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Open water accidents you've experienced?

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I'm hoping to swim in open water some day. Just read some articles about what to pay attention to and all sorts of accidents that can happen--losing goggles or cap when the race just started, for example. Some people bring an extra pair of goggles and wear them on their ankles or necks?? It will be interesting to hear what kind of accidents people have actually experienced in OW swimming--goggles/cap accidents, cramps due to cold water, losing direction, animal bites, needing rescue... And if you had the rare chance to see what the inside of the stomach of a shark was like that would be exciting to hear :D
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  • it's been reported that a swimmer during this past weekends OW races in sweden was kicked so hard in the chest during the start by another swimmer that she was taken to the closest emergency room and not released until 5-6 hrs later. I was hit pretty hard in the face within the first 200m or so, and locked arms a few times, but nothing that was unexpected, UNTIL a girl put her hand on my shoulder, grabbed and pulled herself infront of me. I would have been so pissed, but since I drafted off her for the following 2km and then passed her with roughly 200m left I was able to let it go. your best bet to avoid those kinds of accidents is to start at the back or way to the left or right and let the sprinters go out first.
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  • it's been reported that a swimmer during this past weekends OW races in sweden was kicked so hard in the chest during the start by another swimmer that she was taken to the closest emergency room and not released until 5-6 hrs later. I was hit pretty hard in the face within the first 200m or so, and locked arms a few times, but nothing that was unexpected, UNTIL a girl put her hand on my shoulder, grabbed and pulled herself infront of me. I would have been so pissed, but since I drafted off her for the following 2km and then passed her with roughly 200m left I was able to let it go. your best bet to avoid those kinds of accidents is to start at the back or way to the left or right and let the sprinters go out first.
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