Workouts for Open Water Swim??

You are vastly more likely to die in a car accident driving to/from the event than you are to be attacked by a shark. I can only think of one (1) shark incident in an open water race and that was a few years ago in Hawaii and it was menacing, not necessarily an attack. Here are the things I'd be aware of based on experience: 1) Jellyfish - Stung many times. I got stung so bad I was bleeding in a race in Atlantic City, NJ. 2) Getting smacked in the head by debris - Board to the head in rough seas off NJ coast. 3) Drunks in boats - Almost run over by a Canadian sailboat in Lake Champlain. The coast guard took care of that issue quite nicely. I also did get run over by a kayak in The Little Red Lighthouse race in NYC last year. 4) Fellow competitors - Have taken elbows/fists/feet to the head/groin/stomach more times than I can count. Several years ago I had to drag a petite teenage girl out of the surf when she had been soundly clocked by a fellow competitor. So, forget the sharks, pay attention when driving to/from the race and be careful of PEOPLE.

You are vastly more likely to die in a car accident driving to/from the event than you are to be attacked by a shark. I can only think of one (1) shark incident in an open water race and that was a few years ago in Hawaii and it was menacing, not necessarily an attack. Here are the things I'd be aware of based on experience: 1) Jellyfish - Stung many times. I got stung so bad I was bleeding in a race in Atlantic City, NJ. 2) Getting smacked in the head by debris - Board to the head in rough seas off NJ coast. 3) Drunks in boats - Almost run over by a Canadian sailboat in Lake Champlain. The coast guard took care of that issue quite nicely. I also did get run over by a kayak in The Little Red Lighthouse race in NYC last year. 4) Fellow competitors - Have taken elbows/fists/feet to the head/groin/stomach more times than I can count. Several years ago I had to drag a petite teenage girl out of the surf when she had been soundly clocked by a fellow competitor. So, forget the sharks, pay attention when driving to/from the race and be careful of PEOPLE.