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
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rtood..Why didnt I think of that.. thats simple good advice, In OW seeing is not the same as in a pool, nowhere close, plus waves, things you can touch time time that you dont know what it is. You can easily swim in a big circle if you dont sight (look out where your going). Im going to practice that in my pool tommorrow, Thanks. Proberts. I would start by going to a place with OW where you can swim and getting comfortable with it.
See my page for beginning open water ocean swimming.
www.geocities.com/.../oceanswimming101.html
rtood..Why didnt I think of that.. thats simple good advice, In OW seeing is not the same as in a pool, nowhere close, plus waves, things you can touch time time that you dont know what it is. You can easily swim in a big circle if you dont sight (look out where your going). Im going to practice that in my pool tommorrow, Thanks. Proberts. I would start by going to a place with OW where you can swim and getting comfortable with it.
See my page for beginning open water ocean swimming.
www.geocities.com/.../oceanswimming101.html
