Hi there-
I've never done an open water swim before in my life. There will be a 1-mile swim in July that I'd like to attend (plenty of time to prepare). LC season is right around the corner (sorta)... but any advice that you could give me would be great. I quickly read over the recent article in our magazine about 'swimming tirelessly' - but I just wanted to get some more tips and pointers. I will really only have access to a LCM pool... BUT, I'm going to be vacationing somewhere near the Atlantic Ocean in June - any advice on how I can maybe get my bearings there (for the July swim), too?
Not expecting to be breaking records or anything, I just want to see if I can do it.
Thanks.
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I wanted to add one more thing that another poster mentioned and that is being dizzy at the end of the swim. I have found that hydration is not the cause of this, a drop in blood pressure is because you have been horizontal for, say, half an hour, and when you stand up to the vertical position, the blood leaves your head very quickly so some dizziness may be expected. It goes away within a minute or two. Some people have more of a problem with this than others, I do.
donna
I wanted to add one more thing that another poster mentioned and that is being dizzy at the end of the swim. I have found that hydration is not the cause of this, a drop in blood pressure is because you have been horizontal for, say, half an hour, and when you stand up to the vertical position, the blood leaves your head very quickly so some dizziness may be expected. It goes away within a minute or two. Some people have more of a problem with this than others, I do.
donna
