I will be turning 50 this year, and in celebration of this I would like to start doing open water swims. Never done any real swimming except in a pool and was wondering how to get started. Do you just pick an event and show up and hope for the best in such a foreign environment or are there ways to train or are there any clinics to attend specializing in open water. I am in Northern California but would love an excuse to travel some place for a clinic. Thanks. Paul
OW is great, especially if laden with tris who can't swim.
A seasoned OW specialist on my team suggested doing some long swims to get used to the distances. I would do one hour timed swims in a LC pool as preparation. You probably should work on sighting as well but doing that in a pool is difficult given you have many visual cues within a foot or two of you.
Also, get your teammates to kick and hit you for a few laps to simulate the start of a race.
OW is great, especially if laden with tris who can't swim.
A seasoned OW specialist on my team suggested doing some long swims to get used to the distances. I would do one hour timed swims in a LC pool as preparation. You probably should work on sighting as well but doing that in a pool is difficult given you have many visual cues within a foot or two of you.
Also, get your teammates to kick and hit you for a few laps to simulate the start of a race.
