Out of curiosity, how much time does an average open water swimmer spend training each week?
And what distance events do most average open water swimmers participate?
On a weekly basis, I'm grateful when I can swim three times for an hour and fifteen minutes (4500 m). Last summer I did my first two open water events, 1.5 and 1.0 miles. I'm wondering if a longer event would be reasonable? But spending less time with my family, or at work, or asleep, are not options.
What's your approach?
Based on the yardage you're doing in an hour and fifteen minutes and based on my experience, I'm thinking you could do longer swims. I think a 5K is in your range.
Based on the yardage you're doing in an hour and fifteen minutes and based on my experience, I'm thinking you could do longer swims. I think a 5K is in your range.
