new open water swimmer

hi everyone, i want to swim the in big shoulders open swim in chicago (2.5k), my first open water swim event. i'm 51 yrs old, male, and i'm a very good lap swimmer; sometimes will swim in the lake during the summer. i don't belong to any organization. i think of myslef as a groove swimmer, just like to find the groove and stay with it, will swim between 1-2.5 miles a shot, 4x a week. any suggestions for training for the swim. any suggestions overall fro the swim. never done anything like it before! thanks, mark
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