https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24212/open-water-trainingI was a competitive swimmer for 13 years, but have not been in the pool much in the last 10 years. Yesterday i watched my boyfriend complete his 2nd marathon and I was inspired to look into an open water swim. I have not done one since I was 8. I wasen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/260923?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:35:51 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4e1e2774-7904-4fe7-aae4-c577d66563c2Former MemberOriginally posted by Rob Copeland The biggest thing is to get in the water and train to regain your technique and endurance, working on distance per stroke and navigation. I was lost during a storm swimming accross Lac St Jean in Quebec the waves were so high you could not sight on anything. I spotted smoke in the air and headed for it. After swimming for a while an airplane started circling over head and after that a power boat showed up. They said follow us George and we will get you to the finish. As I approached the finish line the airplane that found me crashed into the lake with one survivor.... a baby. George Park www.swimdownhill.com<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/260912?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:19:13 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c73e1b53-92c4-4bae-83a4-4e5fdf32138aFormer Membergeochuck, How about the 26km Aug 13th Lake Cowichan Marathon swim?? It&#39;s a great swim. For info email iamkiwi2004@yahoo.ca<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/260889?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:41:04 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:42ace3be-9edb-4b2a-9797-21bce722e88dFormer MemberWhen I swam the Marathon races from 10 to twenty five miles I did train over one hr, two hrs and never more than three hours at a time<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/260851?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 08 Jun 2004 09:05:38 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3b1fce2b-73f6-4e31-b1a6-baf58baf0482Rob CopelandMost of the workouts posted in the Workouts forum should be able to get you in shape to complete in most of the shorter open water races(0.5 to 3 mile). You didn’t say how long your goal race was, so it’s difficult to come up with specific suggestions. The biggest thing is to get in the water and train to regain your technique and endurance, working on distance per stroke and navigation. One navigation/sighting drill I suggest is to swim 10X100s breathing every 3 strokes and after each breath look to the end of the pool, spotting some object. Practice this drill until you can do this without interruption in your stroke cycle. Note: I prefer to sight at the end of my breath where I just rotate eyes forward then down; others prefer to pick their head up at the beginning of the breath, this has a tendency to lower my hips, but is seems to work for some. Do what ever works best for you.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/260859?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 08 Jun 2004 06:08:22 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:ad42ff8a-6634-4654-9ad6-03144f8c5075Former MemberOriginally posted by Rob Copeland Note: I prefer to sight at the end of my breath where I just rotate eyes forward then down Nice trick! Tried it at my lunchtime swim today and, although there were some coordination issues, it did seem a little less stressful than the usual way. Thanks! -LBJ<div style="clear:both;"></div>