Hi all,
I just joined USMS and have committed to doing my first open water swim (1 mile) in two weeks! I'm way out of practice and have just recently gotten back into it. I've been swimming just about every day, but it takes me nearly an hour to swim a mile at the pool.
Am I in over my head?!??! Should I be this nervous and scared? I've been told I can do it, but I worry that I can't!? Right now, my goal is to finish...? Haha. Is that reasonable?
Any tips from you seasoned (or not!) open water swimmers would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you thank you and happy swimming!
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have fun teasqueeze! I find if I'm breathless or disoriented a few seconds of breaststroke helps.
Like the others said, take your own time and don't stess. Then, when you're addicted to OW you'll be able to improve on that first time without trouble :)
How do you OW psychos evaluate your times? Even if you are comparing one mile races, you know the distance was a rough estimate and there are so many other variables such as waves, currents and how much distance you actually cover to hit the buoys..
have fun teasqueeze! I find if I'm breathless or disoriented a few seconds of breaststroke helps.
Like the others said, take your own time and don't stess. Then, when you're addicted to OW you'll be able to improve on that first time without trouble :)
How do you OW psychos evaluate your times? Even if you are comparing one mile races, you know the distance was a rough estimate and there are so many other variables such as waves, currents and how much distance you actually cover to hit the buoys..
