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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Gerenally, I get so cold it doesn't matter! Once swimmign for pleasure in Bar Harbor, the water was 47 degrees. Also, I used to swim in strip mine lakes in western Illinois when I was in college. the water in spring would be inthe 50's. almost unbeaarable. Now allof theose lakes are gone. Too bad!!!!! One of the few bad things the US & Il. EPA has done!
Gerenally, I get so cold it doesn't matter! Once swimmign for pleasure in Bar Harbor, the water was 47 degrees. Also, I used to swim in strip mine lakes in western Illinois when I was in college. the water in spring would be inthe 50's. almost unbeaarable. Now allof theose lakes are gone. Too bad!!!!! One of the few bad things the US & Il. EPA has done!
