Had my first open water swim up in the frozen north. It was simply wonderful to be outside and swim free!! ( no admission costs!!)
I was the only swimmer in the group (14 of us) without a wetsuit but the water temp , 68 or 19, and was surprisingly warm. We did a 80 min workout and I was toasty warm the whole time.
I noticed that focusing carefully on the smaller details of my technique has certainly paid off. And a bonus, with the clear water I could check to see those tell tale bubbles around the hand in the pull and could make corrections.
A great workout. Back in the lake tomorrow. Once acclimatized to this temp, I will move to a cooler lake and adapt to that. I know not all waters are this delightful temperature !
Looking forward to the open water season.
This seems to be the spot on the forum to get advice from experienced open water swimmers. I have done numerous OW swims ranging from 2-6 miles. But living in Texas, all of them have been in warm water. I am entered in the one mile OW championship (ocean swim) in NJ in two weeks. The sea surface temp is 64 and it's non wetsuit. I train in a pool that's 83. My previous coldest OW swim was a balmy 72 in a triathlon and that was with a wetsuit. I don't have alot of natural insulation (low body fat %). Any suggestions re preparation for colder temp, race day attire, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
This seems to be the spot on the forum to get advice from experienced open water swimmers. I have done numerous OW swims ranging from 2-6 miles. But living in Texas, all of them have been in warm water. I am entered in the one mile OW championship (ocean swim) in NJ in two weeks. The sea surface temp is 64 and it's non wetsuit. I train in a pool that's 83. My previous coldest OW swim was a balmy 72 in a triathlon and that was with a wetsuit. I don't have alot of natural insulation (low body fat %). Any suggestions re preparation for colder temp, race day attire, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
