I signed up for my first open water swim, the Lowcountry Splash in Charleston SC. It is a 2.4 mile swim on May 31st. At this point I have been doing all of my swimming in the pool. will this hurt me leading up to the Splash?
Adam
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for the low country splash, the swim is with the current which is pretty darn fast current. look out for the barge buoys and be careful to turn left, if i recall correctly and not head with the current downstream farther. they had to get some people who went past the turn point.
i would say the splash is not quite as difficult as other OW but you do need some practice on sighting and steering yourself w/ re: to the buoys and boats.
enjoy and may see you there! Unfortunately it 's the same weekend as the 3 mtn madness 100 mile ride in the mtns of NC, so i'll have to choose only one, darn :(
m
for the low country splash, the swim is with the current which is pretty darn fast current. look out for the barge buoys and be careful to turn left, if i recall correctly and not head with the current downstream farther. they had to get some people who went past the turn point.
i would say the splash is not quite as difficult as other OW but you do need some practice on sighting and steering yourself w/ re: to the buoys and boats.
enjoy and may see you there! Unfortunately it 's the same weekend as the 3 mtn madness 100 mile ride in the mtns of NC, so i'll have to choose only one, darn :(
m
