https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24352/open-water-distance-swimmingHi I recieved this question on The Race Club&#39;s website... BUT I am not a good person for this question so i was wondering if someone here could help me out with this question &quot;I&#39;m training for several open water swims, 2.4mile santa cruz, maui channelen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/261708?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:00:22 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:13058d8b-8cfe-44e0-80cf-dea36597a729Former MemberThank You...<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/261662?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:39:33 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:0c53e2ef-c296-4fc3-aef9-fd6b6e106c40Former MemberWhen I trained for a distance race of any distance I used strokes per minute to set my pace, very long races 56 strokes a minute with ocassional bursts of speed up to 75 strokes a minute then back to 56. For shorter races 64 strokes a minute with speed bursts, would give me a speed of 2hr for 5 miles miles. It is very hard to say how fast to do 100s in open water it is better to do half mile or 1/4 mile laps to time your distance paces as current changes daily re. currents. I used to pace myself also by the speed of the swimmers I was racing I would sometimes swim in the leader pack or even the second pack if I thought the lead pack would be out of contention for the prize money. It really comes down to experience.<div style="clear:both;"></div>