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,
Parents
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P.S. Does A Buoy = 1/4 mile
B Buoy = 1/2 mile?
I need to learn the jargon.
I also need to learn the dismount. I have done 3 swims now, I have stumbled around and fallen repeatedly, as if I had just swum the north atlantic...very embarrasing...and I stubbed a toe being washed onto a rock.
P.S. Does A Buoy = 1/4 mile
B Buoy = 1/2 mile?
I need to learn the jargon.
I also need to learn the dismount. I have done 3 swims now, I have stumbled around and fallen repeatedly, as if I had just swum the north atlantic...very embarrasing...and I stubbed a toe being washed onto a rock.
