kind of hidden open water "secret" for dealing with the cold water to my exposed face.
They make a special swim cap for open water swimming, that's made out of the same material as triathlete wetsuits, I've seen them from 2-3mm thick and it goes over your head, ears, and velcros under your chin. It's only around $20 but may have saved me 20 minutes on my swim this saturday. I may try that, as mrcnwmn said, to keep the heat from escaping my head.
Thanks everyone for the tips. I think I knew that I just had to suck it up, but I was hoping that someone would pull out some kind of hidden open water "secret" for dealing with the cold water to my exposed face.
They make a special swim cap for open water swimming, that's made out of the same material as triathlete wetsuits, I've seen them from 2-3mm thick and it goes over your head, ears, and velcros under your chin. It's only around $20 but may have saved me 20 minutes on my swim this saturday. I may try that, as mrcnwmn said, to keep the heat from escaping my head.
