https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24513/open-water-featured-in-washington-postwww.washingtonpost.com/.../AR2007090600860.html Great article about open water swimming, with references to several mid-atlantic evens and featuring quotes from several of our USMS colleagues.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/262942?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:03:07 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:291a5897-fb57-4885-a607-7b47dad6d10aFormer Member&quot;You put your face in the water and swim into uncertainty for 30 minutes or an hour, or two or 10 or more, and for open-water swimmers, that&#39;s the joy of it. You&#39;re freed from the confines of the pool and the predictable, monotonous familiarity of that black stripe below you, the four walls around you and the turning and turning on every lap.&quot; AMEN!!! ( I hate turning around) Ron %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% &gt;&lt;&gt;:groovy:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/262990?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:11:42 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:a17437f8-d165-406b-acb3-761d9cc7eda8FindingMyInnerFishGreat article, Muppet, thanks for posting! Some pretty inspiring people interviewed--a man in his eighties... a woman who&#39;s done MIMS! Total swimming role models!<div style="clear:both;"></div>