I'm getting more and more spooked by algae, seaweed, etc...
Former Member
hello all, i've been swimming in a lake in upstate NY the last few weeks and I'm finding I get more and more spooked when I see algae, leaves, branches, etc. Any suggestions on how to work on this? I found when I concentrated and counted strokes, I could keep my form and do well. But it didn't last. I'd start to spook myself out again and my form would deteriorate because i keep trying to sight what's ahead of me.
How do you deal with the harmless debris you might bump into on your lake or ocean swims?
The lake i'm in is relatively clean, though murky. 3-4 feet visibility. I also have a kayaker accompany me.
Chris
The Ohio River is within the northern range of a lot of snakes you'd rather not know about.
:afraid:
And I'd be skeered of sunken stuff there. Too much history...bootlegging...Avast ye! Stuff overboard... Downed trees, assuredly. Home of copperhead, cottonmouth, and black water snakes.
Gah!
:)
Otherwise, how was the swim?
:D
I'm quite familiar with the cottonmouth and the copperhead from my younger days in the deep South. It is why I would rather risk the sharks in the gulf than do any fresh water swimming down there (not to mention the alligators).:agree:
The swim was great as long as one didn't mind the taste of garbage dump near the shores.:dinner:
The Ohio River is within the northern range of a lot of snakes you'd rather not know about.
:afraid:
And I'd be skeered of sunken stuff there. Too much history...bootlegging...Avast ye! Stuff overboard... Downed trees, assuredly. Home of copperhead, cottonmouth, and black water snakes.
Gah!
:)
Otherwise, how was the swim?
:D
I'm quite familiar with the cottonmouth and the copperhead from my younger days in the deep South. It is why I would rather risk the sharks in the gulf than do any fresh water swimming down there (not to mention the alligators).:agree:
The swim was great as long as one didn't mind the taste of garbage dump near the shores.:dinner:
