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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Oh to be an open water swimmer or not?
I have done some that were fun, some were not.
Some were in warm water, some were in cold water.
I had some scary momments and some not scary.
I travelled the world because of these OW swims.
Now give me a pool 50m long and let me swim a 50 or a 100 free (crawl) or fly as fast as I can.
I will leave th Open Water to everyone else.
Oh to be an open water swimmer or not?
I have done some that were fun, some were not.
Some were in warm water, some were in cold water.
I had some scary momments and some not scary.
I travelled the world because of these OW swims.
Now give me a pool 50m long and let me swim a 50 or a 100 free (crawl) or fly as fast as I can.
I will leave th Open Water to everyone else.
