Its been eating at me for years. Who knows the waters better than open water swimmers,Triathletes and anyone who just like to be in them.
Recognize these special places and use donations to promote the sustainability of them and bring about positive change to water resources in general. If a community knows it has a body of water nationally recognized by such a special foundation it would be awsome.
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First off the previous quote, "If you didn't swallow water in your last race, you weren't racing."gave me my first laugh today. It reminds me of swimming the Hudson last year in the NYC tri. After jumping in the water at the start I realized how bad it was...so I couldn't swim full tilt.
I did accidently get a gulp of the Potomac this year and did not get sick.
Ok ,here is my point. Open water swimmers / Triathletes are more aware of the water situation in this country than most people. I think we should take a responsibility with our knowledge to educate people and preserve what we have left.
As Triathletes we are in better shape than we have to be, therefore produce a larger carbon footprint than necessary...so I think we should give something back. Being an influence to bring an awareness to our waters might be a great way to balance things out. The best swim spots have been there forever, but add a boat launch for jet skis.. and bam..its over..
Many lakes that have a beach...have such a small swim zone , its smothering..tell me we couldn't get this to change.... I mean I look at a paticular lake and see such a small area for the hundred or so people to swim in while a few jet skis with the whole lake to buzz around in encroach the boundries as if to threaten anybody who might venture out...I think there should be two sets of markers....the exsisting ones and then some that run parallel further out for lap swimmers.
Speaking of The big parks..look what snow mobiles were doing to them before people started cracking down......jet skis are to swimmers what snowmobiles are to xc skiers.
we are aware, we get in it,who else is going to do something?
First off the previous quote, "If you didn't swallow water in your last race, you weren't racing."gave me my first laugh today. It reminds me of swimming the Hudson last year in the NYC tri. After jumping in the water at the start I realized how bad it was...so I couldn't swim full tilt.
I did accidently get a gulp of the Potomac this year and did not get sick.
Ok ,here is my point. Open water swimmers / Triathletes are more aware of the water situation in this country than most people. I think we should take a responsibility with our knowledge to educate people and preserve what we have left.
As Triathletes we are in better shape than we have to be, therefore produce a larger carbon footprint than necessary...so I think we should give something back. Being an influence to bring an awareness to our waters might be a great way to balance things out. The best swim spots have been there forever, but add a boat launch for jet skis.. and bam..its over..
Many lakes that have a beach...have such a small swim zone , its smothering..tell me we couldn't get this to change.... I mean I look at a paticular lake and see such a small area for the hundred or so people to swim in while a few jet skis with the whole lake to buzz around in encroach the boundries as if to threaten anybody who might venture out...I think there should be two sets of markers....the exsisting ones and then some that run parallel further out for lap swimmers.
Speaking of The big parks..look what snow mobiles were doing to them before people started cracking down......jet skis are to swimmers what snowmobiles are to xc skiers.
we are aware, we get in it,who else is going to do something?
