I am a first year swimmer (Of the older kind) and I have committed myself to a 1 mile open water swim on July 20th.
My pool workouts have gone up to 3500 yards so the distance itself is not the big deal. The problem is that I get nervous when I am in open water for no particular reason. (Actually, I am fine if I wear a snorkel, but I need to get weaned off of that.)
I am looking for a kind and gentle soul to swim (or paddle) with me to the quarter-mile buoy and back. I am swimming about a 36 minute mile. (That shouldn't exclude many people!) I need to get used to the sensation of being out there, and I need to learn the basics of staying on course, and other errata.
Any help or suggestions will be eternally apprciated,
thanks,
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P.S. I got a weird tip that toothpaste is a good defooger. Anyone care to comment on this?
Congrats on the swim progress!
Re: toothpaste - Scuba divers often use toothpaste to "clean" the inside of a new mask. Fogging comes from moisture collecting on dirt on the inside of a mask lens. There is a thin layer of ... i don't know, manufacturing residue of some kind in masks, allowing more dirt and thus fogging. the grittiness of toothpaste gets rid of that layer (as does soft scrub), but it's a one or two time application when you first start using a mask, not every day.
It's spit for me :)
P.S. I got a weird tip that toothpaste is a good defooger. Anyone care to comment on this?
Congrats on the swim progress!
Re: toothpaste - Scuba divers often use toothpaste to "clean" the inside of a new mask. Fogging comes from moisture collecting on dirt on the inside of a mask lens. There is a thin layer of ... i don't know, manufacturing residue of some kind in masks, allowing more dirt and thus fogging. the grittiness of toothpaste gets rid of that layer (as does soft scrub), but it's a one or two time application when you first start using a mask, not every day.
It's spit for me :)
