https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/24831/chesapeake-bay-swim-2009Great swim this year. Nice temperature too. Was it just me or were the waves much bigger than last year? They seemed huge to me out there in the middle. I also ran into a large dead animal. My hand hit a furry hip bone and I didn;t know what it was untilen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/265438?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:56:52 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:6260b33b-12e0-4135-a89e-b60c16ae8245Former MemberI completed my first one and LOVED it. I agree the waves were bigger in the middle and I think the current was stronger than one knot. I think the middle was a much different swim than either end was but that&#39;s what makes it fun. I saw one poor swimmer swim right into a pillar. A kayak was right there so i didn&#39;t stay around but i&#39;m sure that person&#39;s swim was over. I didn&#39;t swim into any dead animals but i did swim into a rock or cinderblock or something near the end. I scraped the heck out of my underarm and chest pretty bad.<div style="clear:both;"></div>