I have to tell somebody since I work out alone. I swam my first non stop mile today and I am proud as hell.
I did it with leg floats though. 35 25yd laps in 34 minutes.
What should my goal be for a good open water time for training. I am not competing, I just want to complete a 5 mile swim.
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Nice job on your first mile.
How to make it to a 5 mile open water swim? Well just like your 1 mile pool swim you have to work up to it. You obviously have some conditioning if you can swim a mile. Have you ever swam open water before, other than goofing off. Take a friend to swim with you or have some one in a kayak next to you. Safety first. Don't go out to far your first time, as you need to make it back. Open water swims can be disorienting as visability, direction and speed are difficult to judge. So start safely, and you can quickly build to your goal.
Good luck
Nice job on your first mile.
How to make it to a 5 mile open water swim? Well just like your 1 mile pool swim you have to work up to it. You obviously have some conditioning if you can swim a mile. Have you ever swam open water before, other than goofing off. Take a friend to swim with you or have some one in a kayak next to you. Safety first. Don't go out to far your first time, as you need to make it back. Open water swims can be disorienting as visability, direction and speed are difficult to judge. So start safely, and you can quickly build to your goal.
Good luck
