This is good to know. It was my first time also and I thought that if I stayed close to the right bridge it might help shield the current a bit, but I never got there, I swam diagonally for the first 3 miles trying not to get swept away. Amazingly I came in second in my age group (helps to be older!). I may try this again, it was really fun. Was it calmer than most years? Should I expect it to be harder in the future?
This is good to know. It was my first time also and I thought that if I stayed close to the right bridge it might help shield the current a bit, but I never got there, I swam diagonally for the first 3 miles trying not to get swept away. Amazingly I came in second in my age group (helps to be older!). I may try this again, it was really fun. Was it calmer than most years? Should I expect it to be harder in the future?
