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
Former Member
No distances written on the buoys,..if you go to the ( I, for the life of me cannot figure out how to cut and paste ) the La Jolla Cove Swim Club web site and then navigate your way to the "Tour of the Buoys" event Aug. 3, you will see a great map of the buoys.
This morning the 50th annual Coronado Rough Water Swim was cancelled,...the frog enveloped everything,..you could not see more than a hundred yards,....so my wife and I went directly to the Old Town Cafe in Old Town and devoured a great Mexican meal and a few Dos Equis. :^)
Tomorrow around 4ish I`m going to swim and I`m looking for a partner to swim from the Cove to La Jolla Shores,..it`s about a mile,..a casual swim,,...40 minutes.
Ron %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%><>
No distances written on the buoys,..if you go to the ( I, for the life of me cannot figure out how to cut and paste ) the La Jolla Cove Swim Club web site and then navigate your way to the "Tour of the Buoys" event Aug. 3, you will see a great map of the buoys.
This morning the 50th annual Coronado Rough Water Swim was cancelled,...the frog enveloped everything,..you could not see more than a hundred yards,....so my wife and I went directly to the Old Town Cafe in Old Town and devoured a great Mexican meal and a few Dos Equis. :^)
Tomorrow around 4ish I`m going to swim and I`m looking for a partner to swim from the Cove to La Jolla Shores,..it`s about a mile,..a casual swim,,...40 minutes.
Ron %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%><>
