https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24371/open-wateri swim about two hundred yards offshore, in the ocean,alone, with fins, for years, very few people can keep up with me, and i like swimming alone, the lifequards, are watching, and if im attacked by something, im on my own anyway.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/261837?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:10:34 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:46adb210-16f8-4b38-bd4c-87249de6e28fFormer MemberSharks like crowds.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/261878?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:01:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e426bda0-b8b7-4163-994f-8d7377d53863Rob CopelandBut if that attack was a cramp or exhaustion, wouldn’t it be nice to have a buddy there to give you a hand?<div style="clear:both;"></div>