Anyone have a reasonably accurate approximation of how their SCY pace per 100 translates when swimming open water? Assuming calm conditions and no navigation issues I'm curious what other people would use to estimate a 5K OW time based on say a 1000 SCY time of 12:30. Any thoughts?
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It was just information. I was trying to be helpful - Skinny asked, I answered the best I could, referring to an OW event where things really WERE very easy and somehow comparable to pool swims :)
This 5 km OW was in a canal and a lagoon. Navigation mostly by the nearby banks and the water was very calm.
I've done OW swims in heavy current (downstream and countercurrently), huge waves and bad weather too. And you're completely right: That IS a totally different story, that you already kind of covered in your answer :)
I wasn't trying to be critical. Just adding more info to the discussion. Sorry if I offended you.
It was just information. I was trying to be helpful - Skinny asked, I answered the best I could, referring to an OW event where things really WERE very easy and somehow comparable to pool swims :)
This 5 km OW was in a canal and a lagoon. Navigation mostly by the nearby banks and the water was very calm.
I've done OW swims in heavy current (downstream and countercurrently), huge waves and bad weather too. And you're completely right: That IS a totally different story, that you already kind of covered in your answer :)
I wasn't trying to be critical. Just adding more info to the discussion. Sorry if I offended you.
